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achilleanfemme · 1 year

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A Prayer for Club Q and for Trans Day of Remembrance this Christ the King Sunday

O Christ our King,

You are the one who brought all your creation into being and proclaimed it Good, Be with the LGBTQ community of Colorado Springs, the victims, and their loved-ones in this horrible moment following the mass shooting at Club Q. Draw our friends into your embrace as they set out on this long road of grief that many LGBTQ people in the United States of America know all too well.

O Blessed Trinity, we know you by many names, this Christ the King Sunday, as we are reminded of your ultimate sovereignty over all the Universe, we ask that all wicked governments, laws, institutions, and people in power be brought down from their thrones of anti-LGBTQ hate. We know that your Justice and Mercy will ultimately prevail dear God, but we ask you this morning that you help us usher in this Just World, where all LGBTQ people are safe and loved, a bit quicker. For as we head towards the day of your Son’s birth, and the days get shorter and the nights get longer, so too does the dark seem to cast a shadow further and further over our joy. Please, Heavenly Fountain of Unending Love, grant us your peace and never-ending joy.

Emmanuel, God with Us, we ask that you also be with our trans and geneder non-conforming siblings on this Trans Day of Rememberance, a High Holy Day by any standard, as we mourn the 391 counted trans people who prematurely lost their lives this year in this country in all too many tragic ways. We are tired, Dear God. As Advent draws near, and we enter into a season of celebration and reflection, on what it means for us to worship a God who came, walked among us, loved everyone that he saw and touched, broke bread with the outcasts, and then was cast out on the cross by an evil empire. Help us to remember the promise of the Resurrection-- that even as our world feels lost, you are always resurrecting us and bringing us into new Life, not governed by the powers and principalities that be, but by the God that Was, Is, and always Will Be. You are the author of all Love, meaning that you are the author of all Justice too. Dear Jesus, we need more than a small portion of both of those things this day.

I close this prayer in the words of famed Black Freedom Fighter, Assata Shakur:

It is our duty to fight for our freedom.

It is our duty to win.

We must love each other and support each other.

We have nothing to lose but our chains.

In your Son’s Beloved name we pray,

Amen

#lgbtq #tdor2022 #trans day of remembrance #prayer #progressive christianity #queer christian

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overthedub · 2 years

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Question 25: Have you thought about Chat-back?

2-D: Yeah, I think that Fatty Smalls shot him.

Russel: “Fatty Smalls”...I keep telling you, Biggie Smalls, man! Forgive him, he knows not what he says!

Murdoc: Amen! Oop, sorry, I meant to say, “Hail Satan!” Bugger! *chuckles*

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I couldn’t find who or what “Chat-back” is, but 2-D seems to confuse them with Tupac Shakur, who some believe Biggie Smalls shot at in a robbery and later killed in a different incident after he dissed him on a track.

Biggie Smalls (also known as The Notorious B.I.G.) was an American rapper.

#Fatty Smalls LMAOOO #Gorillaz #Drugstore Soul Boy (2-D)#Percussion He Provides (Russel)#Junkie in the Love (Murdoc)#The Band #The Apex Tapes #Stereo I Want it On (Audio)

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lboogie1906 · 8 days

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Lela Rochon Fuqua (born April 17, 1964) is an actress, best known for her starring role as Robin Stokes in Waiting to Exhale. She had notable roles in the films Harlem Nights, Boomerang, The Chamber, Gang Related, Knock Off, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, and Any Given Sunday.

She attended California State University, Dominguez Hills where she earned a BA in Broadcast Journalism, with minors in Sociology and Theatre. She returned to give the commencement speech at California State University, Dominguez Hills.

She appeared as an extra in the movie Breakin’. While attending college, she was one of the “Spudettes” featured in over 30 national spots for the Spuds MacKenzie Budweiser/Bud Light TV commercials. She appeared in A Bunny’s Tale. She appeared as the love interest of Gerald Levert in the video for “My Forever Love” by Levert, and in Luther Vandross’ “It’s Over Now” video. She appeared in the music video for Lionel Richie’s single “All Night Long (All Night)”, in Al B. Sure’s video for the song “Natalie”, and in Tupac Shakur’s video “I Get Around” as one of the female dancers. She had many guest-starring roles in several sitcoms, including The Cosby Show, Amen, 227, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper. She made her film debut in 1985 when she starred in Fox Trap. She played the role of Debby in the film The Wild Pair. She was a regular cast member during the first season of The Wayans Bros.

