Saying black women have sweeter vah jay jay juice. Kendrick also says the notion of freedom only swings between the ‘whites’ and African Americans are excluded from that system too. …Much as the saying goes: “the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice.”. Sign up to receive breaking news Woi, we feel a whole heap of pain, cah’ we black Curse me till I’m dead And so begins the epic lyric-rapid fire. Lamar basically asks us to stay with him on this song “The Blacker The Berry” until it ends and it will all make sense to the listener. Although many nationalities have been affected by colorism; the African American community in the U.S. leads in the unfair hand that was dealt since slavery. Joe Biden; My Plan To Lift Every Voice In Black America. He straight out says ‘others’ hate the Blacks and wants to see them eliminated from the world. They never liked him for his skin color, and he says ‘f*ck your (fake) friendship’ and he doesn’t even flinch saying it. Never.” But this tweet was criticized by many, very publicly. Hardly a Century later your color determined which water fountain you drank from, where you sat on the bus, if you got hired for a job or never called back; but most of all determined your beauty. Para obtener más información sobre cómo utilizamos tu información, consulta nuestra Política de privacidad y la Política de cookies. Thank you so much for the compliment and the comment. I’m African-American, I’m African Now things have changed and the ‘others’ cannot stand to witness that. And this is more than confession. These wars only result in killing their own. Everything black, I don’t want black An effort to showcase their own weaknesses before they ask ‘others’ to end oppression? When I finish this if you listenin’ sure you will agree. It means, the darker their skin is, the sexier they are. ‘Others’ don’t even want to give the African Americans a chance, because they are black. I’m African-American, I’m African Copyright © 2020 Multiply Media, LLC. I’m guardin’ my feelin’s, I know that you feel it. This also left darker skinned blacks at a lesser social scale. Kendrick Lamar is the realest rapper around. Required fields are marked *. And within that time frame of slavery was the birth of the minstrel era. You sabotage my community, makin’ a killin’ Democrat Joe Biden’s Planned Economic Fiasco Should Cement a Republican Donald Trump Victory. Recorded in December of 1923. ‘Jump high enough’ is in reference to Michael Jordan’s special vertical jump. Hypocrite! Send post to email address, comma separated for multiple emails. This is Donna Sue Johnson, My "Mama Dot" Dorothy T. Gibson my Maternal Grandmother; married Charles F. Gibson,MD. It’s genocism, it’s grimy, little justification. Although the need to change one’s skin wasn’t as severe, the ideal transcended the U.S.A. for blacks, as 70% of the population of some cities in West Africa used bleaching cream. Here's a link to a sound file of that song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ_8w61mcI8.Thanks again. You decide. A show geared towards making fun of black people as a whole; your dark skin tone, your plump features and the stereotypes that came with, as a popular comedy routine by whites and for whites. But the final verse takes the song to a whole other direction. Your email address will not be published. The racial slurs will follow him from his birth to the death. I had to look up the reference you cited. Marys, Kan. : Graham & Cooper, 1894-1908.Subject Headings- United States--Kansas--Pottawatomie--St. MarysNotes- Weekly, June 11, 1896-Sept. 25, 1908- Vol. These comments inspire me to write that book.Peace be unto you. ‘gang banging’ refers to (not what you think :P) gang violence. But now we have a big whip, parked pon’ the block This intro to “The Blacker The Berry” is almost a murmuring growl by Kendrick Lamar. Let’s get down to the analysis of the lyrics of the track. Did Kendrick Lamar just play with our heads? Pardon my residence The berries (fruit) are most delicious when they are ripe, and ripe berries turn blacker and blacker. Knowledge of French language is supposed to be a ‘superior’ thing. At the beginning of first and second verses he says you will understand what he says at the end of the song (“when I finish this”).