They gon' see a black boy rise Then I might slide in covers, (I'm a fly boy) I'm the best white black boy Facts, 'cause they talk short, dark light boy (Straight) I don't fight boys, I beat up men ... More on Genius. [Refrain: JAG] No matter any race, nigga, I'm that boy All these niggas facetious and they all standing beside me So I'm saying, "What up? I'm in the sky boy Black king, tryin' get a billion Too Fly Lyrics: She said I'm too fly with it / Getting to the point I ain't got to try with it / Weapon on my hip, love to ride with it / Stack the money like I'm about to die with it / She said I They gon' see the black high, and that boy high So I never believed the type of performance that I could do (I'm a fly boy) Who's the fliest of them all? Nigga tryin' to see the black boy lose, but the black boy smooth
Yeah, (black boy rise! Came to America, so I ride with a [semi?] They gon' see a black boy rise
Yeah, black boy rise I'm a fly boy (Oi big up Mercs, fly boy) Mixed feelings was my opinion, I was defending my insecurities
I'm a fly boy (All day, everyday) Award touring the country with money from mic recording
Need the gold, I need the rings Something like Mercs 'round here
Three niggas making it out? The second bonus track off of Kendrick Lamar’s major-label debut album Good Kid, m.A.A.d city.
Now watch that black boy fly You gonna lose your life boy
They gon' see a black boy rise
), yeah, black boy rise
They gon' see a black boy rise (black boy, rise!) So I'm saying, "What up? ), yeah, black boy rise
Yeah, black boy rise, yeah, black boy rise I'm a fly boy (Wretch 3, life boy) Yeah, black boy rise, yeah, black boy rise
Interestingly, the subject of this song seems to form the basis of the thesis for his next album, the masterpiece To Pimp A Butterfly, the idea of looking back on Compton having left. No one blessed, how can a I [?] He's not a badman, when I caught him on the road I was terrified they'd be the last black boys to fly out of Compton A Buick had driven past bumping him when I mowed the lawn Eleven graders gone wrong Black boy rise, yeah, black boy rise They all'll buy me a chopper if any one of you try me I get gash on the daily, ask Kadey Yeah, black boy rise
My man's something like I, boy Black boy rise, yeah, black boy rise I've been drinking Henny 'til I'm walking steady We on the top, they gon' see the black boy high They gon' see a black boy rise Nigga tryin' to make it out and get a commisary I'm a fly boy (Oi London) Just knowing that he was going to the league at the time it was like, ‘Damn, he’s the one making it out.’ I was tight about the situation, like, ‘Damn, why is he making it out of this shit?
And I might come across shy, but I'm a fly boy (I'ma slap) He was top of the rap game, we was the top of the block Not to-day! Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly
His way up outta Compton with further more to accomplish
Money laundering hustling, homies pondering up against Black king ceiling, look at all the black kings taken When girls come across I, then Frustrated and I'm riding down them back streets Yeah, black boy, rise, yeah, black boy rise Get out the way, you gon' watch this black boy fly
[Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar] That I'll fly like 36
Please don't end up on the wrong side, nigga Total envy of him, he made his dream become a reality "Will I survive to make it up out this hole in time?"
(Unreleased). I just listen to oppositions, thoughts revealing how they feeling Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly ), black boy rise And I'm pretty sure that (I'm a fly boy)
[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar] Still got gash technique, I'm a two-at-a-time boy
Yeah, (black boy rise! Usually smooth with the lines, boys
I'm the king that you won't get by boy
Or reparations for Garner and Martin He was the one to follow They gon' see a black boy rise
What up? Fly boy, ragh. Yeah, black boy (rise!
I see a Harley Davidson truck visit the same plaza we shopped
They gon' see a black boy rise
Shooting hoops or live on the stereo like Top 40
Chillin' my conscience next to a villain And grinding with white, that's Tony Hawking other guy's [?] That we was just moving backwards
And you gon' watch this black boy rise Ain't gon' see this black boy cry Rap king, elevate, elevate ), yeah, black boy rise Black boy
[Verse 2: Wiley] We on the top, they gon' see the black boy high Not to-day! Regardless of where you stay, hold your head and continue marching
Swap meets, selling our mixtapes, I'm like, "Oh shit, wait" They gon' see a black boy rise
Wiley (Yeah), oi you know I had to join this one innit? The first guy is Arron Afflalo, he played for my high school, Centennial High, and he’s in the NBA now. It focuses on Kendrick seeing people from his neighborhood rise up and achieve greatness. ), black boy rise 'Round here (I'm a fly boy) 'Cause I'm a fly boy, and all your girls say no, I'm a fly boy We on the top, they gon' see the black boy high
), black boy rise
They didn't believe in me, they visuals missing, they didn't see
They gon' see a black boy rise I came up from the bottom now a nigga stacked boy
Dug inside of his book bag and Coach Palmer asked for his finals Doing nothing.’, It's 2004 and I'm watching him score thirty, 'Cause every basket was a reaction or a reminder, Dug inside of his book bag and Coach Palmer asked for his finals, We singing the same old song spinning the vinyl, It's 2004 and I'm hearing the people roar, Swap meets, selling our mixtapes, I'm like, "Oh shit, wait", A tall nigga hopped out with Jordans and a white tank top, He was top of the rap game, we was the top of the block, Regardless of where you stay, hold your head and continue marching, That's what she said, but in my head I wanted to be like Jordan, Nigga, I was rehearsing in repetition the phrase, Especially when the crime waves was bigger than tsunamis, All these niggas facetious and they all standing beside me, So I never believed the type of performance that I could do, Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (International Remix).
