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good guy thinkin bout you self control bad religion pretty sweet pyramids skyline to lost strawberry swing close to you chanel comme des garcons
#Carefreeblackboys
seigfried godspeed ivy forrest gump u-n-i-t-y slide on me pink matter novacane nike we all try be yourself
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good guy It's a good guy, he hooked it up Said if I was in NY I should look you up I, first time I done saw you You text nothing like you look Here's to the gay bar you took me to It's when I realized you talk too much, more than I do I, it's highlights when I was convinced That it isn't much more it's so not you I know you don't need me right now And to you it's just a late night out This nigga, all the bitches in the neighborhood wanna fuck you nigga He told me I used to fuck with all of 'em Yeah I ain't got bitches no more But now I don't care about bitches like that my nigga That shit Jasmine fucking wrecked my heart I don't even know how to even feel about it
I’m all for pushing black progression and expression, but not at the blind ignorance of our current situation.
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RIVER thinkin bout you A tornado flew around my room before you came Excuse the mess it made, it usually doesn't rain in Southern California, much like Arizona My eyes don't shed tears, but, boy, they bawl When I'm thinkin' 'bout you (Ooh, no, no, no) I've been thinkin' 'bout you (You know, know, know) I've been thinkin' 'bout you Do you think about me still? Do ya, do ya?
(Ooh, ooh) Or do you not think so far ahead? (Ahead) 'Cause I been thinkin' 'bout forever (Ooh, ooh) Yes, of course I remember, how could I forget? How you feel? And though you were my first time A new feel It won't ever get old, not in my soul Not in my spirit, keep it alive We'll go down this road 'Til it turns from color to black and white Or do you not think so far ahead? (Ahead) 'Cause I been thinkin' 'bout forever (ooh, ooh) Or do you not think so far ahead? (Ahead) 'Cause I been thinkin' 'bout forever (ooh, ooh)
Or do you not think so far ahead? (Ahead) 'Cause I been thinkin' 'bout forever (Ooh, ooh) Or do you not think so far ahead? (Ahead) 'Cause I been thinkin' 'bout forever (ooh, ooh) No, I don't like you, I just thought you were cool enough to kick it Got a beach house I could sell you in Idaho Since you think I don't love you, I just thought you were cute That's why I kiss you Got a fighter jet, I don't get fly it, though I'm lyin' down thinkin' 'bout you (Ooh, no, no, no) I've been thinkin' 'bout you (You know, know, know) I've been thinkin' 'bout you Do you think about me still? Do ya, do ya?
Recently, liberal black bloggers and social media has proliferated this sudden rise of the #Carefreeblackboy movement — a growing sign of brothers living their lives more openly than ever before.
Or do you not think so far ahead? (Ahead) 'Cause I been thinkin' 'bout forever
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RIVER self control Pool side convo about your summer last night, oh yeah About your summer last night Ain't give you no play, mm Could I make it shine last night? Could I make it shine, on it last night? Could we make it in? Do we have time? I'll be the boyfriend in your wet dreams tonight Noses on a rare, little virgin wears the white You cut your hair but you used to live a blinded life Wish I was there, wish we had grown up on the same advice And our time was right Keep I'll It's Keep
a place for me, for me sleep between y'all, it's nothing nothing, it's nothing a place for me, for me
Know you got someone comin' You're spitting game, oh you got it I, I, I Know you gotta leave, leave, leave Take down some summer time Give up, just tonight, night, night I, I, I Know you got someone comin' You're spitting game, oh you got it (Nobody else, nobody else) I, I, I Know you gotta leave, leave, leave Take down some summer time Give up, just tonight, night, night I, I, I Know you got someone comin' You're spitting game, oh you got it
Now and then you miss it, sounds make you cry Some nights you dance with tears in your eyes I came to visit cause you see me like a UFO That's like never cause I made you use your self control And you made me lose my self control, my self control Keep I'll Keep It's It's
a place for me, for me sleep between y'all, it's nothing a place for me nothing, it's nothing nothing, it's nothing
I, I, I Know you gotta leave, leave, leave Take down some summer time Give up, just tonight, night, night I, I, I
Some say it is pushing back against the stereotypes of black masculinity when Jaden Smith decides to openly wear a dress in public. Others say it is redefining black creativity when other artists and talents such as Frank Ocean, Jussie Smollett and many others choose to adapt to this arguably radical sense of creative exploration.
