Epitome of Blackness

Lyrics

[Verse 1:] The epitome of blackness Finally got money It came with taxes & by this time I figured I'd be doing back flips in money Instead 24 still dressing bummy Living from check to check In debt But yet I'm hungry For the grind Get up and get it nigga Cause I'm securing mine If only ya work was ya talk Then you'd be doing fine If only my passion Reached my pockets I'd save a dime If only my God would show his face To me just one time I would never go back To the worldly ways I'd grow my hair out forever And serve thе rest of my days I would show you who you could be Understand that it ain't a racе As long as you breathing air And occupying a space It was paid for By the blood Of the holy maker I'm faithful To an extend The ignorance of my nature To ya face it's a smile But Behind ya back they gone hate ya The day that you make a fool of ya people The day the pay you [Chorus: Lavahi] Be proud you always stand out from the crowd Baby, you're never too bold Baby, you're never too loud Dark forces always try to bring us down Revolution's like karma It always comes back around Difference don't have to be difficult Baby, your Blackness is beautiful They'll never take away your crown Always wear your crown Verse 2: Never lost sight of who I was To fit in with other people My daddy black as a pupil Where I'm from We say I see you When you doing good Or doing something constructive Why be environments product Could spend it being Being productive It's Enough of us being destructive The panthers wasn't the answer What happened to Fred Hampton We gotta move in silence Secret society You not alone in the story I notice when people I eyein me too I ain't ya house nigga frying the food Throw me out in the field I'll still be a lion it's true If you wanna test it I'm good with my words Make you respect it Plugged in Like a telephone jack I'm well connected to the culture It's Loverz Of Art til the day it's over I know you gotta dream But you gotta get off the sofa I know you gotta a team What it mean if no one can coach em God M.C. Me That's closure [Chorus: Lavahi] Be proud you always stand out from the crowd Baby, you're never too bold Baby, you're never too loud Dark forces always try to bring us down Revolution's like karma It always comes back around Difference don't have to be difficult Baby, your Blackness is beautiful They'll never take away your crown Always wear your crown [Poem:] Who are you when nobody's lookin? Who are you behind that smile? The energy of a king The epitome of a child I aspire to be Be more Be pure Be sure... Be sure [Bridge:] Protests are more than black boxes and aesthetic And liberal helping hands should be more than prosthetic Try to keep us stagnant, our energy is kinetic Hebrews, Egypt, the desert are cyclic more than prophetic But we're never given more than we can bear No need to be scared when your spirit's aware You got the power You are the power We got the power We are the power [Verse 3:] When did generosity Start to come with a tax? The coldest nigga spittin You listen it's only facts Teachin em tradition We get the stadium packed You can still be a blessing Though financially you lack See — I'll be a better man soon Blacker the berry The sweeter the juice . . you — consume The 26th Of June I love beyond the moon You taught me a few things I was never afforded Like how birthday Doesn't mean you maturing But everything that you write Is like River of Jordan Uh I see it now Lavish life from recording Lucky Larry From mirror practice To world touring I can be What I wanna be Now you repeat I can see Beyond what's in front of me And you could see If you wanna admit defeat You got it But stay away The epitome of Blackness The Malcolm X of his day