Bangers by One – “Too Black” ft. DeMarcus Rashad, K Harris & Pope Adrian Bless

Next Wednesday, November 5th, Bangers by One will be one of our features for our Writer’s Block producer showcase. The show will act as a release party of sorts for the first single from his upcoming Rude Awakening 2 project, which will be dropping early next year. Lyrics and credits are listed below.

Lyrics:
[Intro]
They say you gotta work 10x harder
Be 10x smarter
10x better
Just to have half a chance
Cause I’m black
But I know who I am
De Marcus Rashad

[Verse 1 – De Marcus Rashad]
Is it because I am Black
Cause I am free
That you love murdering me
Is it because your afraid
We use to be slaves
and now we are modern day kings
Is it because we’ve survived
Your genocide
You show you hate us inside
wondering how could we, Why?
Fearing we’ll rise
Cause we’re the children of gods
No need in hiding the truth
Cause we all know
it is no secret to us
You’d whether see us enslaved or see us encaged
Thats why you lock us in cuffs
One thing I know it is burning me up
you leaving us dead in the streets
It could be me
Murdered for living while black
Thats why I scream fuck the police

[Hook] v
Is it my strength?
Is it my stride?
Why are you scared
Scared for your life?
Are you afraid
that we may find out the truth?
Afraid for our lives
Seems we don’t have much too lose….
Cause a nigga too black!
Is it cause a nigga too black?
Is it cause a nigga too black?
Is it cause a nigga too black?

[Verse 2 – K Harris]
Black on black
Like Fred Hampton and Huey P
You spent a lot for that Louie V
Now who was he?
Do u know of the name u representing?
Or do you not ask questions before spending?
You ball hard but came from humble beginnings
Got everything you ever wanted now you think you’re winning
You lust, sinning and love believing that your good
Came up a lil bit now you shitting on ya hood
Can’t tell the difference between wants and needs
So you buy everything you see
Enticed by your greed
It’s the life indeed
but does it keep your sanity
Insane buying chains exploiting your own vanity
Staying strapped prepared for any altercation
No contemplating
Use it without a thought of hesitation
And if you gotta give dat chain you
Will die for them materials obtained bruh

[Hook]
Is it my strength?
Is it my stride?
Why are you scared
Scared for your life?
Are you afraid
that we may find out the truth?
Afraid for our lives
Seems we don’t have much too lose….
Cause a nigga too black!
Is it cause a nigga too black?
Is it cause a nigga too black?
Is it cause a nigga too black?

[Verse 3 – Pope Adrian Bless]
Joe Clemmons, my nigga
How you feelin, bull?.
Emmitt Tilt-A-Whirl riding in this carnival
Ferris wheel and deal with death
Merry go round
Here’s a round clip of old films that we shooting now
Tell me why the cage bird sings in a hollow verse
How to kill a mockingbird sound when I see a hearse
Jim Crow tryna pigeon toe tapping at my doe (door)
Napping underneath The railroads
Til our bodies hurts
Catch me in the crossfire
Triple K (KKK) tire swings singing on the poplar (tree)
Tree of life planted as the bell tolls
Shawn Michaels kick the whole bullet as he drops
Cop killing stick to ribs like Velcro
Scared for Taheem and (st) Taaliyah
It’s a scary thing
Bury me alive
Cherish me until I’m bleached out
Looking for a scary scene
Tell my brothers reach out
God gave us everything
Hatred got us leeched out

Written by De Marcus Rashad, Kressin Harris, and Aaron Pipkins, R. Goldsmith. Published by Gold Works Music Publishing (ASCAP), D.K.A.S..LLC (ASCAP), Affiliation Share (BMI), Produced by One for Bangers by One, Additional Vocals by R. Goldsmith. Additional Trumpets by Sean Stuart aka Lonegevity.

RECORDED BY: One @ City Dump Records in Indianapolis, IN and De Marcus Rashad @ De Marcus Rashad Studio in Houston, Texas / MIXED BY: One @ City Dump Records