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bad religion Taxi driver Be my shrink for the hour Leave the meter running It's rush hour So take the streets if you wanna Just outrun the demons, could you He said "Allahu akbar", I told him don't curse me Bo Bo, you need prayer, I guess it couldn't hurt me If it brings me to my knees It's a bad religion This unrequited love To me it's nothing but a one-man cult And cyanide in my Styrofoam cup I can never make him love me Never make him love me Love me Love me Love me Love me Love me Love me Love Taxi driver I swear I've got three lives Balanced on my head like steak knives I can't tell you the truth about my disguise I can't trust no one
Never make him love me Love me Love me Love me Love me Love me Love me Love It's a bad religion To be in love with someone Who could never love you I know Only bad religion Could have me feeling the way I do
But please note that those who have become the face of this movement are wealthy and live with a level of privilege that protects them from the various dangers and social barriers that most young black boys face everyday. Even the slightest sense of fun, such as having a pool party, seems to have harsh consequences for everyday black children.
He said "Allahu akbar", I told him don't curse me Bo Bo, you need prayer, I guess it couldn't hurt me If it brings me to my knees It's a bad religion This unrequited love To me it's nothing but a one-man cult And cyanide in my Styrofoam cup I can never make him love me
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pretty sweet Now To the edge I'll race you To the end I'll make it All the risk, I'll take it Head bang with my four friends We pour taste out for the dead This is the blood, the body, the life right now The hype right now Might be what I need Might be what I need Said you want to hold me now You can't end me now That might be what you need
It would be foolish and reckless to act as though such freedoms can be afforded to lower-income black males who are already targeted when acting quite conventionally. Furthermore, to not acknowledge that the current #Carefreeblackboy movement is not a euphemism for rich black men who can afford to do whatever they want safely is inconsiderate and problematic to black survival as well.
You wanna keep me now (This side) Don't let me down (I'm on this side, I'm on this side, I'm on this side) (Fathers of the Earth be kind) (To the fathers of whom we rely (Fathers of Earth be kind) (To the mothers of whom we rely) (Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah) We know your sucker Pretty sweet-eeet
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RIVER pyramids Set the cheetahs on the loose There's a thief out on the move Underneath our legion's view They have taken Cleopatra Run run run, come back for my glory Bring her back to me Run run run, the crown of our pharaoh The throne of our queen is empty We'll run to the future, shining like diamonds In a rocky world, rocky rocky world Our skin like bronze and our hair like cashmere As we march to rhythm on the palace floor Chandeliers inside the pyramid, tremble from the force Cymbals crash inside the pyramid, voices fill up the halls Set the cheetahs on the loose There's a thief out on the move Underneath our legion's view They have taken Cleopatra, Cleopatra The jewel of Africa What good is a jewel that ain't still precious? How could you run off on me? How could you run off on us? You feel like God inside that gold I found you laying down with Samson and his full head of hair Found my black queen Cleopatra, bad dreams, Cleopatra Remove her, send the cheetahs to the tomb Our war is over, our queen has met her doom No more she lives no more serpent in her room No more it has killed Cleopatra, Cleopatra
Big sun coming strong through the motel blinds Wake up to your girl for now, let's call her Cleopatra I watch you fix your hair Then put your panties on in the mirror, Cleopatra Then your lipstick, Cleopatra Then your six-inch heels Catch her She's headed to the pyramid She's working at the pyramid tonight Working Working Working Working Working Working Working Working
at at at at at at at at
the the the the the the the the
pyramid pyramid pyramid pyramid pyramid pyramid pyramid pyramid
tonight tonight tonight tonight
Let’s get something clear — young
Pimping in my convos black boys would love to the have Bubbles in my champagne the freedom and luxury to not censor Let it be some jazz playing talk and fashion like their Top floor motel suite twisting their my cigars white counterparts. I grew up not Floor model TV with the VCR Got rubies in my damn chain understanding why I couldn’t wear Whip ain't got no gas tank Nike Air Force Ones with my suits But it still got wood grain like I saw Usher do once on the red Got your girl working for me Hit the strip and my bills paidcarpet. My younger brother wanted to That keep my bills paid dye his hair gray like Sisqo back in Hit the strip and my bills paid his hey-day, but my mother wouldn’t Keep a nigga bills paid approve. She's working at the pyramid tonight She's working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight You showed up after work I'm bathing your body Touch you in places only I know You're wet and you're warm just like our bathwater Can we make love before you go The way you say my name makes me feel like
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RIVER I'm that nigga But I'm still unemployed You say it's big but you take it Ride cowgirl But your love ain't free no more But your love ain't free no more She's working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight
Because at the end of the day, poor black boys can’t get internships or jobs with those kinds of looks. Jaden can get a movie role at his father’s referral in an instant. Jussie has enough followers and a publicist who can have his back.
