As protests arose in the streets of Minneapolis and Saint Paul following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, this song of lamentation came to me. 
This slow groove was created from a space of reflection specifically designed to fill the mind and evoke thought.
Instrumental by Keith Classiq.

Cry Freedom.

Written by Se'Anna. on da Mic
Prod. by The Soul Society (Josh Williams)
Sample: "Desire" by Raheem DeVaughn
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Imagine being in such a dark place, hurting constantly, and someone coming into that place just to be with you.
To love on you in the ways you didn’t realize you needed love before: spiritually and without condition.
Obviously you want to be able to receive it, but not without a little skepticism first.
Your broken spirit wanting to say yes and no at the same time because all you know is the captivity of pain & suffering…yet you still believe in the freedom of joy & peace.
But even amidst the fight, what you feel inside doesn’t change because you know that what that someone is giving is everything that you need and desire.

Desire.

Written by Se'Anna. on da Mic
Prod. by The Soul Society (Josh Williams)
Sample: "Electric Relaxation" by A Tribe Called Quest 
(Original: "Mystic Brew" by Ronnie Foster)
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This song reflects being a woman (regardless of age, teens & adults alike) still figuring out how to recover from some point of their young, innocent life in which they were socialized or convinced that they had to stop being who they were becoming thus far because of what the world (or their “peers”) thought they should be.

The girls who developed an unhealthy dependence on makeup in middle school because they didn’t naturally fit whatever the beauty standard was back then.
The girls who used to skip meals or even binge & purge to look “desirable”.
The girls who had to grow up too fast because holding out was for babies.
The girls who were tricked into believing that something was genuinely missing.

If I could go back & tell my 13 year-old self anything, it’d be that the sacrifice isn’t worth it—You’re already everything that matters.

Rewind.

An ode to a 13-year old girl just trying to survive.

Daughters.

Specks Of Blue.

CITS.

An homage to the original, Nasir Jones.
From a daughter to a father: There's truly nothing like the power of "father confidence".

How does one navigate the trials of change?
Prod. by Keith Classiq

Direction.

All lyrics by Se'Anna.

Credits:

"Crooklyn."
Q-Tip (Producer - Beat Maker) 
Black Moon (Sample Origin)
Crooklyn Dodgers (Original Track Artists)

"I Like It."
Mark Sparks (Producer - Beat Maker)
The DeBarges (Sample Origin)
Grand Puba (Original Track Artist)

"D.F.T.F."
J Dilla (Producer - Beat Maker) 
Dave Grusin (Sample Origin)
Illa J, Affion Crockett (Original Track Artists)

"It's On You."
Pete Rock (Producer - Beat Maker)
Ahmad Jamal Trio, Tom Scott, Brethren, Gil Scott-Heron, EPMD, Biz Markie (Sample Origins)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth (Original Track Artists)

"Searchin'."
Pete Rock (Producer - Beat Maker)
Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Joe Farrell (Sample Origins)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth (Original Track Artists)

"In the House."
Pete Rock (Producer - Beat Maker)
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Deodato, Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Power of Zeus, A Tribe Called Quest, Biz Markie (Sample Origins)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth (Original Track Artists)

Se'Anna. on da Mic

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