Proud to Be Black - Run–D.M.C.

Proud to Be Black - Run-D.M.C.
You know I'm proud to be black y'all
And that's a fact y'all
And if you try to take what's mine
I take it back y'all - it's like that
Licki-licki-licki-licki-licki-licki-licki-licki-
Listen party people here's a serious song
It's right not wrong I should say right on
I gotta tell you somethin
That you all should know
It's not a mystery it's history and here's how it go
Now Hariett Tubman was born a slave
She was a tiny black woman when she was raised
She was livin to be givin
There's a lot that she gave
There's not a slave in this day and age
I'm proud to be
Black god damn I'm tired my man
Don't worry bout what color I am
Because I'll show you how ill this man can act
It could never be fiction cause it is all fact
And if you get in my way I will not turn back
I'm proud of my name my name is Darryl Mack
I'm black and I'm proud and I'll say it out loud
I'll share my story with the whole crowd AUUUGHH
You know I'm proud to be black y'all
And that's a fact y'all
And if you try to take what's mine
I take it back y'all - it's like that
DJ Run and I run these things
You can hear it loud and clear
Like when the schoolbell rings
Like Martin Luther King I will do my thing
I'll say it in a rap cause I do not sing
D M C the man that's causin the beef
I got a message for the world
So listen up it's brief
Like Malcolm X said I won't turn the right cheek
Got the strength to go the length
if you wanna start beef
Start beef
You know I'm proud to be black y'all
And real brave y'all
And motherf**ker I could never be a slave y'all
So take that
We're gonna tell ya somethin
Put your mind in a swirl
God bless the next
Baby that comes in this world
The world's full of hate discrimination and sin
People judgin other people by the color of skin
I'll attack this matter in my own way
Man I ain't no slave
I ain't reelin no hay
Written a deposition in any condition
Don't get in my way cause I'm full of ambition
I'm proud to be black (and I ain't takin no crap)
I'm fresh out the pack
(and I'm proud to be black)
SO TAKE THAT
There was a man - an inventor -
Who invented so well
He invented a fortune - for a man named Bell
George Washington Carver
Made the peanut great
Showed any man with a mind could create
You read about Malcolm X -
In the history text
Jesse Owens broke records Ali broke necks
What's wrong with ya man
How can you be so dumb
LIKE DR KING SAID WE SHALL OVERCOME

[00:00.00]Proud to Be Black - Run-D.M.C.
[00:00.00]You know I'm proud to be black y'all
[00:02.00]And that's a fact y'all
[00:04.00]And if you try to take what's mine
[00:05.00]I take it back y'all - it's like that
[00:10.00]Licki-licki-licki-licki-licki-licki-licki-licki-
[00:13.00]Listen party people here's a serious song
[00:15.00]It's right not wrong I should say right on
[00:18.00]I gotta tell you somethin
[00:19.00]That you all should know
[00:20.00]It's not a mystery it's history and here's how it go
[00:23.00]Now Hariett Tubman was born a slave
[00:26.00]She was a tiny black woman when she was raised
[00:29.00]She was livin to be givin
[00:30.00]There's a lot that she gave
[00:32.00]There's not a slave in this day and age
[00:34.00]I'm proud to be
[00:35.00]Black god damn I'm tired my man
[00:38.00]Don't worry bout what color I am
[00:39.00]Because I'll show you how ill this man can act
[00:43.00]It could never be fiction cause it is all fact
[00:46.00]And if you get in my way I will not turn back
[00:49.00]I'm proud of my name my name is Darryl Mack
[00:52.00]I'm black and I'm proud and I'll say it out loud
[00:55.00]I'll share my story with the whole crowd AUUUGHH
[01:02.00]You know I'm proud to be black y'all
[01:04.00]And that's a fact y'all
[01:05.00]And if you try to take what's mine
[01:07.00]I take it back y'all - it's like that
[01:15.00]DJ Run and I run these things
[01:17.00]You can hear it loud and clear
[01:19.00]Like when the schoolbell rings
[01:20.00]Like Martin Luther King I will do my thing
[01:23.00]I'll say it in a rap cause I do not sing
[01:26.00]D M C the man that's causin the beef
[01:28.00]I got a message for the world
[01:30.00]So listen up it's brief
[01:31.00]Like Malcolm X said I won't turn the right cheek
[01:34.00]Got the strength to go the length
[01:35.00] if you wanna start beef
[01:37.00]Start beef
[01:42.00]You know I'm proud to be black y'all
[01:43.00]And real brave y'all
[01:45.00]And motherf**ker I could never be a slave y'all
[01:48.00]So take that
[01:55.00]We're gonna tell ya somethin
[01:55.00]Put your mind in a swirl
[01:57.00]God bless the next
[01:58.00]Baby that comes in this world
[01:59.00]The world's full of hate discrimination and sin
[02:02.00]People judgin other people by the color of skin
[02:05.00]I'll attack this matter in my own way
[02:08.00]Man I ain't no slave
[02:09.00]I ain't reelin no hay
[02:11.00]Written a deposition in any condition
[02:14.00]Don't get in my way cause I'm full of ambition
[02:16.00]I'm proud to be black (and I ain't takin no crap)
[02:19.00]I'm fresh out the pack
[02:21.00](and I'm proud to be black)
[02:22.00]SO TAKE THAT
[02:28.00]There was a man - an inventor -
[02:29.00]Who invented so well
[02:31.00]He invented a fortune - for a man named Bell
[02:33.00]George Washington Carver
[02:35.00]Made the peanut great
[02:36.00]Showed any man with a mind could create
[02:39.00]You read about Malcolm X -
[02:41.00]In the history text
[02:42.00]Jesse Owens broke records Ali broke necks
[02:45.00]What's wrong with ya man
[02:46.00]How can you be so dumb
[02:47.00]LIKE DR KING SAID WE SHALL OVERCOME