She co-starred in First Daughter. She a cameo in the crime drama Brooklyn’s Finest directed by her husband, Antoine Fuqua. She played one of the leading roles in Let The Church Say Amen. She had roles in the films Supremacy and Reversion. She had a recurring role in Training Day and David Makes Man. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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collegeblog-humanities · 6 months

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Musical Theme: FAMILY

Playlist:

1. Rock: - Elton John - "Circle of Life": A soaring anthem depicting the circle of familial bonds, reminding us that we are all interconnected in the vast tapestry of existence.

2. Jazz:- Louis Armstrong - "What a Wonderful World": Armstrong's timeless voice celebrates the beauty and innocence of familial love, reminding us to appreciate the simple joys that surround us.

3. Hip Hop/Rap: - Common - "I Used to Love H.E.R.": In this poignant rap, Common pays homage to family, using a metaphorical love story to reflect on the importance of nurturing and protecting our roots.

4. Country: - Johnny Cash - "I Walk The Line": Cash's heartfelt country ballad signifies loyalty and commitment to family values, reminding us to prioritize and embrace our loved ones' undying support.

Family is a concept that holds immense significance across all cultures and is celebrated in various forms and genres of music. From heartwarming ballads to catchy pop tunes, the importance of family is a recurring theme that resonates with listeners from all walks of life. In country music, for example, the importance of family is often highlighted through heartfelt storytelling and introspective lyrics. Songs like "Love Without End, Amen" by George Strait and "My Front Porch Looking In" by Lonestar paint a vivid picture of the unconditional love and support that family can provide. These songs emphasize the notion that family is a constant source of comfort and stability, offering a sanctuary in a chaotic world. Similarly, in hip-hop and rap, artists often pay homage to their families and the struggles they have faced. Tracks like "Dear Mama" by Tupac Shakur and "Family Feud" by Jay-Z reflect on the hardships their families have endured and how they have served as a driving force in their lives. These songs shed light on the resilience and determination that family instills, inspiring listeners to value their own familial bonds.Even in genres like rock and pop, family is a significant theme. Songs like "Hey Jude" by The Beatles and "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler capture the essence of familial love, emphasizing the role family plays as a source of encouragement and inspiration. These songs provide a reminder that family members are there to lift each other up during times of joy and sorrow.

In the vast realm of music, each genre carries its own unique identity and storytelling capabilities. Across four distinct genres, Elton John's "Circle of Life," Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World," Common's "I Used to Love H.E.R.," and Johnny Cash's "I Walk The Line" each possess individual narratives that reflect the profound meaning of family bonds. Elton John's "Circle of Life" is a triumphant rock anthem from the soundtrack of the iconic movie "The Lion King." The song resonates with audiences through its soaring melodies and powerful lyrics, reminding us of our interconnectedness in the vast tapestry of existence. Depicting the circle of familial bonds, the song emphasizes the importance of family, highlighting how every action we take affects those around us. Through John's powerful voice, the song serves as a reminder to cherish and appreciate the intricate relationships in our lives. Moving into the jazz genre, Louis Armstrong's classic "What a Wonderful World" offers a timeless celebration of the beauty and innocence of familial love. Armstrong's soulful voice resonates with warmth and joy as he reflects on the simple pleasures that surround us. The song serves as a gentle reminder to take a step back from the chaos of life and appreciate the love and support our families provide. Through his lyrics, Armstrong encourages gratitude for the beauty that exists in the world, making it a perfect soundtrack for embracing familial bonds. In the realm of hip hop and rap, Common's "I Used to Love H.E.R." takes a unique approach to the exploration of family roots. Common uses a metaphorical love story, where "H.E.R." refers to hip hop culture itself, to reflect on the importance of nurturing and protecting our past and present. Through his poignant rap, Common recognizes the deep connection between family and heritage, emphasizing the need to honor, preserve, and uplift our roots. "I Used to Love H.E.R." is a powerful reminder to never forget the foundation that our families provide and the importance of passing down our history to future generations. Lastly, Johnny Cash's heartfelt country ballad, "I Walk The Line," signifies loyalty and commitment to family values. Cash's raw and emotive voice captures the essence of unwavering dedication to the ones we love. The song represents a promise to stay true to our familial responsibilities and embrace the unspoken support that our loved ones provide. Cash's lyrics inspire us to prioritize and celebrate the love and commitment that our families offer throughout our lives. In conclusion, these four songs from distinct genres –"Circle of Life" by Elton John, "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong, "I Used to Love H.E.R." by Common, and "I Walk The Line" by Johnny Cash – each encompass profound meanings associated with family bonds. Through the vibrant melodies, powerful vocals, and heartfelt lyrics, these songs reflect the significance of cherishing and valuing the familial connections that shape our lives. By expressing gratitude, acknowledging heritage, and staying loyal to our loved ones, we can create a kaleidoscope of harmonious family relationships on the soundtrack of our lives.

