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Focus Ya Mind 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
Beats Rap
Charts
Peak #4,289
Peak in subgenre #1,455
Author
J Vaughan, S Goggiel, S Franz
Rights
copyright 2007 J. Vaughan
Uploaded
January 14, 2009
Track Files
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MP3 3.7 MB 128 kbps 4:01
Story behind the song
words by J Vaughan & S Goggiel, White Treasuer WordSoundPower, ASCAP, & Freedem Souljah, ASCAP music by S Franz, Black Ostrich Music, ASCAP
Lyrics
FOCUS YA MIND (J.Vaughan, S.Goggiel, S.Franz) chorus: (Jahson Ites) Focus ya mind on good things and good things will come to you / Invest ya time in good dreams and you'll see your schemes come true / Just open your eyes and see the Higher I is calling you (Just open your ears and hear Jah Rastafari calling you) / I'm telling you We've got to do what the Most High wants us to do / We've got to do what the Most High wants us to do / We've got to be what the Most High wants us to be /// verse: Can't you see history is your roots and you are the fruits of its making / Those things that are higher you desire and require are given you just for the taking / Now it's your turn to forward what you earn for the next generation to come / Blessedness Love and Guidance from Above for your grandchildren daughters and sons, everyone / Yesterday's gone and today won't last long, but the future is barely begun, Shine ya Sun! / Shine Jah bright Light each and every One /// chorus /// verse: (Essential I) Rastaman nah want nothin' to do with them wicked deception / Certain salvation, travel with Jah as InI Guide and Protection / So me a say stay focused, nah get distracted by commerce / False opinion mussi hidden fe move forward I Jah Works / Them nah hurt InI soul with them screwface / Spot them with I third eye showing off them two-face / A new day is dawning, I rise up this morning / Give Ises to the King, and me love up me darling / I hear Jah Jah calling for we to be free from the constraints of wicked society / Invest we time in a good dream / Remain positive amongst Babylon mood swing / It's simply a roots thing from the foundation / Plant it like seed and feel the ground shakin' / One Love sprouts making its way to the sky / As if to reach out for the hand of the Most High / Yes Iya blessed by the Almighty Awesome Light / I Essential longside the One Jahson Ites /// chorus: (Jahson Ites) /// 3rd verse: Babylon doesn't want you to realize the power that you've been granted / Jah Love is like a mystical seed and deep in your heart it's been planted / It's up to you to do that spiritual work and cultivate the stuff of your soul / Into the sort of fertile ground where Jah Seed can blossom and grow-yo! / Is your heart the sort of fertile soil where Jah Love can prosper and grow?-I hope so! / I sincerely hope so ///
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