How can you not like this instrumental??? It has a soulful jazz feel that makes you wanna sit back, listen and let your problems drift away. Mos Def you is a genius for making a powerful song like this.
hey Jenn, im just wanted to let you know this must mean a lot to you and i appreciate that. The memories with this album for you must be so personal and beautiful
It's testimony to what Mos Def and the musicians working on 'Umi says' that I like to listen to both versions with and without lyrics, both hit slightly different parts of my brain, and my brain is all the better for it.
This speaks so transparently to my soul. Black people (My people), as The Most High calls us, are the light of the world. Most Def is telling us to do the same thing that Yahawashi told us to do. "Let your light so shine before men that they will see your good works and glorify your father in heaven."
.. give I a moment, connect each component, stoned and lit, afro comb and my pit... One stitch, is but a link in a seam, if together we dream then tomorrow will bring. ... unity, you and me, 1 and 2 plus 3, is an ocean of free, wid waves that crash uniquely.. Jah sent me, intently... to be Continued
@videofudge Sorry for the wait, just black life ina red state, kids to feed, baking cake, downhill no brakes... who relate.. I pray for the day of judgment pon the repugnant, devils covenant blood as currency for dem budget.. I go public, fuck it, social, forms of media, to uplift like helium.. No ceiling can cap the drum tap, bass kick, what we faced wit is laced wit, Seeds of greed uh need to be free'd from the shackles of "need" , it chokes like a weed .. I dreamed of freedom, live through poverty, fight oppression, lessons top quality Deep throat lady liberty till she swallows me, till she frees not just me but all of we.. My Umi said shine yo light... but light also flares from the gun pipe, Or a lantern that leads the way, by any means, it seems today's the day.. Time is now ... To be continued...
I don't wanna write this down I wanna tell you how I feel right now I don't wanna take no time to write this down I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey Tomorrow may never come For you or me Life is not promised Tomorrow may never show up For you and me This life is not promised I ain't no perfect man I'm trying to do, the best that I can With what it is I have I ain't no perfect man I'm trying to do, the best that I can With what it is I have Put my heart and soul into this song (yes, yes) I hope you feel me From where I am to wherever you are I mean that sincerely Tomorrow may never come (nah) For you and me Life is not promised Tomorrow may never appear You better hold this very moment (this very moment) Very close to you (right now) Very close to you (right now) So close to you, So, close to you (your moment in history is right now) Don't be afraid, to let it shine My Umi said shine your light on the world Shine your light for the world to see My Abi said shine your light on the world Shine your light for the world to see (I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) My Abi said shine your light on the world (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) Shine your light for the world to see (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) My Umi said shine your light on the world (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) Shine your light for the world to see (Want black people to be free, to be free) Sometimes I get discouraged I look around and, things are so weak People are so weak Sometimes Sometimes I feel like crying Sometimes my heart gets heavy Sometimes I just want to leave and fly away (fly fly fly like a dove) Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself (ow) Passion takes over me I feel like a man Going insane Losing my brain Trying to maintain Doing my thing Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Put my heart and soul into this y'all I hope you feel me Where I am to wherever you are Sometimes I don't want to be bothered Sometimes I just want a quiet life with Me and my babies, me and my lady Sometimes I don't want to get into no war (Black people to be free, to be free) Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier Sometimes I just wanna be a man, but (to be free, to be free) Umi said shine your light on the world Shine your light for the world to see My Abi said shine your light on the world Shine your light for the world to see (I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) My G-ma said shine your light on the world (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) Shine your light for the world to see (Want black people) My elders said shine your light on the world (hey, hey) Shine your light for the world to see (hey, hey) I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free All my people to be free, to be free, to be free Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free That's all that matters to me That's all that matters to me That's all that matters to me That's all that matters to me That's all that matters to me That's all that matters to me That's all that matters to me (to be free, to be free, to be free) Black people unite and let's all get down (to be free, hey) Gotta have what? Gotta have that love Peace and understanding One God, one light One man, one voice, one mic Black people unite come on and do it right Black people unite come on and do it right Black people unite come on and get down Gotta have what? (Black people) Love, peace and understanding (black people) One God, one voice, one life (black people) One man, gon' shine my light (black people) Black people unite, now hop up and do it right (to be free, to be free) Black people unite, now come on and do it right (to be free) Yeah, baby, that's what I like (black people) (Yeah, baby, that's what I like) my people (Yeah, baby, that's what I like) black people (Yeah, baby, that's what I like) my people (Yeah, baby, that's what I like) black people (Yeah, baby, that's what I like) my people
No time for no pacin' My heart keeps on racin' I oughta keep calm or it's time that i'm facin' I wanna keep creatin' but my brain yeah it's achin' Ten years from i hope it's money that i'm makin'
unbirth me to be reborn/ from a heart so torn/ sadness has me scorn/ i gave a rose/ just to keep the thorns/ to make a necklace/ matching my bullhorns/ everytime i start to write/ i wanna quit as soon as i begin/ to make metaphors or catchphrases/ that wont appeal to masses/ like a dropout with a gangster educated for death/ so now you know the meaning of a G.E.D./ no need to wonder why its so hard to get j o b/ m o b has you fooled/ but l o v e keeps the heart where it should be
Uh a lil' Compton nigga Just a lil' Compton nigga One time for my niggas You know Compton, nigga Just a lil' Compton nigga kendrick Lamar Back with a vengeance Back with my heart and I'm venting Back with another war pendant Salute me or shoot me I never wore a kufi, ignore my religion I believe there's one God, there's one love And I believe if I fly, we all doves I make a way for my people to see the light Brighter than yellow bones Me and my microphone could be one Until I see BIG, Pac See Pun but this ain't Eazy I can't take a Big L, my city needs me I gotta win the proof is in the pudding And I been fucking with Cosby Since I was ten, you damn right Any means necessary, get the campaign right Very emotional I'm a Gemini, I love Hard and I fight harder, a born author A born starter, in the game for real And the games appeal to the Struggling youth with no father You can't learn if mistakes ain't made You gotta pay your homage in Order to get paid You gotta pay attention in order to pay dues And you ain't gettin' it 'til you start payin' Jews Lifestyles of the young and the broke With my hand under oath I recite these quotes And if I ever lie then I die where I stand as A pest not a man but a roach and a rat In order to see the front I had to play the back We played our position, we let Y'all play y'all self Y'all made y'all decision We pray while we prey on competition To flip another page of Corinthians I see stars when I write these sentences Words crash cars when I write these sentences Open jail bars for my niggas' life sentences Free J-Dove, kill all witnesses Y'all better hope 2012 really real Cause the way I feel I'ma make y'all suffer And take y'all supper I haven't ate in the last 22 summers and I'm 22 now it's about to go down So en garde My God we got these artists in awe Oh, I'm free finally I can say I'm me The Kendrick Lamar EP, classic EP The question concerns I dropped it and gave the Whole world my germs hope y'all infected Hope y'all ain't have no protection Still I'm progressing, room for improvement Make room for the groom married to his music I was at the XXL just trying to excel Networking, meanwhile my stomach turning Wanted to be a part of it Cater it to my audience j cole runnin' late If he don't show up Think I can take his place Ladies start laughing No pun intended I ain't being sarcastic Homie popped up with about twenty bags and Fresh out the plane I couldn't even complain My nigga was on his hustle I introduced him my name Said I'll see him on the Bubble in the future, my dude I salute ya Contributing the real shit Talk about it make the people talk about it Make the world see For every MC that I see tryna stay afloat Tell 'em build a boat like Noah And take him to a place that I'm Sure we all can blow up, boom I ain't a star yet but I'm gettin' close to 'em And if you see a whack artist Do more than boo him Throw him off the banister Shoot him on camera then kill his manager Then hang a banner up That reads you can't proceed Without bein' conceived By one album of the 90's On Rosecrans where you'll find me And all my niggas is grimy But I remain the good kid Tryna make a difference where I'm from Where you live Oh no we got to slow the city down I told the homeboy pump his brakes He said that he rather put The pump to his face sawed off Torture, turn the saw off, it's scorchin' Hot where I'm from The newscasters don't come Another ratchet got dumped In the trashcan I ain't done A baby in there with it She said postpartum did it Molested at eleven and she always reminiscing When he was undressing said it'll Only be a minute that's why I I think i'm Always kicking something with feeling I should've been a dentist I should've been a blizzard-cold Flash, pose, flash, pose A critic paparazzi got me on my toes I wanna jump on him Like a tad-pole, tad-pole, ass-holes Tryna kill my dreams not elevate Those are not my dreams, I'll be straight With a little bit of passion And a drive like an Aston Motivation from Nipsey or Glasses, Jay Rock Mykestro, Bad Lucc, U-N-I Dom Kennedy, Murs and Fashawn Lady G, Willy B in time i'ma blow like I'm Mothafuckin' sniffing lines Go like I never seen a red light shine Flow to my heart, hit the flo' when I'm dying Heart of a lion, tell 'em get in line And pass the baton I won't pass it back I ain't good at dimes If the bitch bad I could pass you a dime Haters better duck like I'm passing a pond Know I'm the king and I'm passing you pawns Pad on the hill that's a passion of mine Problem is I shine like two Mics under heavy strobe lights I'ma need two mics just to Get my point across I'ma get my joint across Country y'all gon' want me p
The Heart Part 1 Lyrics [Intro] Uh A lil' Compton nigga Just a lil' Compton nigga One time for my niggas You know Compton, nigga Just a lil' Compton nigga Kendrick Lamar [Verse] Back with a vengeance Back with my heart and I'm venting Back with another war pendant, salute me or shoot me I never wore a kufi, ignore my religion I believe there's one God, there's one love And I believe if I fly, we all doves I make a way for my people to see the light Brighter than yellow bones Me and my microphone could be one Until I see BIG, Pac, see Pun but this ain't Eazy I can't take a Big L, my city needs me, I gotta win The proof is in the pudding And I been fucking with Cosby since I was ten, you damn right Any means necessary, get the campaign right Very emotional I'm a Gemini, I love hard and I fight harder, a born author A born starter, in the game for real And the games appeal to the struggling youth with no father You can't learn if mistakes ain't made You gotta pay your homage in order to get paid You gotta pay attention in order to pay dues And you ain't gettin' it, 'til you start payin' Jews Lifestyles of the young and the broke With my hand under oath, I recite these quotes And if I ever lie then I die where I stand as a pest not a man but a roach and a rat In order to see the front, I had to play the back We played our position, we let y'all play y'all self, y'all made y'all decision We pray while we prey on competition To flip another page of Corinthians I see stars when I write these sentences Words crash cars when I write these sentences Open jail bars for my niggas' life sentences Free J-Dove, kill all witnesses Y'all better hope 2012 really real, cause the way I feel I'ma make y'all suffer And take y'all supper I haven't ate in the last 22 summers and I'm 22 now it's about to go down So en garde, my God we got these artists in awe Oh, I'm free Finally I can say I'm me The Kendrick Lamar EP, classic EP The question concerns I dropped it and gave the whole world my germs Hope y'all infected Hope y'all ain't have no protection Still I'm progressing, room for improvement Make room for the groom married to his music I was at the XXL just trying to excel Networking, meanwhile my stomach turning Wanted to be a part of it cater it to my audience J. Cole runnin' late If he don't show up, think I can take his place Ladies start laughing No pun intended I ain't being sarcastic Homie popped up with about twenty bags and Fresh out the plane I couldn't even complain My nigga was on his hustle I introduced him my name Said I'll see him on the bubble in the future, my dude I salute ya Contributing the real shit Talk about it make the people talk about it Make the world see, for every MC that I see tryna stay afloat Tell 'em build a boat like Noah And take him to a place that I'm sure we all can blow up, boom I ain't a star yet but I'm gettin' close to 'em And if you see a whack artist do more than boo him Throw him off the banister, shoot him on camera Then kill his manager Then hang a banner up, that reads you can't proceed without bein' conceived by one album of the 90's On Rosecrans where you'll find me And all my niggas is grimy But I remain the good kid Tryna make a difference where I'm from, where you live Oh no we got to slow the city down I told the homeboy pump his brakes He said that he rather put the pump to his face Sawed off Torture, turn the saw off, its scorchin' Hot where I'm from, the newscasters don't come Another ratchet got dumped, in the trashcan I ain't done A baby in there with it She said postpartum did it Molested at eleven and she always reminiscing When he was undressing said it'll only be a minute That's why I I think i'm always kicking something with feeling I should've been a dentist I should've been a blizzard-cold Flash, pose, flash, pose, a critic paparazzi got me on my toes I wanna jump on him like a tad-pole, tad-pole, ass-holes Tryna kill my dreams Not elevate Those are not my dreams, I'll be straight With a little bit of passion And a drive like an Aston Motivation from Nipsey or Glasses, Jay Rock Mykestro , Bad Lucc, U-N-I Dom Kennedy, Murs and Fashawn Lady G, Willy B in time I'ma blow like I'm mothafuckin' sniffing lines Go like I never seen a red light shine Flow to my heart, hit the flo' when I'm dying Heart of a lion, tell 'em get in line And pass the baton, I won't pass it back I ain't good at dimes If the bitch bad I could pass you a dime Haters better duck like I'm passing a pond Know I'm the king and I'm passing you pawns Pad on the hill that's a passion of mine Problem is I shine like two mics under heavy strobe lights I'ma need two mics just to get my point across I'ma get my joint across, country y'all gon' want me P-
sono mezzo fuori in mente mi passano paesaggi, errori sono assente, le mie ciglia squadrano spente, la mia immaginazione squadra i suoi gladiatori E in mezzo al trambusto che passa a va, trovo il mio rifugio in una camera, quando sono nel terreno, lei salirà, la mia immaginazione scalcia rapida ma mi fa sentire alieno, incompreso mi muovo in questo mondo, pare straniero, mi domandano che cosa pensi? io mi perdo tutto, la politica è un gioco di specchi io sono solo chiuso in me, inseguo i miei spettri isolarsi dal mondo ha anche dei difetti perché puoi anche ignorarlo, ma se vuoi farlo, abbandoni la realtà e i suoi frangenti Io non vivo di fatti storici, sentimenti tutto è corrotto, un mal nascosto wrestling è vero solo il non vivo, non sono cristiano, ma l'uomo ha un peccato primitivo siamo quelli che siamo non perché vogliamo ci tiene a galla un amo che non vediamo quando dico "ti amo" non pensi sia strano? perché proprio te ho scelto in mezzo a il genere umano fuori c'è chiasso, io sviluppo idee pericolose mai vantato legami malavitosi mai detto di non essere un borghese, ragazzo normale, e non bado a spese eppure la mente, quella è presente, hai presente chi si trova assente? presente! Per quanto io mi stenda sul letto e riposi la mente va febbrile a pensieri riposti e nascosti ah come il libero arbitrio se fossi sincero sarei punito se fossi leggero sarebbe più semplice porsi delle regole e affrancare lo spirito eppure io penso, e tanto, e non soltanto, come mezzo per distruggermi invano io penso anche se non mi affanno non è overthinking, ma verità, e non mi sbaglio non chiamarmi Cromwell, non ho le risposte, nelle fosse siamo tutti uguali dico solo che ho pensato, e poi forse, ci sono delle morse, che affliggono le nostre ali il determinismo è uno di questi, causa e effetti, morti su morti, seguono altri decessi è il ciclo della natura, e noi ne siamo parte, siete fessi? già Galileo lo diceva: saggiatore applico l' istruzione non è un viatico al cuore anche se venissi costretto abiurare, reietto sociale, per la divulgazione ma non sono sicuro è questo il fatto mi reputo più cogitabondo, non è un vanto voglio romper la cupola che protegge una vita deale che prosegue con un viale, con un corso intatto a chi oso parlare mi ghosta, si sposta, non vuole sentire la verità se tutto è una causa, quanto ti costa ammettere che ciò che cozza è la libertà? quando la hai? da cosa ti deriva? l'hai già da prima, o solo dopo la sviluppi? o forse è il mondo, col luogo in cui nasci, lo sfondo, I viluppi, I frutti che mangi? I vicini, i tuoi famigliari? il tuo paese, il quartiere dei tuoi, le tue iniziali; ogni minimo dettaglio ti rende quello che sei; non c'è altro Non lo dico con cattiveria ci ho pensato a fondo nella testa sono giunto a una conclusione seria, voglio una relazione astemia con questa vita le cose nude e crude, tagliare le spume se sono inani ho dubbi in testi, sai sono immani? non senti anche tu dei lacci alle mani? ma la smetterò di tirarlo fuori alle feste, la gente si vuole divertire, lo so la vita è una sola, la morte, la guerra, il rincaro sono già abbastanza, lo sO e faticherò a incastonarmi in un mondo che non diligo mi provoca la vertigo, certi giorni è tutta noia e libido certi giorni la mia gioia è finita, certi giorni l'altro mi sembra infido Certi giorni mi ti aggrappo troppo forte, è ciò che esprim è solo un madido rivolo di lacrime riempio con la mente le giornate insapide questi anni si susseguono rapidi, come siamo arrivati a diciott'anni noi non siamo pronti, c'è ancora un breve tempo davanti, e infatti, la nostra scelta, se ci sarà, sarà imperfetta, la mia solo a metà Vorrei una navetta per fuggire un po' Andare verso nuovi velieri verso terre straniere Sì fuggire un po'
life is never a option why I proceed with caution no way I won’t double my chances or my options oblivion to the prayers and the hope I’m hoping the heaven stairs aren’t broke is a bunch of stares like I’m awoke but no one cares unless it has some since to cope only coping within my soul I was forged in the cold more weather to unfold but I’m still cold put on my long sleeve before the winter blow I blow by evil keep starring me between the eye do or die I wonder why I look to the sky or even cry cause I done had enough tears to fill the sky
Feelin all sick inside Twist insides Trippin like i missed my time Wonder if they miss my rhymes Life just pass try to speak to god Ion know what to ask Ok i might ask Why me for this task Why im all alone Why i got no home Why the pain so deep Why i feel a creep Why i had to burn Before i had to learn Why they have to yearn For all of us to earn Why my cell phone made with slave labor Why my shoes socks made with slave labor Why some days feel equivalent to darth vader Why i cant level shit out with my haters Want all
we fresh... like ice breaker mints, pipe you dirty like flint drive a whip with the tint blues clues, guess who heres a hint take a hit of gorilla glue yabba dabba doo ya my crew gettin stoned like flint bitch, now you in trouble see you in the club, blow it up, leave you in the dust, now you gettin crushed by the bamm-bamm rubble, shoot you through the scope of my hubble fuckin on your cousins cry uncle
Shoutout to the OG Mos Def & the young phenome Kendrick Lamar
crazy how they take the same beat in two different brilliant ways
jus wait 3 years and youll have another name..
This aged great
@@Kdot312I literally came here to say that as soon as I finish this comment lol great minds think alike
This beat encapsulates Black American music culture.
Indeed!
Buffalo New Yorker
Say it brother!
Best comment!
It truly does ✊🏾
And that's LAW!
Hard to believe that this is from 1999/2000 because it still sounds fresh. Timeless music.
Not hard to believe at all.
I grew up in this era, so I believe it. Middle school!! Great times
Happy Birthday to great and talented yassin Mutch Love 🎉🎉🎉🎉
heart pt. 1
only real k dot fans know
Big facts
Factz
I just flew Emirates Airlines and they were playing this as bording / pre-flight music. It was awesome, damn this airline is too f^ckin cool.
That's one of the dopest things I've ever heard
Wow you just proved you're an absolute moron. Get the fuck out of here and stay out. You're probably a 13 year old 21 Pilots fan
That's dope!
Mine was late night in a dimly lit relaxed bar in Berlin next to an open fireplace. It was the perfect song to fit the vibe.
Vibes
How can you not like this instrumental??? It has a soulful jazz feel that makes you wanna sit back, listen and let your problems drift away. Mos Def you is a genius for making a powerful song like this.
*are a genius.
Tomorrow may never come for you or me life is not promised. Love it in this pandemic 2020.
The drums on this track… so damn smooth. Brilliant track period.
Shine your light for the world to see
That's my favorite part of the song too.
“I believe there’s one god, one love. And if we all fly then we all doves”🔥🔥 kendrick is the greatest ever n he destroyed this beat
Me & my microphone can be one / until I see Big / Pac / see Pun / but this aint Eazy / I cant a Big L my city needs me 🔥 🔥 🔥
STRAIGHT MURKED DAT SHIT
my favorite quote from that song
Still vibin’ in ‘23…
🎧🎤🎵💯❤️
yea ima say the heart part 1 is one of the most underrated songs kendrick has made
I need an hour loop of this
I'm on it!
@@curiousgeorge5077 still waiting on that
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Autoloop feature in you tube
@@KJ-bp1loyou tube has auto loop feature
That is my drum beat... James Brown, Cincinnati 1968
Were you James Brown’s drummer?
Just watched the latest episode of Black Lightning and this was playing!
✊🏽
Ohhhh... Umi says shine your light on thw world, Shine your light for the world to seeee....
Stress free zone... well needed charge up.
Back in the day in my young 20's this album changed my life. Especially this song. ❤️
hey Jenn, im just wanted to let you know this must mean a lot to you and i appreciate that. The memories with this album for you must be so personal and beautiful
It's testimony to what Mos Def and the musicians working on 'Umi says' that I like to listen to both versions with and without lyrics, both hit slightly different parts of my brain, and my brain is all the better for it.
Hip hop is many things, especially today's hip hop! This is hip hop as spiritual, poignant, beautiful! The fullest realization of any art form!
Back with a Vengeance, back with my heart and im venting
King J KING KENDRICK LAMAR
This speaks so transparently to my soul. Black people (My people), as The Most High calls us, are the light of the world. Most Def is telling us to do the same thing that Yahawashi told us to do. "Let your light so shine before men that they will see your good works and glorify your father in heaven."
BEST HIP-HOP INSTRUMENTAL I HAVE EVER HEARD PERIOD!!!!
liberation instrumental is right there
John Hunter check out scorn by hs87
my childhood right there
Too cool for words.
Best 4mins and 12sec of my life!
Big Up to Weldon Irvine & Mos Def/Yasiin Bey for this magic. These keyboards and organs are so fucking sublime
did you know, along with weldon irvine on the organ, will.i.am played the rhodes for this song?
@@mayrln i did NOT know that!!! Very cool. Thanks for sharing
.. give I a moment, connect each component, stoned and lit, afro comb and my pit...
One stitch, is but a link in a seam, if together we dream then tomorrow will bring. ... unity, you and me, 1 and 2 plus 3, is an ocean of free, wid waves that crash uniquely..
Jah sent me, intently... to be Continued
We still waiting patiently brother
@videofudge
Sorry for the wait, just black life ina red state, kids to feed, baking cake, downhill no brakes... who relate..
I pray for the day of judgment pon the repugnant, devils covenant blood as currency for dem budget..
I go public, fuck it, social, forms of media, to uplift like helium..
No ceiling can cap the drum tap, bass kick, what we faced wit is laced wit,
Seeds of greed uh need to be free'd from the shackles of "need" , it chokes like a weed ..
I dreamed of freedom, live through poverty, fight oppression, lessons top quality
Deep throat lady liberty till she swallows me, till she frees not just me but all of we..
My Umi said shine yo light... but light also flares from the gun pipe,
Or a lantern that leads the way, by any means, it seems today's the day..
Time is now ...
To be continued...
never gets old!
Turned it down low, using it to study by. Keeps my mind HUMMIN'!
I don't wanna write this down
I wanna tell you how I feel right now
I don't wanna take no time to write this down
I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey
Tomorrow may never come
For you or me
Life is not promised
Tomorrow may never show up
For you and me
This life is not promised
I ain't no perfect man
I'm trying to do, the best that I can
With what it is I have
I ain't no perfect man
I'm trying to do, the best that I can
With what it is I have
Put my heart and soul into this song (yes, yes)
I hope you feel me
From where I am to wherever you are
I mean that sincerely
Tomorrow may never come (nah)
For you and me
Life is not promised
Tomorrow may never appear
You better hold this very moment (this very moment)
Very close to you (right now)
Very close to you (right now)
So close to you, So, close to you (your moment in history is right now)
Don't be afraid, to let it shine
My Umi said shine your light on the world
Shine your light for the world to see
My Abi said shine your light on the world
Shine your light for the world to see
(I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
My Abi said shine your light on the world
(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
Shine your light for the world to see
(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
My Umi said shine your light on the world
(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
Shine your light for the world to see
(Want black people to be free, to be free)
Sometimes I get discouraged
I look around and, things are so weak
People are so weak
Sometimes
Sometimes I feel like crying
Sometimes my heart gets heavy
Sometimes I just want to leave and fly away (fly fly fly like a dove)
Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself (ow)
Passion takes over me
I feel like a man
Going insane
Losing my brain
Trying to maintain
Doing my thing
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Put my heart and soul into this y'all
I hope you feel me
Where I am to wherever you are
Sometimes I don't want to be bothered
Sometimes I just want a quiet life with
Me and my babies, me and my lady
Sometimes I don't want to get into no war
(Black people to be free, to be free)
Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier
Sometimes I just wanna be a man, but (to be free, to be free)
Umi said shine your light on the world
Shine your light for the world to see
My Abi said shine your light on the world
Shine your light for the world to see
(I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
My G-ma said shine your light on the world
(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
Shine your light for the world to see
(Want black people)
My elders said shine your light on the world (hey, hey)
Shine your light for the world to see (hey, hey)
I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free
All my people to be free, to be free, to be free
Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free
Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free
That's all that matters to me
That's all that matters to me
That's all that matters to me
That's all that matters to me
That's all that matters to me
That's all that matters to me
That's all that matters to me (to be free, to be free, to be free)
Black people unite and let's all get down (to be free, hey)
Gotta have what?
Gotta have that love
Peace and understanding
One God, one light
One man, one voice, one mic
Black people unite come on and do it right
Black people unite come on and do it right
Black people unite come on and get down
Gotta have what? (Black people)
Love, peace and understanding (black people)
One God, one voice, one life (black people)
One man, gon' shine my light (black people)
Black people unite, now hop up and do it right (to be free, to be free)
Black people unite, now come on and do it right (to be free)
Yeah, baby, that's what I like (black people)
(Yeah, baby, that's what I like) my people
(Yeah, baby, that's what I like) black people
(Yeah, baby, that's what I like) my people
(Yeah, baby, that's what I like) black people
(Yeah, baby, that's what I like) my people
ONE OF THE GREATEST
Always find 5 to lay this down when air.
Certainly In My Rotation Even Today !! 👈🏾💯
haven't heard this inna minute
1999 still listening 2023 🎧🎶🎶🎶💚
Oooohhh....yesss...
This instrumental = peak music
amazing, healing
most magnificent beat
one of the best one so.
Back with a vengeance
King J KING KENDRICK LAMAR
kung fu kenny
HATERS BETTER DUCK LIKE I'M PASSIN THE POND
I slap this working security at night with the windows down and the homeless scream "That music is spiritual" 😁
Literally have tears beat is beautiful
Great beat
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Cosmic🌠
Sensacional...
[adult swim] vibes
Smooth beat
love it!
2019.....☀️
dope!
Beautiful Artwork for the pineal
@davidfreshyyy "Black on Both Sides" was way behind its time, but that's why it's so damn amazing
Jheeeeeze!!!!
No time for no pacin'
My heart keeps on racin'
I oughta keep calm or it's time that i'm facin'
I wanna keep creatin' but my brain yeah it's achin'
Ten years from i hope it's money that i'm makin'
+Kamaal Bartley Thanks brother
soundcloud.com/user-830349903/umi-says-freestyle
how life
Kendrick lamar killed it
I'm doing the best that I can
unbirth me to be reborn/ from a heart so torn/ sadness has me scorn/ i gave a rose/ just to keep the thorns/ to make a necklace/ matching my bullhorns/ everytime i start to write/ i wanna quit as soon as i begin/ to make metaphors or catchphrases/ that wont appeal to masses/ like a dropout with a gangster educated for death/ so now you know the meaning of a G.E.D./ no need to wonder why its so hard to get j o b/ m o b has you fooled/ but l o v e keeps the heart where it should be
Nice
Kendrick killed this
Make me wanna write lyrics to this!!!
i somehow only know this instrumental from kendricks "the heart" part 1
Uh a lil' Compton nigga
Just a lil' Compton nigga
One time for my niggas
You know Compton, nigga
Just a lil' Compton nigga kendrick Lamar
Back with a vengeance
Back with my heart and I'm venting
Back with another war pendant
Salute me or shoot me
I never wore a kufi, ignore my religion
I believe there's one God, there's one love
And I believe if I fly, we all doves
I make a way for my people to see the light
Brighter than yellow bones
Me and my microphone could be one
Until I see BIG, Pac
See Pun but this ain't Eazy
I can't take a Big L, my city needs me
I gotta win the proof is in the pudding
And I been fucking with Cosby
Since I was ten, you damn right
Any means necessary, get the campaign right
Very emotional I'm a Gemini, I love
Hard and I fight harder, a born author
A born starter, in the game for real
And the games appeal to the
Struggling youth with no father
You can't learn if mistakes ain't made
You gotta pay your homage in
Order to get paid
You gotta pay attention in order to pay dues
And you ain't gettin' it
'til you start payin' Jews
Lifestyles of the young and the broke
With my hand under oath
I recite these quotes
And if I ever lie then I die where I stand as
A pest not a man but a roach and a rat
In order to see the front
I had to play the back
We played our position, we let
Y'all play y'all self
Y'all made y'all decision
We pray while we prey on competition
To flip another page of Corinthians
I see stars when I write these sentences
Words crash cars when I write these sentences
Open jail bars for my niggas' life sentences
Free J-Dove, kill all witnesses
Y'all better hope 2012 really real
Cause the way I feel I'ma make y'all suffer
And take y'all supper
I haven't ate in the last 22 summers and
I'm 22 now it's about to go down
So en garde
My God we got these artists in awe
Oh, I'm free finally I can say I'm me
The Kendrick Lamar EP, classic EP
The question concerns
I dropped it and gave the
Whole world my germs hope y'all infected
Hope y'all ain't have no protection
Still I'm progressing, room for improvement
Make room for the groom married to his music
I was at the XXL just trying to excel
Networking, meanwhile my stomach turning
Wanted to be a part of it
Cater it to my audience j cole runnin' late
If he don't show up
Think I can take his place
Ladies start laughing
No pun intended I ain't being sarcastic
Homie popped up with about twenty bags and
Fresh out the plane I couldn't even complain
My nigga was on his hustle
I introduced him my name
Said I'll see him on the
Bubble in the future, my dude I salute ya
Contributing the real shit
Talk about it make the people talk about it
Make the world see
For every MC that I see tryna stay afloat
Tell 'em build a boat like Noah
And take him to a place that I'm
Sure we all can blow up, boom
I ain't a star yet but
I'm gettin' close to 'em
And if you see a whack artist
Do more than boo him
Throw him off the banister
Shoot him on camera then kill his manager
Then hang a banner up
That reads you can't proceed
Without bein' conceived
By one album of the 90's
On Rosecrans where you'll find me
And all my niggas is grimy
But I remain the good kid
Tryna make a difference where I'm from
Where you live
Oh no we got to slow the city down
I told the homeboy pump his brakes
He said that he rather put
The pump to his face sawed off
Torture, turn the saw off, it's scorchin'
Hot where I'm from
The newscasters don't come
Another ratchet got dumped
In the trashcan I ain't done
A baby in there with it
She said postpartum did it
Molested at eleven and she always reminiscing
When he was undressing said it'll
Only be a minute that's why I I think i'm
Always kicking something with feeling
I should've been a dentist
I should've been a blizzard-cold
Flash, pose, flash, pose
A critic paparazzi got me on my toes
I wanna jump on him
Like a tad-pole, tad-pole, ass-holes
Tryna kill my dreams not elevate
Those are not my dreams, I'll be straight
With a little bit of passion
And a drive like an Aston
Motivation from Nipsey or Glasses, Jay Rock
Mykestro, Bad Lucc, U-N-I
Dom Kennedy, Murs and Fashawn
Lady G, Willy B in time i'ma blow like I'm
Mothafuckin' sniffing lines
Go like I never seen a red light shine
Flow to my heart, hit the flo' when I'm dying
Heart of a lion, tell 'em get in line
And pass the baton
I won't pass it back I ain't good at dimes
If the bitch bad I could pass you a dime
Haters better duck like I'm passing a pond
Know I'm the king and I'm passing you pawns
Pad on the hill that's a passion of mine
Problem is I shine like two
Mics under heavy strobe lights
I'ma need two mics just to
Get my point across
I'ma get my joint across
Country y'all gon' want me p
The Heart Part 1 Lyrics
[Intro]
Uh
A lil' Compton nigga
Just a lil' Compton nigga
One time for my niggas
You know Compton, nigga
Just a lil' Compton nigga
Kendrick Lamar
[Verse]
Back with a vengeance
Back with my heart and I'm venting
Back with another war pendant, salute me or shoot me
I never wore a kufi, ignore my religion
I believe there's one God, there's one love
And I believe if I fly, we all doves
I make a way for my people to see the light
Brighter than yellow bones
Me and my microphone could be one
Until I see BIG, Pac, see Pun but this ain't Eazy
I can't take a Big L, my city needs me, I gotta win
The proof is in the pudding
And I been fucking with Cosby since I was ten, you damn right
Any means necessary, get the campaign right
Very emotional I'm a Gemini, I love hard and I fight harder, a born author
A born starter, in the game for real
And the games appeal to the struggling youth with no father
You can't learn if mistakes ain't made
You gotta pay your homage in order to get paid
You gotta pay attention in order to pay dues
And you ain't gettin' it, 'til you start payin' Jews
Lifestyles of the young and the broke
With my hand under oath, I recite these quotes
And if I ever lie then I die where I stand as a pest not a man but a roach and a rat
In order to see the front, I had to play the back
We played our position, we let y'all play y'all self, y'all made y'all decision
We pray while we prey on competition
To flip another page of Corinthians
I see stars when I write these sentences
Words crash cars when I write these sentences
Open jail bars for my niggas' life sentences
Free J-Dove, kill all witnesses
Y'all better hope 2012 really real, cause the way I feel I'ma make y'all suffer
And take y'all supper
I haven't ate in the last 22 summers and I'm 22 now it's about to go down
So en garde, my God we got these artists in awe
Oh, I'm free
Finally I can say I'm me
The Kendrick Lamar EP, classic EP
The question concerns
I dropped it and gave the whole world my germs
Hope y'all infected
Hope y'all ain't have no protection
Still I'm progressing, room for improvement
Make room for the groom married to his music
I was at the XXL just trying to excel
Networking, meanwhile my stomach turning
Wanted to be a part of it cater it to my audience
J. Cole runnin' late
If he don't show up, think I can take his place
Ladies start laughing
No pun intended I ain't being sarcastic
Homie popped up with about twenty bags and
Fresh out the plane I couldn't even complain
My nigga was on his hustle I introduced him my name
Said I'll see him on the bubble in the future, my dude I salute ya
Contributing the real shit
Talk about it make the people talk about it
Make the world see, for every MC that I see tryna stay afloat
Tell 'em build a boat like Noah
And take him to a place that I'm sure we all can blow up, boom
I ain't a star yet but I'm gettin' close to 'em
And if you see a whack artist do more than boo him
Throw him off the banister, shoot him on camera
Then kill his manager
Then hang a banner up, that reads you can't proceed without bein' conceived by one album of the 90's
On Rosecrans where you'll find me
And all my niggas is grimy
But I remain the good kid
Tryna make a difference where I'm from, where you live
Oh no we got to slow the city down
I told the homeboy pump his brakes
He said that he rather put the pump to his face
Sawed off
Torture, turn the saw off, its scorchin'
Hot where I'm from, the newscasters don't come
Another ratchet got dumped, in the trashcan I ain't done
A baby in there with it
She said postpartum did it
Molested at eleven and she always reminiscing
When he was undressing said it'll only be a minute
That's why I I think i'm always kicking something with feeling
I should've been a dentist
I should've been a blizzard-cold
Flash, pose, flash, pose, a critic paparazzi got me on my toes
I wanna jump on him like a tad-pole, tad-pole, ass-holes
Tryna kill my dreams
Not elevate
Those are not my dreams, I'll be straight
With a little bit of passion
And a drive like an Aston
Motivation from Nipsey or Glasses, Jay Rock
Mykestro , Bad Lucc, U-N-I
Dom Kennedy, Murs and Fashawn
Lady G, Willy B in time
I'ma blow like I'm mothafuckin' sniffing lines
Go like I never seen a red light shine
Flow to my heart, hit the flo' when I'm dying
Heart of a lion, tell 'em get in line
And pass the baton, I won't pass it back I ain't good at dimes
If the bitch bad I could pass you a dime
Haters better duck like I'm passing a pond
Know I'm the king and I'm passing you pawns
Pad on the hill that's a passion of mine
Problem is I shine like two mics under heavy strobe lights
I'ma need two mics just to get my point across
I'ma get my joint across, country y'all gon' want me
P-
wrong song
I tried to rap it haha
sono mezzo fuori
in mente mi passano paesaggi, errori
sono assente, le mie ciglia squadrano spente, la mia immaginazione squadra i suoi gladiatori
E in mezzo al trambusto che passa a va, trovo il mio rifugio in una camera, quando sono nel terreno, lei salirà, la mia immaginazione scalcia rapida
ma mi fa sentire alieno, incompreso mi muovo in questo mondo, pare straniero, mi domandano che cosa pensi? io mi perdo tutto, la politica è un gioco di specchi
io sono solo chiuso in me, inseguo i miei spettri
isolarsi dal mondo ha anche dei difetti
perché puoi anche ignorarlo, ma se vuoi farlo, abbandoni la realtà e i suoi frangenti
Io non vivo di fatti storici, sentimenti
tutto è corrotto, un mal nascosto wrestling
è vero solo il non vivo, non sono cristiano, ma l'uomo ha un peccato primitivo
siamo quelli che siamo non perché vogliamo
ci tiene a galla un amo che non vediamo
quando dico "ti amo" non pensi sia strano?
perché proprio te ho scelto in mezzo a il genere umano
fuori c'è chiasso, io sviluppo idee pericolose
mai vantato legami malavitosi
mai detto di non essere un borghese, ragazzo normale, e non bado a spese
eppure la mente, quella è presente, hai presente chi si trova assente? presente!
Per quanto io mi stenda sul letto e riposi
la mente va febbrile a pensieri riposti e nascosti
ah
come il libero arbitrio
se fossi sincero sarei punito
se fossi leggero sarebbe più semplice
porsi delle regole e affrancare lo spirito
eppure io penso, e tanto, e non soltanto, come mezzo per distruggermi invano
io penso anche se non mi affanno
non è overthinking, ma verità, e non mi sbaglio
non chiamarmi Cromwell, non ho le risposte, nelle fosse siamo tutti uguali
dico solo che ho pensato, e poi forse, ci sono delle morse, che affliggono le nostre ali
il determinismo è uno di questi, causa e effetti, morti su morti, seguono altri decessi
è il ciclo della natura, e noi ne siamo parte, siete fessi?
già Galileo lo diceva: saggiatore
applico l' istruzione non è un viatico al cuore
anche se venissi costretto abiurare, reietto sociale, per la divulgazione
ma non sono sicuro
è questo il fatto
mi reputo più cogitabondo, non è un vanto
voglio romper la cupola che protegge una vita deale che prosegue con un viale, con un corso intatto
a chi oso parlare mi ghosta, si sposta, non vuole sentire la verità
se tutto è una causa, quanto ti costa ammettere che ciò che cozza è la libertà?
quando la hai? da cosa ti deriva? l'hai già da prima, o solo dopo la sviluppi?
o forse è il mondo, col luogo in cui nasci, lo sfondo, I viluppi, I frutti che mangi?
I vicini, i tuoi famigliari?
il tuo paese, il quartiere dei tuoi, le tue iniziali; ogni minimo dettaglio ti rende quello che sei; non c'è altro
Non lo dico con cattiveria
ci ho pensato a fondo nella testa
sono giunto a una conclusione seria, voglio una relazione astemia
con questa vita
le cose nude e crude, tagliare le spume se sono inani
ho dubbi in testi, sai sono immani?
non senti anche tu dei lacci alle mani?
ma la smetterò di tirarlo fuori alle feste, la gente si vuole divertire, lo so
la vita è una sola, la morte, la guerra, il rincaro sono già abbastanza, lo sO
e faticherò
a incastonarmi in un mondo che non diligo
mi provoca la vertigo, certi giorni è tutta noia e libido
certi giorni la mia gioia è finita, certi giorni l'altro mi sembra infido
Certi giorni mi ti aggrappo troppo forte, è ciò che esprim è solo un madido rivolo di
lacrime
riempio con la mente le giornate insapide
questi anni si susseguono rapidi, come siamo arrivati a diciott'anni
noi non siamo pronti, c'è ancora un breve tempo davanti, e infatti, la nostra scelta, se ci sarà, sarà imperfetta, la mia solo a metà
Vorrei una navetta per fuggire un po'
Andare verso nuovi velieri
verso terre straniere
Sì fuggire un po'
life is never a option why I proceed with caution no way I won’t double my chances or my options oblivion to the prayers and the hope I’m hoping the heaven stairs aren’t broke is a bunch of stares like I’m awoke but no one cares unless it has some since to cope only coping within my soul I was forged in the cold more weather to unfold but I’m still cold put on my long sleeve before the winter blow I blow by evil keep starring me between the eye do or die I wonder why I look to the sky or even cry cause I done had enough tears to fill the sky
Lyrics 💌🙏.....
What is this sampled from?
Ive been searching the same thing i think they made it Kennedy and def🤯🤯🤯
the first one, not the second one
Kendrick Lamar brought me here
Kendrick's name is brought on every "Umi Says" vid I come across...don't tell me the dude spit on this track D=
He killed it too.
Feelin all sick inside
Twist insides
Trippin like i missed my time
Wonder if they miss my rhymes
Life just pass
try to speak to god
Ion know what to ask
Ok i might ask
Why me for this task
Why im all alone
Why i got no home
Why the pain so deep
Why i feel a creep
Why i had to burn
Before i had to learn
Why they have to yearn
For all of us to earn
Why my cell phone made with slave labor
Why my shoes socks made with slave labor
Why some days feel equivalent to darth vader
Why i cant level shit out with my haters
Want all
we fresh...
like ice breaker mints,
pipe you dirty like flint
drive a whip with the tint
blues clues, guess who
heres a hint
take a hit of gorilla glue yabba dabba doo
ya my crew gettin stoned like flint
bitch, now you in trouble
see you in the club, blow it up, leave you in the dust, now you gettin crushed
by the bamm-bamm rubble,
shoot you through the scope of my hubble
fuckin on your cousins cry uncle