I GOT A FEELING Wherever the groove goes I got to follow I’m glued to the rhythm like you to the bottle Souls grow hollow/ seeking survival Running from their rival/ the fear of tomorrow/time Give me a minute Imma get up in it Stretch my legs/pivot/ make it drop like a ribbit I heard the man want his project backs Well I’m good with that Think I’m bout ready to jet set Cuz I got a feeling (Yes Lord) It’s hunting season (Yes Lord) Betta run for your freedom (Yes Lord) Stomping like a heathen Dancing and a grieving Heat rising to the ceiling Til the paint get to peeling Til this pain that I’m feeling Getting down Lord Getting down Lord Get me down Lord Getting down Lord Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah Verse2: Na na na na na So call it a feeling or say that it’s healing Lose yourself give it all the way to the spirit Feeling up the bass, make her wind up her waist Throw her head back like she alone in the place Fingers tingling Baby you’re jingling Getting free tonight Ain’t worried ‘bout mingling Just you and the groove tonight The music’s getting me through the night Heyyyy Cuz I got a feeling (Yes Lord) It’s hunting season (Yes Lord) Betta run for your freedom (Yes Lord) Stomping like a heathen Dancing and a grieving Heat rising to the ceiling Til the paint get to peeling Til this pain that I’m feeling Going down Lord (3x’s) Getting down Lord (4x’s) Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah Higher, take me higher Lord, fill me, fill me up

RUNAWAY LYRICS BY MAIMOUNA YOUSSEF AND TOBIAS TRUVILLION Oooooo She’s calling you out on the floor Oooooo Show her what you know Oooooo She’s calling you out on the floor Oooooo There’s something special about this place Something about your face Ancient attraction / I feel it taking over me Why you standing so far / come fill my curiosity Excitement of the unknown / come on baby trust me Trust the ocean, letting go No more fear, lose control Rides the waves, can you feel the breeze I feel like I’m dreaming Keep the motion, getting wet Moving close, chest to chest Ride the way, of this fantasy Come and runaway with me Runaway with me (Oh) Runaway with me (Oh) Runaway with me Won’t you runaway with me Runaway with me (Oh) Runway with me (Runaway with me) Hey, won’t you runaway with me Come runaway with me / to a place we can both be free Your lips so buttery, I quiver with joy when you touch me Completely exposed I’m ready to go deep See I surrender to this perfect serenity Trust the ocean (trust the ocean) letting go (letting go) No more fear (no more fear) lose control Rides the waves feel the breeze I feel like I’m dreaming Keep the motion (keep the motion) getting wet (getting wet) Moving close (Oh) chest to chest ride the way of this fantasy Come and runaway with me Runaway with me x 2 (Come runaway, come back, come run away with me) Runaway with me (Come runaway, come run back) Come Runaway with me Runaway with me (come run back come runaway with me) Runway with me x 2 (Come runaway come run back come run away with me) Ooo ah huh huh Ooo ah huh huh (repeat rhythmically x 16) Runaway with me x 2 (Come runaway come run back come run away with me) Runaway with me (Come runaway come run back) Come Runaway with me Runaway with me (come run back/ come runaway with me) Runway with me x 2 (Come runaway, come run back, come run away with me) (She’s calling you on the floor) Don’t come back come runaway with me (She’s calling you on the floor) Come runaway come run back come runaway with me Oooooo Don’t come back come runaway with me Oooooo Come runaway come run back come runaway with me Oooooo (Yo Leroy!)

