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Track 2 from Protoje's #1 reggae album, Ancient Future, released worldwide on March 10th!

Purchase the album here: 
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Produced by: Winta James
Artwork by: Keegan Simon - https://instagram.com/1ndividual

Dem a Criminal naa follow dem take wha dem want then dem gone back again
Dem a Criminal naa go them feast, we nuh retreat we just gone to the east
Dem a Criminal but a we follow Jah law see dem a fraud with them tra la la la 
Them a Criminal  oh Them a Criminal  Na Na Na NA

Jah a the main shield 
The eye dem stay peeled
The music stay real fi pickney pon the play field 
Baby in the stomach, mummy now the pain real
Headphone pon her belly watch him stay still
See The son a shine see how the reign feel 
Jah beg u keep him dry i beg i pray fi him
Fi the man den weh a chop it up a grange hill
To the man dem weh a cut it in a cane field
Dem lock up Leonard Howell fi sell Selassie face
Dat couldn't stop the message this a Selassie place
A that you hear we reppin ask about what happen 
Pon September 11, 1987 
Then them kill we bretheren- Tosh and Free I
So Rasta Reggae Radio could never see the light
Gwaan No believe in I, say i a Levi
Trod with the Simeon So act like u nuh see me.

The Son arise before the sun arise 
some despise it a so me summarise it
See some a eyes it wah sit weh I sit
Create a crisis but jah come give me ises
uh huh…. Them send them dogs to the synagogues
but the lions align against the giunea-gogues
Mr. Inquisitor caa go see it pause
Home of Marcus, His Majesty did visit yaad
Me envision them timing a go critical 
dem select the pawn fi lef’ it sticky poon we
Walter did warn we, Boukman did born deh
and go Haiti and revolution start, yeah
The same man dem in a Jacket and tie  
A dem a pack the supply and attract you to buy
But that is a lie just fi try stack it up high 
Well I never oblige I attack and survive

Ancient Future

Criminal

Empress look what I brought for you
Marijuana a glisten in the morning dew

She put her lips to my blunt and kiss it
No excuse when she roll she spliff
For she don’t even care if it smudge no lipstick
Naa refuse that a how she rep
She make sure I have some greens with it when I sip it
Then she roll off and roll up ma ting
And make me know that anyhow I put it in ma lyrics then
Only some girls goin’ comprehend

No she nuh agree wid dem policy so she bun her trees
No apologies never needed
Pon her property no it never cease so she get her peace
And her release when she weeded
Like it when it cure but she have a pree, prefer when it green
Have more THC when she steaming
When me go country and me come back in
She nuh ask a ting ‘cause she know wah me bring

Ohh she love my herb etiquette
How I roll it up so delicate
How I naa take a draw before she get a hit
How me drive in from far and me alone pon the road jussa move with
My light and my music with
The thought of you just waiting make me reach home safely
Navigate me baby, I know it’s on you brain
When you hear these statements and this message placement
No need to explain what I saying

So now she say she grown up
And she growing her own from the ground up
From the seed to the stalk ‘til the pound drop
And now a me make demands when I show up
Then I set sail as I inhale
The surplus is not for sale
Its purpose it much more real
So courteous with how she deal it
But it increase her feeling when a me build it

She wet it and seal it

Protoje - No Lipstick

Aidonia and Jah Vinci - Badmind cyah stop we

Damian "Jr Gong" Marley - Set Up Shop

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Released: October 24, 2011
Universal Republic Records / Tuff Gong Records

Set Up Shop

Black Am I - Black Am I
Album: Present of Love Riddem

RELEASE DATE: 2009

Black Am I - Black Am I

Ease The Pain - Ras Attitude

Lyrics:

A who them a program
Who them a young girl have them eye pon
A who them a program
Who informer sit down and a spy pon
A who dem a program
Who Mr. Babylon have them eye pon
Who dem a Program
Who informer sit down and a spy pon

