I love this song!! I still play it today.

Zubz, now that we've hosted the world cup, do u still think we've realised what Madiba went to prison 4?

My Favorite Track!!! Takes Me Back #RealHipHop

not a Madiba fan but this has to be the best tribute to him so far

[Mood-setting Intro]

I often find myself lost in a daze
Not knowing if I’m coming or going
Feels like I’m losing my mind
(No Hope) All Hope is lost
(No One) No one to talk to
(No Trust) Cos trust is a far off thing
Been hurt too many times in this lifetime
Where do I begin…

Verse 1

Let me begin at the start
Since my birth back in 1918
There’s no limit to the suffering and all the pain seen
By I. That’s why today I’m still in defiance
For these beliefs I’m even willing to die
It seems like yesterday I was a teenage kid
Groomed by the best and destined for chieftainship
But when I saw that there was a force trying to destroy us
I immediately switched and I became a lawyer
Me and my boy Oliver started a firm, trust me
We had queues and queues of people treated unjustly
Plus we felt it too, the imbalance and all
It was inevitable; this would result in a war!
So I hit the front line with my back against the wall
Ducking the Law, they called me the “Black Pimpernel”
But even Houdini couldn’t escape his fate
I’m in this cage today, on a racist case
My Distress!

Chorus
(My Distress) Is much of a muchness in the bigger scheme of things
(My Distress) Is what goes on in my head; a bird without wings
(My Distress) Is the anguish and suffering caused by pain
(My Distress) Is the time I spent living in vain…

Verse 2

I gotta say, I appreciate these sessions we have
Me, getting to vent; you, ‘mentally assessing’ my past
I have these raps as well with some cats in the cells
We reflect on both the struggle and our actions as well
We talk about Soweto, all the kids in the march killed
We even talk about those dark days out in Sharpville
Nuff brothers fight, but I break ‘em apart
Because I understand the nature of that hate in their heart
I used to be a pugilist, my instinct’s to throw a punch
But there’s nothing we can not talk out over lunch!
Talk’s always best, but sometimes it’s ineffective
Outside these walls the masses are getting restless!
They tried to use me to get ‘em to calm down
To release a statement saying, “Put Your Arms Down!”
But, nah! Unless it’s cos the government has turned
I will stay here longer the Republic can burn!
My Distress!

Chorus

Verse 3

I heard ‘em talking “Release!”
Man, they’ve been talking about the same for years!
27 to be exact, this chain’s still here
I can’t imagine being out there, how the world’s got
Man, I’d even get to see the Italia World Cup!
But what would really blow my head the most is 
If we were so free, we’d even get to host it!
I guess that I’m a dreamer like that
But who knows? Maybe the next century it might happen!
That’s when I’ll know that this was all for a reason
Jailed to bring freedom, not for High Treason
I know this stuff sounds unrealistic
And my brain kinda seems like I’m real twisted
And confused; I find
The truth resides in the music of my Soul
My truth now spoken; God made it so!
Can you deal with My Distress!?

Chorus

Ad lib Tribute to Outro


My Distress [Log Date January 1990] ft Pebbles

Rated as Africa’s Hip Hop ambassador, Zubz penned his first rhymes at the age of 12. After graduating from varsity he won a major battle at legendary club 206 and graced the stage alongside Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, Black Thought and Jeru da Damaja at Black August.His grooming as an award worthy artist started with his highly acclaimed first album/mix tape,Last Letta. He has gone on to pen three albums Listener’s Digest (2004), HeadphoneMusic in a Parallel Universe (2006)and the 2009 release Cochlea: One Last Letta. Throughout this he’s stuck to his definition of Hip Hop: True, Lyrical, Brave and wholly Zubz

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