Ah
I'm goin' back to the South
I'm goin' back, back, back, back
Where my roots ain't watered down
Growin', growin' like a
Baobab tree
Of life on fertile ground, ancestors put me on game
Ankh charm on gold chains, with?my?
Oshun?energy, oh
Drip all?on me, woo,?
Ankh or the Dashiki print
Hol' up, don't I smell like such a nag champa incense?
Yeah, pure ice (Ice), ice (Ice), buss down
Uh, flooded (Flooded), flooded (Flooded), on my wrist, out
Ooh, goin' up, goin' up, motherland, motherland drip on me
Ooh, melanin, melanin, my drip is skin deep, like
Ooh, motherland, motherland, motherland, motherland drip on me
Ooh, yeah, I can't forget my history is her-story, yeah
Being black, maybe that's the reason why
They always mad, yeah, they always mad, yeah
Been past 'em, I know that's the reason why
They all big mad and they always have been
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
Whenever mama say so, mama say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (My folk), nip that lip like lipo (Lipo)
You hear them swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Yeah, yeah, I'm for us, all black
All chrome (Yeah), black-owned (Yeah)
Black tints (Yeah), matte black (Yeah, yeah)
Roll by, my window down, let 'em see who in it
Crack a big smile (Ding)
Go figure, me and Jigga, fifty 'leven children
They like, "Chick, how?"
I charge my crystals in a full moon
You could send them missiles, I'ma send my goons
Baby sister reppin' Yemaya (Yemaya)
Trust me, they gon' need an army (Ah)
Rubber bullets bouncin' off me (Ah)
Made a picket sign off your picket fence (Ah)
Take it as a warning (Ah, ah)
Waist beads from Yoruba (Woo)
Four hunnid billi', Mansa Musa (Woo)
Stroll line to the barbeque
Put us any-damn-where, we gon' make it look cute
Pandemic fly on the runway, in my hazmat
Judgin', runnin' through the house to my art, all black
Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat
(Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat)
Hold my hands, we gon' pray together
Lay down, face down in the gravel
Woo, wearin' all attire white to the funeral
Black love, we gon' stay together
Curtis Mayfield on the speaker (Woo)
Lil' Malcolm, Martin mixed with mama Tina (Woo)
Need another march, lemme call Tamika (Woo)
Need peace and reparation for my people (Woo)
Fuck these laid edges, I'ma let it shrivel up (Shrivel up)
Fuck this fade and waves, I'ma let it dread all up (Dread all up)
Put your fists up in the air, show black love (Show black love)
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
Whenever mama say so, mama say
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
Talkin' slick to my folk (My folk), nip that lip like lipo (Lipo)
Hear 'em swarmin', right? (Zz) Bees is known to bite (Zz, zz)
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
We got rhythm (We got rhythm), we got pride (We got pride)
We birth kings (We birth kings), we birth tribes (We birth tribes)
Holy river (Holy river), holy tongue (Holy tongue)
Speak the glory (Speak the glory), feel the love (Feel the love)
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
I can't forget my history, it's her-story
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
(Woo, woo)
Being black, maybe that's the reason why
They always mad, yeah, they always mad, yeah
Been past 'em, I know that's the reason why
They all big mad and they always have been
Honey, come around my way, around my hive (My)
Whenever mama say so (Hey), mama say (Hey, hey)
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high (High)
Follow my parade, oh, my parade (Hey, hey, hey)
Talkin' slick to my folk (My folk), nip that lip like lipo (Lipo)
Hear 'em swarmin', right? (Zz) Bees is known to bite (Zz, zz)
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
Follow my parade, oh, black parade