Is a brand new prince pon the scene
Jah a move with me two foot prints that I mean
See him when u see him, general fi the team
This ya reign ya coming draw fi you gabardine
Them a look and a watch like live stream
And mi skunk purple like  Ribena mean
Them a dream like arlene
Bout king them  boy deh a queen like Carlene
No bother tell me say me cant
5 6 7 8 drop in a me path
Eeeeey warrior in a me heart
Philosophic in a mind
A deliver you art

We naa watch no face make it do what it do
From the first time when nomads a puupookopuu
Cause dem nuh want see  u in the coupe a go thru
Dem will call Babylon and state trooper fi you
Den then come with them warrant
Kick off door a run in a you  apartment wooii
But the fire ago scawling  oh when dem falling
Caa say we never warn them wooii
Eeeeey....But dem power couldn't real
Try all dem want and dem couldn't crack the seal
Eeeeey...Who nun hear dem ago feel
A Selassie a mi shield
So them couldn't stop the meal

Watch the sprinter
Man a run marathon
Madda Dan one a don riddim wah me drop it pon
Rapapaam dem nuh badda Dan Papa San
Beet root carrot haffi  pack Ina the caravan
Travel plan,  see u moving with a paragon
Confident no confuse it with no arrogance
Rasta man no confuse this with no Barack and Farrakhan
Shashamane a weh we have da land
Eeeeey fi mi words dem naa go mute
I see what they do and that really never suit me
Eeeey dem nuh  even know the root
Africa fi Africans I deliver u the truth


Who Dem A Program

Damian Marley - Affairs of the Heart

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Released: February 14th, 2012
Universal Republic Records / Tuff Gong Records

Affairs Of The Heart

C ME NO!! DEM BLOODCLUT WE PUT DI  FAIYAH OUT IN DEM!!

Ky-mani Marley - New Heights

New single from Niyorah's upcoming album... www.NiyorahTV.com

Mosquito Ah Bite Me - Niyorah

Guns Don't Kill People...Lazers Do

Cash Flow feat. Jah Dan

New Single from the upcoming album ' The 8 Year Affair' by Protoje

Around The World ft. Chris Watts

New single 'Reggae Revival' by  Protoje ft. Romain Virgo. Produced by Don Corleon.
@protoje

Reggae Revival ft. Romain Virgo

Lyrics for:
'This is NOT a Marijuana Song' by Protoje, Produced by Niko Browne for LifeLine Music. 2012

And so it was said that the herb be provided for I&I 

They don't want you to know Marijuana
Ites up and be Free
Jah so Let it be

Herb smoke keep i sane, take my pain 
Stop migraine, so much i gain, so why blame?
I'm saying Jah might bring the right strain 
To my brain fi chop lightning like I-Wayne
Cause man deh ya pon the Lava Ground
And if u soft like a guava u can't come round
This part of Town, I tell unuh the thought alone
A could a Sparta it falter down
REVIVAL Hallelujah it start up now
Reprisal fi the luu Jah it watered down, Naa Pardon none

What deh in a  mi garden strong
This is NOT a Marijuana Song

This is not Marijuana music
Just a Message from the ones that use it
Don't abuse it cause a mind that's fertile
Brings forth something that's worthwhile 
Know your worth child
Cause no officer alive coulda look in a ma eyes 
And see what i prophesy 
My mind it forever occupies, thoughts of.........
Hold ma talk cause spies amongst us
If trouble did a trouble me, well that mi chalice woulda bubbly
drop in a one load then double it

What deh in a me garden strong
This is NOT a Marijuana Song

Listen up, the truth is to be told
Open your eyes there is beauty to behold
What is the new if u consider the old
Why gain the world and no consider your soul 
What is the cloud if u understand the lining
Who is the king if u consider the LIneage
You know its H.I.M so no continue deny him
Is it freestyle if i consider the Line 
Then configure the timing adjust to fit the rhyme scheme
With no trouble to my mind really?
Seal It

I say wah deh in a me garden strong
This is not a Marijuana Song

ITUNES

This Is Not A Marijuana Song

KINGSTON, JAMAICA - There is mounting anticipation for Jah9's debut album, New Name, slated for release later this year.  Now her fans will be rewarded for their patience with the smoothly produced title track by Rory "Stone Love" Gilligan.

