Movement In Demand

by UHP

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mr sterile The under-acknowledged album - a truly radical, and rare, album from Aotearoa - Uncompromising, articulate and with killer hooks - a must have.
So many good songs on this! Favorite track: Movement In Demand.

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1.	Whakakotahi 03:49	lyrics	buy track
Ko wai ngā Tāngata Whenua i ēnei motu? Whakarongo ki ngā karanga o ngā iwi Māori He aha te mahi o te kāwanatanga? I tāhae koe ki ngā taonga Māori I mauria mai koe ki ngā mate, ngā piro Mai rāno, tae noa mai ki tēnei rā He aha te mea nui o te Ao? Māku e ki atu, He Tangata, He Tangata, He Tangata 1 Planet earth 196.940,00 square miles, all over the planet earth and where ever they go they conquer the people, murder the people, take their land and then set up their own Government there after invading the peoples land and then name it what they wanna name it Fuck New Zealand ya call me a kiwi Aotearoa the name of the country Māori are we Tāngata Whenua People of the land Keepers of the fire Te Ahi Kaa Indigenous people we are as you can see lets control our destiny Shake a break the chains of fear and despair free Realise it's we who live and breathe do you see Rooted on earth like the mighty kauri tree Etched in existence I am continually Whakawhita te ora life shines the cause to be Brother sister people rejoice thats you and me - Whakakotahi Kua ngaro ngā tamariki o Tane Mahuta I whakaparu te moana o Tangaroa I takahia koutou i runga i te mana o Papatūānuku Kāti to mahi, kāti! 2 To ask black people to forgive you for killing them wholesale in Africa, in the isles of the Pacific) Ngā Tangata Whenua whakarongo mai Kia kaha kia mau ki to whenua Kia toa kia mau ki tō wairua Mana motuhake time inaianei So wake up In the system man we have fe mash it up Hell no I won't stop or even chill out With the vision I'll go bug out The imperialist colonialist all the unwelcome guests Who lack respect we come fe make it correct Put it in spec in view what we got ta do Free our mind cleanse our bodies from their ways You been told I've been told a long time ago By the whiteman his ways are the ways to go But I know his ways I'll neva follow Righteous he is not thats what we got we got ta know - Whakakotahi Ngā Tāngata Whenua o te Ao, whakarongo! Kia tū ki te whawhai i ngā mea kino o tēnei Ao Kia kaha! Kia mau ki ngā taonga ō koutou tīpuna Kia toa Te ihi Te wehi Ka whawhai tonu mātou ake, ake, ake, tonu e Whakakotahi! So it's come to pass and we've seen evidently Similar things in many continent and country North to the south the east to the west It's a plague fuck their conquest Niggers junglebunnies coons they call us backward Forward we vision truth come in this lesson Them give us a white God through a white Jesus Christ The bible and its virtue but look at what they do They a raped our mother and continue to kill But my spirit is strong we gwan do what we will Life is to be lived for for truth to show improve So do away with the mischief in this release we'll move Forward neva backward *3 Greed arrogance, cause you to pollute the earth, pollute the air, pollute the water Pākehā! Waiho te Whenua Waiho te Moana Waiho ngā Tāngata Whenua o te Ao Haere atu Haere atu ki Engarani Kia tere Waiho te Atea Waiho ngā tamariki TIHEI MAURIORA!
