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1. |
Traphouse
02:51
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The food industry
And them Pharmacies
The house cross the street
You a Traphouse
You a Traphouse
You a Traphouse.
Hou hou hou hou house
You a Traphouse, You a Traphouse, You a Traphouse
Poor babies sitting in class can't focus
Dr. said double up the dosage
Prescribing kids dope is just hopeless
No coping for broken folk
Insurance misanthrope
This system sure is broke.
But its masked in mass media
Victims of under informed procedures
They say it makes a life
A whole lot easier turns out
You only made a whole lot greedy
You eat it you need it you buy it
They sell it ain't free to ya
Add to headaches
They want to chemically heal ya
Derived from a laboratory
Half the story
Whole foods is your glory.
You can barely sustain
When you should've just claimed
Your gifts from the land
God is a medicine man
But messing with man your just hooked
Line, sinker, pan, cooked
The food industry
And them Pharmacies
The house cross the street
You a Traphouse
You a Traphouse
You a Traphouse.
Hou hou hou hou house
You a Traphouse, You a Traphouse, You a Traphouse
They invest in the culture
To turn you into a freak and
Hitting every club, get the love you was seeking
Pulling up on dubs, sexin thugs, STD then
Head to the doctor for a cure to ya weekend
One things for sure
Doctor definitely will tell you
Theres a new pill on the market for you
But if it's safe, he can't say, he can't sayyyy.
Long as you don't
Breathe or have a heartbeat you're okay.
The fine print, mind it
Stop the burn, kill ya liver
Why this chemical learn it makes ya problems bigger
And of course your gonna be
Back at it again
Back at all the looseness
Back to trends back to sin.
The cycle just continues
Forgetcha spiritual menu
You'll just get a new prescription
Missin ya conviction
Whatcha solve all your problems through
and the place that you running to
Is a trap house
High fructose corn syrup
Genetically modified foods
Don't worry
I promise they got a pill for it
All they want is your money honey
Even if they gotta kill for it
The food industry
And them Pharmacies
The house cross the street
You a Traphouse
You a Traphouse
You a Traphouse
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2. |
Wide Open (Roomy)
02:50
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Wide Open (Roomy)
First Movement:
Heard the voice of God inside a Zadie Smith novel.
My heart stays with you
like Twitterers follow.
Like hunger does models.
You not wanting me no more is
a hard pill to swallow
but oh
I'lll be okay.
Chorus:
Why are you in prison
The doors wide open
What you are seeking is
seeking you.
The entrance for the light
happens to be inside of your very wounds
We all were born with wings.
But why do we crawl through life?
Next Movement:
Focusing on all the things I wanted.
made me forget everything I had.
Made me cherish less whats inside my hands.
Made me perish just from my circumstance.
Maybe if I held a bit of this grand grand future.
Maybe then I know I would believe.
Won’t you show me what you have waiting for me.
Easy to see that I need...
show me show me.
I need faith.
Show me, show me.
Before its too late.
Show me, show me.
Am I gonna go far.
Show me.
I am here.
In prison with no bars.
No Bars.
No Bars.
No Bars.
Chorus:
Why are you in prison
The doors wide open
What you are seeking is
seeking you right.
The entrance for the light
happen to be inside of your very wounds
We all were born with wings.
So why do we crawl through Life?
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Chorus:
We take the rain.
We see the sun
Crawled on our knees
Til we could run
Another day, we gonna strive
We feel the pain cuz we're alive.
Black Swans are coming.
First Verse:
Behold a dark people
so regal bringing the light.
They said we was unequal, so lethal,
begins the plight.
Like the Black Swan Effect
you can’t expect the change thats comin
my people running
God Saved the best for last
number one in the draft.
Devastations what slavery caused
Check my neighborhood, its aching and it's breaking cuz of ya’ll,
vacant of applause.
But in fact, cut you some slack,
cuz now the onus is on our backs.
