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The original rebranding .. IYKYK.

This song is so cringe to me now *inserts cringe emoji* but I released this song back in 2019 after the premiere of Netflix's Rhythm + Flow, which I was featured on. It was a spur of the moment decision to write record and release this track, after receiving even more backlash (in addition to Chance the Rapper's comment) from strangers on the internet about my name. With this song, I wanted to clear up once and for all the meaning of my name, while also including a poem I wrote back in 2017, which was also an ode to poetry being how I got my start into writing what would eventually turn into raps.

Don't drag me too bad for it but for history sake, you can exclusively tune tune into it here if you've never heard it, or run it back if you was there to listen to it when it was on all DSPs.

lyrics

LYRICS:

Knowledge and Kindness is Key
Stop playing with me,
Stop playing with me and my name
Knowledge and Kindness is Key
Stop playing with me,
Stop playing with me and my name
Knowledge and Kindness is Key
Stop playing with me,
Stop playing with me and my name
Stop playing with me and my name
Stop playing with me and my name
Knowledge and Kindness is Key
Stop playing with me,
Stop playing with me and my name
Knowledge and Kindness is Key
Stop playing with me,
Stop playing with me and my name
Knowledge and Kindness is Key
Stop playing with me,
Stop playing with me and my name
Stop playing with me and my name
Stop playing with me and my name

First things first,
Knowledge is Key,
And Google is free, bitch
It be the worst
When niggas don’t think
Before they ass speak, bitch
Not the first to use 3 Ks
But I flipped the shit my own way
I wanna shed light,
on all of the fuck shit
That brought nothing but my people pain
First they said we were slaves (slaves)
Then came whips and chains (chains)
Stripped us of our freedom,
said we wasn’t shit,
down to the last name (name)
Now my niggas in the chain game
Or even worse, it’s a bloody shame
6 feet deep, or they can’t think
In a box either fucking way
Panic settle when it’s red and blue
But ironic we rep red or blue
Whips and chains to whips to chains
Y’all niggas just a bunch of fuckin coons
But the same way we flipped nigga
Is the same way I flipped K’s
Knowledge and Kindness is Key
But if you lost then I’ll break down the name
We can’t judge who lack knowledge
But it’s our job to help educate
Ignorance is a fucking choice
But stagnant is where we can’t stay
But also can’t act like we know it all
Cause it’s always more to learn
College student, but book or street smart
Either way it gotta churn
Kindness is Key
We need some more peace
We need some more love in this world
We stand divided and claim we cold hearted
But really hurt men and lil’ girls
We gotta look past skin color
Gotta look past social class
Gotta look past gender roles,
And the blurred lines like glass
Cause I ‘ont care if you pink nigga,
And I ‘ont care if you blue
And I ont care if don’t like the same sex, like both, or you do
Lil baby do you do, cause it do not bother me
Life would be dull if we was the same
We gotta start showing more peace
I know yo mama told ya
Treat the janitor like you do the CEO
You ont gotta give a dolla every time but at least say hello
When you see a person on the street,
Who all know is to beg and plead
Pray for they drug addiction,
Or to be blessed with food to eat
We ont know each other story
And one thing about tables, they turn
We all human and make mistakes
But we must own up and learn
My 3 K’s equal growth
Stay humble, don’t boast
I can’t wait ‘till the day I’m on and all my niggas make a toast
I wanted my shit to having to meaning
Tell these niggas I ain’t change shit
If from nap and I’m proud,
If you on't like it suck a dick
Niggas laugh before they understand
Niggas doubt before they see the plan
My name mothafuckin conversation starter
Put the money in my hand, bitch

Knowledge and Kindness is Key
Stop playing with me,
Stop playing with me and my name
Knowledge and Kindness is Key
Stop playing with me,
Stop playing with me and my name
Knowledge and Kindness is Key
Stop playing with me,
Stop playing with me and my name
Stop playing with me and my name
Stop playing with me and my name
Knowledge and Kindness is Key
Stop playing with me,
Stop playing with me and my name
Knowledge and Kindness is Key
Stop playing with me,
Stop playing with me and my name
Knowledge and Kindness is Key
Stop playing with me,
Stop playing with me and my name
Stop playing with me and my name
Stop playing with me and my name

POEM:

They say that orange is the new black
But when i say my president is black,
I'm not talking about Donald Trump

You see,
The only Trump that I acknowledge is Teanna and
hat's a conversation for another day

When i say my president is black,
I'm not talking about Donald Trump

Because someone who comes from privilege
doesn't deserve the right
to represent the everyday american
such as myself
who's definitely not rich

When I say my president is black,
I'm not talking about Donald Trump

if a celebrity can be elected with no political background,
Ihen it may as well be YG 2020
with bloods and crips
united in the office because
Kanye is a coon anyways

When I say my president is black,
I'm not talking about Donald Trump

Why is it that Trump supporters tell us to show respect
when there was no respect for my president?

When I say my president is black,
I'm not talking about Donald Trump

So don't tell me that I have to respect him
when he doesn't even respect the country he somehow got elected to be in charge of

When I say my president is black,
I'm not talking about Donald Trump

Someone who's racist and prejudice
Someone who's sexist and ignorant
and someone who's older than me
and tweets more bullshit than I do on Twitter
Does not earn any respect from me

When I say my president is black,
I'm not talking about Donald Trump

If he has the idea of building a wall and banning muslims,
I'm sure he would make the nigger navy a thing if he could
and idk about anybody else, but my ass can't swim

When I say my president is black,
I'm not talking about Donald Trump

Even though Jan. 20th has already passed,
these hands can be given on any day
to anyone who decides to be bold
and disrespectful

When I say my president is black,
I'm not talking about Donald Trump

My neck, my back
This pussy will grab back
My lambo is still blue
and bitch my president is still black

credits

released October 16, 2019
Producer - Legendary P
Engineer - Mitch Lohman @ 416 Wabash
Cover Art - ameriKKKen (Kennedy Mosley)

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