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White Card: The Artivist

by Wanlov The Kubolor

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1.
Black Life Matter ft. Masie Blu 03:57
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What be the value of black life? What be the value of black life? What be the value of black life? Who know the value of black life? Black lives matter This be black life matter Black lives matter This be black life matter We were divided Still not united What's it gon take for us to see? The value is ours We obtain the power If we stand against enemies The ones filled with hate to discriminate They lie kill steal drain and destroy It's time for us now to pick up and vow We will not be treated No no no Anyhow What be the value of black life Who know the value of black life Tell me the value of black life Black lives matter This be black life matter Black lives matter This be black life matter Do u see? I know u see Coz black lives matter Black life matter
2.
Atewa For Rest ft. Sister Deborah & Akosua Hanson 03:31
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If I asked you to let me harvest your lungs for some gold would you do it? Common sense tells me that you won’t So why are you letting them harvest the forests? You do know that trees are our primary lungs right? Right? Common sense No be common To a common fool U dey cut down Trees den complain Say weather no cool Oxygen make tight Not right Sell wana birthright For bauxite No hope in sight Trees in fright Here comes blight Fit see am from satelite Earth set alight President say mek we get a life E no b funny how moni dey change situation B4 e chop post e get different position Wana mission? Cease all emissions Retro wishing no go save we from earth's retribution We for save atiwa forest Or we go die If u save me I will save u For every dirty tree killing Plant 33 seedlings The forests need healing Mine into yor feelings Not the ground Sounds profound Pound for pound The best all round Mound of hound And for the right amount Deliver dem tied and bound Dey jus wan fly n lounge Expensive drinks get downed Dey loosing track n count Dey oozing stacked accounts Voters get whack recounts Evergreen burning brown
3.
Rape Nobody ft. Akosua Hanson 03:18
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Mek u no rape nobody Mek u no touch e body Mek u no rape nobody Mek u no touch e body If the person tell u mek u stop Then chale better stop If u no stop rape be dat oh Kai u fokkop! If the person tell u mek u stop Then chale better stop If u no stop rape be dat oh Kai u fokkop! Seek consent permission no be no Consent permission no be no Seek consent permission no be no Consent permission Anything other than a yes is a no ok? Se wodi wonsa toho Na yesi menfa wonsa entoho Ato Tie na asem anbe towo Tie na asem anbe towo Se wodi wonsa toho Na yesi menfa wonsa entoho Ato Tie na asem anbe towo Tie na asem anbe towo Se wodi wonsa toho Na yesi menfa wonsa entoho Ato Don't touch their body Tie na asem anbe towo yooo Mek u no rape nobody Mek u no touch e body Mek u no rape nobody Mek u no touch e body Relating to me being raped only through your mother sister or daughter is a performance Why can you only identify with me through another human? Why can't you directly identify with me? With my autonomy being taken away from me Violence being inflicted on me Is it because you can't imagine it happening to you? Well I also couldn't imagine it happening to me so Imagine that
4.
Swimming in Plastic 03:16
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Swimming in plastic It is past drastic Dis no b how the sea for be Too much waste fabric It's super tragic Coz I dey kai how the ocean be free Swimming in plastic It is past drastic Dis no b how the sea for be Too much waste fabric It's super tragic Coz I dey kai how the ocean be free The turtles are drowning in the water The dolphins are drowning in the sea The fishes are drowning in the ocean E b fokn crazy if u ask me Help us to save us from ourselves Help us to save us from ourselves Help us to save us from ourselves Help us to save us from ourselves Swimming in plastic it is past drastic Dis no b how then the sea for be I just want to swim free With my friends In the sea
5.
Like Rain Like Sun ft. Buki 03:18
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How you fit fall in love If you no fall down? Words How you fit fall in love If you no fall? You feel like the rain And you taste like the sun You feel like the rain And you taste like the sun You feel like the rain And you taste like the sun You feel like the rain And you taste like the sun You feel like the rain And you taste like the sun You feel like the rain And you taste like the sun You feel like the rain And you taste like the sun Trumu You taste like trumu Blue Card the album Trumu love How you fit fall in love If you no fall down? Mek you no fear to fall Down Down Words
