Immortal Technique
My man of the hour. I have been a fan of him since a good friend of mine introduced me to his tunes about 15 years ago. Here I am writing of him today because of ‘Natural Beauty’.
If you haven’t heard of Immortal Technique before it’s for a good reason. You won’t find him on the radio. He doesn’t care about how many albums he sells. What he cares about is spreading a message. A positive message, a truthful message. And truth and positivity is not what gets the airplay these days. In this song ‘Natural Beauty’ he focuses on self love. Loving yourself for who you are. Not succumbing to a twisted societal image of beauty.
The world is in a strange place now and there is so much confusion. Sexual confusion, physical confusion. Those who follow a definition of beauty that is not their own.
I’m going to post him here. He truly says it the best. Love who you are. Be happy with what you are born with. Magazines and movies should not control your sense of beauty. You are beautiful. Know yourself.
"Natural Beauty"
(feat. Mela Machinko)
...natural beauty, so beautiful, yeah, natural love, yeah...
They corrupted the priceless African image of Isis
Replaced it with a lifeless anorexic white bitch
The fashion industry got 'em in a funny spot
Self-hatred leaking out they mouth like a money shot
Movie star, Hollywood Babylon fantasy
Buncha peacock bitches in a cocaine canopy
And if you healthy they make you think you're a manatee
Look how they invented this euro-centric insanity
Got you brain washed to the point you bleaching your skin
Blind to the truth, you can't see the beauty within
Cause ain't nothing wrong with exercise to tighten your thighs
But there's something wrong with contacts that lighten ya eyes
We're goin backwards, from hip hop in the park
To the experiments by Dr. Kenneth Clark
So after the cannabis I'ma have to handle this
Release the pressure on her and open her like an amythist
Their lies cant fade ya beauty
You gotta know who you are
Stay strong and always remember
The truth in your heart
Don't forget there are those who
Benefit from your scars
And who deny what's natural
Check it uh,
The business of beauty isn't a natural model
It's built to be the opposite of the cultures we topple
These magazines got you caught in a hustle
Cause when you starve yourself
Your body doesn't burn fat it burns muscle
And men don't even like women control the business
That's why the women look like men
And the men like bitches
I break it down as god is my witness
Remember Sambo charicature characteristics
Now who got the collagen under they lipstick
Implanted Arabic hips, surgical sickness
A bi-polar society that claims to be righteous
Spray paintin artificial melanin
Tryin to be like us
Livin in a pathetic epidemic of schizophrenic buying a
Synthetic body with credit
You mad that I said it
But you know that I'm right
Find a natural beauty and get you some natural lovin' tonight
Their lies cant fade your beauty
You gotta know who you are
Stay strong and always remember,
The truth in your heart
Don't forget there are those who
Benefit from your scars
And who deny what's natural
Their lies can't fade your beauty
You gotta know who you are
Always remember, truth lies in your heart
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