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1.	Preeach 03:23	lyrics	buy track
Preeach to the converted I got the stone-thrower mentality The death-to-the-beast methodology I got the don’t-join-them-smash-them ideology Straight-up-love functionality I got your marching orders Death to the oppressor Fuck the system Yeah man, hear me now Attack their attack upon we the people Pass I the flagon to transmit the message Them false security not protect nature War for material gain is their mantra Hey Yankee fuckhead it’s you the insurgent Brain-deadened brothers & sisters I love you But love ain’t enough when you join the retarded Niggardly, cowardly, confused oppressor Constantly compelling public complicity Religionists, capitalists, and materialists Vying for control of consumers’ dreams Plying the highways and byways Nooks and crannies of their minds With perverse idiocy All’s not as it seems ‘It goes like this; Ka whawhai tonu mātou, āke, ake, ake! Ka whawhai tonu mātou, āke, ake, ake! Ka whawhai tonu mātou, āke, ake, ake! Death to all oppressors!’ [Interpolation: Hall of Fame 2018 acceptance speech by Te Kupu] Preeach to the converted Fuck all y’all that never heard it Tū āke tū tonu Tino Rangatiratanga Tū āke tū tonu Mana Motuhake, Tū āke tū tonu Ko te Tino Rangatiratanga o te whenua, hī Haere atu haere atu, kaiwhakawiri Haere atu me ā koutou mahi koretake Ehara i a koe te awhi ki te nuinga E ngau kino nei ā koutou mahi ngākau ware Kore aroha kore pai mahara He urutā ki te wai, ki te hau, ki te whenua, ki te whenua Ki te whenua, te whenua, te whenua, te whenua, hī
2.	Counterattack 02:44	lyrics	buy track
Liberté, A Luta Continua, Mana Motuhake, Freedom, Amandla Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ, Tumindig Ka, Derechos Humanos, Stuggle, Intifada A lie cannot function—you dirty liar—when you are aware A lie has no traction—you’re playing with fire—where there is no fear Insight & action falsehood can’t bear Positive vibration will rid them from here Repel with reason—in spirit—and decent living—with blood Withstand their fiction—a revolution—and life we will bring With InI conviction—Live it up, live it up, live it up, yeah Righteous are people who fight for what’s right—we nah step back Cowards and crooks, blast them out of sight Liberty, freedom, positive vibration, living life that we bring
3.	Phenomenal 03:28	lyrics	buy track
There’s a b-boy—come feel it—on the ground—don’t stop it There’s a b-girl—come feel it—gettin’ down—don’t stop it There’s a crowd here—come feel it—gathered ‘round—don’t stop it There’s a tapedeck—come feel it—that’s playin’ sound—feel it If you’re gonna make it phenomenal, keep it phenomenal Make it phenomenal There’s a b-boy—can ya feel it—on the ground—don’t stop it There’s a b-girl—can ya feel it—gettin’ down—don’t stop it There’s a crowd here—gathered ‘round—gettin’ down The Windmill. Uprock. Body-poppin’. Electric Boogaloo B-boy rockin’ it everywhere, shakin’ it everywhere Shockin’ ya everywhere, I said B-girl rockin’ it everywhere, shockin’ it everywhere Takin’ it everywhere Twilite Thrillz—To the b-boys and the b-girls—Kinetic Energy Wellingtown city—The Smurfs—1983-1984—Ez Rok Parirua Street Rockers—Manners Mall—Buffalo Gals There’s a b-boy—the battle’s on—on the ground—Manners Mall There’s a b-girl—the battle zone—gettin’ down If you—there’s a crowd here—ain‘t got the skills—gathered ‘round Leave it alone—there’s a tapedeck—leave it alone—that’s playin’ sound It’s real Hiphop in your town Check-a, check-a, check-a-check—check-a-check, rock-rock to the Planet Rock don’t stop, aaaattack of the wiki-wiki-wiki, wiki-wiki-wiki, Jam On It, It’s Just Begun, a Cosmic Blast, Apache, G.B.E. says we all wear The Crown, so let’s Rockit If you’ve got that feelin’ don’t stop the feelin’
4.	Warmonger 03:07	lyrics	buy track
Warmonger you must be removed; to stop the abuse Deception blatant lies of pride and patriotism There’s rage unjustified the nation’s all to willing Educated witless suits are directing the bullies Pick up a gun go get some, or fly a drone from Houston Indoctrinate the children, computer games teach killing Warmonger you must be removed; to stop the abuse Dehumanise and neutralise, control the seas restrict trade Chemical weapons for industry, war-crime culpability Embargoed-cargo sanctioning, siege-warfare mentality So don’t go join no army, hup-two, it’s blarney War-war-war-war warmonger Me say you must be remove; to stop the abuse Stop the killing Struck minds in a permanent war, monopolistic tyrannic Nefarious, an aberration, drone missiles sent by government Suicides by soldiers exceeding deaths on the battlefields For god and for country one hundred million dead still counting Warmonger them practise subjugation Them have no obligation You must be removed; to stop the abuse