6.
Do Beta ft. Jojo Abot 04:46
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My family Gendered and non-binary What are we doing with our humanity? Are we looking out for each other? It is no longer enough To say I am doing my best Your best what? No We must do better Do better Better Than our best Oh we must do better Better than our best Yes we must do better Better than our best Oh yes we must do better Better than our best We must do better Better than our best Than our best So many people want everything Very few people own all of these things Those things that they own they don't mean anything When they take our bones we don't say anything Do anything We feel so many things We don't see beyond all the filters n blings We think it is good to be queen or be king Until someone comes through to enslave your pikin Fuck what you heard Forget shit you've been taught No one is your fucking god So rarely do as you are told Activate your mind Liberate your soul Independence is nothing If you are stuck in mental slavery fam Woblo Jeneka womaga wey chevo Ah woblo jeneka womaga wey chevo Blenao Ha ha Awenya ahonao ta blo Love freedom and justice Equality for all sexes And for all genders No more need to be pretenders Oh we must do better Better than our best Yes we must do better Better than our best Oh yes we must do better Better than our best We must do better Better than our best Than our best So many people want everything They want everything Very few people own all of these things They own all of these things Those things that they own they don't mean anything They don't mean anything When they take our bones we don't say anything We don't say anything Do anything We feel so many things We don't do anything We don't see beyond all the filters n blings We feel so many things We think it is good to be queen or be king All the filters and blings Until someone comes through to enslave your pikin Fuck the queens and the kings Ghana aye bibie Ghana aye bibie Ghana aye bibie Ghana aye bibie Ghana aye bibie Ghana aye bibie Ghana aye bibie Ghana aye bibie
7.
The Soundation ft. Joseph Ajusiwine 04:57
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Empathy Be the highest form of humanity Empathy Be the highest form of humanity What are you up to? Nu mai am ce sa va spun I talk everytin I for talk Chale eto mi pii keke ke wiemo Afei mi ko nani mi block The people u dey suffer for Dey wan enjoy pass u Last supper fuor Judas dey plan giv u
8.
Tugeda 02:38
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Tugeda Tugeda Tugeda We're tugeda Tugeda Tugeda Tugeda We're tugeda U alone dey mek we dey soffa U alone dey mek we dey cry U alone dey mek we dey soffa U alone dey mek we dey die Foolish education No hospitals Useless investigations Free criminals U steal tugeda U lie tugeda Enjoy tugeda Evil animals We're tugeda Tugeda We're tugeda U & I We're tugeda Tugeda We're tugeda Until we die Hey mr president U see say u no get sense Hey mr soldier man Y strike yor fellow man? Hey mr police man U just be foolish man Hey politician Today u go shit 4 yor pants Today we're tugeda We are here tugeda We go fight tugeda We go bleed tugeda Today we're tugeda We r here tugeda We go die tugeda Moro enjoy tugeda Tugeda Tugeda Tugeda We're tugeda Tugeda Tugeda Tugeda We're tugeda
9.
Wrong People ft. Pilani Bubu 02:28
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People will be people I no dey accept that excuse We supposed to know better Then put wana knowledge to good use The corporations fucked up the planet Then dey blamed us the people I think top saa I no dey understand it What kraa dey wrong you people? Ooooh People will be people People will be people I no dey accept that excuse I won't accept that excuse We supposed to know better We are supposed to know better Then put wana knowledge to good use Then put that good knowledge to use The corporations fucked up the planet They fucked it up They really did Then dey blamed us the people And then they blamed us the people I think top saa I no dey understand it I don't understand it What kraa dey wrong you people? Oooooh People will be people A far cry for humanity I no dey accept that excuse And we deny our own abilities We are supposed to know better A be the change you want to see in the world Then put wana knowledge to good use Then put that good knowledge to use The corporations fucked up the planet Oooh Ooooh Oooooh Then dey blamed us the people And we believed them for what it's worth I think top saa I no dey understand it Don't understand it it's all bullshit What kraa dey wrong you people? Oooooh
10.
The Artivist 01:48
