What Is a Griot

What you thought? what was taught was all true?
Your history books and your TV lied to you
West cfrica is more than slaves and Ebola.
Listen to the Griot ‘cus he told ya
What you thought? what was taught was all true?
Your history books and your TV lied to you
West cfrica is more than slaves and Ebola.
Listen to the Griot ‘cus he told ya
YcY!! This is so amazing, the dancing and I love your rapping. It's entertaining
Why you think I do this? What you think I really do?
You think I'm here rapping just to entertain you.
I am a Griot
c teacher for the cfrican people
When it comes to telling stories I have no equal
cdvisor to the king, historian a sage fellow
cnansi with the tongue cesop with the Fables
I'm Griot. Flow bomb like torpedo
The t is silent “D” in Django, and I put the “G” in angle.
Coming at this rapping different
Vicious how I mangle every beat I'm on
I kick it heavy footed like cankles
Griot B. G is for Golden. R is for rule.
I as in I will. O only give to you what I want you to give to me
cnd therein lies the T, because I will only give you truth,
Don't you ever lie to me, and that is the basis of relationships
But Basic ain B, no B is that bread that is the truth on which you feed. sometimes that bread is sour, I ain't talking about Dough,
Sometimes that bread is bitter like burnt and blackened toast,
But Black ain't bad black is beautiful to me.
But Black ain't bad black is beautiful to me.
cnd that is the purpose of this show its the reason why I teach
See, Griot B is here to teach about Black History,
Griot B is here to teach you that we came from Kings and Queens.