Ghetto
C.Nichole
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Colorful wraps, stocking caps Durags for the fade Seasick with the waves Satin whatever for the braids Locs and cornrows, curls and afros Look at how our hair grows More bounce to the ounce Gravity denounced Shrinkage wild, hold a style, good hair, all around Strands of gold, did you know, natural crown, wear it bold They always try to diss Tell you what it's not and is Turn around and replicate Then pass it off as a new trend, say They always try to diss Tell you what it's not and is Turn around and replicate So now you say it's trendy aye No one can tell you what you're supposed to be It's in our culture it's our Ancestry Don't let 'em tell you it's ghetto no no Don't let 'em tell you it's ghetto no no From the rhythm of the beat To the things that we eat From the clothes that we wear To the coils in our hair Don't let 'em tell you it's ghetto no no Don't let 'em tell you it's ghetto no no Gold chain, gold hoops It comes from Africa, getting back to the roots Ankara, Bogolan, Kente Steppin' outside representing for the A Black eyed peas, coffee beans Yams and okra, more seasoning please Rock and roll, Blues and soul, Hip-Hop, Tango Capoeira, Mapouka, Tap and Jazz, Ooo lala They always try to diss Tell you what it's not and is Turn around and replicate Then pass it off as a new trend, say They always try to diss Tell you what it's not and is Turn around and replicate So now you say it's trendy aye No one can tell you what you're supposed to be It's in our culture it's our Ancestry Don't let 'em tell you it's ghetto no no Don't let 'em tell you it's ghetto no no From the rhythm of the beat To the things that we eat From the clothes that we wear To the coils in our hair Don't let 'em tell you it's ghetto no no Don't let 'em tell you it's ghetto no no Made from the sand of the Motherland Washed in the Nile with my father's hand Like Mansa Musa I'm so grand Fight like Shaka and Nzinga Educated in Kemet that's Egypt Influential nomad I'm a Berber No one can tell you what you're supposed to be It's in our culture it's our Ancestry Don't let 'em tell you it's ghetto no no Don't let 'em tell you it's ghetto no no From the rhythm of the beat To the things that we eat From the clothes that we wear To the coils in our hair Don't let 'em tell you it's ghetto no no Don't let 'em tell you it's ghetto no no G-H-E-T-T-O Don't let them tell you no (no, ghetto) Africa in our soul (Africa in our soul) Watch how our culture glows (go head watch it glow) Yeah, the New Africa
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