'New Name' has an anthem quality, with Jah9's trademark clarity of voice, enunciation and solemnness of message all colliding in a milestone piece of music. If four and a half minutes could begin to capture the magnetism of Rastafari for this rising generation, 'New Name' would be it.

The song will be available for purchase on iTunes, Amazon and all major distribution sites.

Jah9 - New Name

Life Is Good

Accident Murderers (feat. Rick Ross)

Queen Ifrica Serve And Protect

"Life is Good" available on July 17th!

Pre-Order available on...
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/naslgdlxit
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/naslgdlxam

or get the T-Shirt bundle or Collector Bow set from www.NasirJones.com



Bye Baby

by WAYNE MARSHALL feat   DAMIAN "Jr. Gong" MARLEY, AIDONIA, I OCTANE, ASSASSIN, BOUNTY KILLER, VYBZ KARTEL.

Wayne Marshall & Damian Marley, Aidonia, I Octane, Assassin, Bounty Killer, Vybz Kartel - Go Hard

3 Kings Feat. Dr. Dre & Jay-Z From Rick Ross' GOD FORGIVES, I DON'T Album out now.
http://smarturl.it/gfidlxit

Rick Ross - "3 Kings" (Ft. Dr. Dre & Jay Z)

Black Am I - Modern Day Freedom
Ghetto Youths International

COMING SOON TO iTUNES & AMAZON

Black Am I - Modern Day Freedom

Martin Jondo - Rise up

Ras Attitude - Don't be afraid to pray

LYRICS:

And She didn’t know how to tell him
She was In love with a Rasta Man
Fire was burning and Burning
To let out what she was holding In

I know her story before she say it
Daddy just want her Co-operate
Find somebody that’s corporate 
Suit and Tie more appropriate
Him say him naa make him daughter stray
But reggae music she start fi play it
Ital food when she sort her plate
Militant yute wah she want fi date
And that is what she need
Marcus Garvey she start fi read
Hair stop comb and it start look neat
SO him want keep her off the street from who she with
And that be me
More than a natty head is what she see
NO lovers leap is not for me
And she nuh waa keep it a secret but she cant tell him who she sleep with


And she wants to be free 
From all this captivity 
So she’ll be who she will be
They cant tell her who she need
They cant tell her who she want  who she can’t
She talk her owner chant chart her owner path 
And follow her owner heart
Call me over her own apartment
Now as I answer the phone that’s the tone she start with
She know say she don’t fi part with 
One Like I even though so much impart it
So she haffi do her owner thing
Cause she can never live life for them
Knowing that she would look back when
To the time weh she couldn’t explain to him cause then

Rasta Love ft. Ky-mani Marley

A short story based on the events of May 23rd, 2010, when the Jamaican government deployed its military into Tivoli Gardens in the capital city of Kingston.
Premier Nov 5th.

Ey, ey
Watch ya dread
Hey hey

Kingston, be wise
Kingston, free up your mind
Kingston, just be wise
Kingston, free up the I, yeah

When the city a go click-clack-blow, you bet
Government fingers and tic-tac-toes in it
And while they working on the X's and O's
I'm living I-N-I like I'm Mister Kamoze
No surprise when they sending foes to me
Opposite of when plain clothes approaching me
Follow they rules is what they propose to me
Selling they souls for what is owed, you see
Nothing is owed, nothing is promised 
Never know the government woulda run up inna them garrison
Without no sorry, without excuse
Soldier man inna them lorry, everybody get abused, and
Everybody have them views now
The media is owned so know where you get your news from
And the blood deh pon them shoes now
When them walking it trace
Look them hard in them face
And say

Kingston, be wise
Kingston, free up your mind
Kingston, just be wise, for me
Kingston, free up the violence

