Konvict...Konvict... 
Dat dad a dat da [4x] 
Dad a ooh 
Condict music, uh-huh 

[Akon] 
See I can kinda recall 
Little ways back small tryin' to bawl 
Always been black and my hair I tried it all 
I even went flat, had a gumdee curly top and all the [bad word]  now 
Tryin' to be appreciated 
Nappy headed brothers never had no ladies 
Then I hit by the barber shop real quick 
Had em give me little twist and it drove them crazy 
And then I couldn't get no job 
No corporate wouldn't hire no dreadlocks 
Then I thought about my dogs on the block 
Kinda understand why they chose a stealin' rock 
Was it the hair that got me this far? (uh-huh) 
All these girls these cribs these cars (uh-huh) 
Hate to say it but it seem so flawed 
Cause success [bad word] 'till i cut it all off (uh-huh) 

[India Arie] 
Little girl with the press and curl 
Age eight I got a Jheri curl 
Thirteen then I got a relaxer 
I was a source of so much laughter 
Fifteen when it all broke off 
Eighteen and then I went all natural  [bad word] two thousand and two I 
Went and did what I had to do 
Cause it was time to change my life 
To [bad word] the women that I am inside 
Ninety-seven dreadlocks all gone 
Looked in the mirror for the first time and saw that 
Hey... 
 [bad word]  
I am not my hair 
I am not this skin 
I am not your ex-pec-tations no no 
I am not my hair 
I am not this skin 
I am a soul that lives within 

[India Arie] 
Good hair means curls and waves 
Bad hair means you look like a slave 
At the turn of the century 
It's time for us to redefine who we be 
You can shave it off like a South African beauty 
Or get in on lock like Bob Marley 
You can rock it straight like Oprah Winfrey 
If its not what's on your head 
It's what's underneath and say 
Hey.... 
 [bad word]  

[Akon] 
Who cares if you don't like that 
With nothin' to lose post it with a wave cap 
When the cops tryin' to harass 
Cause I got waves 
But he's sayin' nothin' like that 
Not in my days (noo...) 
Now you gotta change all feeling's 
Based on one another by their appearance 
Yes, India I feel ya girl 
Now go on and talk the rest of the world 

[India Arie] 
(oh, oh, oh) 
Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person? 
(Whoa, whoa, whoa) 
Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend? nooo... 
(Whoa, whoa, whoa) 
Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity? 
(Whoa, whoa, whoa) 
I am expressing my creativity... 

[India Arie] 
Breast cancer and chemotherapy 
Took away her crown and glory 
She promised God if she was to survive 
She would enjoy everyday of her life ooh... 
On national television 
Her diamond eyes are sparkling 
Bald headed like a full moon shining 
Singing out to the whole wide world like 
Hey... 
 [bad word] 2x]