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Written, Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Bomani Armah. Performed by DeLa Armah, Olu Armah and Bomani Armah
lyrics
CHORUS 2X
Kujichagulia, kujichagulia
Self determination is that kujichagulia
Kujichagulia, Kujichagulia
Exceed your expectations with that kujichagulia
Kujichagulia, Kujichagulia
Self determination is that kujichagulia
Kujichagulia, Kujichagulia
We’re gonna build a nation with that Kujichagulia
VERSE 1
I’ve got self determination
I got the discipline and concentration
for my 40 acres and repatriation
I work on my education bringing ideas into creation
I have no fear
I keep motivation in my ear
I stay mobbing with my RBG peers
So all you’re gonna hear is kujichagulia
CHORUS
VERSE 2
I need goals so I set’em
I set benchmarks and go get’em
I make moves and I don’t regret’em
Obstacles stop me if I let’em but I’m just gon’ keep on steppin
I feel freedom coming near
From enslavement to PIC in 600 year
I take the lead, it’s my boat for me to steer
I kick it into high gear with my kujichagulia
CHORUS
VERSE 3
That means I’m gonna strive
For as long as I’m alive
With my family or at my nine to five
like bees in a hive, I got the passion and the drive
remind me every time I see ya
In my politics and my in career
I put this on everything I hold dear
I’m gon’ make this loud and clear I got Kujichagulia
CHORUS
credits
from The Watermelon Man,
released August 1, 2020
Written, Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Bomani Armah.
Contains an interpolation of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by James Weldon Johnson and John Johnson.
Performed by DeLa Armah, Olu Armah and Bomani Armah
Mastered by William Vaughan IV