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skyline to This is joy, this is summer Keep alive, stay alive Got your medal on, we're alone Making sweet love, takin' time "till god strikes us!" That's a pretty fucking fast year flew by That's a pretty long third gear in this car Glidin' on the five The deer run across, kill the headlights Pretty fucking Underneath moon light now Pretty fucking Sunrising, sand, comes a morning, haunting us with the beams So it ain't as far as it used to be It begins to blur, we get older (Blur!) Summer's not as long as it used to be Everyday counts like crazy (Smoke, hazy) Wanna get soaked? Wanna film a tape on the speed boat? We smell of Californication, strike a pose Everything grows in the Congo Everything grows Can you call when I call again? On comes the evening Both seeking ends Peace in my hands worth twice than a friend And two limbs over shoulder, carry the way Because I'm stronger, congo is damned (smoke) In comes the morning (smoke) In comes the morning (haze)
Who is going to have ours?
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lost Double D Big full breasts on my baby (Yo we goin' to Florida) Triple weight Couldn't weight the love I've got for the girl And I just wanna know Why you ain't been goin' to work Boss ain't workin' you like this He can't take care of you like this Now you're lost Lost in the heat of it all Girl you know you're lost Lost in the thrill of it all Miami, Amsterdam Tokyo, Spain, lost Los Angeles, India Lost on a train, lost Got on my butter cream silk shirt and it's Versace Hand me my triple weight So I can weight the work I got on your girl (Too weird to live, too weird to die) No I don't really wish I don't wish the titties would show No, have I ever Have I ever let you get caught? Now you're lost Lost in the heat of it all Girl you know you're lost Lost in the thrill of it all Miami, Amsterdam Tokyo, Spain, lost Los Angeles, India Lost on a train, lost She's at a stove (Who?) Can't believe I got her out here cookin' dope (Cookin' dope)
I promise she'll be Whippin' meals up for a family of her own some day Nothin' wrong (Nothin' wrong, ain't nothin' wrong) No nothin' wrong with a lie Nothin' wrong with another short plane ride (Nothin' wrong, ain't nothin' wrong) Through the sky (Up in the sky) You and I (Just you and I) Now you're lost Lost in the heat of it all Girl you know you're lost Lost in the thrill of it all Miami, Amsterdam Tokyo, Spain, lost Los Angeles, India Lost on a train, lost Love Love Love Love Love Love Love
lost? love lost? love lost love lost
Faith is the substance Then the other channel on the
When I went to college, my fine Ivy League education at Penn afforded me the chance to be more creative and hippie. My freshman year, I dawned a gold leotard with zebra stripped cloth for a toga party. I felt safe, carefree and elite... something I hadn’t had the chance to feel if I ever repeated similar actions back home on the Southwest side of Houston, Texas.
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strawberry swing when we were kids we handpainted strawberries on a swing every moment was so precious then i'm still kicking it i'm daydreaming on a strawberry swing the entire earth is fighting all the world is at its end just in case an atom bomb comes falling on my lawn i should say and you should hear i've loved i've loved the good times here i've loved our good times here
It was not until late that night I stepped away from the party to get something to eat at a McDonald’s nearby in West Philly that I was reminded of this.
say hello then say farewell to the places you know we are all mortals aren't we any moment this could go cry cry cry even though that won't change a thing but you should know you should hear that i have loved i have loved the good times here and i will miss our good times here spaceships are lifting off of a dying world and millions are left behind while the sky burns there wasn't room for you and i only you goodbye goodbye
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close to you I will be honest, I wasn't devastated But you could've held my hand through this, baby In my mind, I didn't need Warned your ex I run my hands through what's left But we're getting older, baby How much longer baby? Why am I preaching? To this choir, to the saved kids Just like mine versions of these belong to you After a while They're keeping me close to you (Just like me, they long to be Close to you)
Automatically, I heard the homophobic and sexist insults; I actually had some try to approach me in a threatening manner. Meanwhile, there was a police car parked that didn’t even intervene until they saw other white boys and girls dressed similarly that they decided to step in.
