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Maimouna Youssef takes off the gloves  and delivers three verses of raw Boom Bap Hip Hop in this cover of Drake's Pound Cake produced by Boi-1da with her own story aptly entitled "Tell My Story".  Check it out and enjoy!!!

Tell My Story (Pound Cake Cover)

Maimouna Youssef performs a cover to "Royals" by Lorde which recently just won two Grammys for Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year.  Check out Maimouna Youssef as she displays her creative writing  ability, vocal diversity and top notch rapping skills on this cover of Royals where she takes a different approach to the song with a new chorus and added hip hop verse.  Check it out and lets us know what you think!  Now Available for download!!!

We're Already Royal ("Royals" Remake)

Here's a throw back track that I've never released before. I wrote and recorded this song when I was 18 years old, and its produced by none other than the Legendary J Dilla and James Posyer. It was one of the first songs I recorded by myself, outside of my rap group dynamic. Hope ya'll dig it!.   

"We Could Be" Produced By J Dilla and James Poyser #ThrowBackTrack

The Reintroduction of Mumu Fresh follows the traditional mixtape format by recycling pre-released popular beats originally released by notable artists with a similar flow often times, but new lyrics.  What sets Mumu and this mixtape apart in this vast and influential mixtape generation is Mumu’s ability to maintain her commitment to providing a balanced perspective on current social, racial, political, gender and class issues that plague the human race while keeping it fresh, exciting, and rockable through her superior vocal performance, wit, humor and good old fashioned rhyming skills.

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THE REINTRODUCTION OF MUMU FRESH MIXTAPE hosted by DJ DUMMY

02 Release Yo Delf

05 Student Loans

15 Stardust

10 I Love You In Every Way

11 I Choose You

Christopher Davis Sr. on Keys, live Sound engineer Nolvert Garcia

"A Song For You" Live (Donny Hathaway Cover) by Maimouna Y.

Gaza On My Mind Lead Vox

This song was the 1st single from Maimouna Youssef's 2011 album "The Blooming"

I Got A Man

Tala’al-Badru ‘alayna,
min thaniyyatil-Wada’
wajaba al-shukru ‘alayna,
ma da’a lillahi da’

O the White Moon rose over us
From the Valley of Wada’
And we owe it to show gratefulness
Where the call is to Allah

Ayyuha al-mab’uthu fina
ji’ta bi-al-amri al-muta’
Ji’ta sharrafta al-Madinah
marhaban ya khayra da’

O you who were raised amongst us
coming with a work to be obeyed
You have brought to this city nobleness
Welcome! best call to God’s way

Tala’al-Badru ‘alayna,
min thaniyyatil-Wada’
wajaba al-shukru ‘alayna,
ma da’a lillahi da’

Reportedly the first song of the Muslim tradition which was sung (in Arabic) as the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) entered into Medina

01 Tala'a Al-badru Alayna

This is a song my family group "Three Generationz" recorded as a tribute to the late great Gill Scott Heron. 

Winter In America acapella (Three Generationz)

A track produced by Oddisee for Maimouna Youssef's first solo album The Blooming

O Encontro No Brasil (Meet Me In Brazil)

This song is completely Acapella. Every layer is all vocal. It is an intro to an experimental expression Maimouna is in the process of utilizing to share the next part of her story..

Panoramic

Produced by Kash and Eric G. 
Lyrics by Maimouna Youssef

Metamorphosis

Recorded at 9th Wonder's Bright Lady Studios, Produced by Khrysis, all lyrics and vocals by Maimouna Youssef

THE UNKNOWN

Shine Your Light

1970’s Radio host intro:

Whats up party people 
This is ya girl
Sherry Duveaux
On WTLC rocking for the hard working folks
Just getting off of one gig and heading to another. 
But in this crazy Friday rush hour traffic
I gotta jam that will smooth you out and get you right for the night
Imma about to split but before I do
An instant classic by none other than Maimouna Youssef
Dig the lyrics jack, she’s dropping some knowledge and making you feel good too
A little inspiration from your favorite station, a groove to get you in the mood, 
Some Sounds for your get down 
I know its rough out there yall, the Man’s foot always on ya neck 
but don't worry about that sucka, just shine your light and I'll catch you on the flip side… 


Verse 1
Keep on Walking with your head held high  (shine your light 2x)
Keep on talking like you heard it from the sky (shine your light 2x)
We aint gonna let ‘em bring us down (shine your light 2x)
You know we come too far to give up now (shine your light 2x)
The chosen people bare the hardest load (shine your light 2x)
Heavy is the head that wears the crown you know (shine your light 2x)
Give Him thanks cuz we got Soul (shine your light 2x)
Baby shake it off and let the good times roll (shine your light 2x)
And lets party, everybody come together if only for one night (shine your light 2x)
Forget the troubles of the world (shine your light 2x)


Hook:
Lead: Oh and let the good times roll     BGV: Shine your light  (Repeat)
Lead: its good to be a light
Hey Let the good times roll, it feels so good to be alive

Verse 2
Child is born with no state of mind
Raised up in this ghetto life
Three strikes got daddy doing time
Feel like he was born under a bad sign
Crooked cops shoot your kids right in the back
They raided my grandmamma house, she had a heart attack
And when black girls go missing they never look for that
This ain’t nowhere to live but sh*t its where we’re at

Always seeming like we falling on some bad times
But we find a way to smile and keep our heads up high
Oh party Just forget about the troubles of the world Hey

