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OVERTHINKING (Pt. I)
03:22
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[Intro]
Got my soul searching some special, sacred yeah yeah
Got my soul searching some special, sacred yeah yeah
Got my soul searching some special, sacred yeah yeah
[Verse 1]
I’m feeling like,
Moses to the Promised land
Not everybody will overstand
Sand on my feet from the Motherland
I’m just tryin 2 build my wonderland
Time passes, we can’t pretend
This for the ones that’ll comprehend
Before all of this goes out of hand please, Father stretch my hands
Cause I know you’ve got a plan (for me) that I need to figure out (yeah)
Imma let you do your thang
Just get me out this roundabout (yeah)
Got so much drive since you took the wheel
All eye see is “Do What Thou Wilt”
I can feel this feel is real
And if I can feel it, then it’s real
All I wanna do is master peace inner war time
And a masterpiece as a legacy for a lifetime
Better know this on my prime time
On some Luke 12:48
Hopefully it’s gon be worth the weight
Ain’t got no time for some more debates
Cuz I got a date I call her Faith
Ego death is it a sin
If on the crime scene I was the killer?
Pure heart, gotta protect it from this Matrix, SO CORRUPTED
The real from the fake (THE REAL FROM THE FAKE!) Gotta separate (GOTTA SEPARATE)
So pick a side (YOU’D BETTER) And therefore your fate (yeah yeah)
The real from the fake (THE REAL FROM THE FAKE!) Gotta separate (GOTTA SEPARATE)
So pick a side (YOU’D BETTER) and therefore your fate (yeah yeah)
[Verse 2]
Cause
All I know is that I don’t know
I just know what I know
And what I know is that I don’t know....
...But I know what I don’t know
Yet I don’t know what I don’t know
So what I know is all I know ?!?
Maybe I don’t know what I know
Or maybe I just don’t know that I know
Cause
All I know is that I don’t know
I just know what I know
And what I know is that I don’t know....
...But I know what I don’t know
Yet I don’t know what I don’t know
So what I know is all I know ?!?
Maybe I don’t know what I know
Or maybe I just don’t know that I know
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[Verse 1: Borelson]
Black is Queen and Black is King
Black is Royalty, see the Majesty
Shiny, glowing, golden, gracefully
Black is brotherhood and sorority
MELANATED! Yes original
Peep the prototype, we got all the types
Eve gene been in these genes
Tight or loose, shapes in those jeans
Black is stylish, black is elegant
Drip Blacknificent, this so evident
Black is rooted yet futuristic
Animistic and optimystic
Black’s ethereal, universoul
We don’t die, we multiply
Black’s spiritual, so divine
You can tell it was by design
Black is rhythm AND the blues
The Soulful Jazz rocking in Hip-Hop
So expandable see us Pop
You? really can’t be in our shoes
Black is cool and black is hot
Black is rising, we don’t let up
Black is history, black is culture
We clearly see, all these vultures
Black is energy and abundance
Black is sacred, deep, connected
Not a monolith, stand corrected
Lose your mind, we stay collected
Black is excellent and resilient
Rich and litty, no need to fit in
Black is beautiful, proud and magical
.....
We know who we are
[Verse 2: Chantal Rose]
They don't wanna see us win
All because we got all this melanin
Embracing all the truth within
It’s all connected
Power to behold
Stories to be told
They’re lessons
If there is one thing for sure
They ain’t never gon’ take away our blessings
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4. |
MOULA
03:22
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[Intro]
Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do
So you can do what you wanna do
Whenever you wanna do it
[Hook]
I just gotta make that moula (yeah)
for my people far away (yeah)
We be yelling “Hallelujah”
‘cause we came a long way (yeah)
I just gotta make that moula (yeah)
for my people far away (yeah)
We be yelling “Hallelujah”
‘cause we came a long way (yeah)
[Verse 1]
Good life as a birthright
I don’t care what you think
I finna play my cards right
This time no overthink
The bright light through the dark night
You can follow my lead
We be reaching some new heights
If you know what I mean
We work smart and we flex harder
Going hard is a second nature
Blue ocean, no competition
Self-betterment is the mission
Health, wealth, the motivation
We generate for this generation
And generations after generations
This is intergenerational
[Pre-Hook]
Bigger tables we building (ey)
Money, Power, Respect (on lock)
Wisdom, Strength and Beauty (on God)
In the now as we own it (ey)
Bigger tables we building (ey)
Money, Power, Respect (on lock)
Wisdom, Strength and Beauty (on God)
In the now as we own it
[Hook]
I just gotta make that moula (yeah)
for my people far away (yeah)
We be yelling “Hallelujah”
‘cause we came a long way (yeah)
I just gotta make that moula (yeah)
for my people far away (yeah)
We be yelling “Hallelujah”
‘cause we came a long way (yeah)
[Verse 2]
No paranoia, just metanoia
My eunoia ain’t annoying
and I know ya, don’t be saying
That you haven’t been enjoying
What you seeing what you getting
Bring your plate in, contemplating
Stop complaining, put the work in
Then it’s working or you’re learning
Me say ‘ow’, you say that you woke?
