Dis trak is a collab b/t me & Karim Osman, an Afropop artist based in Kumasi Ghana who has worked w/ OBMG Records, a record label based in Ghana. We met on Fbook in Oct 2016 & also expanded our communication 2 include WhatsApp. On 11/6/2016 at 8:12pm Karim sent me a voicenote on WhatsApp d@ included his acapella rendition of part o a "sweet song" he had written, which ended up bein dis song. He had me produce the instrumental for the song, and also mix it with his vocals he l8r recorded @ a studio w/ his engineer Daniel Agyeman. Agyeman is an engineer and produca who works w/ OBMG Records. Upon receivin Karims vox I added dem 2 da beat & mixd dem. On 2/10/2017 @ 4:26pm I got wut I thot was gonna b da final masta bak 4m Cory Allen @ Altered Ear Audio Mastering in Austin TX, but then I heard from Karim d@ he had gon 2 sum radio DJs he new @ they sed it sounded lik a demo masta. So I went bak & 4th w/ Daniel Agyeman on WhatsApp & receivd his guidance on da mixin process, applyin his suggestions 2 da mix, sendin it 2 him via email & den gettin more suggestions & we went bak & 4th like d@ until da mix was good. Agyeman ended up masterin da trak in d end & I received da masta back 4m him @ 3:55am on 2/26/2017. Da artwork was dun by DJ Nanabour a graphic designa based in Ghana, & Reuben Walton. Da song is an Afropop song w an upliftin message d@ talks bout d unity o humans, world poverty & life in Ghana.
KY: Gon sing dis song, ooh, gon talk bout my lifestyle, its talk bout my lifestyle, bout our reality…
KY: K Yung…
KY: No sympathy we have. I gon sing dis song, gon talk bout my lifestyle & bout our reality ooh
I gonna sing dis song, ‘cause it talk about my lifestyle. About our reality, no sympathy we have. I’m gonna sing this song, ‘cause it talk about my lifestyle. About our reality, no sympathy we have. Show love, show love, we should lovin’ each other, and stop on hating each other. If a Jah bless you, dont turn ur back away. Sho luv sho luv, we shood luvn eachotha, & stop on hatin eachotha. If a Jah bless u dont turn ur back away
KY: No luv in d world (world) no luv in a modern Africa. No love in da world (world), no love in a momAfrica. Jah God a bless our homeland (homeland), but we’re still livin’ in poverty (poverty). Conflict between our leadership is making new effort. If it just making someone, show love, don’t turn a back on away. I wait another day, I see my people sufferin. Tears dey flo mom. Calamities make dem hustle, oh-ooh, ooh
RW: I gonna sing dis song,
KY: gon sing dis song,
RW: cuz it talk bout my lifestyle.
KY: cuz it talk bout my lifestyle.
RW: Bout our reality,
KY: Bout our reality,
RW: No sympathy we hav.
KY: No sympathy we hav.
RWn: I gon sing dis song,
KY: I gon sing dis song,
RW: cuz it talk bout my lifestyle.
KY: gon talk bout my lifestyle.
RW: bout our reality,
KY: bout our reality,
RW: No sympathy we hav.
KY: Ooh
RW: Sho luv sho luv, we shood luvn eachotha, & stop on hatin each otha. If a Jah bless u, dont turn ur bak a-wo-way. Show love, show love, we should lovin’ each other, and stop on hating each other. If a Jah bless you, don’t turn your back a-wo-way
KY: We neva want dis, we neva want d@, but 2 decades, we r livin dis, it is not our own wish 2 b like dis. Nobody knows 2morrow,
RW: Nobody knows 2morrow,
KY: Who gon b da king/queen in da next generation. So if u hear me callin
RW: If u hear me callin
KY: C me struggle dont turn a back awoway. Sho me luv, sho me luv, sho me luv, Im yo sis.
RW: Im ur sis.
KY: Sho me luv, show me love, show me love, I’m your brother.
RW: Im ur brother.
KY: Mom c a son d@s hustlin, tears dey flo mama.
RW: Tears dey flo, mama.
KY: Calamities make d hustle oh-ooh, ooh
RW: (vocal run)
RW: I gon sing dis song,
KY: gon sing dis song,
RW: cuz it talk bout my lifestyle.
KY: cuz it talk bout my lifestyle.
RW: Bout our reality,
KY: Bout our reality,
RW: No sympathy we hav.
KY: No sympathy we hav.
RW: I gon sing dis song,
