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INTRO
Uh
6X
Oh yea yea yea yea yea
Oh yea yea yea yea
What?
HOOK
Black people run the internet
From gossip to news
From winners to losers
We run the internet (yeah)
Black people run the innernet
Instead of the whole world wide web
It’s us instead
We run the internet (yeah)
VERSE
We’re stepping through gracefully, faithfully
Dedicated to our identity
No matter the type of parody
No matter the lack of clarity
Around our ancestral history
I’m moving with deep sincerity
Just tryna live and get free
HOOK
RAP
From dress to culture
Business to trends
Math, music & science
Our contributions don’t end
Octavia to Ava
From Prince to KING
Chaka to Erykah
Forever connecting
So I’m moving in passion
Courage, love & light
You know the darker the berry
Well the harder the fight
No more tip toeing to greatness
Still reciting our rights
We’re still reciting our rights
Being sold our death is alright?
A brutal victim today
A hashtag martyr tonight
Dissecting visions and dreams
As hallucinations and schemes
It’s rebranded, you don’t understand it
Simple oppressive bandit
You don’t have the bandwidth
Yeah, I said it
And I meant it
Yeah I said it
And I meant it
INTRO REPRISE
I pray for peace
I pray for hope
So I can embrace me
Just as I am
I pray for love
I pray for understanding
So you can embrace me
Just as I am
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2. |
I Am Enough (ft. J Ivy)
03:00
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INTRO
I
5X
I am enough
As I am
(Oh, oh)
(Hey hey hey hey hey)
I am enough
I am enough
I am enough
I am enough
J IVY VERSE
Love and salutations
Each breathe taken is an affirmation
I am a child of the great I Am
Last name Enough
Because I am
I was
Created
Molded in the heavens
Gifted with these lands to hold
Ever since I was 3 years old
The old folks would say “he got an old soul”
“Look at him”
“That boy been here before”
Carbon copied by the stars
Head/Skin? dipped in gold
Spirit electrified by the stories the elders told
Can’t you tell?
Close my eyes
Breathe deep, escape my hells
Walking in the footprints left behind
On our ancestors trail
I am enough
Cup full, kick scuff
Author of new paths
It’s a rough draft
It’s hard to see where you are going when you’re out of touch with you past
Your worth
Growing pains are meant to hurt
When I’m feeling lost I remind myself
I am enough
Look inside and widen
My search
HOOK
Just being, just being
Just being, just being
Just being
I am enough
Just being, just breathing
Just breathing, just breathing
Just breathing
I am enough
Just being, just breathing
Just seeing, just seeing
Just seeing
I am enough
Just being, just breathing,
Just seeing, just being
Just being
I am enough
I am enough
As I am
I don’t have to change for them
Just being
I am enough
I am enough
We are enough
(Oh, oh)
(Hey hey hey hey hey)
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3. |
Black Joy
03:07
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INTRO
I’ve got it
I’ve got it
I’ve got it
I’ve got it
HOOK
I’ve got Black joy
I’ve got Black joy
I’ve got Black joy
I’m not one to toy
I’m not being coy
I’ve got Black joy
Joy
VERSE
My history is strong
Motivating me to hold on
My ancestry is rich
Persevering no matter the situation
HOOK
I’ve got Black joy
I’ve got Black joy
I’ve got Black joy
I’m not one to toy
I’m not being coy
Joy, joy
VERSE
We’re beautiful in all the ways
Leaving you speechless
No words to say
But then you try to figure out
A retort in your mind
That’s where you slip up every time and
Now we’re in the thick of it
Bounded by your quick wit
Minimizing Black greatness at all costs
Showcasing your ignorance
False seeded confidence
Miseducating the world
All the while we keep moving on
PIANO SOLO BY MATTHEW LITTLE
BREAKDOWN
I have got the feelin’ of joy in my body
I have got the feelin’ of joy in my body
I have got the feelin’ of joy in my body
I have got the feelin’
The wit, the smarts
The art, the space
The culture
The joy, the heart
I’ve got it
I’ve got it
The wit, the smarts
The art, the space
The culture
The joy, the heart
I’ve got it
We’ve got it
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4. |
Cosmic Conversation
01:56
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5. |
Act Out
02:03
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NTRO
Ooh ayee Yeah
Microscopic microaggressions
They creep me out
Tryna knock me off my path
A toxic route
I know I’m Black, I know you wack
Cuz the way you speak to me make a sistah wanna snap and really
HOOK
Act out
Lose my cool
Act a muthafunkin fool
Really act out
You make me wanna act out
I try to keep it cool and calm
But you try to do me wrong
And I’m not here for that
No, I’m not here for that
VERSE
You better step back
You better step back
You don’t wanna feel
My SassyBlack wrath
You say you advocate for this
But then you speak to me like that
Oh
You make me wanna throw it all away
And really
HOOK
Act out
Lose my cool
Act a muthafunkin fool
Really act out
You make me wanna act out
Talkin’ out the side of your neck
Never your mouth
Oh ey
Act out
You make me wanna
BRIDGE
Oh no ohh
Oh no, oh no
Oh no
Yeah, yea ea
Oh no
You make me wanna act out
Act a goddamn fool
But I gotta stay composed really keep my cool
It doesn’t matter if it’s day or it’s night
When I go to take a flick, you’re all up in my sight right? (right)
Shit
I’ve got to walk
I’ve got to groove, I’ve got to bop
I’ve got a lot
Of things going on in my life
But this shit ain’t it
And I gotta dip cuz I’m too legit to quit
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6. |
Melanin Magic
01:26
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INTRO
There’s something magical
About my melanin
Magic
I’ve got that magic
Black girl magic
Black magic woman
It’s all fantastic
Ah-ya!
HOOK
There’s something magical
About my melanin
Magic
I’ve got the magic
VERSE
Various shapes
And hues
A range of existence
It’s so profound
Ah-ya!
Spreading my arms
My limbs
Movement is where freedom can be found
Ah-ya!
HOOK
There’s something magical
About my melanin
Magic
I’ve got the magic (yeah)
There’s something magical
About my melanin
Magic
I’ve got the magic
BREAKDOWN
Survival magic
Survival magic
(Ooh ooh ooh oooh ooh)
I had to do
What I had to do
What I had to do
What I had to do
I had to do it
Survival magic
(Ooh ooh ooh oooh ooh)
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SassyBlack
SassyBlack is a space aged singer, songwriter & producer. This Goddess of “electronic psychedelic soul” & “hologram funk”
explores the concepts of sound through deep compositions. With roots in classical & jazz, her voice is often compared to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Erykah Badu & Georgia Anne Muldrow.
She has gained attention from Okayplayer, Afropunk, The Fader, Pitchfork & more.
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