2.	Wise Up 03:40	lyrics	buy track
This one come a gwan a message to the people make ya get up and stand cause it’s a lyrical lesson so ya must undastand. Chorus Wise up say my people gwan wise up, wise up When ya wise up ya rise up Rise up everybody a go wise up, wise up When ya wise up ya rise up Now dat the time ‘ave fe come fe chant down babylon rise up onwards mighty people forward resolution. Come let ‘em know we go forward jump now Posse in the place ya know come spread around Knowledge in depth incensed in parenthesis On the righteous list pumped fist I never missed Lessons from the wise I understand you got to know Load so ya know in ya mind you gots a show Grow in the times wise up the evil works lurk all around are you down Seen it in their eyes but they never knew Seen right inside they couldn’t hide Look lookin’ at do you see what I’m lookin’ at Point missed the point if ya didn’t see that Arrogance closed shut the mind Ignorance disregarded the times Seen ‘em supposin’ disposin’ of me in their confines, but Corrupt institutions with a lack slack insight Took ya on a ride into hope it wasn’t so Nope couldn’t cope slipped behind check know ya mind The signs you’ll find in time I’m readin’ rhyme In the mix it sits with no tacky sh.. Influence under of the status quo y’all Lets change it cause it ain’t got the soul y’all I ain’t fooled cause I ain’t no fool y’all Wake up the people it’s the call for all y’all Material domination overcome this infliction restriction blockin’ the sun Smell the air hear the voice see the word ya shoulda heard D Word discerning with the spoken word Da word liketh to a loaded gun come shoot down de wicked man D Word come again
3.	Clockin' The Time 04:04	lyrics	buy track
Time is tickin’ tockin’ while I’m clockin’ what ain’t rockin’ - I’m thinkin’ ain’t sinkin’ takin’ the truth thats what I’m linking - I sussed it out what they’re about - I listen to the righteous not anybody else - ain’t one eyed in sayin’ what I say - believe in right shining like a sun ray - and if it’s good - that is the right way - gonna keep on sayin’ it every damn day - fools be thinkin’ that it’s bragging - baldheads call it unbalanced slaggin’ - but this ain’t un - this is it - sayin’ whats it if you can’t dig it ya slip - but we’re gettin’ a grip - seeing whats ours again - lettin’ y’all know the troubles we’re gonna mend - lettin’ y’all know this ain’t no trip my friend - rockin’ ya mind so the troubles are gonna end Chorus Clockin’ the Time We’re gonna turn it out, y’all Said everything is gonna come right Be a thinker be a bringer of knowledge truth to produce good - not like a crook with a hood work for people the righteous would - do right c’mon 'cause it’ll rate - we ain’t got it now - but there’s a cake - know the stakes investigate - stay on side so it’s sure you’ll go through the gate - direct to check - whats disguised - aspects of neglect some let fly by - when on the case my head I rely - so why should I waste my time gettin’ high I’ll be clockin’ the time The roles to urge and influence the force is common sense - movin’ minds readin’ signs lookin’ past the design - mind release from the beast - self control for the oppressed - is the ultimate goal - and like we said before it’s got late - times up - so wake up - rise up - and maybe erupt - to the truth ya see you’re gettin’ aware - yeah ya know we ain’t had our share - of what's ours fair - so while ya here - what we doin’ now let me make it clear we’re clockin’ the time Music to influence thoughts which might be in a mess - educate eradicate feelings of stress - music to make you aware of what's goin’ on - raisin’ consciousness - meanin’ must belong - belong strong long to the song - in fact exact come on come along - what ya find is from the mind - thought out that's right - we don’t walk around blind - all the words we layin’ here come underlined - doin’ it in a rhyme called clockin’ the time
4.	Gun In My Hand 04:40	lyrics	buy track
I’m a poet gonna talk to the people Gonna keep it going fuckin’ up the evil Keepin’ my mind on the time all the time Or the rhyme that I sign won’t change a fucked mind Thats what it’s all about no doubt Communicatin’ relatin’ statin’ yo this ain’t no fakin’ It’s truth communication we’re makin’ Ain’t talkin’ no shit so quit thinkin’ nothin’ Get on up in ya mind and start thinkin’ I know this shits gonna bring some realizing We’ll get wise and fuck up the disguising Yeah babylon we’ll be doin’ the suprisin’ Thinkin’ we don’t know shit you and ya arrogance Come here and listen up quick this is it ya slip Yeah I know I can see ya laughin’ You’ve slipped out of humanity gone to insanity Gone with the birds hell no gone to the madhouse Monetary gain for the loss of a soul Control of spirituality which is a necessity Seems to have left your mentality We wanna be free do you understand that fool Keepin’ us in oppression teaching us bullshit in school Here’s a thing here’s the thing pause the switch Maybe you ain’t got the answers but it’s a bitch The way you go on and on Murdering mis-education fornicating and creating Pain and strife for the people of the land I’m lettin’ ya know there’s a gun in my hand Back to the second verse on the microphone D Word is my name yeah check it how I’m prone to Keep the words flowin’ in a positive function So we can move forward and overcome the backward Ideologies theologies keep us in uncord False histories mysteries praising too many lords Time for the oppressed world to realise It’s up to us