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We Kings 03:17
Crowns Chains Rings Belts Furs Schemes War Paint (Shine all my) Swords Queens (Shine all my rubies) We Kings (All my rubies) We Kings (Gotta make sure they’re glistening) We Kings We Kings (Shine all my) We Kings We Kings (Shine all my) We Kings (Shine all my) We Kings (Shine all my) Crowns Shine all my rubies Gotta make sure they’re glistening Like in all the movies Gold don’t get old And that’s all there’s to it So you better make sure you’re listening To who is the truest We Kings and that’s what we’ll always be Yeah We Kings and that’s what we’ll always be And we’ll keep making history Ye-ea-ea-ea-ah Offset the economy!!! Fvck the institution Just ‘cause I gave away so much gold "Who am I?" Mansa Musa The King of All Kings My melanin on your conscious My princess named Scota Derived the country of Scotland No traces of Moor You can't truly be Samurai Gave other countries our culture It’s only right we got Santa Ties Saint Nicholas Mister Magnificent What more do you want in a Moor? Our origins and descendents We walk on water Conquerors in our own right Crucified but we resurrect Sit next to GOD for your insight Against all odds We studied as Gods Check the kinky hair on Buddha That's not a mirage We Kings (Shine all my) We Kings (Shine all my rubies) We Kings We Kings (Shine all my) We Kings We Kings (Shine all my) We Kings (Shine all my) We Kings (Shine all my) Gotta vibrate higher Get in tune with the parts they don’t see Align philosophies with the ancestors That developed monarchies It’s time to Channel the military mind of Hannibal Activate the Pineal Gland So we can obtain what was once intangible Re-conquer air sea and land We’re bigger than claiming territory we don’t own Living for a block to rep We were the world’s first architects And advanced the medical field like Imhotep Time to utilize our influence And take full advantage of our platforms If you see another King succeed Edify him and clap for him Step into the mind of Marcus Garvey Unify under one banner One aim One mission All it takes is one to stand up Return to former glory Show the world as beings we are supreme And from now through all eternity They’ll remember that We Kings (Shine all my) We Kings (Shine all my rubies) We Kings We Kings (Shine all my) We Kings We Kings (Shine all my) We Kings (Shine all my) We Kings (Shine all my) Crowns
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1312 04:11
What if? Man what if? What if I just go now? What if there’s a world Where all we see is new What if having the throne Was something more for you I mean This was all I wanted when I wanted it But when you carry it all You’re bound to get tired of flaunting it When I’m standing on the shore with the ocean view Man all they see in blue I see everything I haven’t seen in Timbuktu I wanna take a ride To the other side I gotta go Bruh I gotta know What if I told you there was more to life than gold? I mean Would you hear me? Would you cheer me on? (Would you cheer me on?) When I leave (When I leave) We gone make history Are you ready to be the new King? Musa! Man this mystery I mean it’s killing me Questioned if it was meant to be I mean initially Of sound mind and even braver hearts Our hunger for the unknown tore our worlds part Griots time to break the seal of silence Voyager King the King of Kings Yep Your Highness You told me Watch the Throne I got me Yeezus on The abdication what the Griots set their Grievance on The Abdication Made us King of Two Nations The Pushing of the lines Pushed us closer to greatness We made it to America Man it’s beautiful Griots time to break the seal of silence The Abdication Made us King of Two Nations The Pushing of the line Pushed us closer to greatness And brother I am proud of ya I need you to know You held it down You held it down You held it down Throughout all of my travels I’ve seen a recurring theme Of Men who have become fixated on their Aspirations of being King But not with Abubakari Who painted his vision and made it clear And set out with 1,000 ships Across what was then the final frontier A man of unlimited resources who couldn’t ignore the voices The open seas were calling him steadily Conquering them should be his legacy So never guaranteeing his return He left a flourishing kingdom And so began the reign of Musa Who was chosen to lead them But even in caravans across miles