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Derz somtin deep inside of me It tries to tell me we are doomed Derz somtin deep inside of me It tries to tell me we are doomed Derz somtin deep inside of me It tries to tell me we are doomed Don’t let it get inside of you This thing that tells me I am doomed Don’t let it get inside of you Don’t let it get inside you too Dat tin dat tells me we are doomed I don't want To believe It
11.
That Nega Word 01:35
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Africans you cannot use the n word coz you were not enslaved Ok so then why was my head shaved? And how come I was forced to build the forts and not get paid? And why then was I made to change the beings to which I prayed? You think colonisers actually call me by my name? No We were both programmed to look in mirrors and feel shame Flesh torn by the bullet By the whip By the cane Just mourn when they pull it and they dip It's insane Same police Fleecing us as sheep Kneeling us asleep Hoping we never wake up Out of our shallow graves and dig deep Into the most empathetic form of a human being possible To re incept the concept that one love is not impossible Hey We are not the enemy The same thing inside of you is the same inside of me Malcom X Kwame Nkrumah Anikulapo Kuti Nina Simone Yaa Asantewaa And Mandela Winnie
12.
Kubolorian Wishes 03:55
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I wish I was Dracula I would bite you And turn you into a Vampire So we can live forever I wish I was Blade I would borrow your might And use it to fight the bad guys And save the night I wish I was a mosquito I would pierce you And drink until my fill But not to kill I wish I was Moses I would stretch out my rod And part your Red Sea For my children to cross But I am just Kubolor So please call me wen you are through Your cycle Selling tinned tomatoes Playing for Arsenal Stopping at the red light I wish I were Muhammed Ali Oh he wishes I would put on my gloves Swing sting butterflies and bees So my knuckles don't hurt you When we box Box Box Box I wish I were world Pele I would put on som socks Sosete sau ciorapi? So I don't sweat in your boots When we score The score is now 6, 9 I wish I were Spiderman Spiderman Spiderman Friendly neighbourhood Spiderman I would put on my spandex And swoop down from a tall building A tall building To scoop you up Up up up Up up up I wish I were Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin I would put on my hat The guy with Adolf Hitler's mustache And pay you a visit To make you smile But I'm just Kubolor Just Kubolor So please call me when you want your sex raw Call me oh call me when you feel for honey No plastic pollution Call me just call me and come spend your money No takeaway rubber Call me oh call me when you feel for honey Is it biodegradable Call me just call me and come spend your money Then I'll consider
13.
Dream A Gain ft. K Soul 03:44
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This song has been designed To wake you up From your non-dream state I go dream again I go use ma imagination I go dream again Dreaming be visualization I go dream again I go use ma imagination I go dream again Dreaming be meditation Close your eyes Imagine what u want manifest Visualise Take your time dis no b contest U for see am Hear am Smell am U for taste am Touch am Feel am U for see am Hear am Smell am U for taste am Touch am Feel am I've been dreaming dreaming Got this feeling Music healing Touch my mind Mi body and mi soul I've been dreaming dreaming Meditation Rolling paper No pay no hater The music keep me safer I see I feel You no see I see diamonds Shining I dream Big dreams Tv screens Lo key Dey watching me I pray I dream I go dream again I go use ma imagination I go dream again Dreaming be visualization I go dream again I go use ma imagination I go dream again Dreaming be meditation I go use my imagination Imagination I go use my imagination Imagination I go use my imagination Imagination Oh Imagination

about

What/who is an Artivist? Does an Artivist truly serve the people or the establishment?

Kubolor argues the latter. When the people feel someone more privileged is speaking or complaining "on their behalf" they relax. They should not.

The Artivist would act more than art if they were in the same shoes as the people.

So ignore the Artivist and burn everything down...including we the Artivists.

;o)

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White Card because "Carte Blanche"

Light something up and enjoy the creative mental sonic ride.

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released March 6, 2022

written & produced by Emmanuel "Wanlov the Kubolor" Owusu-Bonsu (except where mentioned otherwise)

artwork by @Amofart

skits by Sara Ali

mixed at Trumu Studios

mastered by Bondzie Mensa "M3NSA" Ansah

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Wanlov the Kubolor is a visionary musician, producer, and filmmaker. He is an Akan from the Balkans. He wants freedom, justice, and love for all.

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