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about
Black AF draws from our various experiences as young black Africans; being discriminated because of our appearances, having police break into our studio, dealing with racism locally and abroad, dealing with various instances of corruption, state violence and so much more.
It is also a celebration of who we are; black and African people have influenced the world in incalculable ways, and it is a fact that we have shaped the world through our music, art, culture etc. Black AF celebrates all this while also acknowledging our different, yet similar, lived experiences as black people the world over.
We are black, we are Africans, we’re victims of oppression and over policing, we’re nappy headed, we’re trendsetters; we’re all that.
lyrics
We all that!
We all black!
We solved that!
Uh
Ain’t no devil in my melanin,
I’m a rebel with a felony,
No confessions what you tellin’ me,
Fuck your lack of culture fuck your pleasantries.
Niaje, nimeshikisha,
Kama game iko lame nimelipisha,
Catch the blame I’m the same nitalipisha,
Rangi yangu mi ni jambazi nitazidisha.
Black, African, negro
We all that!
Slaves, tamed to be same
We solved that!
Said what you doin’ with that melanin,
Skin colour is a felony,
Pray for justice ain’t no reckoning,
Army guns and we bustin’ in.
Kijana, gun play,
Nita washa washa washa kama nare,
Tuta light up, ka Diwali,
Tutafyatua, bila saree!
Cocoa-butter? Black as fuck!
Nappy headed? Black as fuck!
Fried chicken? Black as fuck!
Trendsetters? Black as fuck!
Police brutality? Black as fuck!
Corrupt leaders? Black as fuck!
Social in justice? Black as fuck!
Washed history? White as fuck.
credits
released August 19, 2022
Performed by: Crystal Axis
Written by: Djae Aroni, Ahmed Bulhan, Nana Nkansah, Douglas Kihoro
Produced by: Djae Aroni
Artwork by: Blacky Warhol
Great hooks, melodies, vocals. Fantastic power trio, You can clearly hear every instrument. They all play off of each other with vocals and instruments. BetoR
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I can safely say I've never been this excited over a piece of plastic in my entire life! This is awesome! It's impossible to pick a favourite when every track is a banger. The lyrics are on point and delivered with an acerbic wit and passion that leaves me in no doubt that they're spoken from the heart. I need more of this in my life! Dylan Barry