of burning sands No trip was more important than the journey of discovering the inner man A thousand pilgrimages can’t amount to how real it is To step into your passion To see the real you The one behind the mask And to finally understand the power you have within your own hands After training your mind to be in tune with the divine Knowing that your final destination won’t ask for a passport But you must self identify See your future Then reach out and grab for it I’m Abubakari Abubakari II I came here in 1312 I sailed the ocean blue Call me Mansa Musa I’m from The Motherland Richest man period Of any period I’m Abubakari Abubakari II I came here in 1312 I sailed the ocean blue Call me Mansa Musa I’m from The Motherland Richest man period Of any period I’m Abubakari Abubakari II I came here in 1312 I sailed the ocean blue Call me Mansa Musa I’m from The Motherland Richest man period Of any period I’m Abubakari Abubakari II I came here in 1312 I sailed the ocean blue Call me Mansa Musa I’m from The Motherland Richest man period Of any period
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Royalty 04:16
You should know We are We are Royalty So you ask what’s next I’m tryna cop me a jet (Cop me a jet) Cops want me on Rikers Island Rather cop me an Island I’m tryna live as a King Introduce my Woman to Royalty Treat her just as a Queen It’s embedded in my DNA Treat my Woman just as a Queen It’s embedded in my DNA Gotta live as a King Introduce my Woman to Royalty The Queen the very definition I'm passenger side I’m getting driven by her ambition Her melanin where I find my endeavors My disconnect from the world where the ties get severed My Medicine my central intelligence Intellect unparallel GPS of my rhetoric The prototype the concept her mindset What's defined as royalty Yup Your Highness And from the initial She sees my potential Way before the skyline suites was presidential When I make this Fortune I’m a build your fortress Constellation I’m a star I'm in awe in orbit My Dela Ray The keeper to my sunshine (My Sun) My Dela Ray The keeper to my sunshine (My Sun) Creator of Melanin although it seems ominous Determination in her I mean the future is promising We dominant You should know We are We are Royalty So you ask what’s next I’m tryna cop me a jet (Cop me a jet) Cops want me on Rikers Island Rather cop me an Island I’m tryna live as a King Introduce my Woman to Royalty Treat her just as a Queen It’s embedded in my DNA Treat my Woman just as a Queen It’s embedded in my DNA Gotta live as a King Introduce my Woman to Royalty I hope my future Son set the precedent Pure intelligence Definition of Black Excellence My son is the cure Pure medicine Mike Brown proved the world was sick Pure Testament I spit this with conviction It’s like my pigment is offensive How you squeeze the trigger plus the victim? Jury gets defensive Jeff Roorda the evidence Bob McCulloch the law The deadening to Edison My daughters are the key Eternal sunshine Spotless mind Intellect that you can't deny Sandra Bland is the Rosa of our generation We have no Malcolm So we lose due to poor preparation A King in the being Martin Luther We Royalty Plant the seed Harvest the dream Reap where the soil be A King in the being Martin Luther it’s Loyalty Ralph Abernathy Malcolm X We Royalty Ask what’s next I’m tryna cop me a jet (Cop me a jet) Cops want me on Rikers Island Rather cop me an Island I’m tryna live as a King Introduce my Woman to Royalty Treat her just as a Queen It’s embedded in my DNA Treat my Woman just as a Queen It’s embedded in my DNA Gotta live as a King Introduce my Woman to Royalty We’re descendants of nations that had millenniums of independence Who made structures of great significance before the rest of the world formed a sentence Before inventions of racial constructs your shade didn’t make a difference We are the children of light The Universe’s first dependents But they’re intimidated by the ramifications of our restoration Criminalized our Melanin in fear of Genetic Annihilation So yes they do consider us armed and even fear for their lives But from Queen Yaa Asantewaa to Assata To Korryn Gaines we survive The Revolution won’t be televised But it will be monetized One of the immediate solutions Being more Black Owned Institutions Invest in ourselves instead of questioning ourselves Answering the call of our ancestors Srategizing against our oppressors No more explanation Just unapologetic proliferation Of Pride Power Resistance And Divine Inspiration And one day back into the heavens we will ascend But until that day We Fight We Live We Win
