Hol’ up, don't I smell like such a nag champa incense?
Yeah, pure ice, ice, ice, ice, buss down
Uh, flooded (Flooded),
flooded (Flooded), on my wrist, out
Ooh, goin’ up, goin’ up,
motherland, motherland drip on me
Ooh, melanin, melanin,
my drip is skin deep, like Ooh, motherland, motherland,
motherland, motherland drip on me
Yeah, I can't forget my history is her-story, yeah
Being black, baby, that’s the reason why they always mad, yeah, they always mad, yeah
Been past 'em, I know that's the reason why they all big mad, and they always have been
[Chorus]
Honey, come around my way, around my
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (My folk),
lift that lip like lipo (Lipo)
You hear them swarmin', right?
Bees is known to bite
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
[Verse 2]
Yeah, yeah, I'm for us, all black
All chrome (Yeah), black-owned (Yeah)
Black tints (Yeah), matte black (Yeah, yeah)
Roll by, my window down, let 'em see who in it
Crack a big smile (Ding)
Go figure, me and Jigga, fifty 'leven children
They like, "Chick, how?"
I charge my crystals in a full moon
You could send them missiles, I'ma send my goons
Baby sister reppin' Yemaya (Yemaya)
Trust me, they gon' need an army (Ah)
Rubber bullets bouncin' off me (Ah)
Made a picket sign off your picket fence (Ah)
Take it as a warning (Ah, ah)
Waist beads from Yoruba (Woo)
Four hunnid billi', Mansa Musa (Woo) Straw line to the barbeque
Put us any-damn-where, we gon' make it look cute
Pandemic fly on the runway, in my hazmat
Judgin', runnin' through the house to my art, all black
Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat
(Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat)
Hold my hands, we gon' pray together
Lay down, face down in the gravel
Woo, wearin' all attire white to the funeral
Black love, we gon' stay together
Curtis Mayfield on the speaker (Woo)
Lil' Malcolm, I miss 'em, momma Tina (Woo)
Need another march, lemme call Tamika (Woo)
Need peace and reparation for my people (Woo)
Fuck these laid edges, I'ma let it shrivel up (Shrivel up)
Fuck this fade and waves I'ma let it dread all up (Dread all up)
Put your fists up in the air, show black love (Show black love)
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
[Chorus]
Honey, come around my way, around my
Whenever momma says so, momma say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (My folk), lift that lip like lipo (Lipo)
Hear 'em swarmin', right? (Zz) Bees is known to bite (Zz, zz)
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
[Bridge]
We got rhythm (We got rhythm), we got pride (We got pride)
We birth kings (We birth kings), we birth tribes (We birth tribes)
Holy river (Holy river), holy tongue (Holy tongue)
Speak the glory (Speak the glory), feel the love (Feel the love)
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
I can't forget my history, it's her-story
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
[Chorus]
Honey, come around my way, around my (My)
Whenever momma says so (Hey), momma say (Hey, hey)
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high (High)
Follow my parade, oh, my parade (Hey, hey, hey)
Talkin' slick to my folk (My folk), lift that lip like lipo (Lipo)
Hear 'em swarmin', right? (Zz) Bees is known to bite (Zz, zz)
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, black parade
비욘세 (Beyonce)-BLACK PARADE
Beyonce Knowles는 2000년대 흑인 음악 신에서는 물론 세계 팝 뮤직 시장에서 가장 성공적인 커리어를 확보했던 여성 보컬리스트 겸 싱어송라이터다.
그녀는 과거 선배 흑인 여성 디바들의 전통을 계승하는 풍부한 성량과 폭넓은 가창력은 물론, 2000년대 흑인 음악 신의 트렌드를 확실하게 발맞추어 나가는 모던한 감각도 함께 갖추고 있다.
결국 R&B 디바가 갖추어야 할 과거와 현대적 장점을 모두 소유하고 있었기에, 그녀는 이미 1990년대 후반 10대 시절부터 활약했던 Destiny's Child의 리더 때부터 이미 나머지 멤버들보다 더 주목 받는 리더의 역할을 담당하며 스타덤에 올랐다.
The Carters는 세기의 커플이자 전 세계에서 가장 큰 영향력을 자랑하는 Beyonce와 JAY-Z가 뭉쳐 새롭게 발표한 힙합 그룹이다. 2018년 6월, 그들의 첫 번째 작품 [EVERYTHING IS LOVE]를 발표.
전 곡 작사, 작곡 및 프로듀싱에 참여했으며, Pharrell, Migos 등 최고의 뮤지션들과 함께 해 완성도 높은 트랙들을 선보였다. 특히 프랑스 루브르 박물관에서 촬영한 타이틀곡 'APESHIT'의 뮤직비디오는 업로드되자마자 2천만 이상의 조회 수를 기록하며 그들의 위상을 다시 한 번 확인시켰다.