5.	Culture Of Violence 03:44	lyrics	buy track
Culture of violence You’re not a friend You’re just a thug Blue-suited-servants serving tyrants, attacking people Beast in blue dress you’ve got a problem, a culture of violence Police murderer Judge in a courthouse upholding law that overrides justice You’ve got a problem, a culture of violence Police murderer coward killer you are feeble Blue-suited-servants serving tyrants Upholding law that overrides justice Culture of violence Ahh Disposed of—Discarded—Despised—Dejected—Demented—Deluded Done away with! One bright morning when the Shitheads are all gone
6.	Say Do Don't Do People 03:23	lyrics	buy track
Say do, yet you don’t do, you say do, yet you don’t do Say do don’t do people all over town, watch yourself man and a woman Say do don’t do people just walking around, say do don’t do people Say you’re gonna call—I’m waiting for your call—but you nah call—man ya got some gall Asking me to vote—vote democracy—voting for a change—but no change we see Ring ya say ya will—I’m waiting on ya still—I’ve got no time to kill—man this is no thrill Ring ya say ‘I do’—promise me no lie—love you say me true—honour ’til we die Say do don’t do people all over town, say do don’t do people just walking around Say you’re gonna do—what you’re gonna do—But you nah go do—What ya say ya do What just could it be—why can I not breathe—police brutality—running rampantly Caught you in a lie—each and every day—only be a minute—hours later Hey—dib-be-dib-be-day—Judges will say—rich man go play—poor man must pay Say do don’t do people, say do, well that’s about everybody Say do don’t do people just walking around, say do don’t do people, Strictly righteousness is a demand, no more lies and no more deceit Truth a come fe triumph over falsehood and meek Me say, no more innuendo just out with it, speak No more feeble-minded folly every day of every week, keep ya word, keep ya word Say do don’t do people all over town, keep ya word! Say do don’t do people, stop running your mouth, say do don’t do people
7.	Soon Come 02:14	lyrics	buy track
Soon come—wickedness a go fall, soon come—justice, freedom for all When I ever look ahead, hungriness is fed, real love is everywhere Tyrants will cry, them system is done Babylon run, awareness has come Greedy man bawl, no matter what them say or do Greedy man crawl, no matter what them say them through Man fight for peace and nah me nah cease, a call from within to dispel the beast We gonna fight them yes we’re gonna fight them, on & on & on, and on & on & on We are the joy of life and liberty, them bring heavy burden catastrophe Unto the land, the air, the sky, the sea, the bees, the birds, the trees The health of everything Tyrants a fall, Babylon crawl, greedy man bawl, Babylon fall Wickedness fall, justice for all, deceivers fall, knowledge for all, soon come
8.	Hau 04:07	lyrics	buy track
Take some time to feel, what it is, all alone, in a lifetime Gonna keep you, going on, moving on, moving on I just turned 55, 25, 65, 95, still alive, in this lifetime I just turned 10 and 5, 35, 45, 85, 105 Living life, giving life, holding life, breathing life If not this life time, what time are you gonna find? Nō te wairua, nō te whenua, nō te tangata Nō te hau, hau kore; kore koe Hauora, ahau, Huia And what’s the use if it’s not the truth In my lifetime, it’s gonna happen, in my lifetime Take some time for real, breathe it in, it’s just the air It’s gonna keep you, moving on, moving on And a groovin’, groovin’, groovin’ Groovin’, groovin’, groovin’ on
9.	Deficit Of Love 04:31	lyrics	buy track
There’s an abundance of life in the rich souls of the Indigenous The genocidal death-hand dealt them by degenerate colonisers Offends decency Throughout the ages like so it has been on the planet named Earth By the speakers of one of its languages By the two-legged inhabitants who walk upright There’s subjugation masquerading as law Where justice finds no abode Whilst merciless justification of penalties imposed upon Natives And conversely undue privileges bestowed upon Settlers Are the order of the day in colonial empires where freewill Is circumscribed by two-faced rules and regulations Enforced by brutal beasts For whom torture and all forms of horror are acceptable Savagery determines who wins wars on this bedevilled planet Unchanged in millennia, inflicted with insanity Often regressive, unethical There’s wanton acts of terror committed by lone-wolf murderers And lone-wolf nations, that shield the collective malevolence Tyrants come and tyrants go But the tyranny of the masses lurks constantly Curse not the soldier Loath rather the legalised