Black Thought

Released: October 16, 2020

Songwriter: Andy Attanasio Sean C John Trudell Black Thought

Producer: Sean C

[Verse]
We go to war when peaceful solution's impossible
A mountain is not to be confused with an obstacle
I'm as sharp as the scalpel that's used in a hospital
So 'til that day we expire and turn to vapors
I'll be making this paper and finally earnin' my acreage
Leave it for Quadry, Asa, Ahmir, and Benjamin, Trevor and Jordan
Bia, Tarik and them'll finally be safer
I lay it all on the line, find me a taker
If any man is an island, I'll be probably Jamaica
A storm is formin' too, stand down, yo I'm warning you
I come to switch up the climate like global warmin' do
A man called Portugal got with the oracle
We move from metaphorical to historical

[Outro]
So when, when we, when we introduced ourselves to the Europeans as human beings, they just didn't get it

Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter is the co-founder and MC of the legendary Philadelphia-based hip-hop group The Roots.

Thought is highly renowned in the Hip-Hop community for his socially aware, informed, and character-driven rap style. He is considered by many, a lyrical killer and legend that falls in the same category as Yasiin Bey, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, members of the Wu-Tang Clan and even Nas.

He also is a member and founder of supergroup Money Making Jam Boys, consisting of Black, and other Roots collaborators Sugar-Tongue-Slim (STS), Greg Porn, Truck North, and Dice Raw. STS can be heard on “Right On” while the other three are widely and largely on Undun.

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