IAAC #40 - Skin color

So today I started listening to Jay - Z - The Story of O.J.

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For some reason these lyrics make me feel like I've been missing a huge part of the racism due to me not living in America.
Yes, there might be a smidge of racism where I am but the level that they sing about just makes me feel a bit sad inside which is super weird for me,

Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga
Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga
Still nigga, still nigga

We start with this line which gives me the feeling that it doesn't matter what you do as long as you're "black" that's it for you.

Financial freedom my only hope
Fuck livin' rich and dyin' broke
I bought some artwork for one million
Two years later, that shit worth two million
Few years later, that shit worth eight million
I can't wait to give this shit to my children
Y'all think it's bougie, I'm like, it's fine
But I'm tryin' to give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99

We then have this part where he's then actively trying to tell people that there's a way out of it all and I truly have no idea what to feel about it all.
I do know that he's not wrong.

Just somewhat confused living in a third-world country where there are race issues but mostly no huge problems arise from it.

Listen to the song and tell me what you think about it, maybe some other point of view might help.

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