miscreants wielding control Over where and when wars and propaganda appear The melanin rich have found themselves victims of Uncultured brutes Whose wealth is measured in assets and currency Rather than generosity Differences divide and separate rather than bond and unify Fraternity is shattered, civility is accosted By chauvinist deranged egotists overflowing with heinousness The moral conscience is perturbed, suffering setbacks Hope is promoted as a valid response to intolerable injustice Though it’s scarcely conducive to remedying wrong Prayer is touted as worthwhile activity to cure great tribulations Yet genocide, war, famine, disease, pollution, oppression Cease not There’s a deficit of love, a dearth of decency A callous disregard for the wellbeing of others Deep-seated jealousy woefully widespread among the oppressors Through it all there’s brilliant souls of conscience persevering Cherished, nurtured, in realms unknown by the perpetrators of Discord
10.	Skin Nah Colour We 03:21	lyrics	buy track
Them come fight we ‘cause we skin ‘nuff black, we Ngāti a fight against that Them racist bigots is completely wack, skin nah colour ‘cause we nah judge that Skin nah colour ‘cause we know that’s a fact, skin nah colour we No man’s colour should delay respect, no woman’s colour should relay neglect Full rights & justice a some a we expect, no problem no sweat them threat we a step Yet if justice them say it is a colourless thing, why upon my people does it suffering bring Yet if justice them say it is a certain thing, why upon my people no justice we a sing If truth them say it is a colourless thing, when will it shine upon the injustice them a bring If truth them say its a certain thing, why is there no truth in this legality them bring I’ll suss out a man ‘pon him deed not him creed, no skin colour can account evil greed Judge them need not yet we find wicked seed, each one man come man bleed so man heed No man’s colour should delay respect, no woman’s colour should relay neglect Skin nah colour we nah wa say, ‘cause da skin nah colour nah swing nah sway ‘Cause da skin nah colour we nah parley, skin nah colour we No man’s colour should bring man regret, all woman’s colour from Earth nah forget Full rights, human kindness, but we not expect, them threat distant thunder dem not yet met Yet dem court system them say the truth it must ring Yet them racist policeman them vileness dem bring No justice no peace we know certain thing, no justice no peace yes my people keep a sing ‘Cause truth emanates not from colourless things, it shine forth attaining knowledge it bring Truth witness a many a certain thing, knowledge not come with legal falsehood them bring I’ll suss out them system ‘pon deed not ‘pon creed, them system justice clothed not in many seed Justice not judicious them power them feed, them system for dem so we Native we bleed No man’s colour should bring man regret, all woman’s colour from earth nah forget Them try deny we our human rights, righteousness does prevail with the light Them can neva keep the good hearts down, whether red, black, white, yellow, or brown Them shall know that all must live together, as one family birds of a feather Skin nah colour we, we nah judge that, skin nah colour we, we know that’s a fact
11.	Patua Te Pāwhera 04:17	lyrics	buy track
‘The world is headed into hell because the world disrespects womanhood’ ‘You kill over your woman, brother—you don’t let a damn soul infect and destroy your woman’ [Interpolations: Minister Louis Farrakhan. Speaks On Respect For Woman, Stop The Killing, June 2, 1990, Buffalo, New York] Yeah this one’s been a long time comin’, yeah He waiata kiaoraora ki ngā Kaipāwhera (This is a curse-song unto rapists) Kia mate ai ia (So that he may die) Nā tana tomo whakawiriwiri ki ngā wāhine (Because of his violation of women) Kill the rapist, take him out, Kaipāwhera (Rapist) Ain’t no place, anywhere, anytime, for him Patua te pāwhera (Kill rape) Ka whakamatea te kino (Cause death to this wrong) He patu ki te head of the molester, en la cabeza, pōkokohua He waiata kaioraora tēnei ki te Kaipāwhera, ko tana hē He mea weriweri ki ngā iwi, me whakatika, he mea pōrewarewa He whakamoho, me whakaputa te utu, what would you do? A long-long time this shit’s been goin’ on, a long-long time, too long (A blow to the head of the molester, to the head, boiled head, this is a curse-song to the rapist, his wrong, a horrible thing against people, must be corrected, a deranged thing, treacherous, bring forth the avenging) Patua te pāwhera, ain’t no place, anywhere, anytime, for it Ka whakamatea te Kaipāwhera ‘That’s the kind of spirit’ [interpolation: Minister Louis Farrakhan] Icy cold slither. Traumatic whirlpool