The Blacker the Berry

Song The Blacker the Berry
Artist Kendrick Lamar
Album To Pimp a Butterfly

Lyrics

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[00:22.200] Six in the morn' fire in the street
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[00:27.410] Burn baby burn that's all I wanna see
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[00:34.370] And sometimes I get off watchin' you die in vain
[00:36.780] It's such a shame they may call me crazy
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[00:40.540] They may say I suffer from schizophrenia or somethin'
[00:43.120] But homie you made me
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[00:47.610] Black don't crack my nigga
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[00:54.980] I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015
[00:57.360] Once I finish this witnesses will convey just what I mean
[01:00.030] Been feeling this way since I was 16 came to my senses
[01:03.120] You never liked us anyway fuck your friendship I meant it
[01:05.780] I'm African-American I'm African
[01:07.820] I'm black as the moon heritage of a small village
[01:10.100] Pardon my residence
[01:11.370] Came from the bottom of mankind
[01:13.180] My hair is nappy my dick is big my nose is round and wide
[01:16.480] You hate me don't you
[01:17.620] You hate my people your plan is to terminate my culture
[01:20.180] You're fuckin' evil I want you to recognize that I'm a proud monkey
[01:23.660] You vandalize my perception but can't take style from me
[01:26.490] And this is more than confession
[01:27.860] I mean I might press the button just so you know my discretion
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[01:30.500] I'm guardin' my feelings I know that you feel it
[01:33.090] You sabotage my community makin' a killin'
[01:35.340] You made me a killer emancipation of a real nigga
[01:38.620] The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice
[01:41.150] The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice
[01:43.840] The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice
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[01:46.610] The blacker the berry the bigger I shoot
[01:49.020] I said they treat me like a slave cah' me black
[01:51.600] Woi we feel a whole heap of pain cah' we black
[01:54.010] And man a say they put me inna chains cah' we black
[01:56.740] Imagine now big gold chains full of rocks
[01:59.440] How you no see the whip left scars pon' me back
[02:02.180] But now we have a big whip parked pon' the block
[02:04.840] All them say we doomed from the start cah' we black
[02:07.620] Remember this every race start from the black remember that
[02:11.310] I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015
[02:13.650] Once I finish this witnesses will convey just what I mean
[02:16.380] I mean it's evident that I'm irrelevant to society
[02:19.240] That's what you're telling me penitentiary would only hire me
[02:22.020] Curse me till I'm dead
[02:23.220] Church me with your fake prophesizing that I'mma be just another slave in my head
[02:27.380] Institutionalized manipulation and lies
[02:30.230] Reciprocation of freedom only live in your eyes
[02:32.970] You hate me don't you
[02:34.070] I know you hate me just as much as you hate yourself
[02:36.140] Jealous of my wisdom and cards I dealt
[02:38.420] Watchin' me as I pull up fill up my tank then peel out
[02:41.070] Muscle cars like pull ups show you what these big wheels 'bout ah
[02:44.350] Black and successful this black man meant to be special
[02:46.980] Katzkins on my radar bitch how can I help you
[02:49.800] How can I tell you I'm making a killin'
[02:51.750] You made me a killer emancipation of a real nigga
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[02:54.940] The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice
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[02:57.510] The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice
[03:00.190] The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice
[03:02.940] The blacker the berry the bigger I shoot
[03:05.340] I said they treat me like a slave cah' me black
[03:07.960] Woi we feel a whole heap of pain cah' we black
[03:10.360] And man a say they put me inna chains cah' we black
[03:13.090] Imagine now big gold chains full of rocks
[03:15.770] How you no see the whip left scars pon' me back
[03:18.540] But now we have a big whip parked pon' the block
[03:21.160] All them say we doomed from the start cah' we black
[03:24.080] Remember this every race start from the black remember that
[03:27.740] I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015
[03:30.060] When I finish this if you listenin' then sure you will agree
[03:32.780] This plot is bigger than me it's generational hatred
[03:35.540] It's genocism it's grimy little justification
[03:38.420] I'm African-American I'm African
[03:40.480] I'm black as the heart of a fuckin' Aryan
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[03:43.280] I'm black as the name of Tyrone and Darius
[03:45.240] Excuse my French but fuck you no fuck y'all
[03:47.810] That's as blunt as it gets I know you hate me don't you
[03:50.300] You hate my people I can tell cause it's threats when I see you
[03:53.030] I can tell cause your ways deceitful
[03:54.820] Know I can tell because you're in love with that Desert Eagle
[03:57.070] Thinkin' maliciously he get a chain then you gone bleed him
[04:00.230] It's funny how Zulu and Xhosa might go to war
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[04:03.200] Two tribal armies that want to build and destroy
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[04:05.790] Remind me of these Compton Crip gangs that live next door
[04:08.340] Beefin' with Pirus only death settle the score
[04:10.950] So don't matter how much I say I like to preach with the Panthers
[04:13.930] Or tell Georgia State "Marcus Garvey got all the answers"
[04:16.580] Or try to celebrate February like it's my BDay
[04:19.190] Or eat watermelon chicken and KoolAid on weekdays
[04:22.080] Or jump high enough to get Michael Jordan endorsements
[04:24.740] Or watch BET cause urban support is important
[04:27.380] So why did I weep when Trayvon Martin was in the street
[04:30.090] When gang banging make me kill a nigga blacker than me
[04:32.580] Hypocrite!