Run-d.m.c. - Proud To Be Black Lyrics
[run]You know Im proud to be black yallAnd thats a fact yallAnd if you try to take whats mineI take it back yall - its like thatLicki-licki-licki-licki-licki-licki-licki-licki-Listen party people heres a serious songIts right not wrong, I should say right onI gotta tell you somethin that you all should knowIts not a mystery its history and heres how it goNow hariett tubman, was born a slaveShe was a tiny black woman, when she was raisedShe was livin to be givin theres a lot that she gaveTheres not a slave, in this day and ageIm proud to be[d.m.c.]Black, God damn, Im tired my manDont worry bout what color I amBecause Ill show you how ill, this man can actIt could never be fiction cause it is all factAnd if you get in my way, I will not turn backIm proud of my name, my name is darryl mackIm black and Im proud, and Ill say it out loudIll share my story with the whole crowd, auuughh![run-d.m.c.]You know Im proud to be black yallAnd thats a fact yallAnd if you try to take whats mineI take it back yall - its like that[run]Dj run, and I run these thingsYou can hear it loud and clear like when the schoolbell ringsLike martin luther king, I will do my thingIll say it in a rap cause I do not sing[d.m.c.]D.m.c., the man, thats causin the beefI got a message for the world so listen up its briefLike malcolm x said I wont turn the right cheekGot the strength to go the length, if you wanna start beefStart beef![run-d.m.c.]You know Im proud to be black yallAnd real brave yallAnd mother*****er I could never be a slave yallSo take that!![run]Were gonna tell ya somethin put your mind in a swirlGod bless the next baby that comes in this worldThe worlds full of hate discrimination and sinPeople judgin other people by the color of skinIll attack this matter, in my own wayMan, I aint no slave, I aint reelin no hayWritten a deposition, in any conditionDont get in my way cause Im full of ambitionIm proud to be black (and I aint takin no crap)Im fresh out the pack (and Im proud to be black)So take that!![run-d.m.c.]There was a man - an inventor - who invented so wellHe invented a fortune - for a man named bellGeorge washington carver, made the peanut greatShowed any man with a mind, could createYou read about malcolm x - in the history textJesse owens broke records, ali broke necksWhats wrong with ya man? how can you be so dumb?Like dr. king said, we shall overcome!
