For The Culture

from Because We Are by MAAFA

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In tribute to my hometown of Washington, D.C. and The Black American Musical Tradition of "GO-GO" music , native to D.C.

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Back in the day
You were singing a different tune
Calling us “Freaks” & Chasing us after school
Ya failed at Mainstream & Your bridges burned
Not that we “Trend,” You want in, Oh, how the tables turned

Chorus:
Once the shots fire
It’s too late to make amends
Once the dust settles
We’ll be standing in the end
You’re everything you claim to hate
Exploit us, so you gain relevance
Creeping on our shows, wearing all our clothes
You’re a fraud and we’ve had enough

You Don’t really see us
You see Dollar signs
An easy payday “For the culture”

You call it “Alternative”
We call it Mockery
Thought you were “kinfolk” not a vulture

Our way of life is not for sale
We do this shit, in our hearts, just to stay alive
I see your study us
& Try to set us up
Hoping that we become
Prey for the masses

CHRISTYLEZ BACON:
Once again, we must’ve slid-ed in from the future
cause we wear that new kind of gear you ain’t used-tah
Bammas started roasting it, youngins weren’t approaching it
‘til it hit them magazine covers, now they’re posting it
We were in the hoods like some black unicorns with it
This my DNA, lil’ homie, I was born with it
That’s that Urban Outfitters, saw in a picture off of Twitter
Counterfeiter, tryna appropriate the glitter, Opps!
THAT’S that culture vulture style, THIS that agriculture style
growth from out the mulch that do the most when it’s infertile
Homie, ain’t no stop and go! Stop it bro! It don’t stop, it grows!
DC goes hard like shells of Galapagos
THIS that DC Live, THIS that true survive and thrive
THIS that stand the test of time beyond the gaze of your eyes
THIS that sincere, kick & snare, banga, strangling your ear
When you disappear, for the the culture, we’ll be still here!

Repeat Chorus.

credits

from Because We Are, released June 19, 2023
Ft. Christylez Bacon (MC)
Amadou Kouyaté - Lead Djembe

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MAAFA Brooklyn, New York

The Brain Child of Afro-Brazilian Bassist, Composer And Vocalist Flora Lucini,(The 1865 band/Mass Appeal Records) "MAAFA" Seeks To Expand The Sound Of Hardcore-Punk By Infusing Into Their Music The Rhythms & Percussive Instrumentation Found Throughout The African Diaspora. Creating What Flora Calls "Afro-Progressive Hardcore."

All Songs And Lyrics Written & Arranged By Flora Lucini. ... more

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