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chanel My guy pretty like a girl And he got fight stories to tell I see both sides like Chanel See on both sides like Chanel Swimming laps through pool water Heated like I'm underworld Hide my tattoos in Shibuya Police think I'm of the underworld 12 treat a nigga like he 12 How you looking up to me and talking down? Can't you see I am the big man? (Big man) God level I am the I am (whoa) Now film it with that drone cam In the pink like Killa Cam Put a zoom on that stick, NoĂŠ Up so close I'm on that kill Remote controller on your lower back Yes the good Dick could roll the eyes back in the skull Rolling when you ride, poppin' Rolling when you ride Ride the Rodman Got one that's straight acting Turnt out like some dirty plastic (Ride) 2016 burnt some discs 2017 ideas playing off a Walkman This a cult not a clique on the net With a cup in a cup, Actavis That's a double edge, "issa knife" And I don't like to fight 'til I'm fighting Revenge in the air make my lungs sick Chopper in the sky like a gun trick Clips on clips like Mike It's really all I see both sides like Chanel See on both sides like Chanel
It's really you on my mind V both sides of the 12 Steam both sides of the L Freeze smoke rings and they hail Sleet snow grind for the wealth Whole team diamonds is real Showed 'em how to shine by they selves You need a cosign for your health I need that bitch to grind on my belt I know you need to try for my belt I know you seen it driving itself No matte black on the ride 'cause it's stale But it's stealth I see both sides like Chanel I see both sides like Chanel My pockets snug They can't hold my 7 They banned my Visa My Amex and Mastercards I got new money And it's all cash I got new bags My carefree black boy And they all collabs moment wasn’t what I rubber band a bunch of thousand dollar saved me... it was the Delta gift cards white privilege around I mean my baby boy Amazing the cash online unknown that did. I mean my baby boy Blazing the dash counting money at home My pockets snug They can't hold my 7 They banned my Visa My Amex and Mastercards I got new money And it's all cash I got new bags And they all collabs I rubber band a bunch of thousand dollar Delta gift cards I mean my baby boy Amazing the cash online unknown I mean by baby boy Blazing the dash counting money at home
It's really you on my mind It's really you on my mind It's really you
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comme des garcons He came up in Dallas Had no hazel in his eyes Had them sailors on his thighs when these ladies show him Kept it faded on the side, he was seeing someone He was dating on the side, he was seeing double I was spending mula He was spending so much time It was getting cooler All this drillin' got the dick feeling like a power tool Feelin' [?] Nigga [?] house now, that's a power move That's what I gotta do, for real Shine for real Shine for real Feelings Feelings Feelings Feelings
come, come, come, come,
feelings feelings feelings feelings
Comme des Garçons, Garçons, Comme des Comme des Garçons, Garçons, Comme des Comme des Garçons, Garçons, Comme des Comme des Garçons, Garçons, Comme des
go go go go
Jaden has a bodyguard with him every time he decides he wants to put flowers on top of his head. He doesn’t have to walk across a street at 3 a.m. in the hood alone. Nor does he have to fear law enforcement the same way I do.
