Blacknificent
Produced, Mixed & Arranged by C-Doc for DefBeat Posse Productions, ID!
Written by C. Ridenhour, T. Jahi, DC Snyder
Vocals by Chuck D & Jahi of PE2.0
Cuts by C-Doc
Recorded by JP Hesser at Castaway 7 Studios- Ventura, CA
Published by Bring The Noise, Administered by Reach Global (BMI) / KHMUNY Publishing (BMI) / Rebel Bass MHI (BMI)
Chuck Verse 1
NOW THE WAY IT WAS
AINT THE WAY IT IS
CULTURE STOLE THE FUTURE
AND ROBBED THESE KIDS
AT THE AGE IM NOW IF I CANT TEACH
I SHOULDNT EVEN
OPEN MY MOUTH TO SPEAK
WHY AT MY AGE
WOULD I BE AFRAID?
TO RHYME LIKE A PREACHER
TO GET YALL STRAIGHT ?
SEGREGATION , INTEGRATION AGGRAVATION
I GOT A OBLIGATION
TEACHING DETERMINATION
THERES A REASON CONSCIOUSNESS
IS OUT OF SEASON
THEY CREATED A CLIMATE
WHERE THE YOUNG IS DRAGGED BEHIND IT
YOU CAN MAKE IT IF YOU TRY
ASKING QUESTIONS WHY
ITS YOUR WORLD COMING
TIME PASSES US BY
BUT EYE TO EYE ADVICE MONEY CANT BUY
NEW WORLD ORDER
IS A PLACE TO BE UNDENIED
MY LANES THE SAME DAMN NEAR 60
WHAT ELSE CAN I BE AGAINST RACHETIVITY ?
IF I DONT MAKE SENSE I SHOULD S T F U
SAYING G T F O H AND GET FAR AWAY FROM YOU
NO WAY IT AINT WHAT IM GONNA DO
IM GONNA PRAISE AND SALUTE
ENOUGH TOP RAISE THE YOUTH
BE ABOUT SOMETHING / 4X
BE ABOUT SOMETHING
OUT SIGNIFICANCE IS INFINITE
Jahi verse 2
OUR SIGNIFICANCE TREMENDOUS
EVERYWAY IN BROAD DAY
SALUTE THE RYAN COOGLER & AVA DUVERNAY
BY THE WAY
SALUTES AND SHOUTS TO THOSE THAT DON’T GET HEADLINES
BUT WAKE UP EVERYDAY DOING WORK ON THE FRONTLINES
THE MEDIA BLIND TO THE FACTS
OF OUR COURAGEOUS ACTS
OUR FINGERPRINT ON EVERYTHING
WORD TO HENRIETTA LACKS
ITS IN OUR DNA
WE CAN MOVE THE WORLD WITH THE WORDS THAT WE SAY
SO WHAT YOU SAYIN
WHAT YOU DOING
WHAT COMMUNITY YOU IMPROVING
OUR ANCESTORS BEFORE US GIVE US
STRENGTH TO KEEP MOVING
KEEP ON MOVING DON’T STOP NO
DON’T EVER UNDERESTIMATE
THE POWER OF OUR PEOPLE NO
RHYMING WITH MY HERO
THEY SAY MY SKIN TONE IS ILLEGAL
BUT I FEEL REGAL
BLACK MAN FLY LIKE AN EAGLE
WALKING TO THE BEAT OF MY DRUM
HIP HOP PETE ESCOVETO PLAYA
WORLD CHANGERS YEA I SEE YOU
LOVE POWERFUL FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
A SMILE CAN INSPIRE
WHILE THE NEWS MAKING IT WORSE
DO GOOD BE GOOD BLOCK TO BLOCK HOOD TO HOOD
UNITY IS KEY IN THE BROTHER AND SISTERHOOD
BE ABOUT SOMETHING / 4X
BE ABOUT SOMETHING
OUT SIGNIFICANCE IS INFINITE
STAND UP GET UP / 4X
BE ABOUT SOMETHING
GET STAND UP
BE ABOUT SOMETHING
OUT SIGNIFICANCE IS INFINITE
DID ANYBODY TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE MAGNIFICENT ?
SO IMPORTANT TO OUR SIGNIFICANCE
NOTHING TO DO WITH BOUGHT EXTRAVAGANCE
ZERO TO DO WITH THE MONEY YOU SPENT
