Why do they hate us so much?

They say we’re no good

But they need us so bad

They want us to be quiet and silent

Yet when we speak they love it

Especially when it’s in rhymes

with bass drums and punchlines 

So Why do they hate us so much?

Hours in the sun trying to darken their skin

But no beach can give you melanin 

So Why do they hate us so much? 

Twisted tongues trying to speak the way we do

Act the way we act, walk the way we walk

Dance the way we dance

Dress the way we dress

Like it’s us they’re trying to impress

So Why do they hate us so much?

When it’s us they want to be?

Us they pay hundreds to see

On fields and on courts

On stages and in stadiums

On screens and in theaters 

So Why do they love us so much?

That they begin to hate themselves

And fear they can never be like us

And that they must hold us

Contain us, Kill us, 

And make us the enemy

Because they know that they need us

And It’s us that doesn’t need them.