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Political Reawakening Through Music Dead In Nigeria? ? by raphead: 5:48am On Jun 18, 2013 |
saw this on twitter. and really feels we youth Of this nation ain't give a damn about reawakening our political consciouness through music anymore. most peeps are just junkhead party tune freakzoids. Talib Kweli is one of the most brilliant emcees out there. He's not only smart, but he also speaks on real issues and is the ultimate personification of the ''conscious rapper''. Even his name Talib, means 'student' or 'seeker' in Arabic. I have been a fan since the first verse I heard from him. Kweli is also one of the most hardworking emcees out there, and as an independent artist has been able to achieve a whole lot even without major label funding. He is constantly on tour (he visited, performed and shot a video for the song Hostile Gospel in Lagos, Nigeria a few years ago), recording, and releasing materials as a solo artiste, as Blackstar with lyricist Mos Def (Yaasin Bey), as Idle Warship with singer Res, or as Reflection Eternal with DJ Hi-Tek. He not only comments on issues affecting the black man in America, but in this Reflection Eternal video, from the 2010 album Revolutions Per Minute, he speaks on Nigeria's Niger Delta problems, highlighting the struggles of The Ogoni people and the efforts of the late poet and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa who was killed by the military government of Nigeria. He also talks about Fela Kuti's mother. (He named his son after Fela!). Talib Kweli, in a few bars of rap on this song, said more about the struggles of a people 5,300 miles away from his own country than the rappers in Nigeria have ever dared to say! Does Talib Kweli, an American, born and raised in Brooklyn NY, love Nigeria more than Naija rappers who survived the long years of military rule, who struggle daily with the failure called PHCN, who managed to graduate from under-funded schools, who have no jobs and little hope of even getting one, and who have to watch daily as corruption and greed of politicians impoverish their people Now, if only we had more rappers and singers in Nigeria willing to shelve the booty-shaking, party and alcohol formulaic trash songs for a minute and share some intelligence and wisdom, I wouldn't be asking this question now, would I? *sigh* Well, that's a post for another day. I have added lyrics from the verse where he talks about Niger Delta, just so we can see and appreciate the poetry and depth of his lyricism. I hope you enjoy it. Please add your comments and opinion after watching the video below. '' This is the ballad of the black gold, they call it Texas tea But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso It's deeper than a black hole, create monopolies Except they collect a fee when you pass go crisis' international The government de facto we got no control in this fiasco Darker than the back roads, bubble hotter than Tabasco More than what you bargained for or asked for Nigeria is celebrating 50 years of independence They still feel the colonial effects of Great Britain's presence Dictators quick to imitate the West Got in bed with oil companies and now the place is a mess Take a guess, which ones came and violated They oiled up the soil, the Ogoni people was almost annihilated But still they never stayed silent They was activists and poets using non-violent tactics That was catalyst for soldiers to break into they crib Take it from the kids and try to break 'em like a twig And make examples of the leaders, executed Saro-Wiwa Threw Fela's mom out the window right after they beat her In an effort to defeat hope, now the people's feet soaked in oil So the youth is doing drive-bys through speed boats They kidnap the workers, they blowing up the pipelines You see the fires glowing in the nighttime This is the ballad of the black gold, they call it Texas tea But it's bigger than a cowboy with a lasso It's deeper than a black hole, create monopoli Except they collect a fee when you pass go crisis' international The government de facto we got no control in this fiasco Darker than the back roads, bubble hotter than Tabasco More than what you bargained for or asked for'' --- Talib Kweli - Reflection Eternal - ''Ballad of The Black Gold'' |
Re: Political Reawakening Through Music Dead In Nigeria? ? by Tiyazman(m): 9:58am On Jul 03, 2014 |
Great Lycrism, Talib is a G.O.A.T . . . But you gasto know we got MC's like Boogey, Lord V, M.I(sometimes,) Me, Babatunde, Mr.RAW and etc. . . Speaking for us too, tho they ain't plenty, but they making impacts. I will download this track today. |
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