Comme des Comme des Comme des Garçons Comme des
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seigfried The markings on your surface Your speckled face Flawed crystals hang from your ears I couldn't gauge your fears I can't relate to my peers I'd rather live outside I'd rather chip my pride than lose my mind out here Maybe I'm a fool Maybe I should move And settle, two kids and a swimming pool I'm not brave (brave) I'm not brave I'm living over city And taking in the homeless sometimes Been living in an idea An idea from another man's mind Maybe I'm a fool To settle for a place with some nice views Maybe I should move Settle down, two kids and a swimming pool I'm not brave I'd rather live outside I'd rather live outside I'd rather go to jail I've tried hell (It's a loop) What would you recommend I do? (And the other side of a loop is a loop) This is not my life It's just a fond farewell to a friend It's just a fond farewell to a friend This is not my life It's just a fond farewell to a
friend It's not what I'm like It's just a fond farewell (brave) Speaking of Nirvana, it was there Rare as the feathers on my dash from a phoenix There with my crooked teeth and companions sleeping, yeah Dreaming a thought that could dream about a thought That could think of the dreamer that thought That could think of dreaming and getting a glimmer of God Jussie can sing at the top of I be dreaming a dream in a thought his lungs while driving because That could dream about a thought That could think about dreamingifahe does get stopped, it will garner attention in the media. dream Where I cannot, where I cannot Only if I am shot dead unarmed Less morose and more present that it might get the same level Dwell on my gifts for a second A moment one solar flare would of press for me. consume, so I nod Spin this flammable paper on the film that my life High flights, inhale the vapor, exhale once and think twice Eat some shrooms, maybe have a good cry, about you See some colors, light hangglide off the moon I'd (In I'd (In I'd (In I'd (In I'd you (In I'd
do anything the dark) do anything the dark) do anything the dark) do anything the dark) do anything
for you for you for you for you for you, anything for
the dark) do anything for you, anything for
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godspeed I will always love you how I do Let go of a prayer for ya Just a sweet word The table is prepared for you (Ball so hard, boys for sex) (Ball so hard, boys for sex) (Ball so hard, boys for sex) (Ball so hard, boys for sex)
What we need to do is reevaluate when forming such vapid movements, because when trying to align them with the overall narrative of black progress the issue is that class privilege and commercial capitalism are often nasty vessels that make these parallels hard to produce.
Wishing you Godspeed, glory There will be mountains you won't move (Oh-oh-oh) Still I'll always be there for you (Oh-oh-oh) How I do I let go of my claim on you, it's a free world You look down on where you came from sometimes But you'll have this place to call home, always (This love will keep us still blinded of the eyes, silence in the ears, darkness of the mind) Until the time (This love will keep us still blinded of the eyes, silence in the ears, darkness of the mind) (This love will keep us still blinded of the eyes, silence in the ears, darkness of the mind) 'Till the time we die Oh-oh, ohhh I'll always love you Until the time we die Oh-oh, ohhh
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ivy I thought that I was dreaming when you said you love me The start of nothing I had no chance to prepare I couldn't see you coming The start of nothing I could hate you now It's quite alright to hate me now When we both know that deep down The feeling still deep down is good If I could see through walls, I could see you're faking If you could see my thoughts you would see our faces Safe in my rental like an armored truck back then We didn't give a fuck back then I ain't a kid no more We'll never be those kids again We'd drive to Syd's, had the X6 back then Back then No matter what I did My waves wouldn't dip back then Everything sucked back then We were friends I thought that I was dreaming when you said you love me The start of nothing I had no chance to prepare I couldn't see you coming The start of nothing I could hate you now It's quite alright to hate me now When we both know that deep down The feeling still deep down is good In the halls of your hotel Arm around my shoulder so I could tell How much I meant to meant it sincere back then We had time to kill back then
You ain't a kid no more We'll never be those kids again It's not the same, ivory's illegal Don't you remember? I broke your heart last week You'll probably feel better by the weekend Still remember, had you going crazy Scream my name The feeling deep down is good I thought that I was dreaming when you said you love me The start of nothing I had no chance to prepare I couldn't see you coming And we started from nothing I could hate you now It's alright to hate me now When we both know that deep down The feeling still deep down is good All the things I didn't mean to say I didn't mean to do There were things you didn't need to say You didn't need to need to I could dream all night Dream all night I could drive all night Drive all night Dreaming, dream on
You cannot tell me in one breath that such celebrities are starting a movement that can inspire many black boys in America, without acknowledging the unequal level of protection and privilege the former has in this scenario.