ensure that babylon dies No more sittin’ around lookin’ stupid Come in ya face and ask what the fuck you did Are you down with the struggle or down with the devil Better get with us we’re fuckin’ up the lower level Evil got ta find a place to run and hide We’re clockin’ the time and that shits off side Righteousness gonna reign supreme Thats right this ain’t no fucken romantic dream It’ll come I know and thats the end of the show For all the wickedness this ya have ta know And when ya know it you feel it the feelings the true shit Ya laugh at the unjust cause they just gotta quit Pulling their tricks cause they can’t penetrate Righteousness consciousness with their wickedness Blessed be the woman or man that takes a stand Against the flow babylon will go down from all their iniquity And in it’s place will rise a god humanity So sister brother tell me whats the plan For babylon put a gun in ya hand So now I got ya checkin’ where I’m comin’ from That’s cool that’s the point of this song We’ll get together set up communications Come together fuck up the situation Talk about the changes we’d all like to see Not me fuckin’ wid you or you fuckin’ wid me But fuckin’ up the world ‘till everybodys free Chase the baldhead outta all a we country I’ve had enough but I ain’t complaining I wrote this poem to do some explaining I said it before times up times up So here’s what I figure pull the trigger
5.	Dread On A Mission 03:52	lyrics	buy track
Chorus Babylon stop your murdering Wicked wicked man we’re comin’ to seize ya Dread on a mission, it’s a Dread on a mission This a Dread pon de session with a righteous lesson Mush up mush up me come fe mash up de nation To tell you what’s right inna dis creation Dready ‘ave fe come to change the situation So wake up get up and realise ya must be wise Check their crimes through the times and open up your eyes To their wickedness I say ya really have to know why Don’t be deceived by them devils in their disguise Them fill you up with garbage and all of them dirty lies But Dready ‘ave fe come ta wake you up and make dem realise Them plot and them plan them try a kick a we down Watch your step no don’t you slide you must stay alive x2 Cause them don’t give a damn whether you live or die Times are hard a times are tuff I said it’s hard to survive Watch the bloodsucka because them out to get ya Watch the Ku Klux Klan them an anti-blackman Watch the Policeman come toss me inna a prison Thru me skin colour they thinking they superior ‘Cause me locks natural bind think a me are de swine ‘Cause me stand up for me rights I said a me them nah like cause Me reveal the truth so a me them want to shoot They can’t realise they can neva neva hide ‘Cause when a Jah Jah come them are go tumble down so Stop it stop it man stop ya murdering Too long wickedness has been around me a go mush it down The babylon them grown strong yet all em do is wrong And that is why this Dreadlocks have fi sing this song So listen in now listen in here weakheartman Me nah like the way that this here world is running The Heads Of Governments are evil and cunning The Polytricks man out there yes creating war While the weak and the poor say we nah want no more Them spend a million dollars on a Nuclear bomb Blast up the nation with them wicked creation While people rob and kill yes a just to get on And people starve and die inna many nation You cut the pension from the old generation Now you cut the money from the unemployed ones Then you go and hire a thousand more policeman Instead of spending money on some crime prevention Ya buy yaselves some planes worth a thirty million And then they cut the money from the solo mum Ya say it’s for the better of I nation Yet all you build is more prison This are a warning to the Ku Klux Klan Clowns This are a warning to all weak-heart Man come This are a warning to all Babylon listen This are a warning to the Policeman now Me take the chance a while me got the Mike in me hand So now listen here man cause a this ya have to know What so ever you reap you will surely sow, bo Dread on a mission say me fighting for me rights say me Dread on a mission said the wicked me nah like me say me Dread on a mission said me fighting for me rights And this time for the wicked me go shed some light
6.	Can't Get Away 03:59	lyrics	buy track
The rydim I glide with precision With no imitates a unique method To the message we create We couldn’t never fake Cause we make our own sound unknown unbound Founded from the soul see the names U H P Posse Come to bust our licks just can’t get away from it Chorus Just can’t get away from it No matter how we try I need the boom bam slammin’ groove wid the lyrics Pumpin’ truth or ballistics Droppin’ bombs on the wicked deed Done by few causin’ pain for a many unfortunate people caught out whose the enemy Not me but I see plenty iniquity Cause my minds active concerned not static With the truth never passive From the root never cabbage gots my baggage It’s deep way down past the underground Keep with my waewae my feet on my Marae As I fly over heads filled with lead Been mislead like I said I’ll never forget the stride not even if I tried Pumpin’ out me lyrics a go make me high just Can’t get away no matter how hard we try me go Chant the truth I go tell ya whats right Every day in the morning in da evening at night Me nah write no rhymes with no senseless lines Me write to speak the truth now a all of the time Gotta know the wickedness and search the time Check the demon and all his crimes Thats why we chant and a thats why me rhyme So we know the time nah get left behind If ya wondering yah want to know why Just can’t get away no matter how hard I try Can’t get away no matter how hard we try Da U H Posse will a neva neva die, said a Can’t get away no matter how hard we try U H Posse will a neva neva die, said a Can’t get away its a scorcherer, said a Posse come a take it furtherer, said a Can’t get away it a murderer, said a Posse come ta push it furtherer
