Black August
Killah Priest Lyrics

A dark December eve my mother conceive a species
The rapper's mother became pregnant with him on a bleak winter night

Some sorta rare breed believed to be of gods seed
Killah Priest suggests that he is a special, divine being

With royal blood flowing through her jeans
The rapper claims to have come from a royal bloodline

Answer would come to her in her dreams
The rapper's mother received messages in her dreams about her unborn child

The child you bare is a king
The message in the dream revealed that Killah Priest was going to be a king

He's the heir
The rapper's mother was told that her son was the rightful heir to some throne

Magnificent chair
Killah Priest's destiny involves sitting on a glorious throne

Also shall wear the rings
The rapper is also meant to wear some rings as part of his kingship

Till I give em a pair of wings
Killah Priest will give away his rings when he decides to take flight (i.e. die)

In January she fought off bats
The rapper's mother had to deal with negative forces early on in her pregnancy

The fbi firing gats even lying (lion) attacks
The FBI and other enemies tried to harm the rapper's mother and unborn child

Running from wolf packs through the woods black
The mother had to flee from danger while being pregnant

Never look back
The mother was determined to move forward despite any obstacles

A serpent bit her on the leg
The mother endured a snake bite during her pregnancy

But she took that
The mother persevered despite adversity

From February till June four months of gloom
There were several months of hardship leading up to the rapper's birth

2 more months before their doom
The mother and unborn child were in danger until the very end of her pregnancy

They try to consume a child inside my mothers womb
Someone or something attempted to harm the rapper while he was still in the womb

She withstand the hurricanes and twisters reading scriptures
The mother relied on her faith to endure the difficult pregnancy

Earthquakes till my birth date I was given
Natural disasters were a common occurrence leading up to the rapper's birth

Even slay the first born children
The wrath of God may have been present during the rapper's birth

It was bone chilling
The events leading up to Killah Priest's birth were intense and frightening

July 30th came
The rapper's nephew was born on July 30th

But that wasn't me it was my nephew
The rapper was not the first to be born in his family during that time

God bless you
The rapper acknowledges and blesses his nephew

He took the first cause you was special
The rapper's nephew was blessed because he was special in his own way

Then it was August
The month of August finally arrives

She felt something enormous in her organs
The rapper's mother had a sense that something important was happening within her body in August

The sky thundering
The weather was dramatic and powerful during Killah Priest's birth

Inhaling old widows wailingWindows open
There were ominous signs and eerie atmospheres present during the rapper's birth

Wind blowing curtains across my head forming a turban
The curtains around Killah Priest's head somehow created a turban-like appearance

Do not disturb him a stranger said
A stranger or angelic figure told others not to bother the newborn rapper

Standing at the side of my bed placed a crown upon my head
The stranger or angel crowned the newborn rapper as a sign of his destiny

My eyes were black pearls staring at the map of the world
The newborn rapper had an intense gaze that seemed to survey the entire world

Born to conquer the angel then handed me my armor
Killah Priest sees himself as a warrior destined to battle supernatural forces

Killed in my honor revealed to me where I should wander
The rapper had some prophetic vision about where he needed to go and what he needed to do

Until time for take over
The rapper knows that he has some future moment when he will take over the world or some other power structure

Y'all reigns been great but now its over
Killah Priest sees himself overthrowing established power structures and making room for his own reign

Now I lounge in castles surrounded by great statues
The rapper imagines himself living in luxury and prestige

A pool of jewels old kings swimming through women and rings
The rapper describes himself living amidst wealth, opulence, and pleasure

I was born 40 nights its stormed hell spawned
Killah Priest, like Jesus Christ, is said to have been born amidst intense and chaotic weather

I latched onto my mothers arms
The rapper describes his physical connection to his mother immediately after birth

Writing my name my pen became somewhat of a chain
The rapper sees his writing and creativity as a means of connecting himself to others and exerting control over the world

A beard grew intuition given me a clear view
The rapper connects his physical changes (a growing beard) with a growing sense of personal knowledge and clarity

My hair turning whitePerm like snoop dogs
The rapper's hair turns white and is styled like Snoop Dogg's hair

I seen black boots in the fogSkeletons and army fatigues
The rapper has some nightmarish visions of death and violence

Dead friends warn me through dreams like Ebonezier Scrooge
The rapper receives messages and guidance from deceased friends

I shall lead the schools show them secrets of the ancient masters
The rapper desires to be a teacher and guide for others, showing them the wisdom of the past

Studies language chapters pages after
The rapper is a continuous learner who studies various subjects and disciplines

Molded without the martyr black August and I'm the author
The rapper's experiences have made him into who he is, and he is in control of his own destiny as a creative force

Menage's with strange women the devil grinning
The rapper enjoys sexual encounters with multiple partners and the devil seems pleased or amused by this activity

But I gottta keep my head above water
The rapper knows he has to stay focused and resilient despite any obstacles

My beginning and the ending while the world is spinning
The rapper feels like he is both the beginning and end of some grand cycle, and that the world is constantly moving and changing around him

Chorus 2x
The chorus repeats several times throughout the song, emphasizing the themes of the rapper's origin story and his unique destiny