183rd - Black Independence lyrics

[Verse 1: J. Ivy] From the Ivory Coast to Brownsville Bed-Stuy, St. Louis, Detroit Memphis, Jackson, Rosewood, Harlem This is Tulsa before the bombings Black Wall Street We haul heat ‘cause we want options Made it through America's great adoption Went from being stuck to getting stacked Hustling blocks to getting racks They fashion our design ‘cause we don't slack They fear the idea of independence being black [Verse 2: Smoke DZA] Riiiight! Uh! What's the business? I am the business They give you the fantasy story, here go the realness If a rapper ain't doing no shows its probably slow ‘Cause most n***as doing it always be on the road No 3-60's less it's waves spinning Them whack deals ain't designed for no n***as winning I'm over the weak advances Distribute your own sh**, it's better chances Fighting the same battle as Ye But don't worry, we got the answer, Sway Invest into your dreams n***a What I created is what I rock today Uh, motivated times two You could do anything you put your mind to No ownership, it ain't worth the deal On my Percy Miller sh**, I'ma persevere [Hook: Smoke DZA] Black business Independently ran Black independence [Verse 3: J. Ivy] We make bread, break bread This is black dollar power The black dollar hour I hear cowards saying why y'all talking about getting cash I want the future to read about us living in the projects in they history cla** That's what I'm on Trying to get y'all to look past getting on to getting loans Let's own the bank I don't know about you But I want my great great great greats to be straight [Verse 4: Smoke DZA] Independent as f**, I own me Publish sh**, merchandise, show money If I don't k** my food I won't eat You see all my moves, that's all me Controlling my own destiny Knowing the value of my equity You got to hold your turf They'll try to give you what they want, n***a know your worth Uh, you'll get what you negotiate So sticking to your guns is the only way Successful free agent Couple homies fighting for they freedom while they caged in I ain't tryna be on land caged in Nah, I'ma need the whole enchilada n***a God bless you Criticize but you don't cut no checks so I respect you Really can't tell me sh**, look at my credentials [Hook] [Verse 5: Jay Ivy] Imagine a billion black billionaires Everybody happy, everybody living fair We ain't on world dominance, just refuse to be dominated We will be accommodated Everything comes around full circle You can't mess up the rotation and laws of nature Tired of putting vacations on layaway and payment plans f** fly kicks, I'm tryna put my feet in the sand And have enough to pay for land and other land [Verse 6: Smoke DZA] I'm my own boss Touring like 40 days and 40 nights The tour bus turned into an arc Who else you know sell out shows in Denmark No deal, no big co-signs from no stars Just bars, my G Sinatra sh**, I did it my way and did me I'm just tryna be a better me They hate Sean (Ha-tian like Tussaint but they could never rob me from my legacy They ha-tian like Tussaint but they could never rob me from my legacy Positive energy Peace to my brother, Dom Kennedy [Hook]