7.	Beware A De Wiya 03:54	lyrics	buy track
chorus Beware de danger beware de Wiya watch out Beware de danger beware de wicked Wiya cause a Dem play with Wiya dem go burn in fire Dem play with fire dem go burn Started jammin’ da reggae early eighty da five Now it’s ninety five me still a pumpin’ it a live And a dis a one thing and it ain’t no jive Everyone must know it a Wiya time said a All the people I must let ya know Like a tree by the rivers of water I will surely grow All serpents in my path them a surely fall cause in da light no weak heart can stand tall Me come to chant so righteousness will rule To open up the ears and eyes now of the fool Boot the fuckers arse yes a back to school This are the first lesson this are the first rule Don’t you play with the Wiya you can’t handle fire Don’t you play with the Wiya you can’t handle fire me say Me are de Dread the number one entry To make ya gwan get a nice and irie Said everybody won’t ya come follow me search it up To everybody come a dub it around won’t ya Spread the word Mc Wiya in da town Rubbing and a hubbing and dubbing it down as me Fire up me lyrics in this raggamuffin sound Writing up me my lyrics is my occupation to a Spread me word to all the nation Every one must check the situation Beware the danger Wiya in the station Me come to search to boot the demon cause a Too many wolf in a sheep clothing but a This are me message dis are me warning Me coming in correct fe check reveal them say Me are de Dread the number one entry To make ya gwan get a nice and irie Said everybody won’t ya come follow me search it up This are me word to all the demon I a Onto ya know tricks me know ya scheming This are me word to all the shark in the park Talkin’ bout the kind that bark nark a nark Inna order to clear them own path Beware cause Wiya come a hard and a fast Me come to chant for the right not the wrong To uplift the poor make them strong To stand as one against babylon Downpressor man come take your stand Down wickedness up rightness No Babylon you just can’t touch Cause me da Wiya most dangerous say
8.	As The Blind See 05:30	lyrics	buy track
Blinded by haughty pride not in my stride - democracy in incognito with a show - ism and skism some like to blame - human beings light many flames - crime defined by partial minds interpreted in courts controlled by men enslaved in bigotry - police enforcing the law of a system blighted with myopia insiduous with discrimination - money is their god - money makes their world turn - money ain't nothing but with money they turned our world - invisible equity - biased hypocrites - wide awake no mistake no justice but they justify in their terms reasons for denied partiality - it's all comin' out as the blind see One law for all don't mean it should be the whitemans - some people forget what it is to be human - vehement acts of suppression to we native - the deciever is driven by fear to be overcome with overstanding - misled by self doubting dubious morals from the author while questions are lost to apathy - innocent until proven guilty - by twelve men and women chosen from a society - incapable of providing free choice - unquestioned morals serve as a litmus test - for which only the sheep believe for they haven't yet seen or heard or overstood what the righteous heed - but the blind will see and then we'll see This laws a redneck law - institutional racism with blameless flaws - this justice wretched by nepotists - bigotted in concept -inept and lacking depth - they neva wanna hear it - got the masses subdued into an - only the good news mode - while we get mainly bad news on the news - well excuse me - cause I'm bringing the good news - cause I refuse to be quelled - by the moral right left or whateva - who cares anyway - I even say when I care - burdened with a chip on my shoulder - no shit - know ya place cause I do - I'm so overjoyed to help the blind see
9.	Fuck The Status Quo 04:03	lyrics	buy track
The road of knowledge leads to wisdom We all need injections from a righteous one Nothing beats experience but the time become Trials tribulations spent and done Unfortunately we need self experience To understand closely others consequence Walls of personalities mentalities Blocking mutual comprehension problem realities Unanswered questions unaddressed situations Three piece suits stifling younger generations Contentment culturally humanely contented Unrealised potential spirit waste demented The hypocrite has no legacy but an evil flow fuck the status quo Chorus Fuck the Status Quo, ya gotta know Fuck the Staus Quo Too damn ignorant to understand Blindened deafened by mis-conception Unwilling to trust unconvention Norms of society afraid of rejection Change is the threat difference is accomodated Fair decision is dismissed society’s upheld Conformative behaviour the play of the pawns Fence dwelling truth selling I scorn Pre-supposed intellect to suppose a sellout Subdued potential for good we should force out Reason equated related to self Answers decided delivered truth don’t