KINGSHIP
This comes flying straight out of the hangar! Triple O turns up the tempo and you can tell this guy’s got the ability to spit bars without taking a breath….
The beat is hot, I’m going to take a guess and say it’s around 130BPM, over it Triple O just hits the ground running….
My interpretation of this is that he’s speaking to the youth of today, that they can do better with their lives…. It’s an important message, given what’s happened in the last two years, with the BLM movement making waves, and black people coming out of the shadows to show what they’re capable of.
The verse that speaks to me the most is the hook:
Kingship
never ever let the crown slip
black kings we are not kids
know better, and do better – we are better
we rise up… then look at your kingship
Look at your kingship
never ever let the crown slip
black kings we are not kids
know better, and do better – we are better
we rise up… then look at your kingship.
So, what do we know about Triple O? He’s an independent artist from London, a MOBO winner, a musician and to me a true poet.
I’ve known of him for a very long time, and something told me when I saw his Facebook post that he was releasing an album that I needed to support. As a fellow musician from a church background I understand how hard it is to get your music to the mainstream, if I can help get him heard I will do my best.
Make sure you check out his album “Everything Left Unsaid” a project dedicated to his daughter.
Words by Del Osei-Owusu
The songbird 