Doesn’t mean to be broke
You be like ‘whoa’, but please don’t misquote
These words that I spoke
Let them soak in your CSF, see what they evoke
Unprovoked, but you’ll understand, this is not a joke (yeah)
[Pre-Hook]
Bigger tables we building (ey)
Money, Power, Respect (on lock)
Wisdom, Strength and Beauty (on God)
In the now as we own it (ey)
Bigger tables we building (ey)
Money, Power, Respect (on lock)
Wisdom, Strength and Beauty (on God)
In the now as we own it
[Hook]
I just gotta make that moula (yeah)
for my people far away (yeah)
We be yelling “Hallelujah”
‘cause we came a long way (yeah)
I just gotta make that moula (yeah)
for my people far away (yeah)
We be yelling “Hallelujah”
‘cause we came a long way (yeah)
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5. |
Faddy's Skit
00:29
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There is so much dedication that just comes out of you
I feel like that’s the essence of you
Although, I mean, on our personal one-on-one conversations we can talk about rest
But, regardless of that, cause that’s another conversation for another day
But like, just dedication, persistence and the will to not give up
That’s what I think about you, so
I’m excited to see where this journey takes you
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[Intro – Paula Chalokwu]
Baby, you’re not listening
I say one thing and you do something else
You know what, it’s fine
You never listen to me either way and it’s frustrating
Do you…
*sighs*
[Hook]
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
You actin up
And then you say none
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
You act this weird
And then you say none
[Verse 1 - Borelson]
Odo, we a team, shouldn’t feel it’s like war
Sometimes when we argue, I’m just like “whoa”
I’m pretty sure that we can find some better ways to spice things up, you know!
Communication is key I know
The Master Key you know I got
I like it verbal, you like (it) non verbal
Let’s not become something we’re not
Your problem’s my problem
Our problem’s my problem
You telling me this ain’t a problem?
I solve em I solve em I solve em I solve em
And every time this ain’t your problem!
We in it to win it, I’m with it, I meant it, still mean it but it’s been a minute
We should admit it that maybe the thing is we could be a bit more committed...
[Hook]
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
You actin up
And then you say none
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
You act this weird
And then you say none
[Verse 2 - Omaremii]
hold up baby oo
why you acting so so crazy oo
uhhh yeahhh
and I ain’t got time for nonsense
if you wanna get down then let’s flex
and you no sey I no like when you dey vex
cuz you my Bay-Baby you’re my mistress
hold up wait a minute
pull up if you’re with it
I’m lit spark off me spliff
gyal a whine up ur waist
me no wan make you stiff
uhhhh
what’s is the 411
sey she dey need someone
sey she dey find someone
softly my baby come wine pon me nuh
[Hook]
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
You actin up
And then you say none
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
You act this weird
And then you say none
[Verse 3 - Moncliche]
she want di money pronto
baby move body like konko
baby move body with caution
put your number on my cellula huh
pretty lady want my comma huh
why u acting up when I call you huh
baby don’t want no commitment
Imma give you love like no other huh huh
taking trip to cocody
baby mama want comfort me
other lady want conquer me
loving you baby girl be sugary yah yah
what is the 411
Imma call you like 911
come to my condo ,want want
baby kiss u till di morning comes !
[Hook]
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
You actin up
And then you say none
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
What is the 411?
You act this weird
And then you say none
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Verse 1 - Borelson
Back on the track like we back in the biz
When there’s God on your back, you ain’t got enemies
A good look at your back so you balance the qi
Back against the wall thinking about “get some cheese”
This for the moms, some be praying on their knees
And they fight for the kids, so we praising them please
Born to succeed, yeah before we deceased
Any bad energy, better cease and desist
Came from the South so you know I got the heat
If she’s good for my soul, so you know I gotta hit!
Been to the West, and I’ve been to the East
We The North, in the cold where you know there are some beasts
Higher is the calling, better pick up
This is time for a change man, better speak up
Words do have power like a stick-up
Anybody that are solid, better clique up!
