Nowadays, black women are beginning to own their melanin showing that their skin really is beautiful too. With a lot of modifications that are being made to suit the dark skin such as makeup products and body lotions, the music industry isn’t left behind. Thanks to a few artist, these are amazing songs that celebrate melanin to add to your play list. I hope these amazing songs inspire, motivate and activate you to celebrate melanin more. May these songs remind you just how beautiful melanin is and also, may it reveal the beauty lying within you.
I started with this song because it was released just few days ago. The collaboration speaks of how black women need to unite in order to overcome. Did you know Lupita could singggg??? While we await the video release, as the song says, « we melanin chicks ‘bout to run the world» [Ciara:]That’s that chocolate, chocolate
[Ciara:]
That’s that chocolate, chocolate That melanin Ow!
[Ester Dean:]
(Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) Yeah, we killin’ ’em Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) We be killin’ ’em With all that chocolate, chocolate
[Ciara:]
CeCe’s my name (Uh), love is my game (Yup) Blue and green’s my color, I stay reppin’ my team (Ooh-ooh) My girls in every shade, mhm, we put that “S” in “slay” I’m lifting up my queens, fixing crowns, that’s my thing Uh, she cute as fuck, junk in that trunk My sugar, cinnamon, yeah, girl, he love that melanin
[Ester Dean:]
(Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) Yeah, we killin’ ’em Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) that’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) We be killin’ ’em With all that chocolate, chocolate
[Ciara:]
My daddy call me princess (Uh) Feel so royal when he rockin’ me (Uh) Breaking my good foot, prop a knee (All night) Uh, a hot, cold summer day He drinking melanade Them boys go loco, loco Yeah, he love that chocolate Uh, he cute as fuck CeCe did good He’s such a gentleman Yeah, girl, I love that melanin
[Ester Dean:]
(Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) Yeah, we killin’ ’em Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) We be killin’ ’em With all that chocolate, chocolate
[Ciara:]
Hey, ladies (Yeah?), are you ready (Yeah?) To hit (Yeah?) that melanin (Melanin) Go Ester, go Lupita, go LaLa, go City Girls (Ow!) Go Yolanda, go Sienna, go Veena, go Robin Go Gabbie, go Jackie, go Jeniffer, go Kelly Go down, go Erica Good assist, you did that
[Ester Dean:]
(Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) Yeah, we killin’ em Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) We be killin’ ’em With all that chocolate, chocolate
[LA LA:]
Well, my name is LaLa Stay so poppin’ and phantomy (Whoo, whoo) Hustle all day, that’s a queen in me (Whoo, whoo) I walk on the block like, “Damn, I’m heat!” A Butter Rican bae, mami, mami, I get paid (Cha-ching!) Your baby daddy’s fave, I’m that big drip, I’m the wave She copper thin, she stackin’ thick (She bad) Stay settin’ trends, yeah, girl, that’s that melanin
[Ester Dean:] (Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) Yeah, we killin’ em (Lupita, let’s go!) Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate
[Lupita Nyong’o:]
It’s Troublemaker back on the scene Stay getting that green, Wu-Tang called it C.R.E.A.M. I ride with the team, my hustle’s a dream I’m Mexican born, but a Kenyan queen (Ayy, ayy) Like Kipchoge, pushing the limits One hour and fifty-nine minutes? (Mhm, mhm) I keep it so classy, cover girl, you know I’m sassy (Okay) My hue on dark chocolat’ (Chocolat’) Movie deals, I get a lot (I get a lot) Yeah, ’cause I’m a brown-skinned girl These melanin chicks ’bout to run the whole world
[Ester Dean & J.T.:] (Uh) That’s that melanin (Ow) Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) Yeah, we killin’ em (J.T.) Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate
[J.T.:]
I’m black girl magic Skin like expensive fabric (Baye) He like it better when I’m ratchet I’m a boss-boss, chick’s still askin’ (So?) Kitty power, kitty power, kitty power (Ho) Gotta make ’em pay by the hour, ’til you broke City Girl ish, gotta let the world know I’m a bad chick with a lace or a ‘fro She thick as fuck (Mhm), she bad as ish I’m worldwide, and I’m a felanin’ Go CeCe, go LaLa, go Resha, go J.T Go Maggie, go Cardi, go RiRi Go Layton C-I-T-Y wid it, city girl, I’m light wid it (Ow) Brown skin, I’m fine wit’ it (Ayy) Go Mary J. Blige wid it, ayy Break it down, both sides wit’ it (Break it down) Bring it up, spread the ground wit’ it (Spread the ground) O-T, outta town wit’ it Had to add a lil’ brown wit’ it
[Ester Dean:]
(Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) Yeah, we killin’ ’em Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) We be killin’ ’em With all that chocolate, chocolate
2) Melanin by Romain Virgo
Roman Virgo
