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BLK

by SassyBlack

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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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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)
3.
Black Joy 03:07
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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Act Out 02:03
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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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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BLK is:
True
Love
Warm
Strong
Intense
Joyous
Abundant
Continuous
Existence

BLK is you, BLK is me.
BLK is us, BLK is free.

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released February 22, 2022

Written produced & performed by SassyBlack at Space Theory Studios
Recorded at Jack Straw Cultural Center
Mixed & Mastered by Matt Cody

Features:
J Ivy (I Am Enough)
Clarice Cast (Black People Run the Internet & Cosmic Conversation)
Matt "Honeybee" Little (Black Joy)

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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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