Hail to the Queens ‘cause they elevate
Gotta level up, gotta innovate
Gotta live it up, gotta motivate
Black Gold of the Sun, gotta radiate (man)
Back on the track with my mojo
So ready, straight from the dojo
This more fire than (an) emoji
Man you gon see whatchu gon see
Hook - Borelson:
We cut the nonsense it’s time to grow
We make it make sense and aim for more
We walk the walk n you do the talkin
We fearin nothing, the ancestors know
Up we be linking across the globe
Brain or your ears we gon hit your lobe
Yeah they be noting the way we movin
Cause what we doing’s about to blow
Verse 2 - Teebee:
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Right now yeah we on fire
Champion sound we dey go higher
Pull on the scene like woah
We dey give them left & right Dem don tire
Yeah yeah yeah yeah we on fire
Pull up on the scene make them go gaga
Fine girls in their bum shorts
Wanna come thru
And they call me the don dada
This here is the sound invasion
This wan fit cause commotion
Was inna di basement, now elevation
I don’t owe nobody no explanations
Every time I rise to the occasion
For my future generation
Was inna di basement, now elevation
I don’t owe nobody no explanations
Hook - Borelson:
We cut the nonsense it’s time to grow
We make it make sense and aim for more
We walk the walk n you do the talkin
We fearin nothing, the ancestors know
Up we be linking across the globe
Brain or your ears we gon hit your lobe
Yeah they be noting the way we movin
Cause what we doing’s about to blow
Verse 3 – Eyeami
If one tenth of my loony is a yen
You know I’m going crazy when I’m touring in Japan!
You know what the plan is a grand to an M
Fuck spending in the club when I’m trying to buy land
Negus spend time gaslighting your sister
While Ginimbi made money off your sister lighting gas
Every move we make, we improving on our fathers
What’s the point of his/story if you ain’t learning from the past
Rappers this rappers that, rappers don’t cry
Another thing I heard, real negus don’t lie
The only thing I know is that the true never die
and when it comes real war, it’s the truth of who alive
pray God is with you when you go and shed blood
step into the booth and flip a flow into a flood
flip it back to a wave, when I channel what’s above
all love even when my negus wearing gloves
Vanotaura zvekuseri tovamhanyisa ne mheni
I told yall already, Kwandobva hakuna ‘getsi
Pakaita zvekabag totomukira mak’seni,
Thats why when the weekend comes handitombodi zvestressi...
tovamhanyisa ne mheni
I told yall already, Kwandobva hakuna ‘getsi
Pakaita zvekabag totomukira mak’seni,
Thats why when the weekend comes handitombodi zvestressi
Hook - Borelson:
We cut the nonsense it’s time to grow
We make it make sense and aim for more
We walk the walk n you do the talkin
We fearin nothing, the ancestors know
Up we be linking across the globe
Brain or your ears we gon hit your lobe
Yeah they be noting the way we movin
Cause what we doing’s about to blow
Verse 4 – DoloTheGifted
Dolo
I'm willing to be drilling so we never stop the winning
looking deeper than engineering never stop the digging
if you got beef we barbecuing never stop the grilling
we got the sauce we got the juice you know where we're chilling
you feeling unwilling to listen look at what were filming
the women we're kissing and whippin' love it when we're dripping
cooking and writting in the kitchen recipe for billions
flipping and Stacking what is giving gonna break the ceiling
FEE-FI-FO, you know that we want more
Africa to Toronto
get a house, or condo
gotta make that diñero
just in case, you did not know
dealing with the boy, DOLO
bringing you the Spanish flow OA
sabes cantar toda las notas
perro yo puedo pagar todas las cuentas
estas usando la penúltima moda
so quiero El banco yo no quiero de tu ropa
por favor hermano calla te la boca
en esta vida no quiero que tu me tocas
mi Familia no le gusta cuando me provocas
tengo Chicas locas,
present passar muchas cosas, amas la Rosas? DOLO
Hook - Borelson:
We cut the nonsense it’s time to grow
We make it make sense and aim for more
We walk the walk n you do the talkin
We fearin nothing, the ancestors know
Up we be linking across the globe
Brain or your ears we gon hit your lobe
Yeah they be noting the way we movin
Cause what we doing’s about to blow
We cut the nonsense it’s time to grow
We make it make sense and aim for more
We walk the walk n you do the talkin
We fearin nothing, the ancestors know
Up we be linking across the globe
Brain or your ears we gon hit your lobe
Yeah they be noting the way we movin
Cause what we doing’s about to blow
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[Verse 1 - Borelson]
Welcome to that life where you don’t need to escape
Cause we been making sure we living it our own way
You can rest assured (yeah) we gonna keep it pure
These dreams of ours we be chasing every single day
We thankful to the gods for the dogs doing good (top dawgs) and for the real ones thinking about us when they pray
Haters gonna hate, why we keep em at bay
And no matter what they say we gonna make it anyway
We put our thoughts in motion
Logic and emotion
Time we lose its notion
When we going in
Camera, lights and action
Futuristic direction
Under God’s protection
Never givin in
The feeling is amazing
Inner fire blazing
People they be gazing
The way we shining
Something never seen before, that you can’t ignore
