i m black whether i m poor or rich or rich or poor though its all the same shit even though my skin s kind of light that means my ancestors was raped by somebody white so i like to sing dance and crack jokes eat good food and be around black folks sort of like the holys on sundays drink all night and still go to work monday so i like the kids looking real nice cuz i ve been poor and i know what it feels like and i mma say it loud like james brown people be proud cuz we all up in the game now and i mma hold my right fist real high might see my man and we might get real high and i know it and i ain t afraid to show it and i m a genius and a motherfuckin poet you know it chorus so proud to be just who i am so proud to say that i m me so proud to be just who i am so proud to be so free so proud to say that i made it the one who struggled in the hatred and i m not afraid to say it so i got a heart full of bravery do for my peoples that went through slavery so you know i m young in the sports nintey percent chanced i get hunged in the court don t you be scared of me mister cuz you don t really seem to be scared of my sister and i can ride first class too or buy an exotic car and like murk past you and i don t need a tan in the winter mind strong and powerful not a i cypher can t enter and i don t need jewelry to shine look in my skin color is like the jewelry is blind they focus on the negative attention do something positive and never get mentioned listen it s a fact original man i wouldn t change it if i could and thats that chorus so proud to be just who i am so proud to say that i m me so proud to be just who i am so proud to be so free so proud to say that i made it the one who struggled in the hatred and i m not afraid to say it even with a caramel complextion look in the mirror see malcolm and martin reflection just like the panthers looking for an answer it s prejudice shit is like a cancer look in my eyes the wool can t get pulled over look in my cars and stay gettin pulled over me the public enemies number one government looking in the hood sending in the gun i grew up off the good time show drink liquor smoke weed and let the good times roll i live for my wife and my seeds and my mom with a bond only god can acceed i got to show my homeboys love first thing you learnt in the hood is homeboy love and i m mad if i ain t nuthin else i m beautiful and i love myself yeah chorus so proud to be just who i am so proud to say that i m me so proud to be just who i am so proud to be so free so proud to say that i made it the one who struggled in the hatred and i m not afraid to say it 1