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The Blacker The Berry
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar
Lead Vocals
Terrace Martin
Terrace Martin
Alto Saxophone
Assassin
Assassin
Vocals
Katalyst
Katalyst
Programming
Lalah Hathaway
Lalah Hathaway
Background Vocals
Larrance Dopson
Larrance Dopson
Percussion
Robert Glasper
Robert Glasper
Keyboards
Ronald Bruner, Jr.
Ronald Bruner, Jr.
Drums
Thundercat
Thundercat
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Matthew Jehu Samuels
Matthew Jehu Samuels
Songwriter
Stephen Kozmeniuk
Stephen Kozmeniuk
Songwriter
Ken Lewis
Ken Lewis
Songwriter
Brent Kolatalo
Brent Kolatalo
Songwriter
Zale Epstein
Zale Epstein
Songwriter
Alexander Izquierdo
Alexander Izquierdo
Songwriter
Jeffrey Campbell
Jeffrey Campbell
Songwriter
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Terrace Martin
Terrace Martin
Additional Producer
Derek "MixedByAli" Ali
Derek "MixedByAli" Ali
Mixing Engineer
James Hunt
James Hunt
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Katalyst
Katalyst
Additional Engineer
KoZ
KoZ
Producer
Matt Schaeffer
Matt Schaeffer
Engineer
Mike Bozzi
Mike Bozzi
Mastering Engineer
Boi-1da
Boi-1da
Producer

Lyrics

Everything black, I don't want black (They want us to bow) I want everything black, I ain't need black (Down to our knees) Some white, somethin' black, I ain't mean black (And pray to the God) I hate everything black (We don't believe) Black, I want all things black I don't need black, I want everything black I don't need black, our eyes ain't black I own black, I own everything black Six in the morn' Fire in the street Burn, baby, burn (You, you, you, you, you) That's all I wanna see (You, you, you, you, you) And sometimes I get off watchin' you die in vain It's such a shame, they may call me crazy They may say I suffer from schizophrenia or somethin' But homie, you made me (You, you, you, you, you) Black don't crack, my nigga I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015 Once I finish this, witnesses will convey just what I mean Been feelin' this way since I was sixteen, came to my senses You never liked us anyway, fuck your friendship, I meant it I'm African-American, I'm African, I'm black as the moon Heritage of a small village, pardon my residence Came from the bottom of mankind My hair is nappy, my dick is big, my nose is round and wide You hate me, don't you? You hate my people, your plan is to terminate my culture You're fuckin' evil I want you to recognize that I'm a proud monkey You vandalize my perception but can't take style from me And this is more than confession I mean I might press the button just so you know my discretion I'm guardin' my feelings, I know that you feel it You sabotage my community, makin' a killin' You made me a killer, emancipation of a real nigga The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice The blacker the berry, the bigger I shoot I said they treat me like a slave cah me Black Woi, we feel a whole heap of pain cah we Black And man a say they put me inna chains cah we Black Imagine now, big gold chains full of rocks How you no see the whip, left scars 'pon me back But now we have a big whip parked 'pon the block All them say we doomed from the start cah we Black Remember this, every race start from the Black, jus 'member dat I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015 Once I finish this, witnesses will convey just what I mean I mean, it's evident that I'm irrelevant to society That's what you're tellin' me, penitentiary would only hire me Curse me 'til I'm dead, church me with your fake prophesizing That I'ma be just another slave in my head Institutionalized manipulation and lies Reciprocation of freedom only live in your eyes You hate me, don't you? I know you hate me just as much as you hate yourself Jealous of my wisdom and cards I dealt Watchin' me as I pull up, fill up my tank, then peel out Muscle cars like pull-ups, show you what these big wheels 'bout, ah Black and successful, this Black man meant to be special Katzkins on my radar, bitch, how can I help you? How can I tell you I'm making a killin'? You made me a killer, emancipation of a real nigga The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice The blacker the berry, the bigger I shoot I said they treat me like a slave cah me Black Woi, we feel a whole heap of pain cah we Black And man a say they put me inna chains cah we Black Imagine now, big gold chains full of rocks How you no see the whip, left scars 'pon me back But now we have a big whip parked 'pon the block All them say we doomed from the start cah we Black Remember this, every race start from the Black, go scream mother I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015 When I finish this, if you listen, then sure you will agree This plot is bigger than me, it's generational hatred It's genocism, it's grimy, little justification I'm African-American, I'm African I'm Black as the heart of a fuckin' Aryan I'm Black as the name of Tyrone and Darius, excuse my French But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets I know you hate me, don't you? You hate my people, I can tell 'cause it's threats when I see you I can tell 'cause your ways deceitful Know I can tell because you in love with that Desert Eagle Thinkin' maliciously, he get a chain then you gon' bleed him It's funny how Zulu and Xhosa might go to war Two tribal armies that wanna build and destroy Remind me of these Compton Crip gangs that live next door Beefin' with Pirus, only death settle the score So don't matter how much I say I like to preach with the Panthers Or tell Georgia State "Marcus Garvey got all the answers" Or try to celebrate February like it's my B-Day Or eat watermelon, chicken, and Kool-Aid on weekdays Or jump high enough to get Michael Jordan endorsements Or watch BET 'cause urban support is important So why did I weep when Trayvon Martin was in the street When gang-banging make me kill a nigga blacker than me? Hypocrite!
Writer(s): Stephen Noel Kozmeniuk, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Jeffrey Ethan Campbell, Brent Andrew Kolatalo, Terrace Martin, Zale Epstein, Alexander Izquierdo, Ken Lewis, Matthew Jehu Samuels Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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