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Strong (Urban Strength Mix)
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Inspired by my 4-year old son Nathaniel who also appears in this song.
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Native American Poet Kaluyu'ti teams up with emcee Alter-E to present The Peaceful Warrior. This is their first recording project. Social commentary on our worl
Kaluyu'ti is "The Peaceful Warrior" and stands to unite nations through celebration, education and information. Kaluyu'ti is a Native Poet who is active in his community by promoting First Nations events via the internet and has also guest hosted "Smoke Signals" Aboriginal Radio Programming on CHRW Radio Western 94.9FM in London Ontario Canada. Kaluyu'ti has heard a great deal of distress, anger, hostility and racism amongst his own people against both his own people as well as non-natives alike. There must be a change in order for us to make a better world for our seventh generation. Therefore, he has come to recording his messege in a format that will reach far more people than just writing poetry. The Peaceful Warrior is released on Demon-Eye Records in 2004 and produced primarily by Emcee alter E but also some tracks produced by Tristan Giallani.
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Genre
Hip-Hop • Alternative Hip Hop
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Peak #233
Peak in subgenre #25
Author
Kaluyu'ti
Rights
2004
Uploaded
March 23, 2004
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MP3 3.2 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
My son Nathaniel came home from daycare one day and said that one of the other boys had pushed him. When I asked him why, he said "because he doesn't know how sweet I am" It is a great thing that a child so young can find positive things to say in moments of darkness. If only one could get to know someone before making assumptions or prejudices about people, they may very well surprise themselves.
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I might not be what you want me to be so you might not see what you want to see but if you've got a minute listen to what I've got to say It's a brand new year and it's brand new day Now there's a gap between my culture and the life that I lead so some will call me an apple - some a bad seed they have no idea how my heart will bleed their words and their attitudes are things I just don't need if you're lookin' at my life and say I've assimilated then you've simplified things just a little more commplicated see! I'm a modern day native with a modern day life i have modern day problems and modern day strife i hear other natives talk about the past will i do the same - fuck that I don't have time to dwell on what's already done I've got too many things that i want to do they don't include knives and they don't include guns i'm talking about knowledge and sharing it too my people need to learn how to cohabitate get rid of the anger and get rid of the hate you got to stop for minute and learn to educate you will in the end we all must communicate i know that there will be a time to make a stand and a time to fight but if you do that make the cause is right because if the cause is right and the cause is just greater numbers of people will be backing you up history has repeatedly shown to us all that united we stand and divided we fall they weren't talking about natives and natives alone because this is big world and this world is our home i've seem some beautiful people and ugly ones too there's no single colour that comes into veiw so the message i'm sending is not all that long i just want the human race to be stronger that strong. Peace
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