Excellence Lyrics

Black excellence, our relevance, for centuries been prevalent

Benevolence is present at times, here's the decadence

Altered family structures, gunning down your brother

Screaming gang gang for a block that don't love ya

Hustlers pass for scholars, Fortune 500 dollars

Silicone Valley got nothing on Shawn CARTER

Nothing on Sean Combs just collecting what y'all owe

Only a few blacks the higher I go

Stamped from the beginning GOD shining on pendant

But my pigment got me face down fitting the description

Who the fuck we kidding, I'm still a nigga in uniform

In my hood I'm a unicorn

What side of the fence do you be on

What side of the fence to you reside

Y'all fronting on them front lines

And I'm tired of all these white lies

You made something nothing ya hustle beyond intelligent

That's Black Excellence

That's Black Excellence

That's Black Excellence

Overcoming the odds excuses are irrelevant

That's Black Excellence

That's Black Excellence

That's Black Excellence

You're never what they tell ya

It's that condescending texture

Six letters can't define…

When you're faced with constant pressure

Working 10 times harder…

While you're 10 times smarter

Toning down self worth

It's the attention that you garner

In your homeland feeling like a foreigner

Ask to see ya license

You reach they put 4 in ya

Every black father with sons, I'm imploring ya

Teach em' how to get home…

Next day you lawyer up

Play the long game, success is how you get back

Pride is a card in life you can't get back

Play the long game, success is how you get back

Pride is a card in life you can't get back

You made something nothing ya hustle beyond intelligent

That's Black Excellence

That's Black Excellence

That's Black Excellence

Overcoming the odds excuses are irrelevant

That's Black Excellence

That's Black Excellence

That's Black Excellence