Never Bring Me Down I’m tired of you hating ass niggas Faking like you want to see me win but really trying to do me in Get under my skin, cuz you resent my confidence You’d rather see me broken, ‘cuz I ain’t ego stroking Nah, I’m a brazen heifer Bad mutha fucka I grow in the shade Nigga you created a monster Fuck what you’re used to I got that black girl juju Back water track slaughter Swagger when I move through Edges stay fleeky Sneaker game squeaky Serving Nefertiti In that fresh dashiki You fuck boys jealous of women I bet you dressing up in my clothes I left in the kitchen Hate to see me winning, Scared of my light, Don’t want to let me shine I’m the genuine article, I’m a one of a kind But you love a mediocre bitch You place her neck to neck with me I swear I’ll choke a bitch You weak broads make it hard to gain leverage You’re sucking dicks for deals but I ain’t having none of it The ground I put them under it You wouldn’t last a day in my stilettos Melanin kisses Genuine thickness I was made in the ghetto See Normally I don’t cuss and shit But you niggas thinking you running shit And that’s dumb as shit I ain’t gonna be finished ‘til I’m done with it I told you I was good for the culture When I’m winning, we all winning But you pretending you fucking vulture Don’t even raise your black fist up When you see me in the streets don’t even dap me up You uncle Ruckas mutha fuckas need a Samuel L Jack bitch slap Yeah I’m talking that Jango The way we let them thangs go Don’t want that pie in the sky, I need my cake on my plate Short me my fries, I’m gonna get out the gate You stay trying to put me in my place But I’m already here A self-aware black woman is your worst fear Hook: I don’t have no time for waiting all around for I don’t really want no, hangers on my rain coat Please sir, vultures all around Please sir, why you wanna bring me down Look at what you made me, God please save me From mine enemies creeping all around me Please sir, I can feel them now Please sir never gonna bring me down 2nd verse: Now don’t get me wrong I love my brothers I give you all your propers But don’t be mad at me ‘cuz I’m a show stopper Yeah I’m a jaw dropper Flyer than a helicopter Read you like a teleprompter But I’ll never tell a cop’a I’m a boss no bitch suffix is necessary Very hard body like Chevy I’m colder than January Hold all of your commentary Don’t need no more promissories I told you that you ain’t ready Lot men can’t deal with women of my caliber If you can’t control her, fuck her, own her then you mad at her I walk by smelling like ylang ylang and lavender But my body is mine sir, go and get a cavalier Tell me how I’m fucking for what’s already mine, Shit it I earned it I worked hard for every gotdamn dime, Only concerned with My money being brought on time, And when the revolution popping off, I’m on front line Sometimes being a woman is like being black twice I Gotta scream fire instead of rape And you tell me act nice Look pretty Stay slim Don’t talk loud Don’t think Don’t feel Don’t act proud But if I’m at my lowest, how are you 100 percent? God made women and man for the balance of it So will the real men please stand up And defend what God made signing off with love Hook: I ain’t have no time for , waiting all around for I don’t really want no, hangers on my rain coat Please sir, vultures all around Please sir, why you wanna bring me down Look at what you made me, God please save me From mine enemies creeping all around me Please sir, I can feel them now, please sir you’re never Gonna bring me down And I Know, I know, I know Licking off shots like, blaaow blaow blaow We be bustin shots like, blaaow blaow blaow We be bustin shots like blaaow blaow blaow Licking off shot like blaaow blaaow blaaow

Never Lie To You Verse 1: He like girl you’re beautiful My one and only You my special one I call when I’m lonely I think you’re gifted Yup you’re a winner Here’s an invitation to my place for dinner I want you so bad, I can’t wait for it Can’t you see my love is blind, i’ll even pay for it What’s your vice girl I want to get you loose What’s your preference Mary Jane or Grey Goose You getting down with that syrup or you need a boost This ya first time trust me I got you Relax girl I got you I’d never lie to you Insincere words for insecure girls Births real bitter bitches in the world She home cooking in the kitchen You gone fishing Too many in the sea to settle for chicken That’s how goldfish become piranhas Now she’s wreaking havoc as somebody’s baby mama I Wish you had’ve warned her Now you’re mad talking ‘bout she ain’t shit But you played a big part in all of it if you’ll admit She’s everything you made her You never should have played her You ain’t wanna save her Wish a real man had’ve raised her To love herself more than compliments and paper Hook: I’d never fool you with those words that hungry girls have heard whispered in the dark Verse 2: She like boo I miss you Wanna be near you Can you make some time I need to feel you I’m at the Marriott Down on 4th street I’ll even pay for the cab Just come and meet me I’m feeling kinky Won’t you and king me? You’re the only one that I’m loving in between the sheets You’re something special You’re on my level The best I’ve ever had out of only several Let’s get away on a day for a vacay I got them edibles that will make you levitate Before it gets late Hold on baby wait (who you talking to?) Huh? It’s no body just my mother baby She so scandalous No matter how the man is Hurt feelings just collateral damages She so thirsty / With no mercy She got that live in D to pay the rent fee Call him her roommate She stay out late She got that good cake Loose like Chipotle But she living a lie And he feeling the fire Don’t you look in her eyes Having you catching a vibe She keep her body right She know what men like She treat him like a king but pimp him on the side She let that biscuit and that fry drive her nigga’s ride No class all ass and plenty of pride Common’s Verse: Now I am supposed to be conscious And I heard love conquers all My bloodline don’t love swine Thugs grind everyday for a better way I serenade you you for forgiveness ‘Cause I hit once does that make her my mistress Love is a trip let’s go the distance You know where we from We can overcome resistance Power power to the people The people that put the work in Cause we all know that Nothin is for sure nothin’ is for certain But ‘til we leave this earth free it’s just you and me That’s what she meant by U N I T Y Let me lead by example The you I fell in love with them other girls I ran through Girl you got that light know they can’t hold a candle to you Come sit by your guru Let’s play D’s Voodoo let these words speak to you Its crucial (echo) Let’s play D’s Voodoo let these words speak to you

