2020 BET Hip Hop Awards - Ladies First Cypher

Lyrics

[Intro: Erykah Badu] Ladies, listen [Verse 1: Teyana Taylor] Uh I wanna be down, I been up for a while It look better on the Gram when he sit in the crowd This life is what you make it, ride that wave and don't drown We wear jewelry while we naked, makin' songs with the sounds Good mornin' while you're yawning, get it on, and you know me Shooter of the year, home video for fans only Couple bands in my hands while we Rolls rollin' Tell 'em [?] to leave my shit in the front then kick the door in Have my swag, stеal my swag, I get last laugh Text the group, "Bitch, it's lit," I just snap back Black tights, Jordan 3's in a snapback Worе the starter jacket before you bitches had swag If I'm comin' how I'm comin', I don't half-ass 'Cause R&B Tey will leave your favorite in a trash bag Live, the tone is what I set it If you want it, come and get it, don't forget it, uh [Chorus: H.E.R., Teyana Taylor, Erykah Badu & Brandy] I wanna be down With what you're going through I wanna be down [Verse 2: H.E.R.] Watch as I combine all the jewels from the mind Poetic, profound and lyrically inclined Spiritually aligned 'cause it's all by design You can't follow behind, but you can't cheat the grind It's that rhythm and blues, paint emotional hues They just misuse it with unethical views, it's for professional use This only stem from the roots, I'm just enjoying the fruits And I don't usually flex, I could if I wanted to Uh, but I'll make an exception though Filipina queen, my money green like vegetable Who the first black woman to own a festival? Barbie without the plastic, a classic collectible Young and respectable, shady, they skeptical (Yeah) Say your prayer, Breonna Taylor seemed intentional (Yeah) Black queens with dreams, beautiful, exceptional (Uh) Say you wanna be down, but still ain't arrest 'em, though Yeah [Chorus: H.E.R., Teyana Taylor, Erykah Badu & Brandy] I wanna be down With what you're going through I wanna be down [Verse 3: Erykah Badu] My ass too big, my waist too small My face too cute, my game too strong Your man too close, he on my phone About these bills, put mommy on the phone He ain't ever coming home, look, I'm about to go in I'ma get inside these bitches head like a sew-in I'ma lace the track in the front, make it blend in Pull that shit back so the glue ain't showing on the track I'm hoeing, hoes pipe flowing 'Bout to build a little flower bed he can grow in Got a mothership, we could head to the [?] Badu World streamin', baby, I'm lookin' through it Bitch, I'm from the hood, wish a ***** would Saw your ***** in the club, ***** looking good I'm a boss and a worker, keep a tight circle Last name Badu, first name Erykah [Chorus: H.E.R., Teyana Taylor, Erykah Badu & Brandy] I wanna be down With what you're going through I wanna be down [Verse 4: Brandy] Uh-huh, [?] 2020 division Year 2020, I went with my intuition Black females, we gon' flourish in these conditions Border frontline, not in your kitchen, I'm on a mission B7 out now, go stream it for all your feelings Blessed to finally see it completed and not deleted From saving all to wavin' bye to polar, I'm genius With global climate rising, I keep it cool like anemics Said I love you then I mean it, ain't no half in between it Had to look inside that mirror to understand what a queen is Tryna teach my mini-me that our skin is not a weakness Can't just settle at the surface 'cause that trauma cut the deepest Know you beautiful and black, go be proud Always trust in God, your higher self, take that vow And if they say the sky is the limit, then buy a cloud And if they can't see us as an equal, they not allowed