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blackkudos · 4 years

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Lela Rochon

Lela Rochon Staples (born April 17, 1964), known professionally as Lela Rochon, is an American actress, best known for her starring role as Robin Stokes in the 1995 romantic drama film Waiting to Exhale. She also had notable roles in films Harlem Nights (1989), Boomerang (1992), The Chamber (1996), Gang Related (1997), Knock Off (1998), Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998), and Any Given Sunday (1999).

Early life

Rochon was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Zelma, a nurse practitioner, and Samuel Staples, a business owner and graphic artist. She graduated from Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California in 1982. After high school, Rochon attended California State University, Dominguez Hills where she earned a BA in Broadcast Journalism, with minors in Sociology and Theatre. In 2016, Rochon returned to give the commencement speech at California State University, Dominguez Hills.

Career

Early works

In 1984, Rochon appeared as an extra in the movie Breakin’, where she met the man who would later become her husband. From 1986 to 1988, while attending college, Rochon was one of the "Spudettes" featured in over 30 national spots for the Spuds MacKenzie Budweiser/Bud Light TV commercials. She also appeared in the 1985 made-for-television film A Bunny's Tale starring Kirstie Alley and Delta Burke, based on Gloria Steinem's experiences as a Playboy Bunny. She appeared as the love interest of Gerald Levert in the video for "My Forever Love" by Levert, and in Luther Vandross' "It's Over Now" video. She also appeared in the music video for Lionel Richie's single "All Night Long (All Night)", in Al B. Sure's video for the song "Natalie", and in Tupac Shakur's video "I Get Around" as one of the female dancers. She had many guest starring roles in a number of sitcoms, include The Cosby Show, Amen, 227, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper. Rochon made her film debut in 1985, when she starred opposite Fred Williamson in Fox Trap. In 1987, she played the role of Debby in the film The Wild Pair, starring Beau Bridges and Bubba Smith. In 1989, Rochon acted opposite Eddie Murphy in 1989's Harlem Nights, as the memorable "Sunshine" character. She again worked with Murphy in the successful 1992 romantic comedy, Boomerang. In 1995, she was regular cast member during the first season of The WB sitcom, The Wayans Bros.

Breakthrough

In 1995, Rochon landed one of the lead roles opposite Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine in the adaptation of the Terry McMillan novel and highly successful drama film Waiting to Exhale. She played the character Robin Stokes, for which she was nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. In 1996, Rochon starred opposite Timothy Hutton in the Showtime cable network film Mr. and Mrs. Loving, receiving a Cable Ace Award nomination for Best Actress. Later that year, she played the female lead in the crime thriller film The Chamber. The following year, she starred alongside Jim Belushi and Tupac Shakur in the crime thriller Gang Related. In 1998, Rochon had the leading role alongside Halle Berry and Vivica A. Fox in the romantic drama Why Do Fools Fall in Love, and well starred in Knock Off with Jean-Claude Van Damme, and The Big Hit, as love interest to Mark Wahlberg's leading character. In 1999, she appeared in Any Given Sunday directed by Oliver Stone. In 2001, Rochon made her return to television with one of leading roles alongside Bonnie Bedelia, Nancy McKeon, Tracey Needham, and Lisa Vidal in the Lifetime crime drama series, The Division. She left the series after a single season.

