Baby J - Young, Gifted and Black lyrics

[Hook: Nina Simone & Dynamite MC] Woo! Oh what a lovely precious dream (I can't believe you Baby J!) To be young, gifted and black, (You took me straight back to my childhood) Open your heart to what I mean (My dad used to play this on 7-inchers) In the whole world you know (I learned from it) There are billion boys and girls (Now all of you gonna learn from it) Who are young, gifted and black And that's a fact! [Verse 1: Dynamite MC] Young black and gifted, young brown and talented Young white and famous, don't watch what the balance is Look how we've made it, look how we shine Look how we rose, look how we've climbed When I was growing up black was a dirty word Was a dirty verb, name calling's all I heard But we took it back, and now it's our slang And no you can't hang, if you ain't in the gang Take a strong spirit, take a strong heart No matter what's ahead, we'll make a strong start Yeah we make money, you we take shows Yeah we make beats, yeah we write flows No this ain't a fashion, No this ain't a trend Yeah this is our culture and that's what I defend From now until the end, for those who stood before me I stand on their shoulders so you can't ignore me [Hook: Nina Simone] [Verse: Dynamite MC] Bankers, lawyers, athletes and doctors Actors, singers, emcees and soldiers Managers, social workers and dances Models, teachers, nurses and barbers Take any profession, watch us handle that Make deeper the struggle, watch us battle that Please feel proud, please feel bright Don't lose hope, don't start to slide Don't do the things they expect you to do Say something better listen, they expect that it's you Now we bigger, kings and queens Cupboards full of suits, heads full of dreams Want to own a company that stitches the seams Front cover n***a? Own a magazine Only get bigger, only get stronger Time endures, we last longer [Hook: Nina Simone] Where would we be if Malcolm didn't care If Marcus didn't care, if Martin didn't care If Bob didn't sing no songs If Rosa parks said "Ay" then "Sorry 'bout that, now move along" If Nelson didn't keep determined If Gandi got week when they tried to treat his people like vermin They were gifted, they were blessed, courageous and brave I'm not here to take about every rapper on stage We got so much potential, my blood boils with rage When I think about the talent we've got locked up in cage I beg you don't fall down the gap Quick money short road, it brings you real close to the trap Be a voice to the nation, read between the lines It's time to react, throw up the fist sign Young black and gifted, young brown and talented Young white and famous, don't watch what the balance is [Outro: Nina Simone] Young, gifted and black With our souls in tact And that's a fact You are young gifted and black We must begin to tel our young There's a world, waiting for you (You) Your quest had just begun (90% of the world's resources is owned by 10% of the worlds population)