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Happy Kwanzaa! Me and Pierce Freelon made a song to celebrate and learn about the 7 Principles. Watch the video: youtu.be/CAOb8FGbPfA
lyrics
Intro
Ok, ok, ok, um, got your shea butter?
Check
Alright. How about your dashiki?
You know it bro!
And your Hotep manual, did you bring that?
You know what, King...
Chorus (x2)
This Kwanzaa
What you gon’ do?
Spend it with my family
Chill with the crew
We gon’ share gifts
You don't have to spend loot
We celebrate culture our African roots
Verse
On December 26th
Goodbye Saint Nick
I light a black candle
Look, Ooh it's lit
First day of Kwanzaa
Umoja means unity
Ain’t messing with my clique
Melanated check the drip
Self, self, self, self
Self-determination is the mantra
Constant elevation like the Hatians
When they conquered their colonizers
Like a real life Wakanda, true believers
Day 2 that’s Kujichagulia
Ujima Day 3 Responsibility
Let's put in that work together
Buy the block, clean the streets
Collectively connected like the constellations
Plant a seed, watch it grow, reap what you sow
Spend you Black dollars on Black business
Your Black descendants
They hustle for your Black children
A Black Trillion, that’s how much Blacks spending
Ujamaa economics is how Blacks will win
Lord willin’
On the 5th day of Kwanzaa with my family
Nia means purpose, build our legacy
Rest in peace Rebecca Jones, Matriarchy
Continue the work Fannie Lou Hamer passed to me
Aye, Kuumba, yea you know what that means
Creativity and you know what that brings
Full pockets, yea, you know I like greens
I get paid every time I write things
And my inner light beams
Day 7 all the candles lit on the kinara
Imani means faith in a better tomorrow
Joy over sorrow, equity over equal
The kids are our future leaders
We believe in all our people
But Black women shape the human race
Meet your maker
Queen Mother we appreciate, you are sacred
You are Harriet, you are Ella Baker
You’re a maker, you’re a manifester, a creator
Chorus (x2)
This Kwanzaa
What you gon’ do?
Spend it with my family
Chill with the crew
We gon’ share gifts
You don't have to spend loot
We celebrate culture our African roots
credits
released December 4, 2020
Written by Fyütch and Pierce Freelon
Produced and Mixed by Fyütch
Artwork by instagram.com/candiikismet
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