Now all the damage can't quantify
Roy Rayon couldn't sanctify 
Say a nuff a dem them send fi die
So the city a intensify
Say the ghetto them a gentrify
Well I, nobody nuh identify
Nuff bodies unidentified and just a lie deh
Then where the gun deh? Dead pon Saturday 
Buried Sunday like Solomon Grundy
Like a no Sons of Solomon them have down deh
Leonard Howell, Pinnacle and them land deh
Subdivision, them deal it underhand deh
So learn it 'cause them come back with dem plan deh
So tell me how far do you wanna go now, hey
'Cause them will ratta-tatta-tatta when u pow-pow-pow


Kingston Be Wise

Track 9 from Jah9's debut album, 'New Name'.

Available on Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-nam…tion/id599702007

Written by Janine "Jah9" Cunningham
Produced by Rorystonelove

LYRICS

It’s a jungle out there and life is unfair 
for the ones left to scrap for the scrapes
Generations have grown in the same situation: 
tribal warfare, chattel slavery and now taxes
The people never have enough and children are born fatherless 
and families have no one to rely on
so from blood sweat and tears the solution appears
the pride needs defending by a lion

will you be the one for the mountains and valleys are these city streets
will you be the one to keep looking forward and never retreat


in this jungle out there with so many limitations
set intentionally just for us to fail
with your plans in motion and standing in your power
and strength from your lioness you’re bound to prevail
the mission is for those who can endure
and wont stand for injustice and oppression no more
and the journey is for everyone to share
when the lions are leading there is nothing to fear

will you be the one, for the mountains and valleys are these city streets
will you be the one to keep moving forward and never retreat

A future for the youth must be priority
Establishing a nation where they all will be free
To focus on spiritual cultivation 
and find themselves through ancient preparation

in this jungle out there some people mek the evil rule dem nature 
turning life into a rat race
and the youths dem head a burn cause the only thing they’re learning 
from those people’s how to rob you to your face
instead of giving them guidance and encouragement
you’re provoking them daily giving rise to resent
but the tension that they’re building up inside 
will find direction and purpose in the lion pride

will you be the one, for the mountains and valleys are these city streets
will you be the one to keep moving forward and never retreat

oh ‘cause it’s a jungle out there

interlude

A future for the youth must be priority
Establishing a nation where they all will be free
So the lionesses rise to the occasion
And nurture them with conscious meditation


It’s a jungle out there and life is unfair 
for the ones left to scrap for the scrapes
Generations have grown in the same situation: 
tribal warfare, chattel slavery and now taxes
The people never have enough and children are born fatherless 
and families have no one to rely on
so from blood sweat and tears the solution appears
the pride needs defending by a lion


Jah9 - Jungle

Biniyam, Bentality, Stella, Noah Kin - The Crown
(Lyrics)

Stella: not too far and not too near/ the summer sky is so clear/ beautiful when the snow comes falling down/ so get over here/ make your worries disappear/ helsinki wears the crown

Binijam: I see the city, see the city breathing infront of me/ vision the city pigeons, they flying over me/ coast to coast, flowting coastal/ so soulful, food for the soul, soul food, I'm so full/ It's all grapes, I'm on the road Jack/ see the black superman, now instagram that/ take a photo, elegant/ never mind the cold, that's irrelevant/ vision it like television threw my eyes, look/ this place will never be televised, look/ we some fisherman, hook anybody/ living beautiful, Stadi/

Benjamin: This city is small but its heart is big/ its giving us love with all its gifts/ no matter who u are, we all can mix/ vibration = positive/ helsinki keep rocking it,doing what we do and loving it/ go downtown and dance the clock around/ or up north/ real outdoors/ oh laaaaaaaawd!!!/ the spirit of the east coast and also, nice boats/ round here feel blessed all the way to the west visit us? be my guest!!

