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Rumors Of War Riddim

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You think it is pon the rock You will find food fi it Every man and man haffi rise And I’ll go touch the street Certain things so man ah do Fi mek the ends ah meet Certain kind ah way Me pass a bear shot a beat So me warn the youths And tell them lie haffi no cheap Stay far from trouble Nah mek you mama bawl or weep Prison nah mek fi dog Inna jail house so sweet And attack bring you Dung the hole straight! Freedom is a must Survival is the key Jah Jah inna and me Two plus one make three So mek we seal the trinity Dem can’t touch We ah Jah Jah pickney Freedom is a must Survival is the key Jah Jah inna and me Two plus one make three So mek we seal the trinity Dem can’t touch We ah Jah Jah pickney Nuff youth them tempa And free man lock behind bars Mess up them brains Dem feel like them debars Whole heap ah bruses Internal scars Lock away from society Like bulla inna jar A war in this time Not just rumors of war But Jah send blessings Countless like the stars Me pray fi Every youth reach far So me tech dem all To stay away from the bars Freedom is a must Survival is the key Jah Jah inna and me Two plus one make three So mek we seal the trinity Dem can’t touch We ah Jah Jah pickney Freedom is a must Survival is the key Jah Jah inna and me Two plus one make three So mek we seal the trinity Dem can’t touch We ah Jah Jah pickney Put your shoulders To the wheel We ago plant up The field yah Man haffi Keep it real Too much ah melt Pon the bakkefield Father words right now Ah reveal Freedom is a must Survival is the key Jah Jah inna and me Two plus one make three So mek we seal the trinity Dem can’t touch We ah Jah Jah pickney Freedom is a must Survival is the key Jah Jah inna and me Two plus one make three So mek we seal the trinity Dem can’t touch We ah Jah Jah pickney You think it is pon the rock You will find food fi it Every man and man haffi rise And I’ll go touch the street Certain things so man ah do Fi mek the ends ah meet Certain kind ah way Me pass a bear shot a beat So me tell the youths And tell them lie haffi no cheap Yes I Living fire de yah Bun dem like fyah
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we come to burn it down you not to wear the crown why you steal with no feeling, you murder now we come to burn it down you not to wear the crown Babylon will reap what he sow I’m coming at ya - figuring out what the facts are digging them up with the hacksaw, last draw - I take your mask off watch - what you ask for, this is that raw shit that crack doors - I’m bringing the task force kick in the rythym I rip it with all the auda-city - I have spit to these kids like I’m giving a history class - just a reac-tion hit like I’m Cassius - burn the Fascist get them dirty bastards - since they murder masses this one’s for Damascus, admits the madness, we just - mash up the system has us trapped, its disastrous fist up to the flag, middle finger flipping, spazz (smash) mode we bout to turn these tables over like we Castro we come to burn it down you not to wear the crown why you steal with no feeling, you murder now we come to burn it down you not to wear the crown Babylon will reap what he sow my back is strong God, I practice what I preach and act upon it rap phenomenon who pack a gatling gun of rapid flow coming at you like a cannon ball assault (of force) catapulted off and launched into Babylon I ask them why we never had a choice? why are facts ignored? why is half the world acting lost? why are doors getting closed on the black and poor? after all the sacrifices that were born - we still having wars we still battling the saboteurs at the march we still facing off with officers and racist courts (laws) I know one day every man in cuffs is gonna break them off - so be careful who you nail pon cross - awaken and unchain your thoughts meditate with palms underneath the stars - peace and love here at last God for each of us - so for the greater cause stay the course - liberation calls us we come to burn it down you not to wear the crown why you steal with no feeling, you murder now we come to burn it down you not to wear the crown Babylon will reap what he sow
