Black Boy Fly Lyrics - Kendrick Lamar

1 So I'm saying "What up what up. Nigga you made it."

2 So I'm saying "What up what up. Nigga you made it."

3 So I'm saying "What up what up. Nigga you made it."

4 So I'm saying "What up what up. Nigga I hate it."

5 So I'm saying "What up what up. Nigga I hate it."

6 Frustrated and I'm riding down the back streets

7 Making my conscious ask me

8 "Would I survive to make it up out this hole in time?"

9 Black boy fly

10 Black boy fly

11 Black-black boy fly

12 Black boy fly

13 I used to be jealous of Aaron Afflalo

14 I used to be jealous of Aaron Afflalo

15 He was the one to follow

16 He was the only leader foreseeing brighter tomorrows

17 He would live in the gym

18 We was living in sorrow

19 Total envy of him

20 He made a dream become a reality

21 Actually making it possible to swim

22 His way out of Compton with further more to accomplish

23 Graduate with honors, a sponsor of basketball scholars

24 It's 2004 and I'm watching him score 30

25 Remember vividly how them victory points had hurt me

26 Cause every basket was a reaction or a reminder

27 That we was just moving backwards

28 The bungalow where you find us

29 The art of us ditching classes heading nowhere fast

30 Stick my head inside the study hall, he focused on math

31 Determination ambition, plus dedication and wisdom

32 Qualities he was given was the shit we didn't have

33 Dug inside of his book bag and Coach Palmer asked for his finals

34 He had his back like a spinal meanwhile

35 We singing the same old song spinning the vinyl

36 11 graders gone wrong

37 He focused on the NBA we focused on some Patron

38 Now watch that black boy fly

39 Black boy fly

40 Watch that black boy fly

41 Black boy fly

42 Watch that black boy fly

43 Black boy fly

44 Watch that black boy fly

45 Black boy

46 I used to jealous of Jayceon

47 I used to jealous of Jayceon - Taylor when I was young

48 Taylor made a career out of music from writing songs

49 A Buick had driven past bumping him when I mowed the lawn

50 Money laundering hustling, homies pondering up against

51 Schemes to make a million even if doing you harm

52 War's the case and just in case you wasn't alarmed

53 The city had fought with firearms and many had died before dawn

54 Its 2004 and I'm hearing the people roar

55 For the name of The Game they line in front of the store

56 Swap meets selling our mixtapes I'm like oh shit, wait

57 Don't wanna be another nigga stuck regretting mistakes

58 Mixed feelings was my opinion I was defending my insecurities

59 Chillin my conscience next to a villain

60 Compton made you believe success wasn't real

61 Be honest, none of us knew of a record deal

62 So as I peel through these lottery tickets

63 I see a Harley Davidson truck visit the same plaza we shopped

64 A tall nigga hopped out with Jordans and a white tank top

65 He was top of the rap game, we was the top of the block

66 So watch that black boy fly

67 Black boy fly

68 Watch that black boy fly

69 Black boy fly

70 Watch that black boy fly

71 Black boy fly

72 Watch that black boy fly

73 Black boy

74 My mama didn't raise me up to be jealous-hearted

75 Like most of the winners call it

76 Regardless of where you stay, hold your head and continue marching

77 That's what she said but in my head I wanted to be like Jordan

78 A Boy touring the country with money from mic recording

79 The only way out the ghetto, you know the stereotype

80 Shooting hoops or live on the stereo like top 40

81 And shortly, I got discouraged

82 Like every time I walked to the corner had them guns bursting

83 Nigga, I was rehearsing in repetition the phrase

84 Only one in a million will ever see better days

85 Especially when the crime waves was bigger than tsunamis

86 Break your boogie boards to pieces you just a typical homy

87 All these niggas facetious and they all standing beside me

88 They all will buy me a chopper if any one of you try me

89 What am I to do when every neighborhood is an obstacle

90 When 2 niggas making it out had never sounded logical

91 3 niggas making it out, that's mission impossible

92 So I never believed the type of performance that I could do

93 I wasn't jealous cuz of the talents they got

94 I was terrified they'll be the last black boys to fly...

95 Out of Compton

96 Thank God...

97 Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly