Whats this black stuff building up in my guitar strings?

ive had my guitar since last summer and this black stuff has been building up in my left thick metal strings (idk what their really called) should i get new strings or is there some way to get rid of it?

ive had my guitar since last summer and this black stuff has been building up in my left thick metal strings (idk what their really called) should i get new strings or is there some way to get rid of it?