quiver Like the cold lies make me shiver From an enquiring mind I will deliver What must be said I’ll tell ya so fuck the status quo Common sense a realm of humanity Supposed intelligence in the human entity True sense to decide universal Benefical practicality a whole community Accumulate capital a need to exist A commonality deemed to persist Ownership a human require Peaking to explode in a cleansing fire Mind interaction thrown out the window Communication you can forego Connection is positive not enough touching Lives avoided barricades of fear colliding The great architect is requiring our assistance Resistance fuck the status quo Divide and rule is always the plan Consequently evidently afresh we must learn History repeating too stuborn to notice Unwilling to digest mind requirements for change Thoughts unified a unision of consciousness Forged solidified for exacting results Discussion amongst the mobile vanguard Thwarted by ego’s hungry for gratification Correct order develop reasoned strategies Aspects of mind physical action to be comprehended Government policy decipher the plot Realise a history pattern determine whats what Joint desires for justice ultimately succeed Disheartenment a lack of belief in self Enlightenment the strength to know fuck the status quo
10.	Movement In Demand 04:14	lyrics	buy track
Chorus Movement in demand, It’s a Movement, It’s a Movement... It’s a movement in demand a seed sown from discotentment planted in the hearts of people with consciousness It’s a movement movin’ real shit We’re stomping it true quick c’mon yeah test us with it Ain’t no fear in it we ain’t feeble Slammin’ out the lyrics they’re comin’ for the people Chattin’ against evil Faith in the knowing is the only rule Growing so we’ll move forward from this insanity Wake up get up mash up society So we can forge a better place for us to be Free of wicked politic’s and dirty tricks against truth humanity True humanity it a pumpin’ through da air now Love humanity thats the way its got to be now True humanity it a pumpin’ through da air now Love humanity will a come a come an set my people free I’m told by my conscience I should be of consequence Actions now are gonna forge the future tense Hence we gotta teach peace truth Inspiration for true equity thats what we gotta be Word up it’s too much all the misery Lets do better for our children now thats a victory Lets put the situation in the right perspective Think positive not not the negative Action for the good we have to give So for the world better we’re gonna live And in time if we promote peace and harmony We can free the world of deciet and iniquity This people is the way it’s got to be Pump up ya hand cause a Wiya come a gwan Said a all the people now ya must listen said a I command dis the Posse in demand said a Time fe babylon ta let go ya hand said a I command dis the Posse in demand said a Everybody make ya get up and stand This a movement in demand dis a movement in demand Said a downpressed people now a arm in arm There’s a movement in demand it’s a movement in demand Make ya feel da spirit now a that are de plan It’s a movement in demand yes it come for improvement Fight for justice push for the betterment Movement in demand it’s a movement in demand Lets come together and mash babylon
11.	Tell Dem De Youth 04:43	lyrics	buy track
Me read a book about New Zealand history but a All me read about is his history Damn book it only start inna 1840 Tell me why oh why dem try to make a mystery For the Māori people to come check their history Instead of always hearing his story Thats why I’m chanting yes to tell one and all Whiteman come try to make us a fool You must truth teacher inna da school me say Teach the truth it a de number one rule me say Teach the truth teacher inna the school me say Teach the truth it a the number one rule but a Them a go teach about the man Captain Cook and a But me know him is damn blasted crook cause Them never teach about a Maui Tikitiki The mighty one who fished the land from the sea so chorus Tell dem de youth you a go tell dem de youth We only hear ‘bout the man Captain Cook and a We only hear ‘bout the man Able Tasman a We were here hundreds of years yes before check it We were here hundreds of years yes before they say It’s outta one chance of a million That ya ever knew where you were going Saying maybe one day you were out fishing Big storm come along and blow you to this land, me say Stop this bullshit it’s getting way outta hand you must Teach the truth to each and every one Was not lost at sea when in this land we come to be We knew where to come cause Maui Tikitiki Kupe and others sailed up to these seas With the moon and the stars the White man couldn’t believe We knew the map of the stars we knew the path of the sea This is how in this land we come to be so Them a go say them come for peace and unity But the preacher him was lying to we With a good book one and a gun in the other First them preach love a then them practise slaughter Them a go say how we the heathens so they Come to us to preach religion To bring the word of Jah to all his children But a him a vampire not a pigeon and a This is something ya must understand that a First time them set them eyes ‘pon this land They’ve been plotting to kill the people of the land To kill Maori culture language religion but the Fire from which burns from within it is Like the wind it keeps on burning Calling out today from the days of old Chanting from the root let the truth be told!
