Music Spotlight; Eddie Murphy, "Red Light"

Eddie Murphy just dropped Red Light 's video, a single from his upcoming album 9 to be released in 2014.
Watched it and had it on repeat ever since. Its a dope reggae song, with great lyrics, originality and an on point collabo (two thumbs up to Snoop Dogg, sorry, Snoop Lion). Haahaha.

 Been listening to a lot of good music of late, feels good adding this to the list. After Lucky Dube, Eddie Murphy's got me loving reggae music. Yup! ~ I can officially say that.

 I think the music has an underlying message of what was, what is, and where I/we want to be ~ a better place. It emphasizes the need for a better society, It calls for a rethinking, a refocusing of our actions towards making our lives better. And honestly, you can't have a better society without the people and the leader being better.

I especially love the latter part, which kind of evokes the feeling of accountability. You know, where you run off, do whatever, but at the end you would need to stop (red light) and be held accountable. And when you think about it, after all we've done the results of our  actions are what's stopping us, calling us back and saying, why did you do this (karma)? Let me put it this way, if you are tired of bad karma, then start doing good things. And like the Bible says, what you sow, you reap.  And that's what life is all about ~ sowing seeds (what we do) and reaping them (what happens after). 

My thoughts, what are yours?

Lyrics;

Oh yeah!

Redlight

Stop right there where you are

Redlight

Stop right there where you are

(There where you are)

Out of the frying pan, into the fire

Burning down the people’s souls

My high anxiety is getting higher

Feels like I’m gonna blow

Gone is the breeze that used to be so sweet

Poison is the wind that blows

It can’t be long till the military come

With a knock, knock, knock on your door

Alright

Redlight

Stop right there where you are

This is a redlight

Stop right there where you are

(Stop there where you are)

(Gone) Emancipation

(Gone) Race relation

(Gone) Most of the rebels are gone

(Gone) The trust in nation

(Gone) The time we’re wastin’

(Gone) The people’s patience is gone

Broken economy, the streets are dire

Even more than before

I need some betterness to take me higher

Feels like I’m gonna blow

Gone are the days when people used to say

“Everything is alright”

No place to run, now here your karma a come

With a knock, knock, knock on your door

Redlight. Stop right there where you are

This is a redlight. Stop right there where you are

(Stop there where you are)

Redlight. Stop right there where you are

Redlight. Stop right there where you are

(Stop there where you are)

Pick up the pieces, let it begin, cause this is the way that we flow

Higher and higher and higher we go

Through dedication, self-preservation Hailie (high) Selassie (high)

(Gone) Marcus Garvey, Montgomery, Martin

(Gone) All the rebels are gone

(Gone) We’ve lost our way

(Gone)Darkness is the day

(Gone) Most of the rebels are gone

Redlight

Redlight

Redlight

We can ride, we can roll, we can breathe

We can talk, we can walk, we can stop

At the redlight

We can smoke, we can do what we want

And be real with the blunt, we just stop

At the redlight

We’ll stay true, and be you

And be up way above with no pushin’ or shovin’

We can ride, we can roll, we can breathe

We can talk, we can walk, we’ll just stop

At the redlight

We can smoke, we can do what we want

And be real with the blunt, we just stop

At the redlight

We’ll stay true, and be you

And be up way above with no pushin’ or shovin’

Redlight

You can set your life in order, you want peace, sow that seed; whatever you want start sowing that seed.

And by the way, I love Snoop's new name!

Stay blessed.