Black Boys (Remix Two)

[Verse 1: Bashy] Yo, Black boys, Black boys, yeah, we're all Black boys I can't stop screaming it I could have left my version and done, took the glory I said "nah, I'm not leaving it" It's bigger than just having me on it, 'cause We need the whole scene on it So if you ain't done a version, send me your email I'll send you the beat so you can breathe on it Black boys are achieving tings All around the world back to Stevenage Take a page from their book, start reading it Put this track on repeat, start beating it Start feeling it, Black boys, it's our time It's not a drеam, believe in it I wrotе "Black Boys" because we needed it This is deep shit, guess who I brought for the remix? [Verse 2: Nolay] Black men stereotyped for holding MAC-10s I back them 'til the end 'cause that's my best friend My boyfriend, my lover, my son and my brother I love no other above you with the gleam in your eyes Skin tone the shade of mahogany I solemnly cried inside when my brother died But your love for a Black girl made another life Otherwise I wouldn't be able to smile Black doctors, teachers, lawyers and preachers Athletes, you deserve some credibility 'Cause you've got the ability To move mountains, my love for you overflows like a fountain Don't judge or doubt him 'cause he's a Black boy You don't know nothing about him We rose from the shackles and chains, hassle and pain Battling shame, remember the name, Black boy Say it again, Black boy You're a braveheart on the straight path, no arms, gotta stay calm So when they wanna try stop you, they can't Know your roots and keep on growing like a plant 'Cause you ain't gotta be something you aren't Say "I know I can" or your name ain't Nas 'Cause there's no such thing as "no, I can't", Black boy [Verse 3: Durrty Goodz] Black man rise, Black man live up Black man strive, Black man don't give up We're 10% of the population in Britain But we're three quarters of the population in prison Shout out to the poor Black kids with a vision And for those tryna get the picture like celebrities on television Thinking of a way of better living It's simple, the road code is stop, look and listen None of us ain't gotta cook crack up in the kitchen All of us ain't gotta get a strap and go on missions See, there's more ways to stack; look in your culture See, there's more ways to being Black And forget the government and New Era caps Find something, invest, you'll get cheddar back And everyone ain't gotta come on the track to be an artist So I'ma hit the track like Mark Lewis-Francis Regardless of stereotypical garbage There's bruddas still spreading the love outside the heartless Send a request to all the young baby fathers Big up your chest, you know you take care of your daughters What are they saying? We just all look alike? It's time we show 'em through the darkness to the light Look, we're gonna make it and that's for sure If you're a Black man then let it show [Verse 4: Skepta] Yep, I'm speaking on behalf of myself and Jamie We sold over ten thousand CDs In HMV, over six thousand T-shirts Not to mention performing at Glastonbury and V Daytime radio still don't wanna play me But if I shot somebody They would make sure my name was heard on the radio daily You never see the good side of us in the papers So I'm not surprised when I frighten the neighbours I pour out a little drink for my Black people that died For stepping on someone's trainers Life used to be priceless, believe me But now I'm worth the same as a pair of crep Anything from £199.99 to a pinky I was that little Black boy in the '90s Listening to 90.6, Fonti, Bushkin and Mighty Moved on a couple years, then it was Dizzee Rascal and Wiley Now watch out for us man on the frontline Roll Deep, Shadow Demon Coalition Boy Better Know and the Meridian Bloodline, one time [Verse 5: Ty] Okay now, who set the trends that they tend to buss? Then they turn around and sell it back to us Black boy, you're bigger than you think you are And much further than they thought you could be And I know they don't portray you right on TV But if you fight for the right, we could be And I know you don't have your rightful place on planet Earth But if you don't know your worth, why should we? I should say put the guns down but that sounds too boring Put the puns down 'cause the people are snoring And I don't feel good about watching you upset When the world is [?] In the world is more than a ghetto Playing tough don't get you a medal that you can use Everyday is a gamble if you will lose Be strong, only you can walk in your shoes [Chorus: Bashy] 'Cause 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 [Post-Chorus: 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