Noah Kin: Bright lights and train tracks/ the night light's the state of mind so wave back/ my city been here since way back, never rocked wave caps/ long night ahead - easy to wave cabs/ home of design 2-0-1-2/ modern adventure, the place to come to/ easy to move around/ let's your ears feast on the sound/ of the city that lives through the population/ head of the nation, the capital - the next station/ on your road to discovering true bliss/ helsinki the city that run this ish/

Stella: not too far and not too near/ the summer sky is so clear/ beautiful when the snow comes falling down/ so get over here/ make your worries disappear/ helsinki wears the crown

Video:
Director: Taito Kawata / Cocoa
Executive Producer: Ville Tikkanen
Dop: Johan Wasicki
Lights & Grip: Lauri Tuura

Music:
Track by Palmroth Music, Stella Kylä-Liuhala, Biniyam Schelling, Noah Kin, Benjamin Paavilainen
Mix and Master by Markedman

Production: Bounce And Render 2013
http://bounceandrender.com

BAR001 Noah Kin, Biniyam, Bentality, Stella - The Crown

Track off the debut album "Check Your Words" released July 2012

Lyrics:

There is tension building inside me and I’m trusting my spirit to guide me
Even if no else understands I have got to do what it demands
My eyes and ears might deceive me and friends and family might leave me
But is righteous tension a brew so I must prepare for what I might have to do

Personally I don’t have a problem in the world
Quite solution oriented just a simple island girl
Passionate, compassionate practicing patience like a science
Endorsing love and unity promoting self reliance
Balancing emotions tempering my temperament
Maintaining my composure and learning when to vent
But as injustice and oppression grip the masses more and more
The constant pressure makes them numb but instead it makes me sure

There is tension building inside me and I’m trusting my spirit to guide me
Even if no else understands I have got to do what it demands
My eyes and ears might deceive me and friends and family might leave me
But is righteous tension a brew so I must prepare for what I might have to do

Misleaders use semantics, to manipulate us
Meaningless promises to keep us in a state of
Catatonic apprehension  empty hand up to the sky
The art of misdirection used to disguise the lie
Telling us decisions made are for our good, by those whom we elect
When in actuality they merely reflect
An ulterior agenda to make profit in their term
So the people only matter when those people help them earn

So there is tension building inside me and I’m trusting my spirit to guide me
Even if no else understands I have got to do what it demands
My eyes and ears might deceive me and friends and family might leave me
But is righteous tension a brew so I must prepare for what I might have to do

Imagine the morning you awake to find the soldiers on your street
Armored tanks on every boulevard and police on every beat
Choppers hovering but a stillness in the air
How will you be feeling? relieved? Or filled with fear?
Then the radio announces that the leader’s going to speak
Adrenaline explodes as your attention starts to peak
He says “you may already notice all the plans for your protection”
They’ve been put in place to neutralize potential insurrection
But have no fear the force is here with tear gas, bombs and guns
So no undesirables can compromise the flow of funds
Tell me where will you be standing what will you plan to do?
When you realize the enemy is you!

Which side of the law are you on? are you with the masses or are you the protected one? 
What side of the law holds your place? Do they defend you or can they stick that gun in your face?
Tell me where does your allegiance lie? Does the struggle entertain you or does it make you cry?
Is it clear where your conscience resides? One day you may have to deside

That’s why there is tension building inside me and I’m trusting my spirit to guide me
Even if no else understands I have got to do what it demands
My eyes and ears might deceive me and friends and family might leave me
But is righteous tension a brew so I must prepare for what I might have to do


Jah9 releases her 'Tension'

KINGSTON, JAMAICA - It has been three months since she proclaimed a New Name, an album widely embraced by fans and critics alike. Now the jazz-on-dub artist, Jah9, is releasing a new song, 'Tension.'

The politically-charged track is being presented to her fans on May 23, the third anniversary of what the singer calls the "Tivoli Garden Holocaust." That date will also be her birthday. Recently she recalled her whereabouts on that fateful day in 2010, evoking the scene from her vantage point at Gabre Selassie's Kingston Dub Club. 

