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Habari Gani Umoja
01:33
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Every day of Kwanzaa
we puttin the mishumaa
right into da kinara,
dat rep nguzo sabaa.
On top of da mkeka
Habari Gani, say what?
Habari Gani, say what's
the priniciple today bruh?
The first Day's Umoja
Act like somebody told ya
If you ain't got no army,
don't call yaself no soldier
If you ain't got no fingers ain't
no fist ya hand could hold up
hol' up... ain't got no keys?
no point in rushin to dat door
'n ya army is ya nation 'n
ya fingers are community
ya family, 'n ya race been
right in front ya face,
da keys to unity
da keys to unity
da keys to unity
Ya family, 'n ya race been
right in front ya face, da keys to unity
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Habari Gani Kujichagulia
01:33
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Every day of Kwanzaa we puttin the mishumaa
right into da kinara, dat rep nguzo sabaa.
On top of da mkeka Habari Gani, say what?
Habari Gani, say what's the priniciple today bruh?
The 2nd day of Kwanzaa Kujichagulia
Speak up for yaself say who ya wanna be
ya creator created you in the image
to keep on creatin' wit creative vision
beginnin' wit you, not what they define
it's a whole different view wit a new frame of mine
I could draw what they drew wit da same design
when I make up my mind to, I make it mine
This My Vocalization
Til I'm definite, let 'em get patient
They could jet if they get tired of waitin'
Forget what they sayin'
cause I got my own inspiration,
'n yeah I got my own inspiration
'n you got ya own inspiration, man
Forget what they sayin'
the secret to wealth is
SELF Determination!
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Kwanzaa Ujima
01:24
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Every day of Kwanzaa we puttin the mishumaa
right into da kinara, dat rep nguzo sabaa.
On top of da mkeka Habari Gani, say what?
Habari Gani, say what's the priniciple today bruh?
The 3rd day's Ujima,
see we could, mix-Umoja
wit Kujichagulia,
'n be more, than dreamers
yah i'm a build wit you, you'll build wit me
somethin worthy, of sustainibility
that turn me, just from dreamin' individually
to ownin' somethin' you 'n me could really see
thanks to the roots of all of our divinity
we grow da family tree from just a little seed
to all the branches wit da fruit within the leaves
wit collective work n responsibility
from my ancestors down to mini me's
from my ancestors down to mini me's
we grow da family tree from just a little seed
wit collective work n responsibility
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Habari Gani Ujamaa
01:24
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Every day of Kwanzaa we puttin the mishumaa
right into da kinara, dat rep nguzo sabaa.
On top of da mkeka Habari Gani, say what?
Habari Gani, say what's the priniciple today bruh?
Day number 4 is Ujamaa. Remember how we put Umoja
'n Kujichagulia together to get Ujima? Now let's
take it farther. Whenever our people build somethin'
that profits somebody else get it, so we
got to follow our collective work & responsibility
wit ability to collect the profit. Athough alone
you can't get it, together we got it!
Don't need a loan wit da interest, we just need
to chip in together to cop it. See what a co-op is?
You not on ya own now nobody could stop us,
when we cooperate, it's hard to coopt us
You buy my music, I hit you wit crypto currency,
so in the future we could keep it movin'
like we doin' currently cooperative economics.
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Habari Gani Nia
01:33
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Every day of Kwanzaa we puttin the mishumaa
right into da kinara, dat rep nguzo sabaa.
On top of da mkeka Habari Gani, say what?
Habari Gani, say what's the priniciple today bruh?
The fifth day is Nia,
No conflicts tryna see ya
wit' Ujamaa from Ujima,
cause our pathway is clear,
Benefittin' YOU is benefitin ME plus,
benefitin' our community to
return all of our peeps to bein'
the leaders who we use to be,
from thinking that we, came from slavery
to knowin' that we, made from bravery
We gettin' our children to listen, rebuildin' tradition
Don't let 'em sit in front da television,
Where they missin' livin' but they think they winnin'
lift 'em on the shoulders of our elder's wisdom
When they gettin' nervous, let em get the vision
Don't forget da purpose, make a BETTER difference!
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Habari Gani Kuumba
01:33
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Every day of Kwanzaa we puttin the mishumaa right into da kinara, dat rep nguzo sabaa. On top of da mkeka Habari Gani, say what? Habari Gani, say what's the priniciple today bruh?
On the 6th day, it's Kuumba,
clear the haters from the room cause
we creatin', ain't no room to
wait for later, make it sooner
maybe they won't do it, but you could
make a better way for the future
separate the winners from losers
got all this inspiration, I'm a use it!
Cause every stress in life is a test 'n
gets us askin' questions, that's a blessin'
get up in the zone, 'n show my expression,
way before they start to pay attention
They'll get it later, tune in the reception
ain't no need to wait, just move in the direction
of the future, that's disguised in the present
wit' creativity we'll 'em make really see
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Every day of Kwanzaa we puttin the mishumaa
right into da kinara, dat rep nguzo sabaa.
On top of da mkeka Habari Gani, say what?
Habari Gani, say what's the priniciple today bruh?
It's the 7th day, it's the Last day
it's Imani baby, that's Faith
On the first day, I ain't know how
I would make it here, but I had faith
That's belief in my people, my parents, my teachers
they win when we win, so they neva gon' leave us,
forever gon' lead us, give us a purpose
in creative ways, that's kuumba 'n nia
Somehow we'll find a way to cooperate in a
more responsive way, Ujamaa, Ujima,
but don't need my people to believe in me
I know who I'm a be from Kujichagulia
When we apart I keep 'em in mind,
'n keep movin' forward, when we behind,
'n when I get over, I bring 'em wit me,
Umoja the seed of the whole community
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Khaiim the RapOet, Self Suffice is the charismatic crowd surfer who's collaboration with Dreamville's Mez Davis summitted the Indie Hip-Hop Top 40. Catch him with his live band on Tour and streaming at rapoet.com/spotify
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