Black Magic (2019)

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Black Magic is a song by Australian musician Baker Boy featuring Dallas Woods. It was released at 13 July 2019.[1]

Key Lyrics

Black skin, white skin, centuries fighting

Straight to the point like i just stuck the knife in

Throw me to the bush, come out as a warrior

Put me in the city, come out as a prime minister

If you don’t wanna close the gap then close ya yap

Heated combo, i’m cold like that

Background

Raised in the remote Northern Territory communities of Yurrwi and Maningrida, 21 year-old Danzel Baker, aka Baker Boy, has released "Black Magic", featuring Dallas Woods. The song is performed in Yolngu Matha and English, representing his bloodlines. Danzel Baker and Dallas Woods met when Baker Boy was 17 and Dallas was 21 and the two started writing songs together, including Baker Boy's previous single "Mr. La Di Da Di".[2]

The song is inspired by sports heroes who have stood up against racism in the past, including athlete Cathy Freeman and AFL legend Nicky Winmar who stood up against the crowd's racial abuse in a match between St Kilda and Collingwood in 1993. The song also references The Stolen Generation and Kevin Rudd's apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples in 2008.[3]

Reception

Reference

  1. "Black Magic – Single by Baker Boy featuring Dallas Woods on Apple Music". 13 July 2018. Apple Music. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. "Warning! Young, Black & Gifted: Baker Boy Releases "Black Magic" feat. Dallas Woods". All Aussie Hip Hop. July 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  3. "Baker Boy drops new single, "Black Magic"". Beat. July 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2021.