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Spic in Black is the most personal track on the entire album expressing a lot of deep things about myself and how I feel. It's no secret this song was inspired by Johnny Cash's "The Man In Black" in which I borrowed some of his original lyrics. I have in fact dressed in black for many years often giving the reason that i was forever mourning. I first started wearing black as a teen just because I liked it. After losing a handful of friends to homicide, suicide and drug overdoses, the mourning began and continues still. I knew who Johnny Cash was, but I knew little about him still I stumbled across an article about him. I never knew of his fight for prisoners rights and for the down trodden. As i read this article it was as if they were writing about how I felt I so identified with everything about this Man in Black. After reading about Johnny Cash, I sought out to listen to some of his songs and Spic In Black was born. The track was originally called Nigga in Black, a term of endearment we called each other on the streets of New York. I grew up with predominately Black friends and that's just what we called one another. I was challenged at one point by a college student who ask me how I would like it if someone wrote a song and called it spic in black so I change the title. A word only has as much power against you as you allow it to have. I have in my life been called both a spic and a nigger. I have fought bloody fights over these words when I was younger but I learned, a word though it is powerful, holds no power over me unless I allow it to. Spic In Black to me, is the most powerful rap ballad ever, unrecognized.

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Spic in Black

I wrote this for everyone that be wondering, why I'm always dressed in black
why you never see me wearing bright colors on my back
and why does my appearance, always have a somber tone
well there's good fucken reasons, for what I have on
See I wear black to rep the poor, the oppressed and the beaten down
those living in the hopeless, hungry, poverty stricken parts of town
and I wear black for all the prisoners, that have long paid for their crimes
but are still locked in cages, cause they're victims of these times
and I wear black to morn for all those, that I've loved and lost
and for every inmate that's been crucified, since Christ on the cross
and I wear black for the forgotten, those left wondering the streets
with no place to rest their heads at, and no food to eat
an I wear black for every innocent child, that's been abandoned and abused
for everyone that's ever suffered, Whites Blacks Latinos and Jews
I wear black for every son and daughter, whose blood has been spilled
for everyone of my ancestors, Christopher Columbus killed
and I wear black for those who've never read, or listened to the words that Jesus said
for those that know the truth, but choose to live a lie instead
thinking they're alright, with their dope whips (cars) and they chips stacked (money)
well I wear black to remind us all, of the ones that been held back

(Hook)

I wear black for the sick, the lonely and old
and for the reckless ones, whose bad trips have left them cold
and I wear black for all the wasted lives, that could have been
understand that every few minutes, we lose hundreds of men
I wear black for the hundreds of thousands, who have died
believing that the Lord, was on their side
and I wear black for the millions, who have died
believing that we all, were on they side
man I wear black for all my peoples, locked down on cell blocks
and cause I'm still mourning, Biggie, L, Pac, and Scott-La-Rock
and I wear black for all my peoples, dying in meaningless wars
and I wear it for my son, whom I never saw
there are some things in this world, that need changing this I know
cause things are all fucked up, no matter where you go
well till I see the world start to move, to make some things right
you'll never see this mutha fucka, wearing a suit of white
yea I'd love to wear a rainbow of colors, every single day
get on the mic and tell the whole world, everything is O.K.
but it's not so I'll try to carry off, a little darkness on my back
till things start looking brighter, I'll be known as the spic in black

(Hook 2x's)
Yea I'm the spic in black, I represent the struggle
the have nots, the haven't gots, and all those that were born ta hustle
I represent everyone, locked up in a cell
yea I'm the advocate for anybody, living this hell

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from 305375 "The Voice of the Voiceless" (Vol​.​1), released May 19, 2010
Written and performed by Capital-"X" for Unstoppable Productions LLC 2006.
Music produced by DJ Emergency, featuring Ray Hale on guitar
Executive Producer Capital-"X" for I.G.W.T. Records/Entertainment ©2005
Inspired by The Man in Black, Johnny Cash

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Capital-X Brooklyn, New York

Capital X is an internationally known Human/Prisoners Rights Activist/Death Penalty Opponent, Hiphop Advocate/Educator/Artist and self proclaimed Voice of the Voiceless from Brooklyn, New York. He now resides in Nodeland, Norway where he migrated to 2010. ... more

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