"Standing in the hills looking down on T.G., burning," she began. "Sizzla's voice echoed through the big speakers, chanting appropriately for the ghetto youths." With the mood thus set, she described her own emotion. "And I wept bitterly as the current moved through I womb. Watching helplessly in disbelief and despair as the nation turned in on itself..."

Then, after a solemn pause, she punctuated her statement, "...on I earthstrong."

These contributing factors inspired the message and delivery of 'Tension,' as Jah9 had finished penning the lyrics for the song before the violence quelled days later.

The work is produced in collaboration with I Grade Records and is part of the album, Songbird Riddim - the first installment of a riddim series by the production collective known as Zion I Kings. The album is officially available via digital and physical outlets including iTunes, VP Reggae Distribution and Ernie B's Reggae Distribution.

"I discovered Jah9's music online and was immediately struck by her powerful word sound and unique melodies, particularly on the track 'New Name,'" said Laurent 'Tippy I' Alfred, producer, founder and CEO for I Grade Records. "'Tension' is the most intense song on the Songbird Riddim album, and it captures emotions and energies that you don't often find in music. Hearing about the inspiration behind the song made me appreciate her art even more."

I Grade Records, based in St. Croix, USVI, has released twenty-six albums since its founding in 2001, including nine albums with the groundbreaking deep roots band, Midnite, as well as several notable debut albums by artists such as Dezarie and Niyorah.


www.jah9.net
www.facebook.com/jah9online
www.twitter.com/jah9
www.igraderecords.com

Lyrics:

There is tension building inside me and I’m trusting my spirit to guide me
Even if no else understands I have got to do what it demands
My eyes and ears might deceive me and friends and family might leave me
But is righteous tension a brew so I must prepare for what I might have to do

Personally I don’t have a problem in the world
Quite solution oriented just a simple island girl
Passionate, compassionate practicing patience like a science
Endorsing love and unity promoting self reliance
Balancing emotions tempering my temperament
Maintaining my composure and learning when to vent
But as injustice and oppression grip the masses more and more
The constant pressure makes them numb but instead it makes me sure

There is tension building inside me and I’m trusting my spirit to guide me
Even if no else understands I have got to do what it demands
My eyes and ears might deceive me and friends and family might leave me
But is righteous tension a brew so I must prepare for what I might have to do

Misleaders use semantics, to manipulate us
Meaningless promises to keep us in a state of
Catatonic apprehension  empty hand up to the sky
The art of misdirection used to disguise the lie
Telling us decisions made are for our good, by those whom we elect
When in actuality they merely reflect
An ulterior agenda to make profit in their term
So the people only matter when those people help them earn

So there is tension building inside me and I’m trusting my spirit to guide me
Even if no else understands I have got to do what it demands
My eyes and ears might deceive me and friends and family might leave me
But is righteous tension a brew so I must prepare for what I might have to do

Imagine the morning you awake to find the soldiers on your street
Armored tanks on every boulevard and police on every beat
Choppers hovering but a stillness in the air
How will you be feeling? relieved? Or filled with fear?
Then the radio announces that the leader’s going to speak
Adrenaline explodes as your attention starts to peak
He says “you may already notice all the plans for your protection”
They’ve been put in place to neutralize potential insurrection
But have no fear the force is here with tear gas, bombs and guns
So no undesirables can compromise the flow of funds
Tell me where will you be standing what will you plan to do?
When you realize the enemy is you!

Which side of the law are you on? are you with the masses or are you the protected one? 
What side of the law holds your place? Do they defend you or can they stick that gun in your face?
Tell me where does your allegiance lie? Does the struggle entertain you or does it make you cry?
Is it clear where your conscience resides? One day you may have to deside

That’s why there is tension building inside me and I’m trusting my spirit to guide me
Even if no else understands I have got to do what it demands
My eyes and ears might deceive me and friends and family might leave me
But is righteous tension a brew so I must prepare for what I might have to do




Tension - Jah9

Nas & Damian Jr Gong Marley - Nah Mean (DJ Nu-Mark Remix)