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ALTON KIING - Pretty Brown Skin (Official Music Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
ALTON KIING
ALTON KIING
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alton Eugene
Alton Eugene
Songwriter
Alton Buggs II
Alton Buggs II
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Pretty brown skin
Pretty light skin
Pretty dark skin
I see African written in your DNA
Hella choco-melanin
From the Motherland
With yo black skin
Never should you want it any other way
[Verse 2]
First thing's first
I'm blackity, black, black
I'm blackity, black, black
I'm blackity, black, black
If you don't like that
You wackity, wack, wack
You wackity, wack
I said what I said and that's that
[Verse 3]
This is for them queens that's rockin' them kinky twists
From box braids to bantu knots and full lips
Them dreadlocks, cochets afros and real hips
Them pom-poms and sew-ins with edges that's real slick
Now catch this, your black presence is necessary
From big momma to auntie Obama as First Lady
I validate it
I still remember my mother's gumbo
Saturday mornings waking to soulful sounds of gospel
The richness of ancestral legacies & culture
Our history extends beyond American borders
So please believe the hype
You're not too much, you are enough
Never shrink back, always speak up
Head tilted high, one fist to the sky
Don't doubt your worth, always add tax
Know yourself first
[Verse 4]
One things for sure
You're made in the image of God
Shea butter, that melanin pop
Black woman, you will never be stopped
[Verse 5]
Pretty brown skin
Pretty light skin
Pretty dark skin
I see African written in your DNA
Hella choco-melanin
From the Motherland
With yo black skin
Never should you want it any other way
[Verse 6]
Second thing's first
Still blackity, black, black
Still blackity, black, black
Still blackity, black
It's a blessing, not a curse
Don't ever forget that
Don't ever forget if you need reminders then run this back
"You're so pretty for a black girl," is not a compliment
Don't whitewash who you are to be an option
You don't sound white, you just finished up your doctorate
Black Benz, new house
Pockets real lucrative
[Verse 7]
That's right, pop-pop-pop-pop off, sis
CEO, boss-boss-boss-boss-boss chick
Killin' stereotypes, switchin' up the narrative
Ain't no explanation needed, that's on Harriett
Raising black kids with some black sense
Liberation, educate them, let 'em dream big
Adding flavor, keep it seasoned
Give 'em reasons to believe in what our ancestors dreamed of
You're are beautifully valuable, distinguishably royal
Next time you look in the mirror, pause and say black girl I love you
I love you
I love you
Then repeat
[Verse 8]
One thing's for sure
You're made in the image of God
Shea butter that melanin pop
Black woman you will never be stopped
[Verse 9]
Pretty brown skin
Pretty light skin
Pretty dark skin
I see African written in your DNA
Hella choco-melanin
From the Motherland
With yo black skin
Never should you want it any other way
[Verse 10]
Pretty brown skin
Pretty light skin
Pretty dark skin
I see African written in your DNA
Hella choco-melanin
From the Motherland
With yo black skin
Never should you want it any other way
[Verse 11]
Remember who you are
Remember who you are
And who's you are (Shooting star)
Don't forget that part (That part)
Know that you belong, just as you are
[Verse 12]
With your pretty brown skin
Written by: Alton Buggs II, Alton Eugene
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