Watch Baloji Premiere "Le Nègre Blanc" At UNESCO's La Semaine du Son Celebration | Global Spin

Опубликовано 27 февраля 2024, 17:51

Accompanied by an orchestra, Congolese-Belgian rapper Baloji delivers a live performance of "Le Nègre Blanc," a powerful track about the plight of Black immigrants around the world.

Live at Unesco for “La Semaine du Son”

Under these latitudes / it's the newcomer / who speaks of "blackness" / in a Swahili without a local accent / pronouncing the silent B / under a foggy glass ceiling / at the foot of the wall, at the botom of the ladder / with the mirage of the rainbow nation:
If you aren't born black, you become black / race transgressor is been a Afropean / I'm from the hyphen generation / for Belgo-Congolese, Franco-Senegalese / for I'm from my childhood as well as my country / from my place of residency, stateless motherland / offspring of the republic, sons of the colony / borrowed cultures that denied you.

This is me... The White Nigger

Under these latitudes / it's the newcomer / who speaks of "blackness" / in a Swahili without a local accent / pronouncing the silent B / under a foggy glass ceiling / at the foot of the wall, at the bottom of the ladder / with the mirage of the rainbow nation:
If you aren't born black, you become black / race transgressor is been a Afropean / I'm from the hyphen genera,on / for Belgo-Congolese, Franco-Senegalese / for I'm from my childhood as well as my country / from my place of residency, stateless motherland / offspring of the republic, sons of the colony / borrowed cultures that denied you.

This is me... The White Nigger

They call me Negre blanc / not for my color, but for my rank / the evolved reaction, Belgican reaction / as soon as I speak with my white voice / but Bantu doesn't pronounce the R's / in foreign language, we all speaks like « little negro » / white is universal / confidential is the alterity / The JT presenter / it's the Arab tree that hides the forest

they say POC to be polite / the game of Tokenism serves as an alibi / they have nice excuses they call binationals / for no risk of misunderstanding / they say fault confessed, fault forgiven / it's an excuse for allies / to admit to being privileged / way of evacuating their connection with the dominated / I hear them talking, quotation marks with fingers / what's

what is whiteness? / it's a free pass/ From outstretched hand to outstretched arm/ Statue removal/ Fooling the melting pot myth / Great replacement under escort.

This is me... The White Nigger

It's time to widen the field of possibility / For my visible but still inaudible minority / From negritude to self-denial

Assimilated or assumed, is it an end in itself? That's me... The White Negro!

Under these latitudes
It’s the newcomer
Who speaks of « blackness »
In a Swahili without a national accent
Who pronounces the silent B
Under a ceiling of fogged glass
At the foot of the wall, at the bottom of the ladder Mirage of the rainbow nation :
If you’re not born black, you become black
Race transfugee : Afropean
I’m from the hyphenated generation
For Belgian-Congolese, French-Senegalese
Because I’m from my childhood as well as my country
From my place of residence, stateless mother
Child of the republic, son of the colony
Borrowed cultures that deny you.

It’s me... the White Negro

On the Western stock exchange, ebony has fallen again. If only the Negro could ejaculate oil. Black gold. Sadly, black sperm is white.

I’m called White Negro
Not for my color but for my rank
Evolved reflex, Belgican
As soon as I speak with my white voice Bantu don’t pronounce the R
Foreign language, speaks little negro White is universal
Confidential otherness The TV presenter It’s the Arab that hides the forest

We say POC to be polite
The Tokenism game serves as an alibi
They have beautiful backs, binationals
No risk of misunderstanding
« Fault confessed, fault forgiven »
It’s the excuse for allies
To admit to being privileged
Way of evacuating one’s relationship with the dominated I hear them talking,
quotation marks with fingers
What’s whiteness ?
What’s the right pass
From outstretched hand to outstretched arm
Debunking statues
Duping the melting-pot myth
Big move under escort
It’s me... the white negro

It’s ,me to widen the field of possibility
For my visible but still inaudible minority From negritude to self-denial
Assimilated or assumed, is it an end in itself ? It’s me... The White Negro!

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