Loick Essien - Black Boys lyrics

[Intro: Bashy] This is out to all the black boys growing up, yeah There's bare positive black boys around you making movements Making movements toward success [Verse 1: Bashy] Look It's like I love it when I see rich black men like Diddy and Nelly But was even happier when I see Dizzee Rascal getting albums or when he gets his face on the telly Personally, when he won his Mercury, I thought "Well done He's a black boy who's just like me" so like His respect is due certainly And when 679 signed Kano I don't know him, but I thought "Okay though" That's good for him, another black boy that's gonna make dough through legal Hang tight Lethal, he made 'Pow' and He brought in a few more black people I rate that highly That's why no matter what we had I still got to shout out Wiley He built a scene, amongst us black young boys he built a dream Like Megaman did with So Solid To that crew right there, we owe homage When they won the Brits I was like "Brapp Black boys up in this b**h," When I see them ball on the pitch I'm like "Brapp Black boys up in this b**h", oh [Hook: Bashy and (Loick Essien)] x2 Black boys, black boys Yeah we're all black boys And one day we're gonna be black men And one day we might have black boys and we gotta teach them to be black men (Ooh child, things are gonna get easier Ooh child, things will get brighter) [Verse 2: Bashy] Yo look, no we ain't hooligans Just young and talented nubians With potential and promise Inovative young masterminds like Sean Wallace We need role models So youngers know what success is Thats why I feel bum inside when I see a black man like Tim Campbell can win The Apprentice But when Swiss made "Cry" I ain't gonna lie I could of cried "Look what happened to the motherland I don't wanna see blacks the same as another man" When I heard that line That sent tingles down my spine Shout out all them ebony dimes, Katie Pearl and Keisha White Ms. Dynamite, Sadie, Dezza and Charde Hang tight Beverly Knight Black diamonds, what a heavenly sight Soon we'll be getting it right See ourselves as equal Big up P.D.C. and Northstar 'cos there's strength in numbers When you'er black and single, you're feeble Stick together my young black people [Hook: Loick Essien] Ooh child, things are gonna get easier Ooh child things will get brighter Ooh child, things are gonna get easier Ooh child things will get brighter [Outro: Bashy] And I don't want anyone to think I've forgotten them yeah Cause I see all the black boys striving towards success We all need to make money innit Shout out Sway, hang tight Boy Better Know The Movement, Lamarr, Fundamental, Nathan R.I.P. DJ Swing Lindon David Hall Big up Omar, Gavy B, Soul II Soul Bernie Grant, Lord Learie Constantine Shouts out to Amele Amie, Ashley Waters Big up Richard Blackwood Hang tight Kojo, Lenny Henry Man like Blak Twang, Rodney P Understand it can be done Look at Sir Trevor McDonald, Linford Christie, Ian Wright MD's like Darkus Shout out Naughty Boy on the beat Lewi, shout out all the black boys on lock down Keep your head high man All the black sons You know what, shout out my pups man Positive black men in my life, yeah