Akala - Sixteen 16's | Ep. 15 lyrics

[Akala] Hip hop spoke to what we saw on our front doors The black CNN, and so much more African oral tradition evolving through Jazz and blues Griots rappin' from back in the day as a way to spread the news Until came from Jamaica, blazing amazing sounds On the back of Hercules hip hop came to the Bronx with sound A decade before, the same Caribbean Our grandparents left to the shores of the Europeans So we never learnt to rap watching Music television This is our culture grew up on them sound systems Now hip hop is global beyond imagination We still can't allow its roots to be forsaken So I'm makin' a statement and engraving it on London's pavement For the founding fathers and mothers for this art that we're making