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Reference
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Reggae
Reference was released on 17 April 2026 by Ineffable Records as a part of the album The Art of Acceptance
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Release Date17 April 2026
LabelIneffable Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM84

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Protoje
Protoje
Vocals
Sherieta Lewis-Rodney
Sherieta Lewis-Rodney
Background Vocals
Tamekia “Tammi” Moncrieffe
Background Vocals
Lamont Monty Savory
Lamont Monty Savory
Guitar
Donald Danny Bassie Dennis
Donald Danny Bassie Dennis
Bass Guitar
Leon Mobley
Leon Mobley
Percussion
Stephen "Shaqu" Forbes
Stephen "Shaqu" Forbes
Percussion
Phillip Winta James
Phillip Winta James
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Phillip Winta James
Phillip Winta James
Songwriter
Oje Ollivierre
Oje Ollivierre
Songwriter
Matthew Elliott
Matthew Elliott
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Phillip Winta James
Phillip Winta James
Producer
Stuart Hawkes
Stuart Hawkes
Mastering Engineer
Niko Marzouca
Niko Marzouca
Mixing Engineer
Robert Marks
Robert Marks
Mixing Engineer
Yannick Reid
Yannick Reid
Graphic Design
Fumiaki Ogata
Fumiaki Ogata
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Haile Selassie a me reference
Black woman, you a di essence
A just the teachings of His Majesty
Make we see riches a no vanity
Block a order, hold a reverence
In a honour of your presence
Inna the Gideon, no I won't flee
Faith is belief in what the eye don't see
No haffi believe a word that they say
King and Queen get crowned the same day
Ababa Jahnoy deny you, no way
Bless, sanctify these paths we gon take
Never we speak on which we don't know
Search and we seek, we reap what we sow
History will teach of things gone before
Always repeat, mankind we learn slow (Jah know)
Me see how you handle the Mussolini him
Geneva Convention never believe the King
The world never listen when you say fascism
Then three year later Hitler give it to them
Today for you, mi say tomorrow me
Look how you teach about diplomacy
How we need fi reach up economically
But dem nuh watch ee pree Haile Selassie a me reference
Black woman, you a di essence
A just the teachings of His Majesty
Make we see riches a no vanity
Block a order, hold a reverence
In a honour of your presence
Inna the Gideon, no I won't flee
Faith is belief in what the eye don't see
To whom do you belong?
To Abba Aquel
Read me book wid mi highlighter
The moment me sight up, me eyes light up
Yesus Christos never born pon Christmas
Check ee history
Wah deh deh fi we discuss?
A discuss how me dash it weh inna disgust
Distrust, di audacity, listen to dis fus
Selassie deh a di top like meniscus
A king was born
They say it's likely you
July 23rd, 1892
1920 Marcus mek a proclamation
1930 November a Coronation
A man weh bun God rate His Majesty
Mi rate His Majesty, mi hail His Majesty as the King
He shook ee earth at a frequency
The earth nuh frequent see
Haile Selassie a me reference
Black woman, you a di essence
A just the teachings of His Majesty
Make we see riches a no vanity
Block a order, hold a reverence
In a honour of your presence
Inna the Gideon, no I won't flee
Faith is belief in what the eye don't see
Haile Selassie a me reference
Black woman, you a di essence
A just the teachings of His Majesty
Make we see riches a no vanity
Block a order, hold a reverence
In a honour of your presence
Inna the Gideon, no I won't flee
Faith is belief in what the eye don't see
Written by: Matthew Elliott, Oje Ollivierre, Phillip James
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