12.	Hardcore 04:50	lyrics	buy track
Harder than Jake da Mus I kicked his sorry ass I’m a warrior with knowledge of the past Words of consciousness flowin’ from my tongue I’ll string da fucken Ku Klux Klan up one by one Like Hone Heke don’t be no weak heart fool Nonviolence is a choice it ain’t no fucken rule Baldheads need to heed respect or get a bullet in the neck Fuck the sellouts that grovel in our face Remember Dominic Kaiwhata, Paul Chase Like brother Moana Jackson justice done for self Burn down that wicked courthouse Like Dun I’ll dis the Queen the hypocrite Cause LKJ told me Englands just a fucken bitch I’m a field nigger a warrior night and day Fuck it I’m here to stay Hardcore Chorus Hardcore HipHop it a hardcore rhyme it a Hardcore B Boys this a hardcore style it a Hardcore HipHop it a hardcore rhyme said a U H Posse inna hardcore style Check the Independence Declaration To state beyond question Māori are a nation Like Crazy Horse we know the Whitemans ways How the Muthafucka’s neva hear our say Like Kamehameha in Hawaii fighting for the land Like the Mohawk nation take the righteous stand Do you remember Maioro Takaparawha Disdainful Babylon dem disrespect my mother Check Malcolm X the heart the influence Like Brother Syd Te Ahi Kaa we don’t sit on the fence Hear Farrakhan I love the voice of Truth Marcus Garvey well deep in roots Like Steve Biko when the odds are down I’ll neva bow my head to the bumpnut clowns Fuck fitting in, Babylons corrupt I’m hardcore till the battles up The spirit of resistence come supreme The wicked nah know what I mean Like Pilger expose their wickedness Until the bullshits overcome there’ll be no Fucken rest Like Puerto Rico Panama Tahiti You picked a fight with me at the battle Wounded Knee Like Parihaka your vileness is clear A brother like me will neva grow despair Fuck CNN the CIA the F B Fucken I I’ll big up the righteous till the day I die Like Kanaky fight French Intervention Fuck Uncle Sams imperial intentions Stand up Indigenous rights Like the Hauhau remember our plight Cause Muthafucka’s I’ll neva lose sight Cause Bob Marley told me don’t give up the fight Ain’t swearing for the sake of it It’s just a quicker way of sayin’ shit If you can’t dig it then ya slip I goes way back by fact of my Whakapapa Always comin’ hard from the tribe Ngāti Raukawa Tainui the waka I’m from E Tū ya know I’m standin’ strong I belong in this land Aotearoa Discovered long ago by my mighty Tūpuna So I’m on a high dedicated many many years Fight against the racist he missed I resist Blissed out with the knowledge of victory I’ll neva stop Drop solid props like I said to the struggle Fed well from the words ya hear I’m sayin it no shit Hardcore!
13.	Stormy Weather 04:33	lyrics	buy track
Sun is shining but the weather's still stormy, open eyes mine didn’t fool me, cloudy problems awaiting fairness, from above will we bear witness, radiation falling blinding, ideologies warring denying, cold fronts heated phrases, gail forces chances faded, oh yeah I’m a face reality, check out the forecast, it’s gonna be Stormy, stormy weather, it’s comin’ down, it’s gettin’ around Hurricanes with peoples names, conceited wars for worldy gains, strong winds blowing broken trust, men and women respects a must, hail stones on the nightly news, people fly at any altitude, tidal waves knock opinions over, violence thuds silent sober, I felt the shudder, I seen the despair, tell me now it isn’t past repair Strangers invaded spaces, hypocracy humid places, temperatures rising in the cold, desperation searching to hold, smouldering rubble in the rain, greenhouse warming smiles in vain, hope snowed over brewing heatwaves, searching souls yearning to be saved, oh the news isn’t sunny, oh yeah, check it out it’s just gonna be
14.	Tangata Whenua 03:08	lyrics	buy track
Whakarongo mai ki te tangi nei Ko Papatūānuku toku Whaea, ko te whenua ia Ko Ranginui toku Matua, kei runga ake ia Whakarongo mai ki te mea nui rawa He take o te Ao He kaupapa o toku whakapapa Ko IO MATUA KORE, te matua tuatahi E ora ! koutou ! toku Iwi, Whaia te wairua o te ahi Whakatikangia te kupu, te mahi, Whakatahea nga hē o Tauiwi, Kia rere ai nga hiahia, nga moemoeä, O te hinengaro Kia toko ai hoki te whakaaro mōhio Tāngata Whenua - Ko Te Pake-Whakapapa Tāngata Whenua - Ko Te Take Me Te Mana Tāngata Whenua - Ko Te Hana O Te Hā Tāngata Whenua - Te Ahi Kaa Ko ngā mahi a ngā Tāngata-kino; Kei te whakararu i te ara tika Mau tonu mātou ki te mātauranga. Ko ngā mahi a te Pākehā; Kei te whakawhānui i te teka. Me kite mātou i te pono Me te whakamāramatanga Kia whakakorea ai e mātou ā rātou mahi kino Kia hāngū ai o rātou arero teka Ka puritia e mātou te ihi, te wehi, te wana Ka mau tonu, ko te aroha Hei kaitiaki ahau i toku Whaea, Kei