2000s-present

In 2004, Rochon co-starred opposite Katie Holmes in the romantic comedy film First Daughter. In 2009, she had cameo in crime drama Brooklyn's Finest directed by her husband, Antoine Fuqua. In 2013, she played one of leading roles in Regina King's directorial debut Let The Church Say Amen, the film adaptation of ReShonda Tate Billingsley's 2005 novel for BET. She later had roles in films Supremacy (2014) with Danny Glover and Derek Luke, and Reversion (2015), playing Aja Naomi King's character's mother. In 2017, she had a recurring role in the CBS crime drama series Training Day, and in 2019 on the Oprah Winfrey Network drama David Makes Man.

Personal life

Rochon has been married twice and has two children. Her first marriage was to dancer and actor Adolfo Quiñones, better known as Shabba Doo from 1982 until divorcing in 1987. Rochon dated singer–songwriter Jackie Jackson from 1989 until 1991. In 1999, she married film director Antoine Fuqua. Together, they have two children; Asia Rochon Fuqua (b. 2002) and Brando. During her marriage to Fuqua, Rochon suffered a miscarriage in 2001.

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tasmiq · 3 years

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Jumu'ah Khuthbah: 18/12/2020

This Jumu'ah khutbah (Friday prayer, spiritual talk), I will sadly reflect on the sudden passing of our dear friend, and your Uncle Kriben, last Sunday! It was discovered late that he had leukaemia. Through his masterful skill of story telling, your Uncle Kriben reflects that having an amputation, as the repercussion I faced from a near-death experience, it does not diminish a victim's personality or personhood. I was blessed to experience and confirm that; by the simple act of gifting his wife Uma, as an act of support - Subhana'Allah (God is perfect)! I gained so much through the act of generosity, namely inspiration for this khuthbah (talk)!

Just as I refer to how my moment-by-moment reality that unfolds, your Uncle Kriben captivatingly alludes to timeless silence, and the timeless instant as our true home - the dimension of the eternal. We are bathed in mystery, he declares! It is because "...something is recognised. But who or what does the recognising can never be known, in the same that it is recognised that the world can never be known. We only know descriptions of it."

Your Uncle Kriben was inspired by non-duality thinking which in spirituality, means "not two" or "one undivided without a second". Nondualism primarily refers to a mature state of consciousness; in which the dichotomy of I and other is transcended, and awareness is described as centerless and without dichotomies Although this state of consciousness may appear spontaneous, it usually follows through from meditative practice which we refer to, as Zikr. While the term is derived from the school of Hindu philosophy called Advaita Vedanta, descriptions of nondual consciousness can even be found in Sufism in Islam, which is our chosen flower in the Garden of humanity (namely through the terms "al Wujud" which is the finding of God, "Fanaa" which means death of our ego and rebirth therefrom, before one truly dies, and lastly, "Haqiqah" which means reality). It also includes western Christian and neo-Platonic traditions.

This explains the resonance he shares with your Abbu (dad), Mimi (nickname for Aunty Maseeha) and by blessed association, me! Subhana'Allah for the immense light which guides us - in the mystery of life - humbly and with awe. Now that the resonance is clearer; let's continue to appeal to the Divine source of magic, to win our beloved magician over, with Jannat (Heaven), such that he feels our reverence and love there - for the legacy he left behind! Insha'Allah, Ameen 💚 (God willing, Amen.) Ya Wadud, Ya Salaam, Ya Jami Ya Nafi...and Ya Shakur! (Appealing to the Source of love, peace, togetherness and goodness, with gratitude!)

