Artist: Free South Africa/Hip Hop Against Apartheid Album: Ndodemnyama 12" Song: Ndodemnyama (Video Version) Typed by: jostmatt@bluewin.ch [ Afrika Bambaataa ] Why do you (you) (you) (you) come to di land (di land) (di land) Zulu (Zulu) (Zulu) (Zulu) (Zulu) (Zulu) [ Brother Jay ] Brother Jay speaks, silly mortals take heed Protected by the red, black, green with a key Slaves from the Motherland, boy, what a drag Especially when royalty's chained by a caveman A vanglorious way by the colors Free South Africa and free our Mother [ Professor X ] Mandela, protected by the red, the black and the green With a key Sissyyyyyyyy-ah Ndodemnyama Mr. Botha Ndodemnyama South Africa [ Lakim Shabazz ] We're black by popular demand, let's take a stand Break the Klan and join hands We got to struggle and fight for what's right Cause this government got a got grip and they hold it tight I know your grip will slip, that's if we strive for perfection In the right direction Freedom, justice and equality For you and me, it's plain to see What we need is black unity [ Afrika Baby Bam of Jungle Brothers ] Yeah (Alright) Ah-ha (Alright) Yeah (Alright) I give it to brothers in the north, south, west and east Grandfather Bambaataa said I could speak my piece Grab a few bars and what I say is that Crush that African Apartheid bullcrap Poppa had this before you I got my rifle to your dome, now what you wanna do? [ Mike G of Jungle Brothers ] Think about a brother never havin a say so When they say come you come, when they say go you go Eat what you're given and not what you wanted Limitations on your livin and you still gettin taunted If the Father of Creation was to come at you down You'd find a very pleasant home six feet under the ground Poppa was here before you I got my rifle to your head, now what you gonna do? Ndodemnyama Mr. Botha Ndodemnyama South Africa [ UTFO ] Dr. Martin Luther King died for the people Because society wouldn't treat us equal Racism existed, it dawn on ya? How would you feel if your home was taken away from ya? Murdered, beaten, hung, that's a sin That's in the past - my man, it's still happenin The three of us, psst, we ain't chokin UTFO have spoken Ndodemnyama Mr. Botha Ndodemnyama South Africa [ Master Rob of Ultimate Force ] The plan was a scam and those who concocted the plan Rose up and took over the Motherland Since it's bloodshed and violence And those who dare speak out like Mandela were silenced But it takes but a spark In the heart and the soul for a man to embark On his quest for freedom And if they stand as one, then no one can beat em Always told when to live or die But as our babies cry we say down with apartheid Master Rob and Diamond D We'll keep on fightin till South Africa's free (We need it) Ndodemnyama Mr. Botha Ndodemnyama South Africa [ Grand Puba of Brand Nubian ] Free South Africa - well ah Mandela locked in a cellar What's the reason? Caucasians say it's treason Don't front on me cause it's not the type of season Less than a sec to give some brothers direc' I add the words and my beat will connect Causin a trauma more than a bullshit drama Coma, Brand Nubian suited and armored Raise the flag, the color's green, black and red You make a fist and put it over your head You see, we only came here to pull a rug out Step to the place, slam it out, back to the dug out [ Kings Of Swing ] Stand up, put your hand up, help a brother Wave the peace sign, yo, word to the mother We are the Kings Of Swing rock shockin the rhyme Yo, to help free the black man in all mankind I'm glad to get together because the move is strong To free South Africa in a hip-hop song You need freedom and justice to correct your sin Yo Mike, what's the true colors? Red, black and green [ ???? ] Treat people like people and animals like animals You eatin people's freedom, you worse than cannibals There's something I think you should know Fuck you and let my people go You don't like us? So what, we don't like you They say we're racist, ah-ah, it's not true Look in the mirror, can you see the light? I know you could cause your ass is white [ Queen Latifah ] Praise me not as a queen of a queendom Who took a few slaves for they were weak and I seen them I'm an advocate of positivity I wrote this rhyme to show the blind creativity We demand our freedom, you promise ifs, ands or maybes Cut us no slack and still kill our babies The time to tolerate apartheid is over and done So watch the world say the black man won [ ?????? ] Noir ou blanc, il n'y a pas de couleur ( ? ) dans le temps Mais en Afrique Du Sud noirs, blancs marchant contre le courrant Et certains gouvernments, pour se donner bonne conscience Prennent des sanctions - bidons pour appaiser une tension Qui ne cessera qu'avec la libération de Mandela Et quand Peter Botha et sa clique de ( ? ) Libéront de toute oppression et sans condition Tous mes frères [ Revolucien ] Afrique, specialement dans le sud Là où la violence est la plus rude Retour dans le passé, l'emblème ( ? ) Pour eux c'était une ( ? ) éliminé Ku-Klux Klan et l'apartheid Ont le même problème, toujours la même histoire de dingue La race arienne - de toute façon En attendant la suite Ecoute-moi ce beat [ raggamuffin segment ] [ Lin Que ] Apartheid - white supremacy Nelson Mandela - damn, let us be Segregation degrading to the black man It's not only the problem of South Africans My attitude towards whites turns sour We must join hands and get with the black power Lumumba, Professor X, The Overseer The Blackwatch is protected by the leader [ Professor X ] Vanglorious, protected by the red, the black and the green With a key Sissyyyy-ah [ Lin Que ] Buried all my bones in the sands of the Motherland Our fate in the hands of the white man This involves more than separation The white population occupies supremacy Stripped us of our dignity and our identity And our humanity, why such insanity? What kind of world are we livin in? Jugding one's worth by the color of a skin [ Professor X ] Zoom Zoom Zoom Zoom [ Arthur X ] Well, I'm Arthur X from the Nation of Islam Preparin to drop another big bomb I know what time it is, I see the picture And you will too if you understand scriptues Botha, you walk the wrong path The time has come for you to feel the wrath Can't sleep, can't wait, no time to rest Cause Allah has always been on the side of the oppressed Ndodemnyama Mr. Botha Ndodemnyama South Africa Ndodemnyama Mr. Botha Ndodemnyama South Africa Yama Ndodemnyama Mr. Botha Yama Ndodemnyama South Africa Yama Ndodemnyama Mr. Botha Yama Ndodemnyama South Africa Yama Ndodemnyama Mr. Botha Yama Ndodemnyama South Africa Yama Ndodemnyama Mr. Botha Yama Ndodemnyama South Africa