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INTRO Naptali Praises be to the most high Who lives and reign in I and I I will praise towards the length of days Giving thanks and praise CHORUS Blessed is the man that walketh not In the counsel of the ungodly Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful Nor standeth in the way of sinners But his delight is in the law of the Lord He meditate day and night. He is like the trees planted by the waters Bringing fruit in his season VERSE 1 None of the most high Children in this world will never wither From the land of darkness His children he deliver Deliver my soul from the wicked vampire Dem can’t feed coz their time ah expire The wicked man could not be like the righteous They like the chard that the wind bloweth away The ungodly cannot escape the judgement Nowhere to run There is no gateway I stay away from them wickedness Preserve and keep my soul Rastafari Even though the journey must be hard Me still ah trod with the most high CHORUS VERSE 2 The most high never fail I Always be there in the times When i need him Give praise to the most high Who lead and reign and never dies Do good and let good follow All the days of your life Surely goodness and mercy shall follow I All the way on my journey When I’m running on the battlefield Rumors of war them pagans them ah spread Taking guns against the most high Come around and tell bare lies CHORUS VERSE 3 Bless my soul Oh most high Preserve and keep it From the enemy Me nah make them take it away Like vanity Selassie I the first Pouring blessings over me And if you wanna live Make sure You live in positive The most high bless my soul So i can live I can live Blessings in the name of the most high Blessings unto the most high Naptali
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Better give them what they want Better give them what they need Some reality Better give them what they want Better give them what they need Some reality With Jah I know I’m never lonely, no no I hold my head up high In the streets of babylon Peace and love and prosperity The youths search out, tell me Where can it be ? Still a lot of crime All around me Dem havin gwaan far With them technology Seh we got to wise up now For this too much diversion Sweep cross di nation Still too much segregation Me see the youths them In starvation Government man tell me What’s your plan For without Jah We are done yeah With Jah I know I’m never lonely, no no I hold my head up high In the streets of babylon Righteousness sah Consciousness sah Come together as one Righteousness sah Consciousness yeah Come together as one Speak the truth We nah tell no lie Jah Jah teach us yeah Jah Jah bless us so To spread our wings and fly Jah Jah teach us yeah Jah Jah bless us so To spread our wings and fly To reach the higher heights It’s a destiny For you and me With Jah I know I’m never lonely, no no I hold my head up high In the streets of babylon Peace and love and prosperity The youths search out, tell me Where can it be ? Still a lot of crime All around me Dem havin gwaan far With them technology Seh we got to wise up now For this too much diversion Sweep cross di nation Still too much segregation Me see the youths them In starvation Government man tell me What’s your plan For without Jah We are done yeah
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Stop all the war Stop all the war The people Need no more of that Stop all the war Stop all the war The children Need some love on them Stop all the war Stop all the war The people Need no more of that Stop all the war Stop all the war The children Need some love on them Leaders of the world Smoke some And go reason out Why the hell You want fi bomb People places out Do you really care Ah who uno killing out Seems like you have no conscience It all run out Me get fi find out That them planning out To deceive di whole world Dem strategize it out The media dem use Fi sympathize it out Now the whole world Believe dem without a doubt I know what is happening And once again Prophecy revealing Mark ah di best Them keep implementing A microchip Inna your hand Or your forehead Stop all the war Stop all the war The people Need no more of that Stop all the war Stop all the war The children Need some love on them Stop all the war Stop all the war The homless Need love on them Stop all the war Stop all the war The people Need no more of that Why don’t you Send us home And leave us Alone Why you bring we Inna you calamity Send us home And leave us Alone Get out ah mi land And you better Pay we You take we From we home You bring we Off fi slavery You use we Rape we Work we In you blasted Lintrey You constantly Just building To improve your army Preparing for the wars That you plan already You create problems Then you seh You ago fix it And every riches Inna di world You want control in And every country Inna di world You are controlling So much children blood You are spreading Stop all the war Stop all the war The people Need no more of that Stop all the war Stop all the war The children Need some love on them Stop all the war Stop all the war The people Need no more of that Stop all the war Stop all the war The children Need some love on them Presidents go Smoke some And go reason out Why the hell You want fi bomb People places out Do you really care Ah who uno killing out Seems like you have no conscience It all run out Me get fi find out That them planning out To deceive di whole world Dem strategize it out The media dem use Fi sympathize it out Now the whole world Believe dem without a doubt I know what is happening And once again Prophecy revealing
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Some ah di nicest people in di world come from Africa Some ah di nicest girls in ah di world come from Africa In case yuh don't know Whoa whoa In case yuh don't know whoa whoa Huh! Some ah di nicest people in di world come from Africa Some ah di nicest girls Come from Africa In case yuh don't know Di perm , curl , braids , dreadlocks and afro Yo ! This is ah eastern hemisphere flow Walk ah two mile Don't lef out yuh pancho Youth's in ah di field ah gather food weh done grow Prepare fi likkle more Fi put on ah stageshow Yo! Busy city , merchants ah sell garments Fancy places wit fancy apartments Sexy ladies wit sexy endorsements Come on Rasta know me afi charm dem Uh huh Da mek yuh wan hole ah flight Da lyric mek yuh wan leave tonight You no need no radio No phone , no sat-lite From yuh touch down You see how di sun bright Some ah di nicest people in di world come from Africa Some ah di nicest girls in ah di world come from Africa In case you don't know Whoa whoa In case you don't know whoa whoa Some ah di nicest people in di world come from Africa Some ah di nicest girls Come from Africa In case you don't know Di perm , curl , braids , dreadlocks and afro Yo ! All wah gwan unuh cyan play blind I wan yuh know di is ah serious time Don't wan yuh leave without di message pon yuh mind Nkrumah don't just come here to rhyme Hold on Here's one thing you can do Look back in a yuh past and find witch tribe you belong to Give praises to Shaka Zulu A great warrior and mentor fi me and you The message i send this is true The fussing and fighting Will just mek mi face screw The message i send this is true The fussing and fighting Whaaaaaaa ! Some ah di nicest people in di world come from Africa Some of di nicest girls in ah di world come from Africa In case you don't know Whoa whoa In case you don't know wah whoa Some ah di nicest people in di world come from Africa Some a di nicest girls Come from Africa In case you don't know Di perm , curl , braids , dreadlocks and afro Yo! Yeah Ah inspiration fi i and i generation Ragga till mi muffin rasta owwwwwww Nicest people in the world Nicest people round di world Big up man , woman , boy and girl
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Intro Wooo oooo woo woo Yeyeeey ye ye yeei. Africa .. Ghana .. A di Gideon Force General Huge.. DB Bross .. rrrrrr Children of the nile We a Ancient Devine Chosen By di Sun And Blessed By di Moon But Babylon Crucify. Verse 1 Builders of Empires , Kingdoms and Big Cities Makers of Civilisation inna yard and Overseas We come from far North South West From East We From di Land of Medicine amd prophesies ... ya yao We a di King Queen And God and Godesses Inna di Garden Of Eden ano we Ave di Prmonises Mama Earth a We Place .. Africa wi Premises A we di Ancient Race .. (alright then) So why Dem Hate Di Black Man Soh Put We Under Some Mind Control .. Criminilised di Son and prostistude di Daata Kill We Thru Di Food and Water .. Children of the nile We a Ancient Devine Chosen By di Sun And Blessed By di Moon But Babylon Crucify. Verse 2 Have U Ever Hear About Richest Mansa Musa Inna di Mali Empire Timbuktu di Worlds First University U Cyaan touch di Blackman Destiny We come.from far. Uganda to Ethiopia .. We a Di Ancients Kushites We No Have no Phoebia Ghana mana Warrior for Life Big Up Nkrumah. BlackMan fi Survive Inna dis Era Emperor Sellasie a we African king Why d3m wan fi wype every BlackMan pon di Scene BigUp Emprrss Menen Mi African Queen. Rich with di Melonin.. Children of the nile We a Ancient Devine Chosen By di Sun And Blessed By di Moon But Babylon Crucify. Builders of Empires , Kingdoms and Big Cities Makers of Civilisation inna yard and Overseas We come from far North South West From East We From di Land of Medicine amd prophesies ... ya yao We a di King Queen And God and Godesses Inna di Garden Of Eden ano we Ave di Prmonises Mama Earth a We Place .. Africa wi Premises A we di Ancient Race .. (alright then) So why Dem Hate Di Black Man Soh Put We Under Some Mind Control .. Criminilised di Son and prostistude di Daata Kill We Thru Di Food and Water .. Children of the nile We a Ancient Devine Chosen By di Sun And Blessed By di Moon But Babylon Crucify.
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Ghettos of China! Dis a de living Goddess, call me Shwaniyah Rastafari come fi take de people higher Badmind try, but dem can’t dim this fire Because de Power of the Trinity deya yaa! General Huge, Big up, big up! DB Bros press record, record, record! Big up de real ghetto people of China, De Land! Of de greatest designers. Trod forward never sit down behind na, Because you mental capacity no minus. Big up! Shoalin monks and kung-fu masters, Big up. Every baldhead and all the Rasta. Ethiopia she’s never been conquered And nobody never colonised China! We know we done win already, We know we haffi win again. We set de pace we keep it steady, Cuz we no fraid none a dem. I hail Selassie de Almighty! I hail Empress Menen. I stand appointed and anointed, To speak life into the dead. So fi you dung inna de ghetto and you feel you can’t get out, Feeling like you down, you feeling like you out, Call upon Selassie eye to help you sort it out, Rastafari love every ghetto yow. Big up de real ghetto people of China, De Land! Of de greatest designers. Trod forward never sit down behind na, Because you mental capacity no minus. Big up! Shoalin monks and kung-fu masters, Big up. Every baldhead and all the Rasta. Ethiopia she’s never been conquered And nobody never colonised China! Dem say that me and you, we got big beef, But de whole a dem are liars and thief. Politicians don’t want de people live in peace, So silently, dem creating unease. They try to make you hate the colour of my skin, The try to make me hate the way that you’re living, Causing controversy for money making, From every war, millions dem rake in But de whole ah we are One blood, one blood, one blood. One blood all awe are one blood. One blood, one blood, one blood. One blood all awe are one blood. Big up de real ghetto people of China, De Land! Of de greatest designers. Trod forward never sit down behind na, Because you mental capacity no minus. Big up! Shoalin monks and kung-fu masters, Big up. Every baldhead and all the Rasta. Ethiopia she’s never been conquered And nobody never colonised China! Have you heard about dem rumours? Oh yes ah talking bout de tigers and dem pumas. Dem a say war inna physical and lunar, But Shwaniyah come fi bun out dem manoeuvre. Because de wicked system is de abuser! Mental slavemaster nefarious user Tell me why you want to kill our future Talking to you Mr. Tigger, Mr Puma. We say we tired ah de badness pon base We say we tired ah de sadness pon face We want peace and love, no more war between race Conquering lioness look dragon inna face, and we a say Free up de real ghetto people of China, De Land! Of de greatest designers. Trod forward never sit down behind na, Because you mental capacity no minus. Big up! Shoalin monks and kung-fu masters, Big up. Every baldhead and all the Rasta. Ethiopia she’s never been conquered And nobody never colonised China!
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Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere Equal rights and justice for all humanity. Holy Emanuel I Selassie I. Hand in the air and bust a bust blank are you ready for the rasta Gideon hand in the air and bust a bust a blank are you ready now Rastafari soldiers are you ready for the Gideon no them can't stop the resistance we pre babylon from a distance burn out all ignorance Selassie warriors are you ready for the Gideon no them can't stop the resistance righteousness and deliverance rasta man we stay vigilant Rebellious lion in the jungle protector of the weak and the humble left up jah children when them stumble rastafari them run to Knees shall bow tong shall tell war mongers your going to hell you never know we can read and spell we not buy what you a sell Rastafari warriors get ready for the Gideon no them can't stop the resistance we pre babylon from a distance burn out all ignorance Selassie I warriors get ready for the Gideon no them can't stop the resistance righteousness and and deliverance I have have to stay vigilant Well alright babylon a bother me a bother and everywhere that me go say them a fallow them fi go spend some time look for criminals who a walk and commit pure sodomy Budu boom Boom lighting and thunder dirty babylon can't cross me border Isiah mentor the revolutionist me say me come in a the place to burn a fire Watch the whole a them a come watch the whole a them a gang want kill them one another with them many many guns and the many many knife want kill them little sister jah jah show the whole a them sign the not gonna know the day are hour no they not gonna know Rastafari warriors get ready for the Gideon no them can't stop the resistance we pre babylon from a distance burn out all ignorance Selassie I warriors get ready for the Gideon no them can't stop the resistance righteousness and and deliverance I have have to stay vigilant Rastafari keep it blazing I and no into the one bag of treasing rastafari no more waiting The battalion right now we craving to serve justice on to Satan jah mission jah know a no play thing Rastafari warriors get ready for the Gideon no them can't stop the resistance we pre babylon from a distance burn out all ignorance Selassie I warriors get ready for the Gideon no them can't stop the resistance righteousness and and deliverance I have have to stay vigilant Right now right now Holy manuel I Selassie I Bust a blank If you ready Fi di gideon Bust a Blank Stay vigilant Right now Holy manuel selassie Jah Ras
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I'm vibing in my Island's town Listening to islands sounds Reggae music Da speaker a pound Everybody jus gather around I'm vibing in my Island's town Listening to islands sounds Reggae music Da speaker a pound Everybody jus gather around See our culture is gold No need to be sold If everybody member dem history See our culture is rich Try not fi ditch Be proud of our ancestry There's pride to be had Mek good conquer bad Bad mind is not our besty No matter where yah from Caribbean we are one Unify before the take over get we Cause doh the birds are chirping Da people's working Jus round di corner same di bills are lurking there's a time and place For tings under the sun Caribbean people Change has begun I’m vibing in my Island's town Listening to islands sounds Reggae music Da speaker a pound Everybody jus gather around I'm vibing in my Island's town Listening to islands sounds Reggae music Da speaker a pound Everybody jus gather around Love it when the yute dem smile Is so worth di while As Dem a look forward to a new day Be proud of who are You can be a shining star Nah tek heed to wah he or she say Always try to keep focus Stay clear from di bogus When u rise in morning kneel and pray Nah bad mind your fellow man Join together like clan This yah message me come fi relay Cause doh the birds are chirping Da people's working Jus round di corner same di bills are lurking there's a time and place For tings under the sun Caribbean people Change has begun I’m vibing in my Island's town Listening to islands sounds Reggae music Da speaker a pound Everybody jus gather around I'm vibing in my Island's town Listening to islands sounds Reggae music Da speaker a pound Everybody jus gather around I’m vibing In my Island's town Listening To islands sounds Reggae music Speakers a pound Everybody Gather around I'm vibing On my Island Reggae music Speakers a pound Gather around My Island town Yes my Island sounds Reggae Music x3
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CGer - Ragga 04:25
我看到最美的国家是Africa 那里能听到我最爱音乐叫ragga 我也有很多朋友我们之间叫negus Africa Jamaica and ragga 我喜欢这音乐摇摆律动让身体跟着动 把烦心的工作抛脑后一起和我吹吹风 哼着 乌啦啦 喝点可乐 如果 你想听什么 点歌 我身 边全部都是 帅哥 让我隆重的介绍m y negus~HUGO 他喜欢reggae爱交朋友 他喜欢中国爱啤酒 喜欢说哥们还好吗? 最爱老婆 最听她的话 我看到最美的国家是Africa 那里能听到我最爱音乐叫ragga 我也有很多朋友我们之间叫negus Africa Jamaica and ragga Africa Jamaica and ragga ragga Africa ragga Jamaica ragga Africa ragga` 买张 机票马上 飞去非洲 地上 飞奔着猎豹还有犀牛 那里的景色让我沉醉享受 好听的鼓点 配上一杯烈酒 喜欢非洲的女孩做我的女朋友 她名字叫做波黑样子 不算丑 我们结婚生子陪彼此到尽头 睡了一觉 才发现是个梦 我看到最美的国家是Africa 那里能听到我最爱音乐叫ragga 我也有很多朋友我们之间叫negus Africa Jamaica and ragga 我只是一个普通不平凡的男人 我故事多 其实内心也很天真 我最喜欢听reggae 做事很也认真 喜欢我的工作 让我快乐 我梦想着和平 能少一点点战争 表达最真实的想法 可以用着歌声 我希望世界开满 那和平的花 让花瓣飘落到 每个幸福的家 最美的国家 最美的花 我爱的ragga 我深爱着它
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The war is on, trust me blood the war is coming We sparked the light, we lit the flame, now Babylon we bunin’ The war is on, trust me brother, war is coming We cannont take this no more, these our lives they running, The war is on, trust me sister, war is coming We’ve cried too many tears, when our children down they gunnin’ The war is on, trust me I’drin war is coming We know enough, we’ve seen too much, this aint no time for fronting I smell them, fires burning, hear them battle trumpets sound Feel the concrete underneath me shake as warriors march across the ground Centuries of growing anger, brewed in every ends and town Where them lost tribes and them lost minds have gradually been getting found And it’s cost time, but now we getting unified, immune to lies We’ll soon decide, for ourselves and by ourselves where our futures lie It’s time to rise, from Babylondon out to Zion’s gates Unify our struggles, aint no destiny we make our fates With our own hands, all my nomads In the diaspora who’ve never known glad Freedom, safety or happiness It’s time to move to our homelands, Plan our work, work our plans Spill our blood for our youths not those man Who’ve got us locked down, Stand up, look them in the face Tell them ‘What now’ The war is on, trust me blood the war is coming We sparked the light, we lit the flame, now Babylon we bunin’ The war is on, trust me brother, war is coming We cannont take this no more, these our lives they running, The war is on, trust me sister, war is coming We’ve cried too many tears, when our children down they gunnin’ The war is on, trust me I’drin war is coming We know enough, we’ve seen too much, this aint no time for fronting If you can’t take this shit no more then let me hear you shout it You feel the same as I do, trust me bredrin, I don’t doubt it If you about it be about it, clock that chain then break it If we want our freedom, brothers, sisters, we must take it Take it like fruit from trees Grow it like plants from seeds Make it like Babylon make all their p’s off you and me The governments who exploiting us, them are unified and fam so must we Be to move us all forward and to create the lives that we want to lead We doing that, that’s why we building up for this war Every time we grow and we kick one down they come building up a next door Them come building up a next wall around this prison we are living it Enough’s enough, divine justice we delivering, so… The war is on, trust me blood the war is coming We sparked the light, we lit the flame, now Babylon we bunin’ The war is on, trust me brother, war is coming We cannont take this no more, these our lives they running, The war is on, trust me sister, war is coming We’ve cried too many tears, when our children down they gunnin’ The war is on, trust me I’drin war is coming We know enough, we’ve seen too much, this aint no time for fronting
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It’s time to wake up It’s time to wake You better wake up You better wake up Wake up In the morning To feel Wake up in the evening It’s real I say wake up Wake up Your mind and heart Again and again Wake up In the morning To feel Wake up in the evening It’s real I say wake up Wake up Your mind and heart Again and again I’m so hurt Everytime Me come and watch the news All I can see Is that mankind is confused All this govmiment Politicians abuse We need to break down Dem schemes and dem fumes Dem destroying Forests, seas Montains, rivers And lagoons Throwing away Nuclear waste to the moon Always them ah find excuses Tell me what’s wrong It’s a long road But still I carry on Almighty keep me strong And I will keep moving on It’s a long road But I keep trodding on Almighty keep me strong Wake up In the morning To feel Wake up in the evening It’s real I say wake up Wake up Your mind and heart Again and again Wake up In the morning To feel Wake up in the evening It’s real I say wake up Wake up Your mind and heart Again and again Look around It’s always the same People dem kill For territories Some even use The Lord’s name Building walls Instead of bridges Respect Is the key word If you come to think about it Unity is strenght But I don’t see None of us united Selfishness, money, fear Ruling this world to destroy it Tell me what’s wrong It’s a long road But still I carry on Almighty keep me strong And I will keep moving on It’s a long road But I keep trodding on Almighty keep me strong Wake up In the morning To feel Wake up in the evening It’s real I say wake up Wake up Your mind and heart Again and again Wake up In the morning To feel Wake up in the evening It’s real I say wake up Wake up Your mind and heart Again and again

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released January 28, 2018

Riddim composed by : General Huge (Hugo Poncet)

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ChinaMan Yard (formerly DB Bros Records) is the first record label from China dedicated to reggae and dancehall. This music label aim is to promote the reggae movement in and out China, by producing projects with both international and local artists, promoting international artists locally and local artists internationally. ... more

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