Black Kente
Rap and Dark drill-infused Afropop in a deep, low club mix: heavy sub-bass, rattling snares, sparse bell-like keys, distant choir pads, and wide ping-pong ad-libs. Female vocals blend airy melodic hooks with stacked harmonies, while gritty Twi triplet verses lock tightly to the pock
Black Kente
Rap and Dark drill-infused Afropop in a deep, low club mix: heavy sub-bass, rattling snares, sparse bell-like keys, distant choir pads, and wide ping-pong ad-libs. Female vocals blend airy melodic hooks with stacked harmonies, while gritty Twi triplet verses lock tightly to the pock
Lyrics
Verse 1
I came in quiet, black kente on my back
Gold on my wrist, but my face stay cold in the flash
He want the smoke, I let him choke on the track
One wrong word and the whole room snap
I know that look, he been counting my steps
But I move like rain on a tin roof, wet
My girls in the booth, they don't miss, don't fret
Twi in my mouth, make it hit, don't let
Soft in the smile, hard in the chest
Mama taught me move like a blade in a dress
They see the gloss, never see the test
I kept my name clean, I did more with less
Pre-Chorus
Sɛ wopɛ me, come close
But don't touch what I chose
Hear my line when it rolls
I been ice, I been gold
Chorus
Black kente, black kente
You can't bend me
Black kente, black kente
Say my name gently (say it)
Black kente, black kente
I don't rent peace
Black kente, black kente
I bring it with me
Verse 2
My phone lit up, but I let it ring
Too many fake love, too many small talk kings
I want real ones round me when I’m making these things
Not the ones who smile, then go switch up teams
I took my pain and I dressed it fine
Turned that night into a hard red wine
Now they lean when I cross that line
'Cause they know I don't bark, I refine, I shine
Every scar got a story in it
Every “no” I heard put a motor in it
I came with a hunger that don't quit quick
Now they clap for the girl with the cold black grip
Pre-Chorus
Sɛ wopɛ me, come close
But don't touch what I chose
Hear my line when it rolls
I been ice, I been gold
Chorus
Black kente, black kente
You can't bend me
Black kente, black kente
Say my name gently (say it)
Black kente, black kente
I don't rent peace
Black kente, black kente
I bring it with me
Bridge
Mm, look at me now
I wore the storm like a crown
They tried to dim my sound
But I stayed loud, stayed proud
My mama's prayer in my bones
My sisters strong in the code
If they want war, let them know
I don't fold, I don't fold
Final Chorus
Black kente, black kente
You can't bend me
Black kente, black kente
Say my name gently (say it)
Black kente, black kente
I don't rent peace
Black kente, black kente
I bring it with me