frenzy. Spirit shredded fragments Degradation. Disintegration. Trust. Shame. Guilt. Unworthiness Abandonment. Rejection. Tears of a chiselled burn. Hurt. And finally death ‘Nah you wouldn’t do that for a prostitute—I don’t care what she is! She’s not that because she’s that, she’s that because she met a no-good man that turned her out’ [interpolation: Minister Louis Farrakhan] Whakamutungia tana mahi hē (End his wrong doing) Me mutu te pāwhera, kia mutu te mamae, kia mutu te hē (Stop rape, pain, wrong) Ki te kore te tāne e mahara ki te wāhine, e kore e taea e ngā tamariki te tupu ake i te pai, ki te kore te tāne e mahara ki te wāhine, e kore e taea te hauora, te waiora, te mana (If males have no regard for females, it will not be possible for children to be raised in goodness, nor health, spirituality, and strength
12.	Solidarity 03:07	lyrics	buy track
It’s solidarity time c’mon now kick it in a unity time Kill disparity with clarity in this rhyme, Kill the mess brought by the imperialist, you gotta overstand, it’s the real test Coming day & night demanding solidarity, man we’re Constant with the fight me say we’re fighting to be free Coming day & night demanding solidarity, man we’re Keeping up the fight me say we’re fighting to be free One nation identity crucially necessary for our unity We’ll strive to be ‘cause we’re created to be, people strong culture humanity Come and realise that it’s worldwide, in the fact we’re comin’ in like the tide People standin’ doin’ something, it ain’t nothin’ nothin’s got ‘em jumpin’ So while we’re striving for unity and peace the devil’s scheming he wants our surge to cease So teach we have to we have to be taught, so get wise ‘cause the struggle is fraught Our thoughts will be of our own heart, what we have to do is we have to start To get back that good that was forced out of our culture so we gotta get out Of this way the day the play they got workin’ on us, gotta get together and kick up a fuss But first let’s get out of this fratricide, blood fighting blood I mean you must decided The overall struggle for justice and peace is the utmost the ultimate achievement Yet some seem bent on destruction, you must grow up and out of this reaction True satisfaction will only come from knowing you helped in the struggle You’re not slowin’ us down Take the righteous morals of those who came before ya, don’t roll with the devil ‘Cause there there’s no after, wake up and realise true dignity, state the fact of true solidarity Come together in high humanity, you got to overstand, solidarity
13.	Waiting 04:14	lyrics	buy track
Oh I’ve been told, all men are dangerous, only the wise can show Oh yeah, only the wise can show, drifters will come and go Fire burn dem, wickedness a go fall now The righteous never grow weary, the wicked a go fall Now’s the time to prove, calling all people, all of your worth It’s a mistake boy, righteousness serves no master To be waiting, don’t be waiting on no joy, no don’t be waiting Waiting on a joy, tēnei te rā (this is the day), that’s already here Waiting for joy in a far off heavenly bliss, it’s procrastination a big excuse—for—all sorts of terror in religions’ names, it’s apathetic foul and plain insane—gwan—the time is now to live majestically with a big heart for you and the same for me—bless— ko te manaakitanga te ara tika (Hosptality is the correct way), hei oranga pai mō te hunga ora (Good health for the living) Yes I’ve seen die, too many shining eyes Deceived by faith never shown, oh yes Beauty is regard must high, broken promises they can’t deny Fire burn dem, the righteous never grow weary Nah get weary inna babylon, conquer dem, conquer dem Now’s the time to prove, come one people, all of your worth It’s a mistake boy, righteousness slaughter dem, to be waiting Don’t be waiting on no joy, don’t be waiting Waiting on a joy, oh yeah eradication, that’s already here Waiting on a joy, eradication, that’s already here Oh, oh, oh yeah, yeah, whoa whoa yeah Waiting on a joy, oh yeah, that’s already here Righteousness conquer dem Oh whoa, yeah, yeah, whoa whoa yeah Waiting on a joy, true, that’s already here, true Waiting on a joy, true, that’s already here, true
14.	Counter Dub 02:44	info	buy track
15.	Say Do Dub 03:23	info	buy track
16.	Soon Dub 02:15	info	buy track
17.	Preeach Dub 03:30	info	buy track
18.	Warmonger Dub 03:07	info	buy track
19.	Waiting Dub 04:14	info	buy track
20.	Hau Dub 04:12	info	buy track
21.	Culture Of Violence Instrumental 03:45		buy track
22.	Phenomenal Instrumental 03:26		buy track
23.	Patua Te Pāwhera Instrumental 04:12		buy track
24.	Solidarity Instrumental 03:09		buy track
25.	Skin Nah Colour We Instrumental 03:24		buy track
26.	Deficit Of Love Instrumental 04:30		buy track