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forrest gump I wanna see your pom poms from the stands Come on, come on My fingertips, and my lips, they burn From the cigarettes Forrest Gump you run my mind boy Running on my mind boy Forrest Gump I know you Forrest I know you wouldn't hurt a beetle But you're so buff, and so strong I'm nervous Forrest Forrest Gump My fingertips, and my lips, they burn From the cigarettes Forrest Gump you run my mind boy Running on my mind boy Forrest Gump I saw ya game, Forrest I was screamin' run 44 But you kept runnin' past the end zone Oh where'd you go Forrest Forrest Gump My fingertips, and my lips, they burn From the cigarettes Forrest Gump you run my mind boy Running on my mind boy Forrest Gump
It’s almost like bashing lower-income blacks for not eating organic, when many of them are placed in food deserts. You cannot call for a carefree black boy movement until you call for the dismantling of the systemic barriers that actually hold them back from such expression.
Forrest green Forrest blues I remember you This is love, I know it's true I won't forget you (you) (Oh you you) it's for you Forrest, you you (Oh you you) it's you you Forrest Forrest Gump
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u-n-i-t-y My hands fatigued and off the opus Kept it underground, I focus I feel afterlife, 6 under oath, don't want no hokus pokus Niggas tryna go pop I draw contact With my facemask Nothin' but, nothin' but net Is you Roger or Novak? You still are no match, you get no rematch Boy, you missed your moment Perusing the MoMA I'm on on my lonely, burst in tears On his shoulder and it's so cold 'cause he's sculptured Where's the shaman ayahuasca I whatsapp'd him for atonement I never ever trust a pre-rolled I never let a random motherfucker shoot the B-roll I never ask advice from him 'cause what could he know? Never fuck someone you wouldn't wanna be though It forever seems like time's up When we swerved in the Honda Now forever seems like no time, I mean time flies when you have some Both nuts weigh two pounds, all on your bitch like futons My crew saved your crew like niggas came through with the groupons Hit them with the grease now, couple fries and cholula Ain't slowin' down, but you holdin' down Whoever held you down Whoever propped you up Built your structures with you switch the buckets with ya, who was fuckin' with ya Who was your brothers when you needed that? When you see him now, he's a force black Hail Mary on a fourth down Hands to the sky
Yeah, peace to the holy, peace to the people that think they know me Peace to Moschino, cover your ass, your rectum showing Peace to the boys that we used to be though Geto Boy North Face too cold on these hoes Peace out to Willy B, Bushwick Billy and Face Piece of steak grillin' in Jesus' name, speakin' his grace Hands to the sky U-N-I-T-Y Neptunes and peace signs Chiraq, Palestine life Hyper built 1995, you'd think that was airstrikes on outside I put refugees in my villa Play kids the Fu-Gee-La All this space Atlanta Place order McMansion and two apple pies I want the Porsche, a Bugatti design Silicon Valley new venture is tits up How do I crop your new bitch out my Vine Signal lost, pay phone, that white light Fat Burger, Jackal El Chapo, defacto El nacho, shell taco, crunch crackle Green emerald Pink diamonds like Apple Jackles
It’s not as simple as making a snap choice. It’s political, economical, social, spiritual and any other intrinsic intuitional set up that the rich can override any time they choose.
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slide on me [I been running all year] (I was coming out here) [I wish God was down here] (I can't see what I am) [I can't see, so cloudy] (I can't see, so foggy) Sometimes it rain [You still behind like asses] (I don't wanna become what I am) [You ain't got no muscles that big] (I ain't got no key for it out here) Wrong side of average Now when you slide on me, you slide on me You slide off or peace out, yeah-yeah Cause a freak (cuz if you) slide on me First time's on me Next time gon' be oh, oh, oh, yeah-yeah For your mentality You play ball, you run 5 on 5 at least 3 times a week Live parked down the street Waitin' on you to tie or retire with Viktor Kee Play so savagely Always fighting with them you grew up with When you lose you don't cry but you lowkey sad to see If we cut like some champions you'll redeem yourself You'll sleep happily, uh-haha, smiling I'm still working while your dream pop I can never let a scene stop smilin' on me I don't think they get the point pop They forgettin' that it's me, akh Akhi tell 'em I ain't gone, wallahi I'm just all day running numbers How the fuck you think I live? Too many hands waitin' for my downfall They're like "something's gotta give" Boyz in the hood'll give me updates like they know the weather If you ain't in the streets you can't see
the sky on my hair Can't see the sky And this butterfly on the right of me And when you slide on me, you slide on me You slide on both sides, yeahyeah And when you slide on me, you slide on me Both sides on me, oh, oh, oh, yeah-yeah This is for when you change your mind and slide back this way This is for that night when set backs won’t let that much fade Guess you can't blame no one you choose blah-blah Blah, blah, blah, blah Blah, blah, blah, blah Things I pain worthless
So let’s call it for what it truly is: a #carefreerichblackboy movement. Because until Frank Ocean has to be accountable for the jobs he doesn’t get for dressing the way he freely chooses... then he’s out of touch with the real hurdles black men like him elsewhere have to face.