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, conosciuta come Beyoncé (/biˈjɒnseɪ/) (Houston, 4 settembre 1981), è una cantante, attrice e imprenditrice statunitense. Inizia la sua carriera in qualità di bandleader e membro fondatrice del girl group Destiny's Child, famoso trio R&B, insieme alla cugina Kelly Rowland e alla cantante Michelle Williams. Nel 2003 ottiene grande successo da solista pubblicando, durante una pausa del gruppo, il suo primo album Dangerously in Love, dal quale provengono le hits Crazy in Love e Baby Boy, assieme al noto cantante Sean Paul. Dopo lo scioglimento del gruppo, nel 2006 pubblica il suo secondo album, B'Day, uscito alla posizione numero 1 della Billboard 200 e produttore di hits come Déjà vu, Beautiful Liar e Irreplaceable. Nel 2008 esce il suo terzo album, I Am... Sasha Fierce che include If I Were a Boy, Halo e Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It). Il suo quarto album, chiamato per l'appunto 4, viene pubblicato nel 2011 dopo alcuni mesi di pausa e in coincidenza con la sua gravidanza; i brani più noti di questo sono Run the World (Girls), Best Thing I Never Had e Love on Top, entrato direttamente alla posizione 20 della Billboard Hot 100 divenendo il suo secondo debutto più alto, è riuscito ad arrivare come i suoi predecessori alla posizione 1 della Billboard 200. La Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) ha certificato Beyoncé come l'artista con più certificazioni del decennio. In tutto il mondo, tra album e singoli, ha venduto 75 milioni di dischi, cifra aggiornata al 2009. Nel 2010 su ben 10 nomination ha vinto 6 Grammy, entrando nel record per il "Maggior numero di Grammy vinti da un'artista donna in una sola serata". tra cui la canzone dell'anno, Single Ladies. La più importante rivista musicale americana Billboard l'ha eletta Artista Femminile del Decennio 2000-2010; il quotidiano inglese The Guardian l'ha eletta Artista del Decennio, mentre Crazy In Love è stata scelta come Canzone del Decennio dalla rivista New Musical Express. A novembre 2011 secondo la televisione scozzese STV, Knowles risulta essere l'artista più pagata al mondo con esibizioni che hanno toccato la cifra di £71.040 al minuto. Un altro record per la cantante arriva a febbraio 2013, quando GQ Magazine la elegge donna più sexy del 21esimo secolo permettendole di comparire sulla copertina del mese. Oltre alla sua carriera musicale, Beyoncé è attrice e stilista: la sua performance nel film Dreamgirls le ha riservato 2 nominations ai Golden Globe; nel 2005 ha creato la sua linea di moda, la House of Deréon e nel 2010 anche una sua linea di profumi. Nel 2008 ha sposato il rapper Jay-Z con il quale, nel gennaio 2012 ha avuto una bambina, Blue Ivy Carter.
In the realm of rock 'n' roll, there are few names as iconic as Queen, and within the Queen pantheon, Brian May stands out not only as a legendary guitarist but also as an astrophysicist with a profound connection to NASA.
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Sweden and the United States are two countries far from each other, thousands of kilometers separate them, the language, culinary and sporting traditions, I don't feel so categorical about the landscapes, not knowing all of America there may be states that have the same reliefs of the country of northern Europe, but on one thing I am sure
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In England there are institutions that are untouchable, first of all Queen Elizabeth II who reigns undisputed in the beating heart of every Englishman, then there are the Beatles, and that's the reason why they were awarded the title of baronets.
Looking at the images, one immediately thinks of archive photos of at least a year and a half ago. Lots of people together without masks dancing freely
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Very bad story for rapper T.I. and his wife Tiny, in fact, they have been accused of sexual abuse and kidnapping.
The malefactor managed to take Koji and Gustavo away, while Miss Asia, the third bulldog, escaped and was found shortly after by Lady Gaga's bodyguards.
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I was about 6 years old when I listened for the first time "Blowing in the wind" hummed by my mom while she was accompanying me to school, the version was the Italian one, but I liked the rhythm right away.
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Disgorge (USA)
Guerilla Maab
Hoyt Axton
Maria Taylor
Lena Horne
Sanjaya Malakar
Saint
Ryley Walker
Reba Mcentire
Futuristic
The Killers