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Rasta Things feat Essential I
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Super-positive, upful , cultural, CONSCIOUS roots reggae, dancehall, & hip hop designed to uplift and inspire the People of the World to health, happiness, well
Jahson Ites' super-positive lyrics & conscious message are the perfect match for his authentic roots reggae sound & rugged dancehall & hip-hop vibes. He gets the People up and dancing, waving their hands in the air, and singing along to songs they've never heard before. Jahson Ites is known for his super-positive lyrics and energetic stageshow, whether he's singing with a live band or has a selector running riddims. Jahson Ites tears up the dancehall, inspiring the people to dance 'til they're about to drop, jump up in the air, and shout out for pure joy, leaving copious amounts of sweat and smiles in his wake. Whether he's performing solo or as the core of the Sick Donkey Records Conscious Music Showcase with his Idren Essential I, Huckleberry, and BlueJay (aka DJ Sticky), who make up his crew FiyaCrackah Sound, Jahson Ites' stageshow has been an awakening, life-changing experience for many, as evidenced at Seattle Hempfest 2008 on the Seeley Memorial Stage. "Foward Outta Babylon is one of the best debut albums to come along in many years. Jahson Ites, Essential I, Bluejay, with special guests Adrian Xavier and Dub Champions and the Legendary Bill Ortiz on Trumpet, all blend together to make this sound like an album created in the spirit of Linton "Kwesi" Johnson, Steel Pulse and even Peter Tosh! This album should give us all faith that Positive Lyrics and Conscious Messages can reach some new highs, and will open up a whole next generation's eyes and minds. Powerful, Positive and Insightful!" -- Steffen Franz aka Stand Out Selector Producer "Forward Outta Babylon" President Positive Sound Massive Recordings/Independent Distribution Collective
Song Info
Genre
World Reggae
Charts
Peak #298
Peak in subgenre #46
Author
J Vaughan, S Goggiel, S Franz
Rights
copyright 2007 J. Vaughan
Uploaded
January 14, 2009
Track Files
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MP3 4.1 MB 128 kbps 4:31
Story behind the song
words by J Vaughan & S Goggiel; White Treasure WordSoundPower, ASCAP; Freedem Souljah, ASCAP music by S Franz, Black Ostrich Music, ASCAP
Lyrics
RASTA THINGS (J.Vaughan, S.Goggiel, S.Franz) chorus: (Jahson Ites) We're Rasta People doing Rasta Things / Beat we a Binghi drum and make we Chant and Sing / Giving Thanks & Praises to Jah King and Jah Queen / We burn Jah Fiya, and Jah Fiya is Love / We're Conscious People doing Conscious Things / Sound Jah Inity gong and let Jah Righteousness ring / We're Higher People doing Higher Things / And the Highest of Heights is Love /// 1st verse: Downful Babylon, can't stick with them / Them try fe wrong this Lion, but InI forgive them / Upful Livity Iman gwan outlive them / And I won't be no victim / Foolish Babylon, oh they just can't keep I down / No matter how they try me nah gwan let them snatch I crown / Jah Love inna me heart, me haffi spread it all around / Check the FyahCrackah Sounds 'cause we're /// chorus /// 2nd verse: (Essential I) We them Rasta People, we does be doing Rasta Things / And we nah bather them, no, so why them bother we / We just be planting herbs, yes we just be harvesting / Truth and Honesty, that's the way we're promising yo / Faith inna the Most High be I philosophy / Riding pon Jah Fiya like Elijah speaking Prophecy / Open-mindful doctor people perform Babylon lobotomy / And cultivate the culture with a righteous new democracy /// chorus /// 3rd verse: (Jahson Ites) Conscious culture, yes, we've been given it / Life, we're loving it and we're living it / Rastafari free I mind so Babylon can't imprison it / That's how we envision it / We see the future, look and you can see it, too / And we see Conscious People have important work to do / Livication and Onegetherness will see us through / As our World we improve, me and you /// chorus /// 4th verse: (Essential I) Don't let 'em get to ya, bad-minded fool ya / Keep cool and let this here groove move through ya / Jah Jah is I fortress, H.I.M. allow no intruder / Rastafari, Conquering Lion of the 12 Tribes of Judah / Lord of Lords and King of Kings, the Real Rightful Ruler / Make we Give Thanks & Praise, Livication unto Jah / Big up the youthman 'cause them be the future / And if a negative vibe we come fe remove ya /// chorus /// 5th verse: (Jahson Ites) You wanna take my herb but you lack the authority / You got your gun and badge and wanna lord it over me / Ganja shouldn't be a law enforcement priority / Yo you should be ignoring me / Try to blind I with ya lies but higher eyes see through it / Ganja is out Sacrament so you know we'll pursue it / Even by your Babylon laws we've got a right to do it / Babylon you blew it, now respect it! 'cause /// chorus /// So burn up Jah Fiya and burn out that spark of anger that's been glowing in your heart x2 ///
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