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Honest Music presents Police Man
Police Man - Kenyatta Hill feat. Akae Beka (Vaughn Benjamin of Midnite) & Puma Ptah (of Thievery Corporation)
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Joseph Hill of the Jamaican harmony trio Culture's transition from this earthly plane. In his honor, his only son Kenyatta Hill, teams up with Akae Beka (Vaughn Benjamin of Midnite and Puma Ptah ( formerly Ras Puma - Thievery Corporation's live band), to remake the classic underground hit tune Police Man.
"We the people, law abiding citizens, need the police as the police need the respect of the community. " Explains Kenyatta Hill. Until those in authority reprimand their peers who abuse the powers assigned to them, there can not be true equal rights and justice. Irons sharpens iron, we have to find a better way to work together. One World. One People. One Love.
lyrics
POLICE MAN LYRICS
Kenyatta HIll:
Protection we need lord! Oh yea hmm mmm
A mi say u have good cop bad ones You have all kinda people in this world
but nah people what we half do is hope and pray woah oo woah
They brought you in society to protect us now u treatin us like a dog
don’t even respect that i am your brother I’m the civilian you treat like brute
Man Police where has the respect gone
Puma Ptah:
Ay! About five hours Brown lie in the street
Garner say nuff times I can’t breathe
Your colors have been shown through the centuries
I would be foolish the think that it would change for me
You tell me to pray in the the sky dem ah search
But Dylan Roof tek nine inna church
Seems like a war that we just can’t win
If there’s any trace, of melanin in your skin
Tell me there is hope but I just don’t see it
Have you ever heard of the Black Wall Street
Bombs drop from the sky Dick step inna she feet
Confirming, no respect from police
Change in America so please do tell
Can you prevent another Sean Bell
Sandra Bland, Kendra James
The list goes on and on for days
Akae Beka:
Respect have to be in a mutual reciprocity
what would be police in a raw naturality
the strong out of the people to protect the municipality
dem against us could never result in a solidarity
generational citizens of the same nationality
no chance at all of a judge and a jury
no chance at all to reform a menna-tality
laws of civility not laws of animality
judges agreeing that you have covered up a travesty
Independent federal inquiry founded abnormality
Things held back from the public to see
Federal overhaul of the precinct of policy
seems we have all lost our value for I-manity
perpetual preponderance perpetuation primacy
over and over dem a defend that recently constantly
some miscommunicate disconnect from I-manity
over & over & over recently
credits
released May 27, 2016
Police Man - Kenyatta Hill feat. Akae Beka (Vaughn Benjamin of Midnite) & Puma Ptah (of Thievery Corporation)
Official Release Date: May 27, 2016 (Digital Only)
distributed by Zojak WorldWide
drums, percussion: Black Seed
Bass: Stephen Stephen Bigyard Samuels
Guitar, Backing vocals, Juice Harp: Christos DC
Keys: D-Trane
Lyrics - Joseph Hill , Vaughn Benjamin, Christopher Smith
produced by Christos DC, D-Trane & Leslie "Black Seed James Jr
mixed & mastered by Laurent Tippy Alfred- I Grade Records
Artwork by Maria Papaefstathiou
www.honestmusicdc.com
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