Blessings galore, we can say are called for
Yeah let’s have a toast
To our utmost
But too humble to boast
Never doing the most
Cause we do it for the homies, the mommies, the family, the whole clique, we repppin, protected, yeah that’s how we rollin
[Hook – Angela Nethersole]
We're living in bliss But we are not exempt still We feel in the moments Passing in our seasons here
Weaving through the tribes We've been through the trials We feel what you feel Taking in the moments carefree
[Verse 2]
This is automated, God’s speed, new religion
Deep affirmations, good vibes, new vibrations
Manifesting, speak things into existence
From dream life to real life, yeah this is the mission
We see signs and read signs, we pay attention
We make moves, like charcoal, activation
We make waves, Frank Ocean, see the vision
We break bread, it’s all love, no division
And yeah we outside, this is what it feels like
So ecstatic, carefree, sunbeam to moonlight
(Yeah)
From the back of our minds, to the front of our eyes
This is bigger than us, this is larger than life
The vibrations are high when embracing your path
And the stronger survives, but the strongest will thrive
[Hook]
We're living in bliss But we are not exempt still We feel in the moments Passing in our seasons here Weaving through the tribes We've been through the trials We feel what you feel Taking in the moments carefree
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[Chorus – Jay Rukas]
Swear you got me drowning shorty
You my weakness
I know we ain’t perfect
But baby we can’t fight this feeling
The deepest vibe that I get from you
I be wishing there was two of you
Girl you know I can’t play
Can’t play about you
[Verse 1 – Borelson (and Chantal Rose)]
You came into my life in an unexpected way
And ever since it does makes sense
It didn’t make sense with my exes
Been awakening some new senses
Didn’t even know were existing
It’s enticing, so exciting
I’m excited like I’ve never been before
Yes yes
I’m asserting that I’m certain, not uncertain
and inserting, no more hurtin,
All these mistakes they were lessons that were leading to you...you...you...
Baby now I can see...through...you...
We got no time for games (We got no time for games)
We both know what we want (We both know what we want)
Let me make you feel safe
Let me make you feel seen
Let me make you feel heard
Let me enter your world
Give you what you deserve
Remove all of your concerns
Cause everybody wanna love, and feel love reciprocated
And everybody want a hug, even thugs, complicated (?)
Cause one too many times, we kept real feelings so gated
Babe come as you are, our nirvana awaits...us
[Chorus – Jay Rukas]
Swear you got me drowning shorty
You my weakness
I know we ain’t perfect
But baby we can’t fight this feeling
The deepest vibe that I get from you
I be wishing there was two of you
Girl you know I can’t play
Can’t play about you
[Break & Speech – Chantal Rose]
I don’t know what this is…
But it’s real, you know
Kinda like Modern Love
Whatever this is…
[Verse 2 - Borelson]
Softness ain’t a weakness when there’s wisdom around
(Yeah) Let me feel your flaring chest, heartbeats syncing in sound
Twin flame in a soul mate, what a combo, who would have known
Healing can be ugly, but we ready for the unknown
What you seek seeks you
Only 7 minus 6 you
Is all I need to speak to
And standing next to
Extending grace too
Just the same way as you do
Understanding that it’s true
Expanding our view
Let’s go!
We don’t break up, we don’t break down
We break through and we break ground
We break bread, stay grounded
Bound 2 and bounded
Abundant, not abandoned
Never felt this connected
Don’t wanna be disconnected
(Yeah)
[Chorus – Jay Rukas]
Swear you got me drowning shorty
You my weakness
I know we ain’t perfect
But baby we can’t fight this feeling
The deepest vibe that I get from you
I be wishing there was two of you
Girl you know I can’t play
Can’t play about you
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Lift every voice and sing,
’Til earth and heaven ring,
Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise
High as the listening skies,
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on ’til victory is won.
Stony the road we trod,
Bitter the chastening rod,
Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat,
Have not our weary feet
Come to the place for which our fathers died.
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,
We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,
Out from the gloomy past,
’Til now we stand at last
Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears,
Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;
Thou who has by Thy might
Led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee,
Lest our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee;
Shadowed beneath Thy hand,
May we forever stand,
True to our God,
True to our native land
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Borelson Toronto, Ontario
Borelson is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Toronto. After a multi-lingual upbringing in the central Africa (Gabon & Congo), he went on to spend some years in Paris (France) before relocating to Canada. His music is mostly hip-hop infused, mixed with other music influences (afrofusion/afrobeats, jazz, classical music, etc.). ... more
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