I'm Black and Im Proud I'm Black and Im Proud I'm feelin so good, my melanin skin Shine bright as the sun, look where I came from I'm Black and Im Proud I'm Black and Im Proud I'm feelin so good, my melanin skin Shine bright as the sun, look where I came from Black with an attitude, cuz I know I'm free And I'm black with education I gotta degree And the past had black man treated like a trash can Nowadays people try to copy with a bad taaaan How ironic now we famous and iconic To be black is to be cool, crazy everybody want it Y'all be Cappin like a bonnet Lyin quick as sega sonic claimin Your a quarter black You as funny as a Comic Strip down to ya bare bones n we all alike And the difference in the melanin irrelevant alright? But I gotta keep it honest black is beautiful to me We defeated every obstacle we excellent in deed We know yeshua was brown and his hair was like mine If that line make ya frown then ya gotta fix your mind And we know about our slavery but homie press rewind Black history began at the very start uh time uh I'm Black and Im Proud I'm Black and Im Proud I'm feelin so good, my melanin skin Shine bright as the sun, look where I came from I'm Black and Im Proud I'm Black and Im Proud I'm feelin so good, my melanin skin Shine bright as the sun, look where I came from Uh Skin richer than roasted coffee beans Im the sum of all of my momma momma dreams Cuz we stand tall when they can't stand us This world start to feel outlandish Cuz we were queens and kings way before the dream We made a mark like killer bees way before the green We are the Culture So all those trends are just a reflex So please respect the way we architect yo style This melanin is a deep flex So give me back all the credit you try to reject And watch as the sun on my skin reflects And this flow is like water, so this track it might drown Aint no slackin my style they get made me when I'm loud I just throw a fist up Like Im black and Im black and Im black and Im I'm Black and Im Proud I'm Black and Im Proud I'm feelin so good, my melanin skin Shine bright as the sun, look where I came from I'm Black and Im Proud I'm Black and Im Proud I'm feelin so good, my melanin skin Shine bright as the sun, look where I came from