Akala - Sixteen 16's | Ep. 15 lyrics
[Akala - Sixteen 16's | Ep. 15 lyrics]
Hip hop spoke to what we
Saw on our front doors
The black CNN, and so much more
African oral tradition evolving through
Jazz and blues
Griots rappin’ from back in the day as
A way to spread the news
Until came from Jamaica
Blazing amazing sounds
On the back of Hercules hip hop
Came to the Bronx with sound
A decade before, the same Caribbean
Our grandparents left to the
Shores of the Europeans
So we never learnt to
Rap watching Music television
This is our culture grew up
On them sound systems
Now hip hop is global beyond imagination
We still can't allow it's
Roots to be forsaken
So I’m makin' a statement and
Engraving it on London’s pavement
For the founding fathers and mothers for
This art that we’re making
Saw on our front doors
The black CNN, and so much more
African oral tradition evolving through
Jazz and blues
Griots rappin’ from back in the day as
A way to spread the news
Until came from Jamaica
Blazing amazing sounds
On the back of Hercules hip hop
Came to the Bronx with sound
A decade before, the same Caribbean
Our grandparents left to the
Shores of the Europeans
So we never learnt to
Rap watching Music television
This is our culture grew up
On them sound systems
Now hip hop is global beyond imagination
We still can't allow it's
Roots to be forsaken
So I’m makin' a statement and
Engraving it on London’s pavement
For the founding fathers and mothers for
This art that we’re making