about

HAU is the eighth studio album by UHP / Upper Hutt Posse, who are now utilising their three-letter initialism as their official name. Double album Hau (breath/air/vital essence) incorporates seven dub versions and six instrumentals of the 13 songs. Genre’s include rap, hiphop, reggae, funk, ska, dub, instrumental, free jazz, spoken word, rock, soul.

Released online May 1st to digital platforms. Now available on a limited vinyl release. Recorded and mixed by long-time frontman/lead composer Dean Hapeta/Te Kupu at Matakahi Studios, he’s joined on vocals by fellow co-founders; Blue Dredd I Knight & MC Wiya, and also Ahurei his youngest daughter. Guesting as vocalists on one song each are Brannigan Kaa, & King Homeboy. Mix set-up by Jason Erskine. Mastering by Mike Gibson.

Live instrumentation and sequencing by Te Kupu (bass, piano, synthesizer, saxophone, guitars, bongos, percussion) is the musical foundation, enhanced by Earl Robertson (drums), Jeff Henderson (saxophones), Blue Dredd I Knight (percussion) and ten guest musicians; Patrick Bleakley (double bass), Ruben Das Gonzales (drums), Riki Gooch (drums), Leo Coghini (keyboard), Nigel Patterson (trumpet), Chris Fox (trombone), Rachel Kiel-Taylor (percussion), Janet Holborow (cello), Shona Jaunas (violin), DJ Kerb 1 (turntable).

Album completion traverses decades—title track Hau took some 17 years, sequenced originally in Reason before live instrumentation and vocals were added. Free jazz spoken-word tour de force Deficit Of Love came about in the same way, over as many years, though built around a one-take piano solo by Te Kupu. Solidarity originally composed in 1991 for the music-documentary of the group’s visit to the U.S.A. as guests of the Nation of Islam is remade, as are Skin Nah Kalla We and Warmongers from Legacy (2005) and Waiting from Te Kupu’s solo album Ko Te Matakahi Kupu (2000). Patua Te Pāwhera containing interpolations from Minister Louis Farrakhan is a no holds barred te reo Māori anti-rape song 30 years in the making. Album opener Preeach is conscious rap incorporating part of Te Kupu’s acceptance speech when UHP were inducted into Te Whare Taonga Puoro o Aotearoa (NZ Music Hall of Fame) in 2018. Culture Of Violence confronts police brutality over jarring free jazz, while Phenomenal is a tribute to the inception of Hiphop dance i.e., ‘breaking’ and ‘body-popping’ in Wellington City 1983-84. Soon Come is a rocksteady reggae adaptation of Ben with new lyrics, while in a similar vein musically Say Do Don’t Do People takes a swipe at the widespread inabilty of people to do as they say they will do, released as a music-video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcXWt8oF0Ko]. Counterattack with its multi-lingual (nine language) chorus brings together the four key vocalists, aptly highlighting the album’s robust vibrancy, that’s bolstered by the inclusion of dub versions and instrumentals.

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released May 1, 2022

Recorded and Mixed at Matakahi Studios by Dean Hapeta a.k.a. D Word a.k.a. Te Kupu
Drums recorded at building M by Warwick Donald and at Audio Suite by Ross McDermott
Initial mix set-up by Jason Erskine.
Mastered by Mike Gibson

Vocalists: Te Kupu, MC Wiya, Blue Dredd I Knight, Ahurei Hapeta-Taereau
Guest vocalists: Brannigan Kaa, King Homeboy

UHP musicians: Te Kupu, Blue Dredd I Knight, Earl Lee D, Jeff Henderson
Guest musicians: Patrick Bleakley, Ruben Das Gonzales,
Leo Coghini, Riki Gooch, Nigel Patterson, Chris Fox, Rachel Kiel-Taylor, Janet Holborow, Shona Jaunas, DJ Kerb 1

Artwork by Taupuruariki Whakataka-Brightwell
Sleeve layout by Te Kupu

Special thanks and dedication to Doreen Nancy Hapeta

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UHP Wellington, New Zealand

Rap-Reggae-Funk fusion band. Formed 1985. Inducted into Te Whare Taonga Puoro o Aotearoa | NZ Hall of Fame 2018. Led by Te Kupu - rhythm guitar/vocals, with MC Wiya - bass/vocals, Blue Dread - percussion/vocals, Jeff Henderson - saxophones, drummers Earl Robertson & Ruben Das Gonzales, + a fluid lineup of additional musicians. Music challenging the status quo, in both English and Māori languages. ... more