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fyeahhkylekuzma · 6 years

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Like Tupac Shakur said “We don’t love these hoes”🗣 And with that being said lol we dgaf about frog face mads. NEXT TOPIC 📣

AMEN NEXT TOPIC PLZ

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blackwomenrule · 3 years

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collecting--souls-blog · 5 years

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Life through my bloodshot eyes would scare a square 2 death poverty, murder, violence and never a moment 2 rest Fun and games are few but treasured like gold 2 me cuz I realize that I must return 2 my spot in poverty But mock my words when I say my heart will not exist unless my destiny comes through and puts an end 2 all of this. Life Through My Eyes by Tupac Shakur😍😍 #street #autogramtags #buildings #urbanphoto #rurallife #rurallove #agrolife #streetphotography #streetphoto_bw #urban #undefined #undefined #streetphotographyincolors #photographer #photodaily #photo #think #instagood #beauty #frequency #oneself #mind #gratitute #happinessisachoice #believe #hobby #horses #pony #faith #amen (at Jama Masjid, Delhi) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxW1fVWFlFS/?igshid=q11fkbqhzkrc

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flushthethrone · 7 years

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southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // twitter/IG: @jondoeatl @southernvangard @cappuccinomeeks ///Inst. Beds prod. Jakk Wonders / “Karate Practice" - Bozack Morris feat. Daniel Son / "Hold The Fort Down" - Freeway feat. Dave East (prod. DJ Skizz) / "Xanax" - Juelz White feat. Fashawn, A Plus & Cheis Mikels / "Step It Up" - Willie WAZE / "Intermediaries" - Big Block Silvers / "Revolt For Change" - Phat Kat & DJ Dister / "Ghetto Radio" - J Scienide feat. Kev Brown (Cuts by DJ Jon Doe) / "11 Steps" - Brown Bag All Stars feat. Tash (of Tha Alkaholiks) (prod. Kev Brown) / "Whole Thang" - Hello Tomorrow feat. Emerson Smith / "Indivisible (P&P)" - Da Villins x DJ Skizz ft. Sean Price / "CPT Zoo" - MC EIHT (prod. BRENK SINATRA, cuts by DJ Premier) / "Back To The Basics (The Boom Bap)" - LS Camp / "Cut The Check" - Bill Ray feat. Sadat X / "The Jux" - J. Scienide (prod. Gensu Dean) / "Amen" - Gensu Dean & Wise Intelligent / "Shout Out 2 The Pain" - Keith Robinson feat. Edi Don, 2pac, & Afeeni Shakur / "Cream 17" - Jarren Benton feat. Nick Grant / "The God Intro" - Jarren Benton / "Again" - Jarren Benton feat. Aleon Craft) / "Mental Issues" - Jarren Benton feat. Sareena Dominguez / "Temperature's Rising (Remix)" - Mobb Deep / "Rare Species" - Mobb Deep / "Pearly Gates" - Mobb Deep feat. 50 Cent (prod. Exile) / "Here We Go Again" - Jamo Gang feat. Big Twins / "Let's Go!" - Brown Bag All Stars X Q-Unique ITUNES https://itun.es/us/QyyX9.c SOUNDCLOUD https://soundcloud.com/southernvangard/episode-124-southern-vangard-radio/ MIXCLOUD https://www.mixcloud.com/southernvangard/episode-124-southern-vangard-radio/ (at Marietta, Georgia)

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Falz Moral Instruction Album Review

Falz Moral Instruction album amidst much controversy is released. Falz highly anticipated album was released on the 15th of January 2019 with the hashtag #moralinstruction rolling on social media.

One of the notable figures that greatly influenced Nigerian music is Fela Anikulapo Kuti, professionally known as Fela Kuti, or Fela.

Fela was a talented musician, composer, pioneer of afrobeat and he played multiple instruments.

He was known to be a staunch activist as he stood up for the people and resisted oppression back in his time.

There were multiple cases of him being persecuted for his beliefs and what he stood for.

In a particular instance, he was jailed for 20months but still, he pushed on and stood his ground.

Over time, the music industry in Nigeria has evolved and experienced tremendous progress and changes.

Different artists have contributed to the gallery of music and the number keeps increasing by the hundreds every day.

Many artists have been called Fela because they have tried to emulate Fela as regards his style of music and activism.

Artists like Wizkid, Burnaboy and a host of others have been labeled the new Fela.

So, Folarin Falana, popularly known as “Falz theBahdGuy”, a rapper, released a 9-track album titled Moral Instruction.

Falz extensively and outrightly expressed his dissatisfaction at the state of things in Nigeria.

Falz has always been vocal about the state of things in the country maybe because of the activist blood running in his veins.

