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They are killing us one by one, they are selling us to the prisons for profit, they are keeping us out of the history books, they are making us cut our hair and change our appearance, they stop and frisk us because they are scared of our potential - they should be scared. We are kings and soon we will all know it. That's #BlackTax

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Don’t let your head fall black man.
Hold it up.

When you walk like you a king
they can’t ignore it.
When you know your worth
you gon’ pay for it.

When you talk like you a queen
they can’t ignore it.
When you know your worth
you gon’ pay for it.

It’s the Black TAX

You can go to school if you want to,
you still gotta pay it.
You can hide in corporate buildings,
you still gotta pay it.

You can run for president.
You can jump for higher heights.
But no matter where you go,
you’ll be running for your life.

if you a king, gotta pay for it.
that’s the Black Tax

They wanna take my down.
They wanna cut me down.
They wanna string me up.
Put my head in the ground.

that’s the Black Tax

Jesus Paid it.
Martin Luther King Paid it.
Obama Paid it.
Eric Garner Paid it.

It’s the black tax.
Pay it in full, or they commin’ for you.

Black America Paid it.
Ali paid it.
Panthers Paid it.
Malcolm X Paid it.

It’s the black tax
Pay it in full, or they commin’ for you.

Bodies swinging’ paid it.
Jim Crow Paid it.
War on drugs paid it.
Justice system paid it.

It’s the black tax
Pay it in full, or they commin’ for you.

Fear bating made it.
Racism played it.
Bad Religion faked it.
Only fools obey it.

if you a king, gotta pay for it.
that’s the Black Tax

If you’re a king and you know it,
If you’re a queen to some effect
If you Hold your head up high,
Don’t forget, protect your neck.

I gotta give a little bit more.
I gotta try a little more long.
I gotta do a couple more things,
Or I’ll be gone by the end of the song.

if you a king, gotta pay for it.
that’s the Black Tax

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from Hopium (re​)​Mixtape, released January 1, 2016
Black Tax by LARKIN vs LARKIN // Golden Sun by Sweater Beats

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Larkin vs Lakin Brooklyn, New York

LARKINvsLARKIN is releasing a music project entitled - Hopium (re)Mixtape. Juxtaposed to the content he found in current mainstream music, LARKIN’s objective is to elevate the spirit man with his lyrics. He calls out the chains of capitalism, consumerism and egotism. It’s a mix of soulful vocals over cushy experimental beats. Hopium drops this winter. ... more

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