Verse 3

Too much hard times will hurt your pride (shine your light 2x)
And the ones that you love don’t ever do you right (shine your light 2x)
So I keep on living with my head up high (shine your light 2x)
Everywhere I go Im going to shine my light (shine your light 2x)
Im going to stand on my feet if I have to die (shine your light 2x)
I’ll never live on my knees just to pacify (shine your light 2x)
People don’t you have no fear tonight (shine your light 2x)
God Children were promised ever lasting life (shine your light 2x)


Hook:
People come together, forget about the troubles of the world, 
shake it off and let the good times roll, 
shake it off and let the good times roll baby, 
feels good to let the good times roll

BGV: (shine your light) Repeat

Vintage Babies

Shine Your Light

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SHINE YOUR LIGHT -

This track from the upcoming Vintage Babies album by Maimouna Youssef and Dj Dummy is a tribute to Sandra Bland and many other women whose voices dare to be heard and whose stories haunt us all until we remember their names.
lyrics
If I should Die, Tomorrow at the hands of the police man, 
And the paper say 
we're going to call it a suicide, would you even question why? 
would you shake your head, and say the ain't right, 
Or do your best to forget about it, 
Please, Please, Please don't forget about me 

Ohhhh, Say my name 
Say my name 
Say My Name 
Say my name 
Don't forget my name 


If I should Die tomorrow 
AT the hands of the police Man 
And the paper say, we're going to call it a suicide 
would you even question why? 
Would you believe in my innocence? 
would you even come to my defense? 
Would you believe in the good Ive done? 
Or will my name be smeared and my story unsung? 
Will you search for the answers or take what they hand us, Who's going to stand with me 
Please Please Please Don't forget about me 

Ohhhh, Say my name 
Say my name 
Say My Name 
Say my name 
Don't forget my name 

Rap: 
Even the sun goes down 
heroes eventually die 
shot with their hands in the sky 
your favorite revolutionaries give up and comply 
for a house on the hills, white wife, couple mills 
I'm last of Mohicans I guess 
Fighting for a cause they say is lost but I can't let it rest 
Rebellion in the mammrys of my mama's breasts 
And I drank til I was drunk, like I was lean off that Crunk. 
We living every word that we rapping about 
And the struggle it gets hard but we ain't backing out 
Nothing is impossible 
The word alone says Im Possible 
So I'm the race horse that I'm riding for 
The audacity of hope 
to believe we can succeed when everybody says nope 
Well F ya'll 
Im different, Descendent of the fittest 
reincarnated just so I can handle business 
My Name, You know my name, So say my name, Say My name
credits

Credits:
released August 28, 2017 
14. SAY MY NAME 
Producers: Wayne Bruce, Jonathan “Jon Rych” Richmond for Bro Wayne Music , A. Smith for DJ Dummy Entertainment (ASCAP) 
Lyrics: M. Youssef for Maimouna Youssef Music (ASCAP) 
Recorded By –Wayne Bruce, Ayinde Olubayo Engineered at Studio 10603, & The Art Institute of Washington, & J Rych at House Studios 
Instrumentation Credits: 
Wayne Bruce, Guitars 
Maurice Fitzgerald, Bass 
Jonathan Richmond, Keys. Drum Programming, additional Programming by DJ Dummy 
Mixed by Dj Dummy

VINTAGE BABIES

8/31/17

SAY MY NAME

A hip Hop track form The newly released Vintage Babies album by Maimouna Youssef and Dj Dummy that addresses the genre inequities of the music business and other fields as well.

NEVER BRING ME DOWN (Explicit)

This song was originally created as a group challenge at Dj Jazzy Jeff's legendary PLayist retreat. Maimouna, Dres from Black Sheep and Teeko had a few hours and a few instrumentals to sample and created this song as a result of the challenge. Fans loved it so we released it! Let us know your thoughts.

WORKIN (MSTR) - MUMUFRESH FEAT. BLACK SHEEP DRES (PROD BY TEEKO)

A track from the group Vintage Babies (comprised of Maimouna Youssef & Dj Dummy) debut album. written and performed by Maimouna Youssef, Produced by Dj Dummy.

12 WORK IN PROGRESS (FEAT. ELENA PINDERHUGHES)

written and performed by Maimouna Youssef
Produced by Eric Lau, Tall Black Guy, Daniel Crawford, Stro Elliot, at Dj Jazzy Jeff's Hampton Studios.

Live Love Shine

Chasing Goosebumps Series present: The Healing by The Playlist Featuring Mumu Fresh

Lets Eat by Playlist featuring Mumu Fresh

Chasing Rainbows by Playlist feat: Mumu Fresh & Muhsina

Produced by James Poyser. This is a throw back track from 2004. The dope part about this track is that Musiq Soul Child is singing my background vocals. We were in the studio together and I was recording this song and i asked him what else did it need and he went into the booth to add these crazy ill backing vocals that gave the track the extra swag it was missing.

Fallen (feat. Musiq Soul Child on background vox)

Audio recording of the title track "The Blooming" performed from a live in Antwerp Belgium with the band Brazzavil. The original track was produced by Oddisee 

The Blooming live in Belgium ft. Brazzavil

45 lies by Mumu Fresh

KEY TO HAPPINESS (1)

Maimouna Youssef is a Grammy Nominated Singer, Songwriter, Emcee and Producer.  Check out some music and enjoy.

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