taku Tūrangawaewae Hei kaitiaki ahau i toku Matua, Kaaore rātou e mōhio ki te mana E rere ana te toto o aku tūpuna I roto i taku manawa E rere ana te wairua o aku tūpuna I roto i te ngaringari nei, i te ngaringari nei, I te tīnana nei, i te waiata nei Me kite mātou i te pono Me te whakamāramatanga Kia whakakorea ai e mātou ā rātou mahikino Kia hāngū ai o rātou ārero teka Ka puritia e mātou te ihi, te wehi, te wana Ka mau tonu, ko te aroha Hei kaitiaki ahau i toku Whaea, Kei taku Tūrangawaewae Hei kaitiaki ahau i toku Matua, Kaaore rātou e mōhio ki te mana E rere ana te toto o āku tūpuna I roto i taku manawa E rere ana te wairua o āku tūpuna I roto i te ngaringari nei, i te ngaringari nei, I te tīnana nei, i te waiata nei

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'Droppin' bombs on the wicked deed' (by Stephen Zepke)

Upper Hutt Posse aren't a symptom of the recent rise in Māori activism, they're a cause.Since their inception as a reggae band in 1985, Dean Hapeta, aka D Word, aka Te Kupu and the Posse have been fighting racial injustice through their music. In 1988 they released Aotearoa's first rap record, 'E Tū', and with it they defined themselves as one of Mäori youth's most relevant voices, and more than that, a voice for the youth of Aotearoa, and all those who see the need for change. UHP and Dean Hapeta are radicals, and thats one of the best things about them. The Posse just go from strength to strength, with the latest album, 'Movement In Demand', mixing their signature hip-hop style with their reggae roots, and adding the distinctive raggamuffin rap of Wiya. The lyrics, as uncompromising and uplifting as ever, send an astute message of anger, action, and education. The Posse are 'Droppin' bombs on the wicked deed' ('Can't Get Away'), but they're 'warriors of knowledge' as well. Dean Hapeta and the UHP have an uncanny ability to combine anger and aggression, with knowledge and love, and this is what makes both their music and their politics so appealing. The new album is musically smooth, sophisticated and very seductive. It's lyrics however, are defiantly hardcore, and it is this disjunction of tones, like that in G-funk but to a different end, that makes it awesome. The striking cover for 'Movement In Demand' collages together previous great Māori leaders, and there are liner notes on each inside. First, its educational, as the schools don't teach us about these people. Second, the Māori heroes come from a widely spread number of tribes, and as such represent one of Dean's underlying messages, tribal unity. For him, tribalism is a curse, and while respecting tribal differences in protocol and other like things, believes that as Māori people face the same problems of institutional racism, so they will be strongest and most effective if facing them together. The figures on the cover include warriors, such as Hone Heke or Rewi Maniapoto, politicians such as Apirana Ngata, and pacifists like Te Whiti O Rongomai. To explain the variety Dean invokes Malcolm X, 'By any means necessary', and while he has never been against violent struggle believes politics also has its role. Unsurprisingly then, Dean has been actively involved in the current protests, spending time at Pakaitore, Wanganui, during its recent occupation. At the height of the stand-off with the police the word from from the elders was that there was to be no violence, and this was something Dean found hard to deal with, thinking he had 'better sneak out the back, then'. But the police backed off from forcibly evicting the protesters, mainly, according to Dean, because of the widespread support for the protest. This support was forthcoming from many Pākeha's, a fact generally unreported in the press. This made the victory of the occupation that much more important for Dean, it being 'in the heart'. So the Posse's political rhetoric is not simply anti-white, rather their anger is directed at the white institutions, institutions which victimise white youth as well as minorities. Indeed much interesting Posse politics come in on this point, condemning 'Three piece suits stifling younger generations/... Too damn ignorant to understand /Blinded, deafened by misconception/Unwilling to trust unconvention/Norms of society afraid of rejection/Change is the threat, difference is accommodated/Fair decision is dismissed, society's upheld/Conformative behaviour the play of the pawns/Fence dwelling, truth selling I scorn' ('Fuck The Status Quo'). So the message is pan-racial; 'Wake up, get up. Mash up society/So we can forge a better place to be/Free of wicked politics and dirty tricks against true humanity/ ...Actions now are gonna forge the future tense/Hence we gotta teach peace, truth/ Inspiration for true equity thats what we gotta be'. ('Movement In Demand'). The Posse are a force of change, challenging the status quo and its racism, but seeking a new world in which harmony and peace can get a chance to work; 'Connection is positive, not enough touching/Lives avoided, barricades of fear colliding'. ('Fuck The Status Quo'). But the radicalism remains undiluted, and compromise is not the path the Posse advocates. 