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Artist:jlundy
Duration:3:34
Tags:rap,Golden-era hip-hop bounce with warm sampled horns,upright bass,and crisp boom-bap drums; verses ride a steady pocket,male vocals upfront and clear. Hook lifts with layered call-and-response chants and handclaps. Subtle gospel-style organ and group shouts in the last chorus for a triumphant,educational feel.,clean,hip-hop
[Intro] From the kingdoms to the classroom From the ships to the boardroom This more than a month on a calendar This every day, every chapter (yeah) [Verse 1] Started out strong on the west of the map Ghana gold, Mali math on the lap Timbuktu scholars, books stacked to the roof Black minds shining, that’s historical proof Then the ships came, chains and the whips came 400 years, still remember every nickname But we turned pain to a whole new language Spirituals humming, turn sorrow into courage Harriet walking through the dark with a lantern Freeing whole families, quiet like a phantom Frederick with the pen, truth in his hand Douglass wrote fire, shook up the land Civil War raging, blue and the gray clash Black soldiers march, putting courage in the path Reconstruction came, promise and a backlash Jim Crow laws tryna lock us in a glass trap [Chorus] This that history flow, this that truth on the beat From the fields to the marches in the streets From the chains to the ballot and the books we read Black history, that’s world history Say it (Black history), that’s world history (hey!) Say it (Black history), that’s world history We been building up the future since ancient days Turn the page, see the work, put respect on the name [Verse 2] Rosa sat down so we all stand taller Montgomery bus made the whole world holler Martin had a dream, but it wasn’t just sleep He planned boycotts, trained folks in the streets Selma to the bridge, got beat in the midday Still walked back, came stronger on a new day Malcolm in Harlem, speaking that self-love Told us, “Know self,” hold your head up ’64 Act, Civil Rights in the pen ’65 Voting Rights fought again Still lines long, still trying to trim names We protect that vote like an eternal flame Garrett Morgan gave the stop-and-go lights Madam C. J. built money off hair rights Katherine Johnson made the numbers all fly Helped send rockets clean through the sky HBCUs, black caps in the air From Howard down to Spelman, brilliance everywhere [Chorus] This that history flow, this that truth on the beat From the fields to the marches in the streets From the chains to the ballot and the books we read Black history, that’s world history Say it (Black history), that’s world history (yeah!) Say it (Black history), that’s world history We been building up the future since ancient days Turn the page, see the work, put respect on the name [Bridge] From jazz clubs humming to the breakers on the floor From church-house choirs to the art on the door From fists in the air at the ’68 games To students today still changing the frame We the authors, the artists, the coders, the teachers The mayors, the doctors, the dancers, the preachers You a living chapter, you a walking proof Write your verse next, keep building that truth (yeah) [Chorus] This that history flow, this that truth on the beat From the fields to the marches in the streets From the chains to the ballot and the books we read Black history, that’s world history Say it (Black history), that’s world history (hey!) Say it (Black history), that’s world history We been building up the future since ancient days Turn the page, see the work, put respect on the name