Kendrick Lamar - Black Boy Fly (Bonus Track)(2013)

[00:06.33] So I'm saying, "What up? What up? Nigga, you made it"
[00:09.36] So I'm saying, "What up? What up? Nigga, you made it"
[00:12.47] So I'm saying, "What up? What up? Nigga, you made it"
[00:15.52] So I'm saying, "What up? What up? Nigga, I hate it"
[00:18.40] So I'm saying, "What up? What up? Nigga, I hate it"
[00:21.44] Frustrated and I'm riding down the back streets
[00:23.92] Making my conscience ask me
[00:25.37] "Will I survive to make it up out this hole in time?
[00:28.42] Black boy fly
[00:30.23] Black boy fly
[00:31.24] Black-black boy fly
[00:32.93] Black boy fly
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[00:41.29] I used to be jealous of Aaron Afflalo
[00:44.29] I used to be jealous of Aaron Afflalo
[00:46.40] He was the one to follow
[00:47.86] He was the only leader foreseeing brighter tomorrows
[00:50.76] He would live in the gym
[00:52.44] We was living in sorrow
[00:53.94] Total envy of him
[00:55.84] He made his dream become a reality
[00:57.62] Actually making it possible to swim
[00:59.97] His way up outta Compton with further more to accomplish
[01:02.59] Graduate with honors, a sponsor of basketball scholars
[01:05.91] It's 2004 and I'm watching him score 30
[01:08.84] Remember vividly how them victory points had hurt me
[01:11.90] 'Cause every basket was a reaction or a reminder
[01:14.68] That we was just moving backwards
[01:16.17] The bungalow where you find us
[01:17.88] The art of us ditching classes heading nowhere fast
[01:20.48] Stick my head inside the study hall, he focused on math
[01:24.04] Determination, ambition, plus dedication and wisdom
[01:27.01] Qualities he was given was the shit we didn't have
[01:29.54] Dug inside of his book bag and Coach Palmer asked for his finals
[01:32.81] He had his back like a spinal, meanwhile
[01:34.63] We singing the same old song spinnin' the vinyl
[01:37.34] 11 graders gone wrong
[01:38.54] He focused on the NBA we focused on some Patron
[01:41.54] Now watch that black boy fly
[01:43.61] Black boy fly
[01:44.77] Watch that black boy fly
[01:46.69] Black boy fly
[01:47.76] Watch that black boy fly
[01:49.50] Black boy fly
[01:50.67] Watch that black boy fly
[01:52.25] Black boy
[01:53.29] I used to jealous of Jayceon
[01:56.14] I used to jealous of Jayceon, Taylor when I was young
[01:59.82] Taylor made a career out of music from writing songs
[02:02.63] A Buick had driven past bumpin' him when I mowed the lawn
[02:05.98] Money launderin' hustlin', homies pondering up against scheme
[02:09.38] To make a million even if doing you harm
[02:12.34] War's the case and just in case you wasn't alarmed
[02:14.66] The city had fought with firearms and many had died before dawn
[02:17.95] It's 2004 and I'm hearing the people roar
[02:20.95] For the name of The Game, they line in front of the store
[02:23.80] Swap meets, selling our mixtapes, I'm like, oh shit, wait
[02:26.96] Don't wanna be another nigga stuck regretting mistakes
[02:29.91] Mixed feelings was my opinion I was defending my insecurities
[02:33.67] Chillin' my conscience next to a villain
[02:35.83] Compton made you believe success wasn't real
[02:38.89] Be honest, none of us knew of a record deal
[02:41.61] So as I peel through these lottery tickets
[02:43.95] I see a Harley Davidson truck visit the same plaza we shopped
[02:47.62] A tall nigga hopped out with Jordans and a white tank top
[02:50.51] He was top of the rap game, we was the top of the block
[02:53.47] So watch that black boy fly
[02:55.26] Black boy fly
[02:56.55] Watch that black boy fly
[02:58.42] Black boy fly
[02:59.67] Watch that black boy fly
[03:01.42] Black boy fly
[03:02.89] Watch that black boy fly
[03:04.34] Black boy
[03:05.22] My mama didn't raise me up to be jealous-hearted
[03:07.57] Like most of the winners call it
[03:09.29] Regardless of where you stay, hold your head and continue marching
[03:12.11] That's what she said but in my head I wanted to be like Jordan
[03:14.91] Award touring the country with money from mic recording
[03:18.02] The only way out the ghetto, you know the stereotype
[03:21.22] Shooting hoops or live on the stereo like Top 40
[03:24.21] And shortly, I got discouraged
[03:25.79] Like every time I walked to the corner had them guns bursting
[03:28.97] Nigga, I was rehearsing in repetition the phrase
[03:31.96] That only one in a million will ever see better days
[03:34.85] Especially when the crime waves was bigger than tsunamis
[03:37.81] Break your boogie boards to pieces, you just a typical homy
[03:40.98] All these niggas facetious and they all standing beside me
[03:43.71] They all'll buy me a chopper if any one of you try me
[03:46.72] What am I to do when every neighborhood is an obstacle?
[03:50.75] When two niggas making it out had never sounded logical
[03:54.14] Three niggas making it out, that's mission impossible
[03:56.61] So I never believed the type of performance that I could do
[04:00.45] I wasn't jealous 'cause of the talents they got
[04:02.48] I was terrified they'll be the last black boys to fly
[04:05.73] Out of Compton
[04:08.96] Thank God
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[04:13.55] Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly
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