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I Love Life 04:13
Live and Love Love and Live The simple life Pop Rocks M&Ms and Mr. Pibb Before adulting And figuring out how to balance the bills Paying Comcast just enough not to interrupt my Netflix and Chills Mastering the art of living Maximizing my gains Laughing at my pain In slip resistant shoes doin MJ spins dancing in the rain Team Free Spirit Even if it comes at a price If everyday ain’t a highlight reel Then you ain’t doing it right Now this is Cheers to the Champagne Wishes Insane ambition Nobody’s on our playing field Tunnel Visioned the competition Women Consider me Kang of the Chemistry One whip of the Wand They call me Lord Wizardry Mystically your girl disappear now that’s no mystery One drop of the pin You’ll see where her interest be Legendary swag Your girl a part of that legacy Accelerated living Success a part of that Recipe I pull up quick to that club Got a section full of that bub The women tend to me ‘Cause I’m a King to be Get my appearance fee then I'm history Now that's living like King Mansa Musa I stone cold stun em when they look at me I guess I'm Medusa Frivolous spending outlandish living when I got it I give it Big spendin Big pimpin I do it B-I-G if it's written I live it Big spendin Big pimpin I do it B-I-G if it's written I live it Big spendin Big pimpin I do it B-I-G if it's written I live it Lifestyle Makeover Looket I’m Jenny Jones Takeover I'm ballin’ baby Yessir I’m Jimmy Jones All I see is beauty surrounding me The love that I was looking for I found in me Man I love life Every day feels like Valentine’s Man I love life Every day feels like Valentine’s See my smile (I love life) I’m with my child (I love life) I love life so much I made a new one And she’s always smiling Picture that Only time she’ll ever work is when she giving back Like Philanthropic We headed to the Tropics Yeah she International Yeah she Internat (International) They gone think she a Diplomat Wave at the people You’re a Queen Baby You’re playing in the stream Only time they stream is on the internet And this better than Hi-Def It’s no stress for you I’m at my best with you You make your Mama wanna make another one All I see is beauty surrounding me The love that I was looking for I found in me Man I love life Every day feels like Valentine’s Man I love life Every day feels like Valentine’s See my smile (I love life) I’m with my child (I love life) More protective of my perspective Won’t let a single thing worry me Shook the notion that the current paradigm of paradise is tied to currency Learn and see Still stack ends and enjoy it Profit with a purpose All with the intent of paying it forward I endure it ‘Cause Black Wall Street is the destination We could all play hero a few days like Luke Cage Mess around a birth a nation Celebration Confetti, balloons and even streamers I’ve never been more wide awake Even though I’m a dreamer They told me fly high So I took over the cockpit Now I enjoy the sweet life Because life is a box of chocolates Man I love life Every day feels like Valentine’s Man I love life Every day feels like Valentine’s

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This album brings to light the story of the handing over of the crown of the Mali Empire in 1312 from Mansa Abubakari II to Mansa Musa, who would become the richest person ever.

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released June 19, 2020

(R. Henry III, E. Richardson, C. Riney, D. Davidson, R. McDonald)
Produced by Brett Marshall, DemolishBeatz, IamHandsomeRob, eRich, and Rich Harris.
Recorded and engineered by H. Ross Vanderslice at Phat Buddha Productions, St. Louis, MO.
Additional recording and engineering by William "Bilz" Dougan at ZAC Recording, Atlanta, GA.
Mastered by Rich Harris at Shock City Studios, St. Louis, MO.
Cover art by Nameless.

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Handsomely Rich Kings St. Louis, Missouri

Handsomely Rich Kings, a collaboration of like-minded college friends IamHandsomeRob, e., and Ole Soul, presents music about truth at a time when alternate facts are getting way too much attention. This is our debut EP: 1312.

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