Run — Proud to be Black

[Chorus: Run] You know I'm proud to be Black, y'all And that's a fact, y'all And if you try to take what's mine, I'll take it back, y'all It's like that [Verse 1: Run] Licky-licky-licky-licky-licky-licky-licky-licky Listen, party people, here's a serious song It's right not wrong, I should say right on I gotta tell you somethin' that you all should know It's not a mystery, it's history, and here's how it go Now Harriet Tubman was born a slave She was a tiny Black woman, but she was brave She was livin' to be givin', there's a lot that she gave There's not a slave in this day and age, I'm proud to be [Verse 2: D.M.C.] Black, goddamn, I'm tired, my man Don't worry 'bout what color I am Because I'll show you how ill this man can act It could never be fiction, 'cause it is all fact And if you get in my way, I will not turn back I'm proud of my name, my name is Darryl Mack I'm Black and I'm proud, and I'll say it out loud I'll share my story with the whole crowd, uh [Chorus: Run, D.M.C., Run & D.M.C.] You know I'm proud to be Black, y'all And that's a fact, y'all And if you try to take what's mine, I'll take it back, y'all It's like that [Verse 3: Run] DJ Run and I'm running things You can hear it loud and clear like when the school bell rings Like Martin Luther King, I will do my thing I'll say it in a rap 'cause I do not sing [Verse 4: D.M.C.] D.M.C., the man that's causin' the grief I got a message for the world, so listen up, it's brief Like Malcolm X said, I won't turn the right cheek Got the strength to go the length if you wanna start beef, start beef [Chorus: Run, D.M.C., Run & D.M.C.] You know I'm proud to be Black, y'all And real brave, y'all And motherfucker, I could never be a slave, y'all So take that [Verse 5: Run & D.M.C.] Gonna tell ya somethin', put your mind in a swirl God bless the next baby that comes in this world The world's full of hate, discrimination and sin People judgin' other people by the color of skin I'll attack this matter in my own way Man, I ain't no slave, I ain't bailin' no hay Written a deposition, in any condition Don't get in my way, 'cause I'm full of ambition I'm proud to be Black and I ain't takin no crap I'm fresh out the pack and I'm proud to be Black, so take that [Verse 6: Run-D.M.C.] There was a man, an inventor, who invented so well He invented a fortune for a man named Bell George Washington Carver made the peanut great Showed any man with a mind could create You read about Malcolm X in the history text Jesse Owens broke records, Ali broke necks What's wrong with ya, man? How can you be so dumb? Like Dr. King said, "We shall overcome"