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Drop it wild like shabba
Powerful and mad like cobra
Super Cat the real don dada
Dem deh bad bad badda dan badda
Mi look up to Buju, Kila, Peter Tosh, Kalonji dada
Who dem? Capleton, Beenie
nobody nobody madder
Gi dem it gi dem it gi dem it everyday
Lyrical faya
Keep up the works, represent straight
Mama Africa
Buss up the place with Tiwony, Anthony B inna gambia
Listen to Marley, Big Youth and Burning Spear fi get wiser

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Di one dem weh straight pon the mission
Neva lean pon di mission
Neva give up pon the mission
Heart clean pon the mission
Mi seh big up Mumma Nancy and all Queens pon the mission
Mi see Ifrica, Omega and Hempress Sativa and Keida
And Emporor Selassie wear the crown of decision
We the people eva ready fi kick off the revolution
Brains weh full a ammunition deya nuffer than politician
Wi knowledge longer than river nile and more explosive than hiroshima

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Drop it mad and bad like Fela
Sing out high like Salif Keita
Youssou N Dour, and Miriam Makeba
Alpha Blondy, Masekela
Born superstars coming from nature
Represent for more than paper
Takana Zion give thanks mi bredda
Big up Kabaka and Chrnixx for ever
Big up Irina and Caro we deya togedda

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