The Black Swan, by Zaimah Beloved

The Black Swan

by Zaimah Beloved

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Adiv Azriel The first song sample I heard resonated immediately. The second song sample had me hooked. If I had to say so, she is the best female lyricists I have ever heard. Style, grace, flare, plus a serious message, without the usual vulgarity or 'appeal to the masses'. She did her thing and, to me, it is like finding water in a desert.

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The Black Swan features a picture of Harriet Tubman sitting with freed slaves as the cover art. Zaimah dedicates this album to her ancestors who paved the way for us to be free today, and she recognizes that we are the answer to their prayers.

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1.	Traphouse 02:51	lyrics
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
2.	Wide Open (Roomy) 02:50	lyrics
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?
3.	Black Swans featuring Alkebulaun 04:05	lyrics
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.
4.	Khalifah 03:17	lyrics
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
5.	Wakin' Up feat. Trunk Bussa 04:04	lyrics
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
6.	Mama 02:36	lyrics
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.
7.	The Ledger 03:17	lyrics
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?
8.	Two Paths 03:00	lyrics
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.
9.	Between The Lines 03:53	lyrics
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
10.	Parting Words 01:33	lyrics	buy track
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 creates music for those who reverence lyrical content but hardly want to sacrifice catchy musical presence to get it. The Black Swan is substance AND confection. If you want contagious music with a message via hip hop and soul; The Black Swan delivers.

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released April 7, 2016

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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