Name: Por El Suelo
Duration: P00H03M23S
Description: “Por el Suelo,” the first single follows the tradition of Manu Chao, sampling Colombian singer Toto La Momposina’s La Verdolaga but blending our own version of trap and hip hop with bilingual raps.

Por El Suelo

from Brown Is Beautiful by Olmeca

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“Por el Suelo,” the first single follows the tradition of Manu Chao, sampling Colombian singer Toto La Momposina’s La Verdolaga but blending our own version of trap and hip hop with bilingual raps.

lyrics

1st verse:
Como Tarahumara firmly grounded and I travel slow,
Live, life, every step I take I grow!
On the ground is where it happens that’s people go
Por el Suelo follow steps of the great Nina Simone!
Si vivo en las nubes no vivo y por eso
Por el suelo camina el pueblo
todos igual como grano de arena
Sin el suelo aquí nadie aterriza
Those who float in the wind never were here to begin hand me the pin
Walk where I’ve been the people have seen
todos los vuelos tienen su fin

Cada paso cifra cuentos
Cada suspiro el llanto de viento el canto
La calles, la sierra son las hojas el lodo, la tinta
En cada paso escribo dichos y párrafos vida escrita en tierra
historias ilustre del pueblo
humilde memoria con sello de lava mi gente
de selva, montaña, y jungla urbana, desierto
tu lucha me inspira y digo
el manaña no se vive arriba...por el suelo!

2nd verse:
Planta de los Pies ponlas
Todos iguales cuando andan
Al cielo? Empieza por el
Hormiga soy trabajando
Paso por paso por paso avanzo
Los gigantes marcan tiempo
Nutritivo semillero planto
movimiento

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from Brown Is Beautiful, track released August 1, 2013
Produced by Royal Highness

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Olmeca Los Angeles, California

Olmeca is a hip hop MC/Producer and activist hailing from L.A. CA His unique production talent in both English and Spanish is one that is hard to find, yet one that Olmeca has brilliantly mastered. In doing so, he has gained the respect of his peers in hip-hop’s demanding and unforgiving scene as well as that of many well-known names in the mainstream music industry. ... more