Music: Bashy/S. Khan
Intro
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
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 get an album deal and get 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 then 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 all legal
Hang tight Lethal, he did 'Pow' and he brought in a few more black people
I rate that highly
That's why no matter what we had I still gotta shout out Wiley
He built a scene, amongst us young black 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 "Brap! Black boys up in this bitch"
When I see Defoe on the pitch I'm like "Brap! Black boys up in this bitch"
Hook
Cos we're all
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 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
Yo look, no we ain't hooligans
Just young and talented nubians
With potential and promise
Innovative young masterminds like Sean Wallace
We need role models, so youngers know what success is
Thats why I feel boom 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 coulda of cried
Look what happened to the motherland
They didn't wanna treat 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, Des'ree, Sade, hang tight Beverly Knight
Black diamonds, what a heavenly sight
Soon we'll be getting it right
See yourself as equal
Big up P.D.C. and Northstar 'cos there's strength in numbers
When you're black and single, you're feeble
Stick together my young black people
Hook
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 Things will get brighter
Things will get brighter
Things will get brighter
Outro
And I don't want anyone to think I forgot them
Cause I see all the black boys striving towards success Shout out Sway, hang tight Boy Better Know
The Movement, Lamar, Fund*mental, Nathan
R.I.P. DJ Swing, Lynden David Hall
Big up Omar, Jazzie B, Soul II Soul
Bernie Grant, Lord Learie Constantine
Shouts out to Aml Ameen, Ashley Waters
Big up Richard Blackwood
Hang tight Kojo, Lenny Henry
Big up Blak Twang, Rodney P
Understand it can be done
Look at Sir Trevor McDonald, Linford Christie, Ian Wright MD's like Darcus
Shout out Naughty Boy on the beat
Loick, shout out all the black boys on lock down
Keep your head high man
All the black sons
You know what, shout out my pops man
Positive black man in my life, yeah