Conditions changed, got a sign, and it reads Barack.
So, I ain’t madatchu just like Pac
We can choose to empower and uplift the block.
If we abuse the power and resist the plot,
We gonna lose our inheritance and miss our shot.
And oh, there goes our relevance
Ghetto fab forget elegance
History will prove that we forgotten our intelligence,
forgotten our religion,
Forgot the Qur’an and Gideon.
My people soul is deeper.
Spirit reaching the steeples
Keep ya equal.
Chorus:
We take the rain.
We see the sun
Crawled on our knees
Til we could run
Another day, we gonna strive
We feel the pain cuz we're alive.
Black Swans are coming.
Black Swans are coming.
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4. |
Khalifah
03:17
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All rise.... for The Khalifah
Chorus:
Khalifah Kha Kha Khalifah
Khalifah Kha Kha Khalifah
Khalifah tul Ard and we're gonna go far.
Verse 1:
Don’t call me a God
Its something that I abhor
Giving me a name
I didn’t get from my Lord
Making false claims
are certain to be ignored
Try staying in your lane
its something you should do more.
I’m a human being
and thats an honor in itself
gotcha gifts from someone else
gotcha lift from borrowed wealth.
Lets be clear, no more confusion.
My title is Khalifah, I’m a leader
no illusions. Fully Human. Yes.
Chorus:
Khalifah Kha Kha Khalifah
Khalifah Kha Kha Khalifah
Khalifah tul Ard
And we gonna go far.
Verse 2:
Everything here is for me.
The honor that I hold
is a power God bestowed me.
My high ranking is specifically and surely
I stay thinking
you won’t catch me acting poorly.
Eyes stay blinking
I can see the goal before me.
Souls unshrinking
God is Greater than you or me.
Early since the start of this creation
The Creator was my potter
must do the things that I oughta
Salat is Air so I gotta
Breathe with a shaddah
To receive with a madda.
And as long as I'm breathing
I will tell you
There is no other.
I am not a God we are Nas in the place.
The devil thought he handsome
But Khalifah on my face.
This is an anthem for the Nas in the place.
The devil think he’s winning
But Khalifah wins the race. Yes.
Khalifah Kha Kha Khalifah
Khalifah Kha Kha Khalifah
Khalifas tul Ard
And we gonna go far.
Excerpt from lecture of Imam W. D. Mohammed
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5. |
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Chyeah, dat right
Speedin' goin' a hundred on the highway
Wonder when the dice will roll my way
Cause life don't seem fair at all, at all
But everyday I'm wakin' up
It's a new day, it's a new chance to get it done, you're way
I'm wakin' up, it's a new day, it's a new chance to get it done, you're way
Same day, different day, nothin' changed Gotta go, I need it,
Can't get it while I'm sleepin' I got dreams that I gotta get
Can't settle for the bottom I don't follow em', I lead em
Don't follow em', I lead em', nah
But every great leader was a follower
They label us minority, but it's a lot of us
Like we ain't really a happy less, they proud of us
Like they took the self-esteem right up out of us
But I can't wait to look up at my momma, say We on
Momma, you ain't gotta work
Cause we on, I can't wait to tell my momma
Like, we on, you ain't gotta work
Momma, we on
If you see me fall down
I'ma get back up
If my back's against the wall
I'ma press my luck
I'ma make it, do what it do, and I'm tellin you
No matter what, gon' keep it true
I'm always gon' be pushin' through
If you see me fall down
I'ma get back up
If my back's against the wall
I'ma press my luck
I'ma make it do what it do, and I'm tellin you
No matter what, gon' keep it true
I'm always gon' be pushin' through
Speedin', goin' a hundred on the highway
Wonder when the dice'll roll my way
Cause life don't seem fair at all, at all
But every day I'm wakin' up, it's a new day
It's a new chance to get it done your way
I'm wakin' up, it's a new day
It's a new chance to get it done your way
I swear, I swear, I have no fear and I'ma get it
I'ma rock this life and wear it cool just like a fitted
I'ma change the chapter, flip the script, can't ever quit it
All my haters gon' be askin', tell me how you did it, now they wit' it
