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Appraise

OG DAYV

Hip-Hop/Rap

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OG DAYV – Appraise (Official Video) [from Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album]

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

OG DAYV

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Noah Coogler

Songwriter

Chauncey Hollis

Chauncey Hollis

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Hit-Boy

Producer

David Kim

Mixing Engineer

Colin Leonard

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I was gonna rap there but I'm gonna rap here

[Verse 2]

Black skin

Black as the space

Black as the ash on the blunt

Black as the pavement

Black as the space man

We are made men

Roots go deep

We never caved in

But how can you appraise man?

[Verse 3]

This land splattered with plasma

**** move forward, not backwards

Gift from their God

Diamonds come from living this hard

Abducted by mobs

Strung us up with hate in their hearts

My people are scarred

But wait

We still pushed on

Killed that kid on camera

Still walking around hella comfy

Why they even let this man out?

Fuck bail money

Badges on they license to kill

That never was the case

**** get the shittiest deal

Open, shut the case

Cops walk free

Riddled by these left uncovered, let the whole hood see

This shit happens all the time

Being black is the crime

Where I walk by design

Every day we put our lives on the line

My body ache from all the stress from my ancestors

We couldinfluence the planet if we stand together

I been losing sleep for a while 'cause home ain't even safe

Pigs really murdered Breonna in her own space

I admire all the teachings from my OGs

I was raised with religion and respect

Learned the value of the things that they told me

Said God don't forget and we'll collect

[Verse 4]

What you stand for?

I'm not the one to put your hands on

We still alive, we do our dance hoe

You really tried, we survived this and that though

'Cause we had to, we're the last hope, uh

Done dealing with that bad batch

Can't give us freedom 'cause we had that

We need money trees

We need equity

We need property, feel me

[Verse 5]

We demand more

We demand more

We demand more

Yeah, yeah

[Verse 6]

Real cowards tug on triggers without consequences

We got our backs against the bricks, but there's no stopping them

But we'd get blown to smithereens if we start popping them

Black bodies laid inside the grave without a chance to fight

Won't ever change long as police still militarized

They have villainous ways

Since back in the day

They aim them guns at me, familiar

I'll never forgive 'em

So I don't bat an eyelash when criminals kill them

I'm full of rage but I'm working on cleansing my soul

Reassessing my goals

Empty clip and reload

Won't bite my tongue for politics, it's clearer than clear

For the people

All that other shit isn't for real

I don't post much

'Cause my ideas would get my throat cut

Come from a family of God, Believers, and truth seekers

Come from a family of hard workers and truth speakers

[Verse 7]

What you stand for?

I'm not the one to put your hands on

We still alive, we do our dance hoe

You really tried, we survived this and that though

'Cause we had to, we're the last hope uh

Done dealing with that bad batch

Can't give us freedom 'cause we had that

We need money trees

We need equity

We need property, you feel me?

Black skin

Written by: Noah Coogler, Chauncey Hollis

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