Lyrics of 'Melanin (feat. Lupita Nyong’o, Ester Dean, LaLa & City Girls)' by Ciara

[That's that chocolate, chocolate
That melanin
Ow!

(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

Cici is 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
Brown suga cinnamon, yeah, girl, he love that melanin

(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

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
Cici did good
He's such a gentleman
Yeah, girl, I love that melanin

(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

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 Gabby, go Jackie, go Jeniffer, go Kelly
Go Val, go Erica
Get it, sis, you did that

(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

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 confident, she stackin' thick (she bad)
Stay settin' trends, yeah, girl, that's that melanin

(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

It's troublemaker back on the scene
Stay getting that green, wu-tang called it CREAM
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

(Uh) that's that melanin (ow)
Yeah, that's that chocolate, chocolate
(Uh) yeah, we killin' em (JT)
Yeah, that's that chocolate, chocolate

I'm black girl magic
Skin like expensive fabric (baye)
He like’em ghetto and 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 he broke
City girl ish, gotta let the world know
I'm a bad chick with a lace or a 'fro
She thick as what? (mhm) she bad as ish
I'm worldwide, and I'm a felanin'

Go Cici, go LaLa, go Resha, go JT
Go Meghan, 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

(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