Got one thing that you'll never see me do
Is quit, never this
I'll be makin' ways out of no way
Wakin' up like I own the day
Holdin' on like helps on the way
I just have to look down at my daughter to stay strong
I look down at my sons to keep on
One day I tell my babies, I'm on
And now we get to move on
Speedin' goin' a hundred on the highway
Wonderin if thats a road my way
Cause life don't seem fair at all, at all
But every day I'm wakin' up, it's a new day
It's a new chance to get it done your way
Wakin' up, it's a new day
It's a new chance to get it done your way, okay
Speedin' goin' a hundred on the highway
Wonder when the dice'll roll my way
Cause life don't seem fair at all, at all
But every day I'm wakin' up
It's a new day
It's a new chance to get it done your way
I'm wakin' up, it's a new day
It's a new chance to get it done your way
If you see me fall down
I'ma get back up
If my back's against the wall
I'ma press my luck
I'ma make it do what it do, and I'm tellin you
No matter what, gon' keep it true
I'm always gon' be pushin' through
If you see me fall down
I'ma get back up
If my back's against the wall
I'ma press my luck
I'ma make it do what it do, and I'm tellin you
No matter what, gon' keep it true
I'm always gon' be pushin' through ohh
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6. |
Mama
02:36
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Pardon you and your forgiven.
Underdog Black Swan Winning
Grand slam 9th inning
No bitches here the muzzles off
stomping for the women
Who are bosses and nurturers
Church or mosque going worshippers
Teachers of the seeds,
soul at work, we grow this work witcha
Honor the XX chromosome
Honor the families you broke
Honor the broken homes
Who gives new life production out the womb
Yet you show no gratitude to women
forget the reason for your living.
and now your life is like a prison.
Here’s a hint Respect the feminine key
Solution is a revolution
Its beginning with me.
Who turnin prisons into prisms with just a vision,
Expanding inner limits, time to change our image
put your womb in it, this is pilgrimage.
Raising up nations, from babies, little.
The answer is the Mother. This was a riddle.
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7. |
The Ledger
03:17
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I did not know that after the sun set
Darkness would last so long
If I had known, maybe I would have done more throughout my day
Maybe, I would never have forgotten to pray
Enlightenment once struck me like
Like, in lightening
Bright, sharp, with a long arm
Reaching from the heavens
Down into my earth
No, but not now
Now like blown kisses
It misses me
It disses me
I am yoked
By the reality of the Ledger
Gods taking notes
And yet, how do I forget to fear
With measured hope
I simply forget to care
In darkness, so easy to forget to hear
The words in this chapter of my life
Are written sadly in white ink
No longer do I think
I simply close my eyes and feel my way through
So still, I stay true, but no good action stands
Still enough to make an impact
Crashed, and burned
Crushed and broken
I stand still as the scenery around me moves fast
Makes me feel like I'm making strides
The pages turn fast
Though largely unfilled
My soul goes unwilled
My marks leave no tread
A secret I know
And will meet when I am (dead)
My Ledger, its forever
Gone, true, you
At your best
At your worst
Your life in detail
Written and recorded behind the veil
Will meet you again
And the soul you have
If its power goes unused
And the soul you have
If not stretched out
To portray the glory of God in every way
And the soul you have
Will be unfolded and read aloud
For the Ledger is your soul
And the Author is your deeds
And there is no escaping it.
If you'd like to know what your Ledger says
Look at your life
And the words are all over the walls
If you can't read
Fine then, tell me
How do you feel?
How do you feel?
How do you feel?
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8. |
Two Paths
03:00
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Two Paths
Which one will you choose
You have
a fork in your road
You can, do something now
that holds your weight forever.
