Tenement Yard

by Eesah

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The Getaway Driver Riddim featuring UK Roots, Reggae, Dancehall icon Gappy Rannks alongside rising superstars Eesah, RSNY & Mighty Mystic. An ode to the hardcore conscious Modern Roots era of late 1990’s / early 2000’s with a modern twist.

Production is by Grammy-nominated duo Loud City in collaboration with longtime tastemaker/DJ/Producer, King I-Vier. The “Getaway Driver Riddim” will be a Roots Reggae fan’s favorite for many years to come.

lyrics

And a Dreadlock living in a
Tenament yard
See weh mi say now

I say
Can’t take mi nosey neighbor
Everyday dem watch mi like a nasty nagger
Cho!
But a true dem never know fi dem
The Natty nuh cater
I & I trod through life and
Praise the Creator

Tell you say
Ah dread
it dread
it dread
It dread
It dread
So dread
Living Inna tenement yard
Oh Dread
Living Inna tenement yard
Alright

Tell you say
Ah dread
it dread
it dread
It dread
It dread
Oh Dread
Living Inna tenement yard
Living Inna tenement
Living Inna tenement yard

Landlord ah tell mi seh the rent due
And mi woman she ah tek weh every cent too
Pan hair and nails so tell mi wah the natty Ben do
And everyday mi neighbors get up and ah war too
Hey
I can’t take this living no more
Mi ah go pack up and run like the sea fi the shore
Certain lifestyle no easy fi endure
Cause dem kind ah livity nuh pure

Tell you say
Ah dread
it dread
it dread
It dread
It dread
So dread
Living Inna tenement yard
Oh Dread
Living Inna tenement yard
Alright

I tell you say
Ah dread
it dread
it dread
It dread
It dread
So dread
Living Inna tenement yard
Oh Dread
Say living Inna tenement yard

Oh Lord
Can’t bring no one Inna mi yard
No
Mi can’t bring no one Inna mi yard
Oh Lord
Can’t bring no one Inna mi yard
Without dem
Just ah watch mi like a damn tape record

King I-Vier
Can’t bring no one Inna mi yard
I can’t bring no one Inna mi yard
Oh Lord
I can’t bring no one Inna mi yard
Bim!
Without dem
Just ah watch mi like a damn tape record

Sing
It dread
it dread
Oh Dread
Living Inna tenement yard
Living Inna tenement
Living Inna tenement yard
Living Inna tenement yard

It dread
it dread
Dread
Oh Dread
Living Inna tenement yard
Said living Inna tenement yard

credits

released October 22, 2023
Performed by
Eesah

Produced by
King I-Vier Music / Loud City

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King I-Vier San Francisco, California

King I-Vier is an award winning Reggae Club, Sound Clash and Radio DJ-Producer based in The San Francisco Bay Area. An established DJ for over a decade, I-Vier is a driving force in Jah Warrior Shelter Hi-Fi, an internationally known champion sound system. King I-Vier alongside his distinguished crew, have won titles and trophies up and down the California Coast since the end of the 90's. ... more