Making Progress 由 Quannum Projects 于 1999年8月30日 发行，作为专辑“Nia”的一部分。
BPM181
旋律性
歌曲的曲调是否清晰易记，是否遵循了明确的音乐模式。旋律性强的歌曲一般具有清晰、令人难忘的器乐或声线。
不插电
衡量一首歌曲对不插电乐器（例如钢琴、吉他、小提琴、鼓、萨克斯）而非电子或数字合成的依赖程度
Valence
通过歌曲的和声和节奏成分，传达的音乐积极性或情感基调。高情感值与幸福、兴奋和愉悦的感觉相对应，而低情感值则与悲伤、愤怒或忧郁有关。
舞蹈性
综合各种因素，包括节奏的稳定性、节奏模式和节拍重点，来确定一首歌曲是否适合跳舞。一首“适合跳舞”的歌曲可能具有稳定的节奏、重复的音乐结构和强烈的重拍。
能量
曲目的感知强度，可能受节奏、动态和音乐紧凑程度的影响。一首高能量的歌曲可能节奏欢快、乐器编配丰富，而一首低能量的歌曲则可能音乐编配简洁、节奏较慢。
歌词
We keep embellishin' upon the new uncharted path
Expressin' what we see and how we comprehend the math
So there's enough for everyone, we gotta make it last
We gotta make it last
As I embark on life's journey from the point where I'm at
Peace to everyone I know and who I go way back with
Every pimp, every mack, every gangsta that jacked
Every hustler feedin' babies, anybody pro-Black
Every sister raisin' kids without the help of a dad
Wantin' for they children all the things that they never had
All the brothers handlin' business, even though shit's hard
Wakin' up at 5 AM, holdin' down three jobs
All my rasta brethren gettin' insight from trees
To my brothers up in college gettin' PhD's
Or any other degree, even if you just read
For mental health, see your conscience that your mind is free
All my people locked down for your past mistakes
Mentally and spiritually, dwellin' past the gates
You can change your ways, elevate today
To all recovered alcoholics chillin' up in AA
Every Black-owned business, keep doin' for self
Helpin' out the community and spreadin' the wealth
Understandin' help ain't gonna come from nowhere else
Revolutionaries makin' the injustice get dealt
With head on, Black people got to meet the task
Educate, keep learnin', got a question? Ask
And let your light keep shinin' and remember the path
By any means necessary, we'll be free at last
We keep embellishin' upon the new uncharted path
Expressin' what we see and how we comprehend the math
So there's enough for everyone, we gotta make it last
We gotta make it last
As I embark on life's journey from the point where I'm at
Peace to everybody strivin' to live right and exact
Even though anxieties try to pull you down
See your troubles as a blessin' and you're homeward bound
Everybody gotta struggle, that's the way of the world
Can't develop biceps if you don't do curls
Can't achieve a garden if you never water your crops
If you never pay your dues, then you won't get props
Couldn't eat a proper meal without cookin' it first
Can't receive a paycheck if you don't do work
If it wasn't for the rain, then the trees won't grow
When the spring came around, what a sight to bestow
When you face adversity's dark cloud, mo' laughs
If you never study, how do you expect to pass?
The grasshoppers laid around while the ants did chores
When the winter came around, he was left outdoors
See, the cycle keeps movin' like a big machine
Evolution of the mind, soul, body, and being
God'll never put upon you more than you can take
Sometimes you even gotta learn from other people's mistakes
So head on, Black people got to meet the task
Educate, keep learnin', got a question? Ask
And let your light keep shinin' and remember the path
By any means necessary, we'll be free at last
We keep embellishin' upon the new uncharted path
Expressin' what we see and how we comprehend the math
So there's enough for everyone, we gotta make it last
We gotta make it last
Written by: T. Parker, X Mosely
