By General Steele
Now begins the second phase of What.Is.Black? where you, the people get to chime in on defining this culture from here on out. Our first representative is General Steele. Brooklyn’s own and military minded he has his own take on Blackness. Salute.
WHAT IS BLACK ?!
BLACK IS NEVER HAVING TO LOOK BACK
ALWAYS FACING FORWARD WHEN UNDER ATTACK
BLACK IS THAT KNOWN UNKNOWN
OR THAT
UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
THE BLACK DOT
OUT OF THE DARKNESS COMES THE LIGHT
FROM NO THING WE MAKE SOME THING
THE ABSENCE OF INNOCENCE
THAT DARK ABYSS
THAT PLACE NO ONE WANTS TO GO
THUS WHERE ALL ENERGY EMITS
BLACK IS THE NEW WHITE
THE NEW GRAY
THE NEW GAY
BLACK IS THE NEW SCHOOL WIT THAT OLD COOL
BLACK IS MY GRANDMA JANNIE AND MY GRANDPA JOE
SCHOLARS SAY BLACK IS BACK
BUT I ASK
WHERE DID IT GO
BLACK IS THE EXISTENCE OF ALL COLORS IN THE RAINBOW MASHED TOGETHER TO FORM ONE INFINITE HUE
IF YOU CAN ABSORB THE SUN RAYS IT WILL BLACKEN YOUR TINT TOO
BLACK IS TOO STRONG LIKE STARING DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN
ITS WHAT YOU SEE IN THE VERY BEGINNING (KNOWLEDGE)
….AND WHAT YOU SEE (UNDERSTAND) WHEN ITS ALL SAID AND DONE
BLACK IS SHINY
BRIGHT DIAMONDS FROM BLACK COAL
EVERY BLACK CHILD BORN IS THE PUREST BLACK GOLD
FLAWLESS,
FORMLESS, NULL AND VOID
THAT BIG BANG
WHEN THE EARTH WAS FORMED
AND THAT SOUND WHEN IT WAS DESTROYED
BLACK SOUNDS UGLY…LIKE BLAGHHH!
UNAPPEALING TO MANY
FASCINATING TO ALL Ahhhh
I AM BLACK!
CARAMEL SKIN TONE LIGHT BROWN EYE
BLACK IS ME LIKE THE UNIVERSAL SKIES
WHERE I END WHERE I BEGIN
IS
BLACK
THE BEAUTY THAT HOLDS WITHIN.
General Steele is one half of the legendary duo Smif N Wessun. He is also a long time dear friend of Planet Ill. You can check all of our content with the General HERE. Get to know what he’s all about. He’s a guy with many facets and great depth. What. Is. Black? rolls on. Black History Now!
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