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pink matter And the peaches and the mangos You could sell for me What do you think my brain is made for Is it just a container for the mind This great grey matter Sensei replied what is your woman Is she just a container for the child That soft pink matter Cotton candy Majin Buu Close my eyes and fall into you My god she's giving me pleasure What if the sky and the stars are for show And the aliens are watching live From the purple matter Sensei went quiet then violent And we sparred until we both grew tired Nothing mattered Cotton candy maajin bu Dim the lights and fall into you My god giving me pleasure Pleasure pleasure pleasure Pleasure over matter Since you been gone I been having withdrawals You were such a habit to call I ain't myself at all had to tell myself naw She's better with some fella with a regular job I didn't wanna get her involved By dinner Mr. Benjamin was sittin' in awe Hopped into my car drove far Far's too close and I remember My memories no sharp Butter knife what a life anyway I'm building y'all a clock stop What am I Hemingway She had the kind of body That would probably intimidate Any of 'em that were un-southern Not me cousin
If models are made for modeling Thick girls are made for cuddlin' Switch worlds and we can huddle then Who needs another friend I need to hold your hand You'd need no other man We'd flee to other lands Grey matter Blue used to be my favorite color Now I ain't got no choice Blue matter You're good at being bad You're bad at being good For heaven's sakes go to hell Knock knock on wood You're good at being bad You're bad at being good For heaven's sakes go to hell Knock knock knock knock on wood Well Make Make Make With
frankly when that ocean so muhfuckin' good her swab the muhfuckin' wood her walk the muhfuckin' plank her rob a muhfuckin' bank no mask on and a rusty revolver
Looking back at where I am today, I have afforded myself some room to be a carefree black boy. I’m not rich, but I don’t live the life that I grew up from, if that makes sense.
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RIVER novacane I think I started somethin’, I got what I wanted Did didn’t I can’t feel nothin’, superhuman Even when I’m fuckin’ Viagra poppin’, every single record autotunin’ Zero emotion, muted emotion, pitch corrected, computed emotion I blame it on the model broad with the Hollywood smile Stripper booty and a rack like wow, Brain like Berkeley Met her at Coachella, I went to see Jigga, she went to see Z Trip, perfect I took a seat on the ice cold lawn, she handed me a ice blue bong, whatever She said she wanna be a dentist really badly, she’s in school payin’ For tuition doin’ porn in the Valley, at least you workin’ But girl I can’t feel my face, what are we smokin’ anyway She said don’t let the high go to waste, but can you taste a little taste of
never had, never had And ever since I’ve been tryna get it back, pick it up and put it back Now I’m somethin’ like the chemist on campus But there’s no drug around, quite like what I found in you I still can’t feel my face, what am I smokin’ anyway She said don’t let the high go to waste but can you taste a little taste of Novocaine, baby, baby, Novocaine, baby, I want you Fuck me good, fuck me long, fuck me numb Love me now, when I’m gone, love me none Love me none, love me none, numb, numb, numb, numb Novocaine for the pain Pretty girls involved with me Makin’ pretty love to me pretty, pity pity All the pretty girls involved with me Makin’ pretty love to me pretty, pity pity I can’t feel a thing I can’t feel her Novocaine for the pain
Novocaine, baby, baby, Novocaine, baby, I want you Fuck me good, fuck me long, fuck me numb Love me now, when I’m gone, love me none Love me none, love me none, numb, numb, numb, numb Sink full of dishes pacin’ in the kitchen, cocaine for breakfast, yikes Bed full of women, flip on a tripod, little red light on shootin’, I’m feelin’ like Stanley Kubrick, this is some visionary shit Been tryna film pleasure with my eyes wide shut but it keeps on movin’ I blame it on the model broad with the Hollywood smile Stripper booty with the rack like wow, I’ll never forget ya You put me on a feelin’ I never had,
But it’s not worth it when even college educated brothers like Martese Johnson had to wait months before careless charges were dropped after enduring a reckless bloody arrest over an ID issue.
