Hello, Lakisha (Explicit) - Kilo Kish

My name's Lakisha

Named after my dad

His names lakostia

Goes by coz

I go by kish

Because it's shorter

And to me

A lot less obvious

At home my momma

She calls me kisha

But at the school yard

There were a million

When I was yound

I needed freedom

And to feel

I stood out in the world

Too many girls

Just stand out

When I was sixteen

I wanted money

I put Lakisha on my resume

How funny

It was a joke

I found that no one

Would call me back

Because of it

Oh shit

I'll tell you the truth

Like when I moved to new york

Nobody knew my name

I put my head down and worked

Like 2 jobs at a time

Learned to read between the lines

I'll say I'm kish on my resume this time

I was meant to be named India

After my greatest grandmother

That's her name

But someone had a baby first

And the name was given right to her

What a shame

I'd probably end up

A lot more conscious

I'd burn some incense

I'd pray to rocks and

It's hard to say who you would be

If you were named after somebody else

But I feel guilty

Stereotyping

Would have me leave it out of all and everything

Some people like to assume different

But in truth I'm not a bit ashamed

It's my name

When I sign my signature

It's with an I

And never with a k

You call me kilo

But Lakisha

Forever will be my name