360 Degrees of Power

Being both feminine and strong represents no conflict African women have always been powerful Decisive and strong And in a state of war, we must be even stronger I'm coming up from the bottom And I'm damn sure rising You tried to stop me so I guess I'm surprising I'll never keep quiet, so don't even try it Sit in the back row, I won't buy it Necessary but secondary, that's your insecurity You fear my essence, my soul, my mind And black men, you fear my purity My brain is blazing strong and uprising My mind is thinking faster than my eyes be blinking Check out the science of me, and my chemitry Aesthetic, altruistic, thoughts flow endlessly Flowing and growing, showing and proving Pulled by gravity , but I keep moving with 360 degrees (x4) Ancestors blessed me with the power of spirits Dominate my thoughts, I'm not trying to hear it I'm stronger than that, too bold, deep and black On a feminine curve with nerve You thought I was a noun, but no way I'm a verb An action word, a secret for centuries But now the cat's out the bag Strong black woman you should be glad You have 360 degrees of power, girl, you bad No adjective can describe my objective Original cradle rocker, positive conquers the negative You started me braggin, played with my esteem Now you're mad cause I'm rising like steam Reduce me to a curve, a swivel or twist Cause my hips bring you pleasure and eternal bliss Don't mean to intimidate, relax while I insulate Your children and your entire nation No buck whilin, no misbehaving Powerful but won't misuse it Take advantage or abuse it Keep in mind before you go, it's what you need If you're gonna grow