[Intro: Kananelo Melissa Phakisi]
Mmino o nfodisitse, watseba
Ha ngata ne ke utlwa pelo yaka e tetebetse
E tetebetse
Ke sena ho tseba hore na eng ke eng
Empa moreteto wa skupu le mantswi
Wa mpha monyetla wa hore ke ikelellwe hape hape
Ke ithate hape hape
Ke tsibe hore [?]
[Verse 1: Akua Naru]
This that shit for rap addicts, uh
Malcolm told you the bullet'd cast ballots, power in mathematics
Rap like a sister who walked, divorce marriage
Talk to these poor off, pen stroke enforce damage
'Nita Baker on vinyl, Ralph Angel on my mattress
Whisper in my ear, twerk for me, get ratchet
Queen of sugar cane, no half-steppin' on the matchet
Black as the nigga recountin' what had happen, Lord
The calm lyricist back on the atlas
Back-pin the sound waves to offset the balance
Facts got the heatwave, keep mortal men gathered
Talkin' 'bout the blackest joy, you gotta have it
[Verse 2: Akua Naru]
Smooth as Ella, melanated to the snob level
Another flight delay over so the God bless you
[?] said it be years just for the hard questions
Why you should never bite the slave hand that breastfed you
Heart of Harriet, mind the shrine for ancestors
Backside commodified by these trend-setters
My little sister still cry though Daddy been left us
Guess time don't heal it all, message
His Lord's lessons we can't ignore
Don't let your tongue run a tab your ass can't afford
Read Audre Lorde, been on a world tour
Came back for your prodigal metaphor
Infinite repertoire, plus fifty-eleven more
African booty-scratcher, peas in my kitchen, Boy George type
Flamboyant on the record ya'll been listenin' for
And grindin' on back and forth like a lovers' quarrel
Black women turn me up, this right here for your
[Chorus: Akua Naru]
Black genius, black genius (Uh)
Uh, big lips and big features, uh
Black genius, black genius (Uh-huh)
Uh, it's Nabu once again, your, look
Black genius, black genius (Uh-huh, uh)
Uh, most hated 'cause the world wanna be us, yes
Black genius, black genius (Uh-huh)
And joy is power for a people at war, your
[Verse 3: Akua Naru]
Uh, black is that neck, back, elbows and kneecaps
Descriptions of sugar for that diabetes relapse
Epic on the camera, watch that light needle react
Loud mouths turn mime into traps where we be at
Sweetback type cinema, flow be straight enema
Syntax hardcore, '96 Lil' Kim and them
Rap non-linear, time-space continuum
Duke Ellington 'Showboat', and I'll swing the pendulum
Pandemonium height when 'Ku strikes the pen again
Contenders went apeshit when faced with the penmanship
Head now got wrapped with a neck brace and bandages
Approach the altar, take your hat off when the candles lit
And when today I came, held me close at the border
Tender water broke, it's an angel call, precious Lord
As our paths crossed last, calloused hands wave, sat
Traveled fast to a light source, Mama screamin'
"Welcome to the world, we gotta another black genius!"
[Chorus: Akua Naru]
Black genius, black genius
Uh, Kanekalon twists with two fingers, uh
Black genius, black genius (Uh, uh)
Uh, like Wendy Milton on them keys, your, yes
Black genius, black genius (Alright)
Hey, most hated 'cause the world wanna be us, yes
Black genius, black genius (Uh)
And joy is power for a people at war, uh
[Bridge: Akua Naru & Kananelo Melissa Phakisi]
(Black genius, black genius)
[?]
(Black genius, black genius)
[?]
(Black genius, black genius)
[?]
(Black genius, black genius)
[?]
(Black genius, black genius)
[?]
(Black genius, black genius)
[?]
[Outro: St. Catherine's High School Class & Akua Naru]
Power, power, power, power, power, power, power, power, power, power
*Cheers*
Power, power
Pow—, p—, p-power, power
P-p-p-p—, power, power, power
Joy is power, power, p-p—
Power, power, j-j-j-j—
Joy is, joy is power
Power, power, power
Joy is
Power, power
Joy is power
And joy is power for a people at war