You have
Power within you
Your hands
make you who you are
You can
Do something about
your circumstance and weather
Rap:
New choices every day
even when it seem you don’t
look closer and the way
you do not see will open
don’t take the path of coping
it numbs ya pain like dope and
squeezes all your hope like chokin
lifes a riddle but the good news you will see
although ya feeling brittle the good news is on its way
and tho I’m feeling little, God is big is my motto
His hand is on the throttle
sing ya life a song in vibrato
there is no tune with auto
matic
gotta pick and then play what team are you on
its evident so you seize the day
and pass like LeBron
Now your back
to the Cavs, know your orig-ins
decisions should be made with precision
just keep ya vision
head high soar I never get high floor
my Lord supplies laws My leger is my score.
the lift that I’m need’em
can’t get from drugs there’s a reason
won’t sleep harvest time in season
or you’ll starve when others eating
be a blessing
the futures in the present
leaders born from adolescense
free ya self from sin incessant
meet you back inside the essence
No worries. Your future can be flipped
Ain’t no hurry make salat first I insist.
Getcha mind right be equipped.
Make your word bond infinite.
Watch ya life grow increments.
Letcha light flow illumine.
Look here, Look here.
God made you upright,
not crooked.
As long as I'm in this,
As God is my witness,
I'll win this.
two paths.
Two Paths
Which one will you choose
You have
a fork in your road
You can, do something now
that holds your weight forever.
Two Paths
Two Paths
you got two paths.
Which one will you choose.
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9. |
Between The Lines
03:53
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You hear exactly what I'm sayin
But can you hear my heart?
You see the face that I'm makin'
But can you see the other part (of me)
That I just can't show (you see)
Because it hurts so bad to know
That the pain you will, eventually feel
Will be caused by me
I just wanna hold my breath
Until the pain has left
Cause I'm so tired
Everyday
Now, I'm hoping you will hear what
I just can't say
Can (my) you (heart) read (says) between (no) the lines.
Can (I) you (just) read (can't) between (show) the lines.
Can (I) you (want)) read (to) between (go) the lines.
Do, do, do, do you know that what I'm sayin
Only shows one part
Look at what my body is displayin
And you'll see whats inside my heart
I just can't show
You see it hurts too bad to know that
The pain I feel eventually will tear me apart so
I try, to forget about my heart and decide
To label it a lie
And in time I find, I'm living a lie
And I deny, and thats why I cry
Can (my) you (heart) read (says) between (no) the lines.
Can (I) you (just) read (can't) between (show) the lines.
Can (I) you (want)) read (to) between (go) the lines.
Listen baby
Don't hear, when I say I'm fine
Don't hear when I say I'm alright
Don't hear when I say no not this time
Come on baby, just read between the lines
Can (my) you (heart) see
Read between the Lines
Can (my) you (heart) see
Read between the Lines
I'm staying here, just for you
That I, have been here for so long
But just like a baby bird
Its time for me to
Flyyyy
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10. |
Parting Words
01:33
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Before we go
I'd just like to leave you with some parting words
From my heart, to yours
(Background) Ooooh, eeeeeh, hahaha, hey yeah, don't quit, ohhhhh
Believe in your dreams
Don't ever let'em go
Just follow your heart
Soon you will know
Believe in your dreams
Don't ever let'em go
Just follow your heart and
Soon you will know
Believe in your dreams
Don't ever let'em go
Follow your heart and
Soon you will know
Believe in your dreams
Don't ever let them go
Follow your heart and
Soon you will know
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Zaimah Beloved New York, New York
Zaimah Beloved is a singer/ songwriter who has lived her entire life an everyday woman. She uses those everyday experiences to create music that helps give perspective to the matters in life we most want to discuss, but often don't have the words to express it, nor music, to accompany us. Zaimah will write the soundtrack for the journey pop culture is on, to consciousness. What she calls: destiny. ... more
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