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Free
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Hip-Hop/Rap
Free was released on December 3, 2012 by Unreleased Records as a part of the album United States Of Africa
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Release DateDecember 3, 2012
LabelUnreleased Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM90

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Young Nations
Young Nations
Ensemble
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Mills
Songwriter
Edward Ferrell
Edward Ferrell
Composer
Darren Lighty
Darren Lighty
Composer

Lyrics

Yeah, now you know I had to write to it
Put my heart and my soul and eventually the mic and windpipe to it
I'm flying like a kite through it
This is epic, we've been around the world, who'd have guessed it?
I'm so global, I'm bi-coastal
Been on both sides, you can hear it in my vocal
New York, New York, West Coast local
Make 'em go crazy on they way to going postal
Raise 'em up, who else can I toast to?
Let me see the roots of my family tree
Truth be told, this is all for you
From the intro to the credits, I know it sounds poetic but
We just doing what we came to do
Big dreams, big visions, hustle hard just the same as you
Different blocks, different hoods, same spot
They say it's all good when it's not
We all we got
And I'm so free
And I'm so free
I just wanna be
It's all I wanna be
I just wanna be
From the top to the bottom, bottom back to the top
The sky's the limit, we flying back in it
No surprise how we so far from finished
See it in my eyes how young nations still rise
See it like the concrete of the blocks that we touch
See it like the lavish lifestyles that we lust
Don't front, keep your lighters up
Let me see the flames
From this moment things will never be the same
Like pouring liquor down a storm drain
No tears, just a moment of silence from those who feel the same
How real is that?
Now bring 'em back, holla front, where my peoples at?
Put your lighters to the ceiling
Waving back and forth 'til you feeling what I'm feeling
I'm trying to touch five billion
Music is the food for the soul of God's children
And I'm so free
And I'm so free
I just wanna be
It's all I wanna be
I just wanna be
I kept you warm in the coldest winters
Cool in the hottest summers
Pushing sidekicks before the Hummers
So amazing, so incredible
By God's grace I was raised on your pedestal
But stay humble, stay focused, never fall or fumble
Do or die like young rebels in the darkest jungles
Who am I? Hip-hop music messiah
Crucified and then baptized in rap fire
Like burning tires I'm hot, now take me higher
Polish off the Grammy at the beach house in Miami
Same night, charter flights to Nairobi
Cape Town to Durban, finish off back in Jozi
United States mouthpiece of the new Africa
Voice of the youth, the last beacon of rap truth
See how we made it, I managed to break through
With no further ado, it's dedicated to you
And I'm so free
And I'm so free
I just wanna be
It's all I wanna be
I just wanna be
The road ahead will be long
But I come before you to say that we
Are heirs to a struggle for freedom
We are a people of improbable hope
With an eye towards the future
With resolve in our hearts
Let us remember this history
And answer our destiny
And remake the world once again
God bless you
Thank you
Thank you
Written by: Darren Lighty, Edward Ferrell, Stephanie Mills
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