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The term black people is used in some socially-based systems of racial classification for humans of a dark-skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups represented in a particular social context. Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class and socio-economic status also play a role, so that relatively dark-skinned people can be classified as white if they fulfill other social criteria of "whiteness" and relatively light-skinned people can be classified as black if they fulfill the social criteria for "blackness" in a particular setting.
As a biological phenotype being "black" is often associated with the very dark skin colors of some people who are classified as "black". But, particularly in the United States, the racial or ethnic classification also refers to people with all possible kinds of skin pigmentation from the darkest through to the very lightest skin colors, including albinos, if they are believed by others to have African ancestry, or to exhibit cultural traits associated with being "African-American". As a result, in the United States the term "black people" is not an indicator of skin color but of socially based racial classification.
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2011.He has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide, while receiving fourteen Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers of all-time. He was ranked #1 by MTV in their list of The Greatest MCs of All-Time in 2006. Two of his albums, Reasonable Doubt (1996) and The Blueprint (2001) are considered landmarks in the genre with both of them being ranked in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Blender included the former on their 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die.
Jay-Z co-owns the 40/40 Club, is part-owner of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets and is also the creator of the line Rocawear. He is the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings, one of the three founders of Roc-A-Fella Records, and the founder of Roc Nation. As an artist, he holds the record for most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200 with eleven. Jay-Z also has had four number ones on the Billboard Hot 100, one as lead artist.
Not everybody has a place to call their home,
(their home)
They walk this earth with their shoulders down and faded hope,
(fading hope)
Let's bring their faith back,
let's make them believe yea what we believe,
(believe)
We can change this,
we can make things alright,
just get lost on the sound,
Heeeey!
Not every kid has got a bed to call their own,
(their own)
I lay there and think about this and wonder if,
(wonder if)
We can bring their faith back,
can we make them believe,
yea what we believe,
(believe)
We can change this,
we can make things alright,
just get lost in the sound,
Heeeey!
We'll change it!,
we'll make it alright,
just get lost in the sound,
Yeeeea!
Hey, leave your troubles behind
get lost in the sound, yea
Hey, leave your troubles behind
get lost in the sound, yea
We can change this,
we can make things alright,
Heeeey!
We'll change it!,
we'll make it alright,
just get lost in the sound,
Yeeeea!
We can change this,
we can make things alright,
Heeeey!
We'll change it!,
we'll make it alright,
just get lost in the sound,
Yeeeea!
(yea we can change this with a little more time we'll make everything alright)