Ayyyiii Its the Melanin! Ouu yeah I love you everything Yeah yeah yeahDont you know that Black don’t crackThere’s no need to be ashamed of your skin They won’t tell you but its a fact You got class, let it last Keep it genuineYou must have got me Got me in a trap Cause everytime I keep coming back Cause they dont got a thing on you And they can glow just like you do And I want the whole wide world to see That you are beautiful to me I love my chocolate skinYou are royal, you are queen Dont you change that beauty within Lift your head up, lift it with pride And You dont have to worry I’m always here by your sideYou must have got me Got me in a trap Cause everytime I keep coming back Cause they dont get a thing on you And they can glow just like you do I want the whole wide world to see That you are beautiful to me I love my chocolate skin You better love yourself don’t hate yourself embrace yourself my dear Cause you look beautiful in every single thing you wear Stay just the way you are Don’t you change a thing Woozess power in your melaninI know you got me Got me in a trap Cause everytime I keep coming back Cause they dont get a thing on you And they can glow just like you do And I want the whole wide world to see That you are beautiful to me I love my chocolate skin It’s the melanin uh huh ouu yeah I love you everything yeah yeah yeah It’s the melanin uh huh yeah I love you everything you everything Your everything
Girl you bad You be bad pass El Chapo Mexico Odo ye wu’eh
Jolie beautiful You be bussing my brain Ehhhhh nana eh
Give me your love your love your love Give your love to me Love to me Cherie be my queen
See this your body oooo Is worth more than my money My money
Oh my mela mela mela Oh my mela mela mela Melanin
Oh you bella Bella Bella Oh my mela mela mela Melanin
My heart go Pa pa ti pa pa Ah ti pa pa Oh mela mela mela Mela mela mela
My heart go pa pa Ti pa pa ooooo Ti pa pa ooooo Oh mela mela mela Mela mela mela Melanin
Them ah talk Talk like they know us Mmmmm See this our love See this our love This kind of love can not be touched Eeee Ma Cherie coco
Pass me your loving Pass me your loving Pass me your loving I give you am all night I’ll make you feel almighty oooo Give me your love Give me your love eeeeee
Oh my mela mela mela Oh my mela mela mela
Oh you bella Bella Bella Oh you bella Bella Bella Melanin
My heart go pa pa Ti pa pa ooooo Ti pa pa ooooo Oh mela mela mela Mela mela mela
My heart go pa pa Ti pa pa ooooo Ti pa pa ooooo Oh mela mela mela Mela mela mela Melanin
[Ester Dean:] (Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) Yeah, we killin’ ’em Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) We be killin’ ’em With all that chocolate, chocolate
[Ciara:] CeCe’s my name (Uh), love is my game (Yup) Blue and green’s my color, I stay reppin’ my team (Ooh-ooh) My girls in every shade, mhm, we put that “S” in “slay” I’m lifting up my queens, fixing crowns, that’s my thing Uh, she cute as fuck, junk in that trunk My sugar, cinnamon, yeah, girl, he love that melanin
[Ester Dean:] (Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) Yeah, we killin’ ’em Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) that’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) We be killin’ ’em With all that chocolate, chocolate
[Ciara:] My daddy call me princess (Uh) Feel so royal when he rockin’ me (Uh) Breaking my good foot, prop a knee (All night) Uh, a hot, cold summer day He drinking melanade Them boys go loco, loco Yeah, he love that chocolate Uh, he cute as fuck CeCe did good He’s such a gentleman Yeah, girl, I love that melanin
[Ester Dean:] (Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) Yeah, we killin’ ’em Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) We be killin’ ’em With all that chocolate, chocolate
[Ciara:] Hey, ladies (Yeah?), are you ready (Yeah?) To hit (Yeah?) that melanin (Melanin) Go Ester, go Lupita, go LaLa, go City Girls (Ow!) Go Yolanda, go Sienna, go Veena, go Robin Go Gabbie, go Jackie, go Jeniffer, go Kelly Go down, go Erica Good assist, you did that
[Ester Dean:] (Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) Yeah, we killin’ em Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) We be killin’ ’em With all that chocolate, chocolate
[LA LA:] Well, my name is LaLa Stay so poppin’ and phantomy (Whoo, whoo) Hustle all day, that’s a queen in me (Whoo, whoo) I walk on the block like, “Damn, I’m heat!” A Butter Rican bae, mami, mami, I get paid (Cha-ching!) Your baby daddy’s fave, I’m that big drip, I’m the wave She copper thin, she stackin’ thick (She bad) Stay settin’ trends, yeah, girl, that’s that melanin
[Ester Dean:] (Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) Yeah, we killin’ em (Lupita, let’s go!) Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate
[lupita Nyong’o:] It’s Troublemaker back on the scene Stay getting that green, Wu-Tang called it C.R.E.A.M. I ride with the team, my hustle’s a dream I’m Mexican born, but a Kenyan queen (Ayy, ayy) Like Kipchoge, pushing the limits One hour and fifty-nine minutes? (Mhm, mhm) I keep it so classy, cover girl, you know I’m sassy (Okay) My hue on dark chocolat’ (Chocolat’) Movie deals, I get a lot (I get a lot) Yeah, ’cause I’m a brown-skinned girl These melanin chicks ’bout to run the whole world
[Ester Dean & J.T.:] (Uh) That’s that melanin (Ow) Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) Yeah, we killin’ em (J.T.) Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate
[J.T.:] I’m black girl magic Skin like expensive fabric (Baye) He like it better when I’m ratchet I’m a boss-boss, chick’s still askin’ (So?) Kitty power, kitty power, kitty power (Ho) Gotta make ’em pay by the hour, ’til you broke City Girl ish, gotta let the world know I’m a bad chick with a lace or a ‘fro She thick as fuck (Mhm), she bad as ish I’m worldwide, and I’m a felanin’ Go CeCe, go LaLa, go Resha, go J.T Go Maggie, go Cardi, go RiRi Go Layton C-I-T-Y wid it, city girl, I’m light wid it (Ow) Brown skin, I’m fine wit’ it (Ayy) Go Mary J. Blige wid it, ayy Break it down, both sides wit’ it (Break it down) Bring it up, spread the ground wit’ it (Spread the ground) O-T, outta town wit’ it Had to add a lil’ brown wit’ it
[Ester Dean:] (Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) Yeah, we killin’ ’em Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) That’s that melanin Yeah, that’s that chocolate, chocolate (Uh) We be killin’ ’em With all that chocolate, chocolate
Among us dark girls, it’s no doubt that at some point in time you’ve been maltreated because of your skin complexion. It probably made you feel bad and of course you thought it wasn’t fair. I’ve been there too. What pleases me much is the growing community of black women who are beginning to love and accept their complexion. It has even reached the extent that even fair girls are now all about melanin. So if you’re dark and aren’t enjoying your complexion, better do so oh else the fair girls will show you how. I decided to come up with a compilation of quotes that will make you feel proud of your black beauty. Each time I read them, my confidence is boosted up and I’m reminded of my roots and glory.
“Dipped in chocolate, bronzed in elegance, enameled with grace, toasted with beauty. My Lord, she’s a black woman.” –Yosef A.A. B.
“I’m convinced that we black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get up, get through, and to get over.” – Janet Jackson
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept and celebrate those differences.” – Audre Lorde
“Deal with yourself as an individual worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way.” – Nikki Giovanni
India Arie “I am not my hair, I am not this skin, I am the soul that lives within.”
” I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes… Even in the helter-skelter skirmish that is my life, i have seen that the world is to the strong regardless of a little pigmentation more or less. No, I don’t weep at the world- I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife.” – Zora Neale Hurston
( one thing I’ve learnt from this quote is that there’s more to life than your skin color. life will hit you hard regardless of whether you are black or white and only the strong will survive.)
The black skin is not a badge of shame but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.” – Marcus Garvey
“My skin absorbs the sun rays and my hair defies gravity. You can’t tell me I’m not magical.” – unknown
“Just because you are different, doesn’t mean that you have to be rejected.” – Eartha Kitt
“I hope that my presence on your screens and in magazines may lead you, young girl on a similar journey that you would feel the validation of your external beauty but also get into the deeper business of being beautiful inside. That there’s no shade in that beauty.” – Lupita Nyong’o
“I hope my story will inspire you to not only love yourself from the inside-out, but to take a chance on yourself and chase your dreams!”- Kheris Rogers
“God doesn’t judge dark skin, He judges dark hearts.” – unknown
” Melanin is an incomparable beauty. From the lightest to the darkest skin tone, black women are exquisite beauty in every shade. Yes, black females have that special something that just can’t be ignored. We are melanin queens, beautifully created! respect the complexion.” -SL
Lupita Nyong’o says
“My complexion had always been an obstacle to overcome and all of a sudden, Oprah told me it wasn’t. It was perplexing and I wanted to reject it because I had begun to enjoy the seduction of inadequacy. But a flower couldn’t help but bloom inside of me.
When I saw Alek Wek, I inadvertently saw a reflection of myself that I could not deny. Now I had a spring in my step because I felt more seen, more appreciated by the far away gatekeepers of beauty, but around me the preference of light skin prevailed.
To the beholders that I thought mattered, I was still not beautiful. And my mother again would say to me, ‘you can’t eat beauty, it doesn’t feed you.’ And these words plagued and bothered me.
I didn’t really understand them until finally I realized that beauty was not a thing that I could acquire or consume, it was something that I just had to be.” – Lupita Nyong’o
Finally, a quote by me… “wishing you were more or less light skin is like wishing you were someone else” – Bei Black Beauty
(please comment below one of your own beauty quotes).
conclusion
You can compliment and celebrate others without necessarily wishing to be them because you are special, you are unique and you are enough!
So which of these quotes best resonate within you?
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