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nike These bitches want Nikes They looking for a check Tell em it ain't likely Said she need a ring like Carmelo Must be on that white like Othello All you want is Nikes But the real ones just like you Just like me I don't play, I don't make time But if you need dick I got you and I yam from the line Pour up for A$AP RIP Pimp C RIP Trayvon, that nigga look just like me Woo, fuckin' buzzin', woo! That my little cousin, he got a little trade His girl keep the scales, a little mermaid We out by the pool, some little mermaids Me and them gel Like twigs with them bangs Now that's a real mermaid You been holding your breath Weighted down Punk madre, punk papa He don't care for me But he cares for me And that's good enough We don't talk much or nothin' But when we talkin' about something We have good discussion I met his friends last week, feels like they're up to something That's good for us We’ll let you guys prophesy We’ll let you guys prophesy We gon' see the future first We’ll let you guys prophesy We gon' see the future first Living so the last night feels like a past life
Speaking of the, don’t know what got into people Devil be possessin homies Demons try to body jump Why you think I'm in this bitch wearing a fucking Yarmulke Acid on me like the rain Weed crumbles in the glitter Rain, glitter We laid out on this wet floor Away turf, no Astro Mesmerized how the strobes glow Look at all the people feet dance I know that your nigga came with you But he ain't with you We only human and it's humid in these Balmains I mean my balls sticking in my jeans We breathin pheremones, Amber Rose Sippin' pink-gold lemonades Feelin' I may be younger but I'll look after you We're not in love, but I'll make love to you When you're not here I'll save some for you I'm not him but I'll mean something to you I'll mean something to you I'll mean something to you You got a roommate he’ll hear what we do It’s only awkward if you’re fucking him too
I think that as black young lives continue to be discarded while some of these celebrities attempt to make attention-seeking fashion statements, I will focus my energies on being the radical black man that I know I can be instead.
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we all try i believe jehovah jireh i believe there's heaven i believe in war i believe a woman's temple gives her the right to choose but baby don't abort i believe that marriage isn't between a man & woman but between love and love and i believe you when you say that you've lost all faith but you must believe in something something something you gotta believe in something something something
you gottta believe in something something something i still believe in man a wise one asked me why cause i just don't believe we're wicked i know that we sin but i do believe we try we all try the girls try the boys try women try men try you and i try try we all try
i still believe in man a wise one asked me why cause i just don't believe we're wicked i know that we sin but i do believe we try we all try the girls try the boys try women try men try you and i try try we all try i don't believe in time travel i don't believe our nation's flag is on the moon i don't believe our lives are simple and i don't believe they're short this is interlude i don't believe my hands are cleanly can't believe that you would let me touch your heart she didn't believe me when i said that i lost my faith said you must believe in something something something
Because there is too much going on in our community to simply be carefree. I won’t even pretend to have the white privilege to be so when so many lives need to be healed, liberated and saved.
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be yourself Many college students have gone to college And gotten hooked on drugs, marijuana, and alcohol Listen, stop trying to be somebody else Don't try to be someone else Be yourself and know that that's good enough Don't try to be someone else Don't try to be like someone else Don't try to act like someone else, be yourself Be secure with yourself Rely and trust upon your own decisions On your own beliefs You understand the things that I've taught you Not to drink alcohol, not to use drugs Don't use that cocaine or marijuana because that stuff is highly addictive When people become weed-heads they become sluggish, lazy, stupid and unconcerned Sluggish, lazy, stupid and unconcerned That's all marijuana does to you, okay? This is mom Unless you're taking it under doctor's umm control Then it's regulated. Do not smoke marijuana, do not consume alcohol Do not get in the car with someone who is inebriated This is mom, call me, bye
At 23, I’m so over visibility movements — let’s push for the more proactive ones.
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