I spoke on a mentor of mine named Jayceon Taylor a.k.a. So I'm saying, "What up? They gon' see a black boy rise
About “Black Boy Fly” The second bonus track off of Kendrick Lamar’s major-label debut album Good Kid, m.A.A.d city. ), The Nomo Years (Intro) Graduate with honors, a sponsor of basketball scholars They gon' see a black boy rise [Hook: Fly Boy Pat] ... More on Genius "Fuk I Look Like" Track Info. I don't fight boys, I beat up men They hate seeing that boy fly, rather see a black boy die
Compton made you believe success wasn't real The city had fought with firearms and many had died before dawn I'm a fly boy, I'm a fly boy (And I thought I had to address the situation) Black boy weed got the black boy high Tinie Tempah also had a slightly different version on his own album, Hood Economics – Room 147: The 80 Minute Course, which remixed the Playtime Is Over version of the song.
[Chorus: Mercston & Wiley]
Yeah, (black boy rise!
Nigga, you made it" The art of us ditching classes, heading nowhere fast [Refrain: JAG]
), black boy rise I'm a fly boy, I'm a fly boy (Oi Will, real talk, real talk) I speak on two particular guys. No not today, goddamn this black boy fly Black, black boy fly, black boy fly Your boy's never seen money like fly boy Top Dawg, levitate, levitate I'm a fly boy They gon' see the black high, and that boy high Like most of the winners call it
That's mission impossible [Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar]
Nigga, you made it"
[Chorus: Mercston] 'cause I passed the test with flying colours
So it's fuck you, I need all mine, in my own time And if you don't know Mercston Bitch, I'm the man, and the black man is that And when he lands, I won't be up to the times What am I to do when every neighborhood is an obstacle? Be honest, none of us knew of a record deal
Written By Fly Boy Pat. I'm a fly boy, had a alpha before fly boy I'm a fly boy (Yeah)
The bungalow where you find us This song is a remix of the original on Wiley’s Tunnel Vision Volume 4 mixtape, released 2006.
'Cause every basket was a reaction or a reminder
White girl pulled up in a black boy whip
Before I met him, I still in school and recognizing that he’s from Compton and he’s making it out. I'll be up all the times like my boy That black man is stacked, man, that black man is stacked [Hook: JAG] [Hook: JAG] Yeah, black boy (rise! (Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly) More on Genius. I'm so gassed on the fireworks remix And sorry, homie, you ain't Cyclops, my God That only one in a million will ever see better days Blud, after the first time, she'll be like Scorch
So it’s like, ‘Damn, those two cats are doing it, what are we doing? My dick big and my condom heavy So pass me a jet, two in one, home at her neck I'm the reason why any one of you pricks can talk
All the black people on the black boy side Not to-day! They gon' see a black boy rise
(Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly).
Facts, 'cause they talk short, dark light boy (Straight) We’re still stuck. It's a second late, that's the wrong time
She might be unfaithful in the blink of an eye I lost a little weight, still a fat boy
They gon' see a black boy rise Stick my head inside the study hall, he focused on math Black Boy Rise Lyrics: We on the top, they gon' see the black boy high / They gon' see the black high, and that boy high / They hate seeing that boy fly, rather see a black boy die / Not to-day! Nigga, I hate it"
So I'm saying, "What up? Young nigga, made it out the ghetto way
They gon' see a black boy rise
Fact, yeah, black boy shit My family went through the struggles of starving Schemes to make a million even if doing you harm
Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly I used to be jealous of Jayceon Taylor when I was young Like we the villains, even though the police is killing, even though the head chief is tripping Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly Yeah, JAG, black boy rich It's 2004 and I'm watching him score thirty