Smoke DZA - Black Independence Lyrics
feat. J. Ivy[Verse 1: J. Ivy]From the Ivory Coast to BrownsvilleBed-Stuy, St. Louis, DetroitMemphis, Jackson, Rosewood, HarlemThis is Tulsa before the bombingsBlack Wall StreetWe haul heat ‘cause we want optionsMade it through America’s great adoptionWent from being stuck to getting stackedHustling blocks to getting racksThey fashion our design ‘cause we don’t slackThey fear the idea of independence being black[Verse 2: Smoke DZA]Riiiight! Uh! What’s the business? I am the businessThey give you the fantasy story, here go the realnessIf a rapper ain’t doing no shows he’s probably slow‘Cause most niggas doing it always be on the roadNo 3-60’s less it’s waves spinningThem whack deals ain’t designed for no niggas winningI’m over the weak advancesDistribute your own shit, it’s better chancesFighting the same battle as YeBut don’t worry, we got the answer, SwayInvest into your dreams niggaWhat I created is what I rock todayUh, motivated times twoYou could do anything you put your mind toNo ownership, it ain’t worth the dealOn my Percy Miller shit, I’ma persevere[Hook: Smoke DZA]Black businessIndependently ranBlack independence[Verse 3: J. Ivy]We make bread, break breadThis is black dollar powerThe black dollar hourI hear cowards saying why y’all talking about getting cashI want the future to read about us living in the projects in they history classThat’s what I’m onTrying to get y’all to look past getting on to getting loansLet’s own the bankI don’t know about youBut I want my great great great greats to be straight[Verse 4: Smoke DZA]Independent as *****, I own mePublish shit, merchandise, show moneyIf I don’t kill my food I won’t eatYou see all my moves, that’s all meControlling my own destinyKnowing the value of my equityYou got to hold your turfThey’ll try to give you what they want, nigga know your worthUh, you’ll get what you negotiateSo sticking to your guns is the only waySuccessful free agentCouple homies fighting for they freedom while they caged inI ain’t tryna be on land caged inNah, I’ma need the whole enchilada niggaGod bless youCriticize but you don’t cut no checks so I respect youReally can’t tell me shit, look at my credentials[Hook][Verse 5: Jay Ivy]Imagine a billion black billionairesEverybody happy, everybody living fairWe ain’t on world dominance, just refuse to be dominatedWe will be accommodatedEverything comes around full circleYou can’t mess up the rotation and laws of natureTired of putting vacations on layaway and payment plans***** fly kicks, I’m tryna put my feet in the sandAnd have enough to pay for land and other land[Verse 6: Smoke DZA]I’m my own bossTouring like 40 days and 40 nightsThe tour bus turned into an arcWho else you know sell out shows in DenmarkNo deal, no big co-signs from no starsJust bars, my GSinatra shit, I did it my way and did meI’m just tryna be a better meThey hate Sean like Tucson but they could never rob me from my legacyThey hate Sean like Tucson but they could never rob me from my legacyPositive energyPeace to my brother, Dom Kennedy[Hook]