Prior to the release of the Moral Instruction album, he released songs like Child of the world, which is a story of a moral upright girl that got corrupted when she got raped by an uncle and eventually, she became a sex worker and ultimately, she changed and became a new person.

Social media went agog when the song was released with different individuals voicing out their opinion.

Falz has always expressed his dislike for girls that place a value on sex and internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo-Yahoo boys.

Last year, Falz also released a controversial video, This is Nigeria.

The video depicted the current state of the nation including, the Fulani killings, the snake swallowing 36-million-naira scandal, the sorry state of Nigerian politics, the harassment of citizens by FSARS and a host of other issues in the country.

All these conveniently paved ways for the new album Moral Instruction.

Falz Moral Instruction Album Review

Moral Instruction Album Review – Falz

Falz channeled the spirit of Fela’s activism and this was outrightly visible from the album art as designed by the talented designer, Lemi Ghariokwu who designed many of the cover images for the recordings of Fela.

He teamed up with producers like Sess, Chillz, Willis, and TMXO to create this beautiful body of work. It is important to also note that he sampled some of Fela’s songs in the album.

Each country in the world has an artist or group of artists considered to be the G.O.A.T (not the pepper soup type, G.O.A.T stands for Greatest Of All Time) for that country.

In America, most believe this is Tupac Shakur, while some think Michael Jackson or Elton John should have that title-depending on who you ask; Jamaica has Bob Marley, Ghana is fortunate enough to have a living G.O.A.T in the person of Sarkodie and so on.

In Nigeria however, the greatest artist of all time is without any doubt FELA KUTI.

In a country with divisions in tribe and religion and even subdivisions within the aforementioned groups, it is very surprising that FELA’S title of G.O.A.T goes unchallenged.

To many Nigerians, Fela is a physical embodiment of fearlessness.

He spoke the truth everybody knew but were too scared to speak, he fought for the weak, he challenged the oppressors of Nigeria at the risk of his own personal safety and the safety of his family.

This is why to say an artist is “like Fela” or “is the Fela of our generation” is the highest compliment that can be paid to a Nigerian musician.

Falz theBahdGuy is the latest artist in a long list of artists currently contending for that spot and many feels he has earned it with this new album #moralinstruction.

His album talks about every single thing wrong with Nigeria.

He literally “dragged” the whole country-pastors, church members, politicians, citizens, sex workers, child abusers, everybody in Nigeria was dragged and this is the major reason why the album is on everybody’s lips.

Since everybody was mentioned on that album it means every single Nigerian relates to at least one song on the album with majority of Nigerians relating to all the songs.

Track by Track breakdown of the Fela Moral Instruction Album

Johnny

The first track on the album contains samples of Fela’s song “Johnny just drop”.

TMXO infused a hip hop beat into the afrobeat song. I think Falz used this track to start a chain reaction and set the pace for the remaining tracks.

This song transports the listener back to 1980 with the Fela type of instrumental.

Falz tackles the issue of police brutality by telling a short story about a Nigerian youth – Johnny, who just completed his youth service and was shot when he went out to celebrate with friends.

On the track, Falz talked about the alarming rate of insecurity in Nigeria.

He stated the different levels of insecurity in the country ranging from the cultural and religious killings in different parts of the country.

He questions the lack of punishment for the officers involved in the act and is baffled that the government thinks an apology is enough to sate the bereaved parents of the deceased.

It depicts the savagery and recklessness of the Nigerian police force as different reports of “trigger-happy cops” fill the headlines every day.

He ended the song with the Yoruba words, “if Johnny continues to drop, eyanmelo lo maku, eyanmelo lo maku” which means, how many people will die and how many people will be left.

Follow Follow

This track is based on Fela’s Zombie, and Sess smoothly blended it into a hip-hop groove. This immediately reminds the listener of the popular Fela song “zombie” and the message is very clear.

Fela sang the original song which talks about how soldiers are bound to follow orders.

Falz built on this with how he likened the enslavement of people by social media to people being zombies.

The song addresses people that are ready to do anything for validation, people who don’t have any goals of their own and people who jump on wagons simply because other people are doing it.

Different individuals try to be what they are not and imitate what they see on social media.

He talks about how people have lost their self-identity and caved into peer pressure.

