Not Too Busy To Hate, by Hakim Jamal

Not Too Busy To Hate

by Hakim Jamal

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1.	BROKEN 07:30	lyrics	buy track
So broken, so damn broken So broken, so damn broken So broken, so damn broken So broken, so damn broken Looking ‘round this world that’s yours and mine / seems that We’ve all taken / a step back in time There’ve been revolutions / in the past / so what Makes you think / that this one’s gonna last? / this world is… So broken… (What it is) (Yes it is) (And you didn’t see it coming) We’re buying satellites / to send to space To improve communication / with the whole human race But just one thought seems / out of place – Whatever happened / to talkin’ face to face? / you see it’s… So broken… (What it is) (Yes it is) (And there ain’t nothin’ you can do about it) The election / of the first black President Seems like somethin’ / that just came and went Now they’re fighting / in the streets Brothers and sisters sayin’ ‘fuck the police’ / everything is…
2.	BADLANDS 05:41	lyrics	buy track
Saw you workin’ by the music stand / With your Leopardskin Pillbox and your / fake tan Fishnet stockings / ripped at the back I think I’m gonna have a heart attack Baby - baby Don't you worry baby / Gonna make you mine (And there ain’t nothin you can do about it) Like birds of a feather baby Let’s stick together – and have a real bad time I’ll take you ridin’ in my Rolls Royce Somebody once said it could be good for my voice Highway 10 to the state line Criminal behaviour was right on my mind Baby - baby Don't you worry baby / I’m glad you’re mine (Because we on the run now) Put a little sugar on it baby It’s gonna last / a very long time I just love the things you do Sissy Spacek / Ain’t got nothin’ on you (Or even Karen Black – and I love Karen Black) Feet up on the dashboard, wind in your hair Red lipstick traces on your cigarette / With your .357 in your Gucci bag / We gonna Wrap ourselves in the American flag Baby - baby Don't you worry baby / I know your name (And I didn’t even have to ask – I just knew) If they ever catch us / Just put a match in the gas tank And burst into flames We in the Badlands I’m a bad man Can you handle that? If not – whatchagonnado’boutit? Can you deal with it? / In the mornin’ How you gonna feel about it? (I bet you don’t give a shit)
3.	REAL-IZM 04:22	lyrics	buy track
I hear voices I see people I hear gunshots I fear evil They can’t hurt me Though they try to Got my brothers I’ve got my pride too What’s my purpose? What’s my passion? What’s the way that My soul is fashioned? It’s the reason That you came down I believe it Ain’t gonna break down
4.	PHILOSOPHY 04:15	lyrics	buy track
(Out of touch… Out of time… Out of luck… Out of line…) Your people are… Your politicians are… Your nomination is… Your generation is… Your personality… Your gun laws are… Your ammunition is… And your p’lice brutality… And your fake news media… And your racist hysteria… And your middle America… And your one-eye senators… And your voter registration… And your stupid relations… And your criminal justice… The way you talk about Hispanics… Your conservative tradition… And your Mars mission… And your lack of decency… ‘America First’ policy… And your war in Afghanistan… And your war in Vietnam… And your war in Pakistan… And your war in Portland… Doug Jones of Alabama… Pat Roberts of Kansas… Mitch McConnell of Kentucky… Cory Booker of New Jersey… Jean Shaheen of New Hampshire… Shelly Moore of West Virginia… Ben Sassee of Nebraska… Joni Ernst of Iowa…
5.	ALPHABETCITY 04:28	lyrics	buy track
You take A,B,C or D And you know where you’re gonna be Alphabet City It’s the place where the poets go And everybody in the know Loves Alphabet City Got a bad reputation But I’ve got relations In Alphabet City If you’re honey or if you’re G You’re drawn like a honey be-e To Alphabet City Take a ride down 2nd Street All the people that you meet Know Alphabet City You can deal, you can take a chance If you squeal there’s a consequence In Alphabet City If you’re feelin’ adventurous Crazy or brave or bourgeois Go Alphabet City All the way to the riverside Brooklyn’s just a subway ri-ide…. Everything that I say and do Is dedicated to you Cos Loisada stays in my heart and my mind Ain’t leavin’ you behind
6.	EV'RYTHING UR 05:59	lyrics	buy track
We are goin’ through a time of many troubles And we gotta believe That sometimes al though you know your spirit’s broken You can achieve (If there’s a hell below I ain’t ready to go because in my heart I know) (Everything you are Is everything you are to me And everything you are right now Is nothing – to what you can be) When it first began you said you need a man To take you under his wing And you couldn’t see that you would need the struggle to make you into something (Cos if we don’t have a reason now we never will) (Everything you are Is everything you are to me And everything you are right now Is nothing – to what you can be) When George, Michelle, Tamir and brother Michael Opened our eyes To what we know was goin’ down around us ‘What a surprise’! (Or so it seemed to the folks in the White-house) Because now we want to look in-to the future We understand If the streets seem mean it doesn’t mean we’re violent - We’re makin’ a stand (And we wanna take all of you along with us) (Everything you are Is everything you are to me And everything you are right now Is nothing – to what you can be) In the neighbourhood we got a reputation For livin’ our dreams And we don’t look back, we look into the future Cos we know what it means (It might be complicated, but we don’t hate the haters)
7.	SISTAH-G 04:25	lyrics	buy track
It was early Sunday morning They told us ‘Freddie Gray is dead’ Nero, Rice and Miller On North and Mount, they said Patrollin’ in the ghetto Doin’ the things we know they do Freddie had a switchblade A suspected 202 And when he tried to leave They had to take him down Sister Carolina Was called to Adams STC ‘A broken back,’ they told her But they did not let her see He’d had a ‘rough ride’ on the journey They told her he’d become distressed Why they shackled him in irons Was never properly expressed She said: ‘God if I ever needed you I need you now’ Then they tried intimidation On a man called Mr Moore Who made his own investigation On the streets of Baltimore And when the people wouldn’t take it - 43 in just a year - Then the burning and the looting started A form of justice, if you care They said ‘we’re not gonna leave it – We’re not gonna let him down’
8.	SHOULDA BEEN THERE 04:19	lyrics	buy track
Saw your face in the sunlight You didn't notice me Well I said something I later regretted When I set you free (But I didn't mean it, baby) Shoulda been there at the right time Takin' the space of someone Who used to fill your life I've got so much more to tell you about me And I'm not gonna deny it - I used to be a liar, baby Shoulda been there at the right time Now I see you in a new light You still don't notice me Well, you got a plain gold ring on your finger Is this what freedom means? I don't understand it baby Shoulda been there at the right time
9.	WEARY BLUES 06:37	info	buy track
10.	10 POINT PROGRAM 06:41	info	buy track

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'Not Too Busy To Hate' is a slogan used by militant black activists in the 60s. The music is what we call 'righteous soul' like the work of Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield and Gil Scott-Heron.

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released July 9, 2020

Hakim Jamal: composition, arrangement, magic
Paul Wheatcroft: vocals, instrumentation
Adrian Hardy: production on 'Shoulda Been There'

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Hakim Jamal Manchester, UK

The music created by Paul Ashley Wheatcroft is inspired by 70s artists such as Gil Scott-Heron, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. English musician Paul signed for Big Life/Polygram and is published by Universal Music.His new incarnation is a collective called The Mint 400. ... more