SAY MY NAME If I should die tomorrow at the hands of the policeman And the papers say We're going to call it a suicide, would you even question why Would you shake your head and say the ain't right Or do your best to forget about me Please, please, please don't forget about me Ohhhh, say my name Say my name Say my name Say my name Say my name Don't forget my name Say my name Don’t forget my name If I should die tomorrow At the hands of the policeman And the papers say, we're going to call it a suicide Would you even question why Would you believe in my innocence Would you even come to my defense Would you believe in the good I’ve done Or will my name be smeared and my story unsung Will you search for the answers or take what they hand us Who's going to stand with me Please please please don't forget about me Ohhhh, Say my name Say my name Say my Name Say my name Don't forget my name Say my name Don’t let it be in vain Rap: Even the sun goes down Heroes eventually die Shot with their hands in the sky Your favorite revolutionaries give up and comply For a house on the hills, white wife, couple mills I'm last of Mohicans I guess Fighting for a cause they say is lost but I can't let it rest Rebellion in the mammaries of my mama's breasts And I drank ‘til I was drunk, like I was lean off that Crunk. We living every word that we rapping about And the struggle it gets hard but we ain't backing out Nothing is impossible The word alone says I’m Possible So I'm the racehorse that I'm riding for The audacity of hope To believe we can succeed when everybody and their momma say nope Well fuck ya'll I’m different, descendent of the fittest Reincarnated just so I can handle business My name, oh say my name, say my name I’m different, descendent of the fittest Reincarnated just so I can handle business My name, you know my name, so say my name Don’t forget my name I’m different, descendent of the fittest Reincarnated just so I can handle business Say her name, say her name Don’t forget her name Don’t let her struggle be in vain So say her name She ain’t die in vain

Shine Your Light 1970’s Radio host intro: What's up party people This is ya girl Sherry Duveaux On WTLC rocking for the hard working folks Just getting off of one gig and heading to another. But in this crazy Friday rush hour traffic I gotta jam that will smooth you out and get you right for the night Imma about to split but before I do An instant classic by none other than Maimouna Youssef Dig the lyrics jack, she’s dropping some knowledge and making you feel good too A little inspiration from your favorite station, a groove to get you in the mood, Some Sounds for your get down I know it’s rough out there yall, the Man’s foot always on ya neck but don't worry about that sucka, just shine your light and I'll catch you on the flip side… Verse 1 Keep on Walking with your head held high (shine your light 2x) Keep on talking like you heard it from the sky (shine your light 2x) We ain’t gonna let ‘em bring us down (shine your light 2x) You know we come too far to give up now (shine your light 2x) The chosen people bare the hardest load (shine your light 2x) Heavy is the head that wears the crown you know (shine your light 2x) Give Him thanks cuz we got Soul (shine your light 2x) Baby shake it off and let the good times roll (shine your light 2x) And let’s party, everybody come together if only for one night (shine your light 2x) Forget the troubles of the world (shine your light 2x) Hook: Lead: Oh and let the good times roll BGV: Shine your light (Repeat) Lead: Its good to be a light Hey Let the good times roll, it feels so good to be alive Verse 2 Child is born with no state of mind Raised up in this ghetto life Three strikes got daddy doing time Feel like he was born under a bad sign Crooked cops shoot your kids right in the back They raided my grandmamma house, she had a heart attack And when black girls go missing they never look for that This ain’t nowhere to live but shit it’s where we’re at Always seeming like we falling on some bad times But we find a way to smile and keep our heads up high Oh party Just forget about the troubles of the world Hey Verse 3 Too much hard times will hurt your pride (shine your light 2x) And the ones that you love don’t ever do you right (shine your light 2x) So I keep on living with my head up high (shine your light 2x) Everywhere I go I’m going to shine my light (shine your light 2x) I’m going to stand on my feet if I have to die (shine your light 2x) I’ll never live on my knees just to pacify (shine your light 2x) People don’t you have no fear tonight (shine your light 2x) God Children were promised everlasting life (shine your light 2x) Hook: People come together, forget about the troubles of the world, Shake it off and let the good times roll, Shake it off and let the good times roll baby, Feels good to let the good times roll BGV: (shine your light) Repeat