The song emphasizes the craziness and the extent people go, to please other people and also get likes and followers on social media.

Hypocrite

This particular track is one of my favorite tracks on the album. The song started with piano chords which transitioned into a groovy beat.

Falz teamed up with Demmie Vee who delivered a sonorous hook to the verses of the song.

The first verse started out with Falz singing a little bit before he went hardcore and the second verse, the same way.

The song addresses the hypocrisy in the society ranging from the government to the common man.

Falz theBahdGuy in his usual bar spitting nature dissected matters affecting Nigeria (fake pastors, overzealous Muslims, child marriage, pedophiles in the church and politicians that starve their fellow citizens to their purses).

He talked about how people have two faces; the face they put on the outside and the real one.

Talk

This track was released a few days before the album was released and it is also about all the ills in society.

The song slowly progressed in a call and response manner until Falz went on a spree of another marvelous spits of bars.

“Anything I talk make you talk am again”

Addressed the situation of MURIC suing him, stating that they didn’t show up at court.

Falz TheBahdGuy didn’t hold back in this particular track as he rapped about a wide range of things including transactional sex, late payment of salaries by the government and the bad situation of things in Nigeria.

The song ended by him taking responsibility of the words spoken and he said, “na me talk am o”.

Amen

This particular one was built on the track “Coffin for Head of state” by Fela.

Falz has made it clear over and over again that hypocrisy in religion upsets him.

Amen attacks religious leaders that have successfully commercialized religion, he laughs at the irony of religious leaders using the money of their followers to build a university that the followers cannot afford to go to.

This song is a plea to the listener to open his eyes, mind and to think for his/her self.

Brother’s keeper

The family is very precious to Nigerians; Fathers kill for their daughters, sons go to war for their Mothers.

If we thought of all our neighbors as brothers would there still be hate in the country?

Would we still be divided because of ethnic and religious differences? These are the question’s this song is trying to ask.

Falz talks about individuals at different levels not looking out for each other and emphasized what he has been saying on the previous tracks.

He believes love is the answer; if you love your neighbor like your brother you cannot cheat him, you cannot seek to do him harm.

Sess did justice to the track as both the producer and the singer of the hook.

I also love the fact that the backup vocals sound like a choir singing giving the track a very unique vibe.

The song has one message for its listener-be your brother’s keeper.

Paper

What’s money worth? The breaker of tables once again comes with his hammer to do an honest day’s work.

He condemns parents giving out underage children because of money, he expresses disappointment at ritualists, drug smugglers and politicians who are ready to do anything to get money.

This particular track is an extension of the previous tracks.

In his own words, they commit all these crimes all because of “just paper”.

E no finish

Here he questions the purpose of speaking out about the injustice in the society when the issues that Fela talked about are still not resolved till today.

Fela talked, people applauded him and continued wallowing in their filth.

He tries to let the listener know just how bad the situation is in the country if we are still trying and failing to work out the same problems since independence.

It ended with Lemi Ghariokwu saying few words about the state of things in Nigeria.

After all said and done

In this short poem, Falz theBahdGuy admits that he knows he has no right to throw blame around, admitting his own faults and weaknesses, since he is also a human with flaws of his own.

The track is in form of a poetry rendition.

He believes everybody is guilty – through action or inaction and only by accepting our guilt and striving to be better can we move forward as a country, together.

He finally encouraged people to be conscious and not keep quiet about the happenings in our society.

In conclusion

Falz may have dropped what promises to be the most controversial album of the year but regardless of your opinion about the Falz Moral Instruction album you have to admit that all he said is nothing but the gospel truth.

It’s great to see an artiste devote a whole album to talk about the state of affairs in Nigeria and taking the path of activism and walk in Fela’s footsteps.

Fela has become more than a person. Fela has become more of an ideology and a way of life.

I think anyone that decides to stand for what is right and stare into the face of adversity can be called “A Fela”.

It is safe to say Falz theBahdGuy is “A Fela”.

The greatest criticism of the album is that the lyrics became monotonous at some point but a good message cannot be overheard and we don’t even care about the critics and criticism.

Falz took a stand with this album and I hope he does not deviate from this path.

Written By Leon Chuks and Moyo Oluwatuyi

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