“America” is a social commentary on the plight of African-Americans, and entertainers, in the country. Royce plays on the antonyms humble and arrogant, detailing the way in which Black Americans are held down by society’s perception of them.

During an interview with Billboard, Royce said of the track:

Everybody is born and raised to think like dead men. How many times have you heard that there’s three options we’ve got? We can either play ball, rap or we can sell dope. Some people actually think those are the options because we can’t even grasp the concept of getting an education. We can’t even think that far because we’re being told in school that we ain’t gonna be shit. “Don’t even try that. That’s gonna be hard.” You know the kind of effect that can have on a f—ing kid?

During a separate interview with VIBE Royce added a more personal angle to this track:

When I developed any type of relationship with a teacher they would always tell me that I might want to think about taking up a trade. If I had a dollar for every time I heard that. I don’t remember conversations with teachers where they actually spoke to me like college was an option. [They were] putting it into my young mind, and making me rule out education, and that’s not fair. Other kids in different environments don’t go through that