Black Boy

Black boys

Black boys be everything
Black boys be everything to everybody
Black boys be everything to everybody
But themselves
And I know

Because black boy be me
Black boy be great
Black boy be quiet
Black boy be innocent
Black boy see cop
Black boy get nervous
Because that's when Black boys get shot
And then Black men, well, we riot
But when black boy get shot by black boy
That's when black boys go
Silent
Because Black boys ain't no snitch
Black boys ain't never been nobody's bitch, yo
Can you believe that Black boys really have to be living like this
Because we be so hurt
Yeah, Black boys we be cryin
Black boys, we be life
Living even after black boys be dyin
Because Black boys be spirit
Holding that space in between both bad and bougie
Do it look like we get left out
Nah, we get taken off
Credits erased
Black boys be like movies
Like short films
Living in fear of early credits
Losing life, just so we can win awards
Just so the crowd can be like yay
So this black man can finally feel like yay
This black man Grammy nominated
Guess this black boy can finally feel like yay
Black boy act like black man Ye
Black boy go broke
They gon say Black boy crazy
Black boy been basking in blackface
Some say yea
Some say no
You know what I say
I say you drop a black boy in the middle of a frozen lake
And he'll still make a ripple
Black boy bounces ball
Then it's Black boy go
Black boy searches for self
Then it's Black boy whoa
Black boy stop
Black boy don't talk
Black boy dribble
Black boy LeBron
The one they told shut up and dribble
He told Black boy Kyrie Black boy don't talk
Black boy dribble
Black boys be confused
Black boys be buck broken for big bucks
So black boys don't be seeing clear
Black boy do anything to black boy for white face paper
White face approval
Black boy be the new overseer
Stay in the newest whip
Dripped up like Django
Black boys be like (aye, free my nigga)
Just to turn him around and put him in chains though
What I'm saying is Black boy be careful
Some are gonna want to flaunt you
More than they actually want you
Black boy beware
They'll have you thinking this isn't your reflection speaking
Black boy be me
So Black boy be love
Black boy be me
So black boy been enough
Black boy be everything
Black boy be everything
To everybody
But themselves