Intro: Grand Puba

Uhh, uh huh, yeah, yeah, yeah

Uh huh, come on, check it out, check it out, what?

Brand Nubian "I'm black and I'm proud"

Uh, like that, like that, what? "Say it loud" "I'm black and I'm

proud"

Come on, come on, come on, come on "Say it loud"

Verse One: Sadat X

We made men in this world, digging for bones

The untraceable ones come with no clones

100 years from now y'all can still get this bomb

on the Brand Nubian dot com

My name should be mentioned with the Portier, not the Gualtier

although it smell good, I still get mad at Rosewood

A Nubian card member since that faithful December

In the 80 years, from tears to cheers, things we did should be listed

in a

pyramid, studied by a little kid

Talked about by old jacks with slacks

Can I move the black is my first and foremost

Can I get a little land for me and mine?

Grow vegetables, maybe make a little wine

Build with the Gods and the bright sunshine

Before we save others we gotta save our own kind

Chorus: *variations with Jamar and Puba's shoutouts*

"I'm black and I'm proud" "Say it loud" "I'm black and I'm proud"

"Say it loud" "I'm black and I'm proud" "Say it loud" "I'm black and

I'm proud"

"Say it loud"

Verse Two: Lord Jamar

Now did you know it was you who was first to walk the Earth

Gave birth to the Universe, uh

Afflicted with the curse of the slave

Predicted to inherit the earth in the last days

Now as we take you home, what we make our own

It's written in stone like Commandments

Read them every now and then or when you get the chance