'Movement In Demand' contains plenty to inflame: 'Like Hone Heke don't be no weak heart fool/Non-violence is a choice, it ain't no fucken rule' ('Hardcore'). Dean is definitely drawn to the romance of declaring war and going out to fight the invader. And there is plenty of this feeling on the album; 'For Babylon put a gun in ya hand/So here's what I figure, pull the trigger' ('Gun In My Hand'). But it's not simply violence for its own sake, governments racism puts a gun in the hand of the oppressed, and Mäori people have been targets of the government for so long that shooting back becomes a natural option; 'The heads of Government are evil and cunning/The Polytricks man out there, yes creating war /...So now listen here man cause a this ya have to know/What so ever you reap you will surely sow' ('Dread On A Mission'). Shooting back at the government is nothing less than it deserves. But the Posse's anger is against an institution of, not the race it represents. As such, Dean isn't interested in getting an equal slice of the white mans pie, or any other sell-out plans. His is a politics of difference, 'We should be looking for a different way' he says, not white against black (the status quo), nor black against white, but love verses hate and freedom verses oppression, because we all suffer under a government and its institutionalised mechanisms of oppression; 'This law is a redneck law - institutional racism with blameless flaws - this justice wretched by nepotists - bigoted in concept inept and lacking depth' ('As The Blind See'). The Posse are activists, angered by prejudices, discrimination and injustices, and prepared to fight for what is right. But they are teachers too, and see past the racial hatred the government tries to encourage, towards an educated and aware youth able to take control of its own lives, and a society where they can do that. So Dean's emphasis on education, giving people the information they need to see the lies we live our lives through. In this sense one of the most potent aspects of the album is the use of Māori language in the songs, with 'Tangata Whenua' being entirely in Māori. And it sounds great, Māori seemingly an excellent language to rap in. Dean Hapeta and UHP occupy one of the most interesting political positions in Aotearoa today. Māori activists and warriors, but teachers also, their project combines these aspects within the immediately accessible genre of hip-hop, indicating a true way forward. And we can all do well to listen, which given the Posse funk is a pleasure to do. 'I belong in this land Aotearoa/Discovered long ago by my mighty Tūpuna/So I'm on a high, dedicated many many years/Fight against the racist, he missed, I resist/ Blissed out with the knowledge of victory, I'll neva stop/Drop solid props like I said to the struggle/Fed well from the words ya hear I'm sayin' it no shit Hardcore'. ('Hardcore')

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released July 1, 1995

D Word - Lead vocals, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer
Wiya - Backing vocals, Organ
Taki Matete - Bass
Earl Robertson - Drums
Kiki Marama - Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer

Guest musicians:
Jon ‘Dready’ Henare - Piano, Francis Harawira - Bass, Pita Turei - Nguru

Guest vocalists:
Wi Tate, Emma Paki, Heremaia Parangi, Eruera Tuhura-Mita, Teuila Blakely, Kim Wallace, Tui Worvenhomen, Nat Rose

Recorded, engineered and mixed by Sam Gibson at Revolver Studios, Auckland, Aotearoa. On September 26, 27, 29, 30 & October 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6, 1994, Studio assistant - Glen McNabb. Compilation by Victor Grbic
Mastered by Jon Cooper at Digipost

Additional Production:
Chorus & Intro vocals on track 1 recorded in 1993 at Incubator Studios Vocals on track 8 recorded in 1995 at Incubator Studios
Track 5 re-mastered in 1997 at Incubator Studios
Vocals on track 14 (except Intro female vocal) re-recorded at Deepgrooves Studios, 1998, engineer Chris Sinclair
Editing by Te Kupu at Matakahi Studios, 1999
Re-mastered by Angus McNaughton at Incubator Studios, March 2000

Cover Artwork by Rongotai Lomas
Cover Layout by Frank Blunt
Artist photography by Monica Ahuriri

Produced by Dean Hapeta/D word/Te Kupu

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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