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No Color

by John Tyler

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1.
Slam Poetry 02:55
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“Slam Poetry!” [Intro] Okay, stepping up to the stage we got a new comer, his name is Johnny Llama. Show him some love, show him some love. How you doing everybody? This poem is called “Black, White, & Blue”. [Hook] Black, White, Blue Who are you? Black, White, Blue Who are you? [Verse1] You a Black man? You must rap man Prolly trap man You on crack man You finna snap man? You Nigga, Nigger, Jiggaboo Ain't nobody feeling you Matter fact they killing you [Hook] Black, White, Blue Who are you? Black, White, Blue Who are you? [Verse2] You a White man? Prolly got lice man Wanna fight man? Hey I gotta gun! Alright, sike man Your selfish Niggas worked for free and now they helpless All you do is kill em, now they see they rebellious [Bridge] Okay, let me give you a scenario. What if a black man and the Grand Dragon met each other? Became friends, shook hands, invited each other to each other houses. They had so much respect for each other that the white man, the Grand Dragon quit the klan. Let me ask you this What would you do? The leader of the KKK quit the klan? What would you do? Is he crazy? He quit the klan? What would you do? Is racism dead? Is it dead? What would you do? Scream! AHHHHHH [Hook] Black, White, Blue Who are you? Black, White, Blue Who are you? [Verse3] You a Blue man? You got all the power Must feel good Shooting brothers every hour No regret? You feeling sour? Blacks and whites is tired of it Everybody tired of it [Hook] Black, White, Blue Say it with me say it! Who are you? Scream it! Scream it! Black, White, Blue Everybody, every... Who are you? Who are you? [Bridge] Truth be told black, white, blue, green, purple, yellow. Does it really matter what you are? Along as your not hurting anybody right? Because at the end of the day, we're all humans with the same emotions and feelings. So let's put the gun down, and share a slice, and share a conversation. You know? [Outro] Thank you everyone that's my time, once again my name is Johnny Llama, one more time we're all gonna sing together [Hook] Black, White, Blue Who are you? Thank you.
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Who's the N_____!? 03:38
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“Who’s The N_____!?” [James Baldwin] We didn't invent the nigga I didn't event it White people invented it I always known, I had to know by the time I was seventeen years old What you were describing was not me What you were afraid of was not me Had to be something else, you invented it [Verse1] I don't see just but I had a dream of Victory All this bad hate All this bad misery, ended.. And all we had was liberty No more bad mysteries No more artillery Oh, oh silly me Reality is killing we That's our life history Death or a injury Lies, hate, rape that's our fate? What? I am not your Negro, I am not your Negro I am just Victorious, I am just Victorious I am not your hero, I am not your hero Extravagant, Passionate, lacking it I'm a black activist, I'm a black graduate They kill us on a accident Haha accident Gunshot Or store us in the cabinet They'll murder you too why you rapping this? The truth needs to be told [James Baldwin] [Hook] I am who I say I am I am Victorious I am who I say I am I am Victorious I am who I say I am I am Victorious I am who I say I am I am Victorious Yeah yeah [Verse2] I ain't no Nigger! I ain't no Nigga! I ain't no Jiggaboo! I am not your negro! I ain't no beast! I am not attacking you I don't got no attitude I don't got no gratitude What am I supposed to be thankful for? I'm suppose to be in Africa were the water pour What am I supposed to be thankful for? I'm either dead, jail, rapper, or going to war [James Baldwin] You know? And really always that's part of the agony I always known that I'm not a nigga But if I am not the nigga, Average two of the real you Than who is the nigga? [Bridge] Not me! Not me! Not me! Not me! Not me! Not me! Not me! I'm free! [Hook] I am who I say I am I am Victorious I am who I say I am I am Victorious I am who I say I am I am Victorious I am who I say I am I am Victorious Yeah yeah [Beat Switch] [Verse3] I’mma make the birds fly I see you with my 3rd eye You hypocrite I'm coming after you I'm coming after it I'm back like Lazarus I'm hazardous, rap-turous, slanderous That's what they want me to be I'm coming with the heat Let's have the conversation No more confrontation No more nation, nation Aggravation We need more love We need more love We need more love We need more love
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More Love 03:56
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“More Love” [Pre-Hook] Power, look what you did to me Power, you made history Power, look what you did to me Love, I see victory [Verse1] More love for my people More love for my city More love for my block Is you riding with me? Who gon make the change in Great America? Trump? Acting like it’s a euphoria The system been corrupt We out of luck, we out of bucks Run a muck Shots fired, better duck Where’s the love? The peace? The unity? Everybody’s community? Let’s all come together beautifully All my people sing [Hook] We need more love We need more love We need more love We need more love We need more love We need more love We need more love We need more love [Bridge] We need more Love (12x) [Verse2] 18 years of life I think I finally get the world The liars the cheaters are the ones who run the world Trying be a better person like my name is Earl How can you change the world when you can’t change yourself? All people care about is money, and how to get the honeys, and how to get the hundreds Put some power in them punches (uh) What about love? What about hope? When the time comes money will be a joke You think money got the whites through the Holocaust? You think money got the blacks through slavery? You think money will stop all the sickness? You think money will cure all the hunger? I said [Verse3] Money, it ain’t everything I said money it ain’t everything [Verse4] Just to be clear Money is not a bad thing Because, money fixes bad thing And money isn’t everything It can’t compete with love But it will cop you that wedding ring [Pre-Hook] Power, look what you did to me Power, you made history Power, look what you did to me Love, I see victory [Hook] We need more love We need more love We need more love We need more love We need more love We need more love We need more love We need more love [Bridge] We need more Love (12x) [Outro] We need more love We need more love We need more love We need more love
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Make The Change 04:57
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“Make The Change” [Verse1] Someday, we’ll be all right Someday, we won’t have to fight War and corruption We gotta do something To make the change [Chorus] To make the change Diggy Diggy To make the change Change, change, change Diggy Diggy [Verse1] One day, we’ll be alright One day, we’ll see the light War and corruption We gotta do something To make the change [Chorus] To make the change Diggy Diggy To make the change Change, change, change Diggy Diggy [Outro] You gotta make the change

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Racism, colorism, and unjust is what John Tyler tackles in this profound EP. John talks about his story of growing up in Baltimore dealing with racist white people call him "nigger", and dealing with being treated differently in all communities because of his dark skin color. This project is real, authentic, thought-provoking, and starts a conversation of whats really going on, and gives a solution on how to fix it.

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released June 11, 2020

John Tyler - No Color

1.Slam Poetry
John Tyler: Guitar, Piano, Bass, Congo’s
David Diongue: Alto Saxophone
Brandon Woody: Trumpet
Greg Kocis: Drums

2. Who’s the N*****!?
John Tyler: Guitar, Bass, Drums
Samples: James Baldwin - “Who is the nigger?”

3. More Love
Featuring Abby T. & Joe Paradise
John Tyler: Organ, Guitar, Drums
David Diongue: Alto Saxophone

4. Make the Change
Featuring Dacey
John Tyler: Piano, Organ, Guitar, Bass, Glockenspiel
Brandon Woody: Trumpet
Asia Palmer: Flute
Jim Dooley: Drums

All music produced and written by Johnny Llama.
All music mixed & mastered by Ingvar Jacobson.
Artwork by Sam Fissel

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John Tyler is a 24-year-old, Baltimore-based artist, multi-instrumentalist, multi-genre producer and Founder of Love Groove Festival. Visit JohnTylerSounds.com for more info.

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