Black on Black

When I look at your skin tis me I see
Yet I realise we dont share the same vocabulary
Perhaps that explains why you are trying to kill me
Black on Black and thats your reality
As a minority we should learn to love each other
I cant understand why we hate one another
We spend more time trying to hinder our own progress
Instead of uniting as we deal with the daily stress
We plot and plan our final revenge
Without realising we wont win in the end
Lets unite so we can all beat the system
Bridge the gap by helping the poor for instance
Look what we did, created a whole industry
Hip hop for life and I know you are all feeling me!

Imagine if we all united and left Babylon
To a place called Africa where it all begun
Where we would wake up and actually notice the sunrise
The freshness of the air is your daily prize
Great minds enraptured as one to create unity
Using our God given gifts to provide for the community
But thats just a dream; it would never work
Dreaming is free, plus it doesnt always hurt

This Black on Black mentality doesnt just exist on the block
Even in the office as we compete to reach the top
Gunning each other down with our verbal onslaught
Ignoring our conscious and the many lessons taught
Inferiority complex is one the traits
Identity crisis is yet another mistake
You see me and somehow we are not equal
Our skin colour tells me we are one people
Do you think they see the difference between us?
Do you think they care whether its us killing us?

Breaks my heart as I watch the news
Makes me feel like we will always lose
In my heart I know we are bigger than this
I truly believe we can all co-exist
Look what we did Hip-hop went global
Soared to new heights over a billion dollars in total
Prime example we can do this together
Im proud of you all â?? Hip-hop forever!

Above all else, lets seek mutual respect
This is all I ask, this is what I expect
You dont have to greet each other every time you meet
Just acknowledge one another when you are walking down the street
Irrespective of your status quo, our roots bond us as one
Through time zones when the world begun
I believe love will carry us through the bad weather
One love my people, lets do this together.