Melanin Diamondz Lyrics

Make sure they know your worth

Ain't too many of us out there

One in a million

A lot of imposters gon' try to play that role like they're one of us but

We know what's up

Imagine a jewel covered in dirt

Diamond in the rough, shining for what it's worth

Jewelers want to put me in chains, I'm getting loose

Wrap me around another brother's neck like a noose, yeah

Wedding rings, watches, ear pieces and bracelets

I know what I'm worth the industry so tasteless

Even made fake versions of me call 'em rhinestones

Brought me to America, told me this was my home

From the motherland they came and took me from mine

Pressure and heat, that's how I formed overtime

The miners set a pick, swinging until I fell out

Put me in a box, ain't no way I could bail out

What they didn't tell you is I'm indestructible

Uncut, like BET after hours in '04

So no matter what they do and no matter how they spin it

I'm the man, I'm a brand and a trillion dollar business

Put your diamonds up

Get your shine on

Say put your diamonds up

And don't forget to get your shine on

Say we can tell when it's real

So everybody get your shine on

Put your diamonds up

And get your shine on

Ten times platinum I ain't trying to brag

Made man, I'm flawless when I'm in the lab

She got me wrapped around her finger I can't even cap

I'm popular amongst the women they get too attached

Marry me baby check out my clarity

You can't find me just anywhere I'm a rarity

Haters be testing me daily trying to embarrass me

Putting devices in my face, all you hear is beeps

Rihanna told me that I shine bright

So I'm out in Barbados because shorty's my type

Fourteen days I done took about nine flights

Ain't talking Roc Nation, but diamonds in the sky

We come in every color every shape

You ain't gon' recognize a diamond from its face

You got to analyze it thoroughly ain't no doubt

Fake gems say they're real but they're always falling out

Put your diamonds up

Get your shine on

Say put your diamonds up

And don't forget to get your shine on

Say we can tell when it's real

So everybody get your shine on

Put your diamonds up

And get your shine on