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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams
Performer
JAY-Z
JAY-Z
Performer
Jesse McGinty
Jesse McGinty
Brass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams
Songwriter
JAY-Z
JAY-Z
Songwriter
Chad Hugo
Chad Hugo
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Neptunes
The Neptunes
Producer
Mike Larson
Mike Larson
Recording Engineer
Collin Kadlec
Collin Kadlec
Assistant Engineer
Ben "Bengineer" Sedano
Ben "Bengineer" Sedano
Assistant Engineer
Seth Waldmann
Seth Waldmann
Assistant Engineer
Aldo Arechar
Aldo Arechar
Assistant Engineer
Neal Pogue
Neal Pogue
Mixing Engineer
Mike Bozzi
Mike Bozzi
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm black ambition
I'm always whispering
They kept telling me I will not
But my will won't listen
Gravity on the black man
With everything on back and
His family and passion
If the doors ain't crackin'
[Verse 2]
You gotta let go (Let go!)
If you want to fly and take the leap
You gotta risk it all (Risk it all!)
Or there'll be lots of things you'll never see
You gotta let, let go
'Cause you never know
What's in store
Mr. Entrepreneur
[Verse 3]
In this position with no choice
The system imprison young black boys
Distract with white noise
The brainwashed become hype boys
Third eye dilate
You ain't supposed to make it off section 8
Robbin' Peter just to pay Paul
Prepare to risk everything
[Verse 4]
You need to let go (Let go!)
If you want to fly and take the leap
You gotta risk it all (Risk it all!)
Or there'll be lots of things you'll never see
Remember, black is space
And it's the color of your face
There would be no sunny days
If black went away
[Verse 5]
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
[Verse 6]
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
[Verse 7]
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the drip that you're used to
They don't make them like they used to
Lies told to you
Through YouTubes and Hulus
Shows with no hues that look like you do
Black Twitter, what's that?
When Jack gets paid, do you?
For every one Gucci, support two FUBU's
Sippin' Crip-a-Cola
Consumer and a owner
Till we all vertically integrated from the floor up
D'usse pour up
Sip Ace till I throw up
Like gang signs, 'cept I, bang mines for both ya
Serial entrepreneur we on our own
Stop sittin' around waiting for folks to throw you a bone
If you can't buy the building, at least stock the shelf
Then keep on stacking till you stocking for yourself
See everything you place after black
Is too small a term to completely describe the act
Black nation, black builder, black entrepreneur
You in the presence of black excellence
And I'm on the board, Lord!
[Verse 8]
Ah-ha-hah, I'm a black man, a black man!
Ah-ha-hah, I'm a black man, a black man!
Ah-ha-hah, I'm a black man, a black man!
Ah-ha-hah, I'm a black man, a black man!
Ah-ha-hah, I'm a black man, a black man!
Ah-ha-hah, I'm a black man, a black man!
Ah-ha-hah, I'm a black man, a black man!
[Verse 9]
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Black man, black man, black man
Written by: Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Shawn Carter
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