Black Sheep In The Frame

[Verse 1]
Knew I was different at dinner
Eyes on the plate, on me, on the past
"Why you talk back? Why you so bitter?"
I just laugh, let the questions stack
Hand-me-down blame in a plastic bag
Same old stories, same old drag
"Why you can't act like your sister, huh?"
'Cause I'm the storm they tried to tuck
Black sheep, black hoodie at the wedding
Side of the church, back row, no blessing
They want quiet, I bring confessions
Turn every scar into a weapon
[Chorus]
I'm the black sheep in the family photo
Cut from the frame, but I still go solo
They don't say my name, but they watch my promo
Turn all that shame to a glow-up logo
Yeah, black sheep, but I move like a leader
They write me off, I just write it in deeper
You can keep your seat at the table, keep it
I build my own, make the whole room believe it (believe it)
[Verse 2]
Phone only ring when they need that favor
Never "you good?", just a new lifesaver
Sink or swim, guess I chose that flavor
Now I walk on waves, can’t taste their anger
Cousins all clean in the family chat
House, new car, lil' dog, all that
I'm in a one-room spot with the paint all cracked
But the mind so sharp, cut the whole map
They said "you too loud, you too raw"
I said "you too scared, you too small"
I'd rather die on a hill that I built myself
Than live one day as somebody else
[Chorus]
I'm the black sheep in the family photo
Cut from the frame, but I still go solo
They don't say my name, but they watch my promo
Turn all that shame to a glow-up logo
Yeah, black sheep, but I move like a leader
They write me off, I just write it in deeper
You can keep your seat at the table, keep it
I build my own, make the whole room believe it (yeah)
[Bridge]
Toast to the kids that they call mistake
Made from the fire that the rest can't take
We don't fit in, we flip the script
Turn every side-eye to a crown we lift
[Chorus]
I'm the black sheep in the family photo
Cut from the frame, but I still go solo
They don't say my name, but they watch my promo
Turn all that shame to a glow-up logo
Yeah, black sheep, but I move like a leader
They write me off, I just write it in deeper
You can keep your seat at the table, keep it
I build my own, make the whole room believe it (black sheep)

rap, Hard-hitting East Coast hip-hop: grimy boom-bap drums, thick bassline, chopped minor-key piano loop. Male vocals with a gritty, focused delivery. Verses stay tight and punchy; hook explodes with stacked gang shouts and quick delay throws. Occasional filtered drops before the chorus for impact, subtle vinyl crackle for texture., hip hop