Tuesday Tunes: Warrior // Worrier

Outlandish is a hip-hop group based in Denmark.  Isam (Moroccan descent) and Waqas (Pakastani descent) are Muslim and Lenny (Cuban/Honduran descent) is Catholic.  They released their first album, Outland's Official in 2001 and their most recent album, Warrior // Worrier was released this year.

Gypsy Cab
Warrior // Worrier
Barrio
Sky Is Ours
Better Days
The Start
Ready To Love
Breathin' Under Water
A Mind Full Of Whispers
Into The Night
Gangsta Like Crazy
Dreamin' & Streamin'
TriumF

I was a little late finding out about this new album with them not being too popular here in the states.  In almost perfect timing, though, I discovered it right as Ramadan ended and I've been listening to it almost nonstop since then.  Gypsy Cab is definitely my favorite on the album and quickly becoming my favorite Outlandish song of all time.  There's a part of the song where they combine "Hallelujah" and "Alhumdulillah" and it made my heart melt.  Below are more of my favorite lyrics from the album...

Gypsy Cab 

“Say Hallelujah. Say Al halla lu li lah. Praise be at whoever your hearts is at, whether that be Allah or Jesus Christ.” 

“Maybe she lies ‘cause she'd prefer a broken neck instead of a broken heart.” 

Warrior // Worrier 

“Do whatever you love and you'll be free. If you can't buy happiness, try to lease.” “For what is worth you're my warrior and I'm your warrior.” 

“Goodness is bigger than us. You can't see it ‘cause it is silent but it's feeding this world.” 

“What you call a problem, I just call them lessons of love.” 

“God never promised you days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain. But he did promise strength for you every day.” 

“Everybody's in love when things are going well.” 

 Barrio 

“Whenever it rains, an angel cries. Makes me sad to see tears from the sky.” 

Sky Is Ours 

“They can have this Earth, this pile of dirt. But the sky is ours.” 

Better Days 

“Maniacs will you sit while geniuses drive your cabs? Dead end jobs that might leave you dead at the job. Oh, a place where you can third world in the first world.” “Poverty is like love, makes you do some crazy things.” 

The Start 

“Where a heart skips a beat no DJ could ever drop.” 

“In a heart where's there true love, there's no doubt. When it's love you'll know. It's from the start, from the start.” 

Ready To Love 

“We got one life to love each other. One life, one love. Protecting and be there for one another. We're worthless if we keep on fighting ‘cause together we can face the night if we're ready to love.” 

“It ain't enough that we are at war with nature. We want more more more than our 40 acres.” 

Breathin’ Under Water 

“Did I die for nothing instead of living for something?” 

“Maybe you know the difference. What's between just being alive and just living?” 

“I'm a P I M P. Preaching in my poetry.” 

“Can't buy happiness, at least I can lease it. I'm not being facetious when I say I need Jesus. How can we follow leaders when we have such hallow leaders?” 

“I got millions of ancestors deep in the Atlantic from where the slave traders came. And they still speaking through my vein, so when I'm speaking underwater.” 

A Mind Full of Whispers 

“A mind full of whispers, my heart full of scripture. Music is my frame and words play the picture.” 

Gangsta Like Crazy 

“Arab men are radical terrorists. Immigrants all play and must be sent away, period. Black men are criminals. Veiled women are oppressed. White men are racists. And free speech is irrelevant. If you believe in any of these statements, you are an idiot. I repeat, an idiot. I don't know who knocked the Twin Towers down, but in different times I wonder if a bomb falls in the desert will it make a sound?” 

TriumF 

“Put down the gun, pick up my pen. The ink of one worth more than men.”

I'll end with the official video for their single Warrior // Worrier.  Let me know what you think of the video and the album in general.  Is this your first time hearing of them?  If you were already a fan, how does this album compare to the others?

If it walks like a bigot, talks like a bigot... it's a bigot.

I know none of you will believe this because I'm not exactly known for keeping my mouth shut, but I really have tried my hardest to not say too much today about the imbeciles flocking to Chick-fil-a.

But, that ends now.

I'm the most intolerant person you'll ever meet apparently because if you know the severe harm Chick-fil-a is causing to a large group of people and STILL choose to support them, there's no room for you in my life. This is not about one comment made by Dan Cathy.  This is about years and years of hate and discrimination.  There's nothing good about an organization that uses shock treatment on teenagers and tells them they're beyond God's grace.  That's exactly what Exodus International does and that is one of the many hate groups that your beloved Chick-fil-a supports.  Don't you dare tell me this is an issue of freedom of speech/religion when people are DYING because of it.

It really baffles me how people can argue with facts.  Educate yourselves here.  Why support a company that's working so hard to deny people their rights?

And for the love of all things holy, Christians, please please please stop posting about how you're being persecuted. (Notice I said you not we because I don't want to be included in your shenanigans; you're making me look bad.)  If you want to talk about persecution, let's talk about the things YOU are doing to people all across the universe in the name of Jesus.  Cut it out.

I'm glad this whole Chick-fil-a shenanigans happened when it did though because through Facebook I've been able to easily point out who the bigots are and remove them from my life.

EDIT:

Eat mor chikin.. but not at Chick-fil-a.

Above is a copy of the letter from the mayor of Boston to Dan Cathy.  Many things have been misquoted so you should definitely take a look at the actual letter yourself.

For the past few weeks, I've remained quiet on the Chick-fil-a issue.  I hadn't really formed a solid opinion and furthermore, I didn't really care to.  I felt like people on both sides of the issue were throwing stones and straying away from the issue at hand.  And more importantly, I just wanted to eat my chicken nuggets in peace without having to question their religious beliefs.  They are chicken nuggets, after all.

Now the issue has gotten so out of hand that I couldn't ignore it.  It was clear that this one wasn't going to blow over.  I've taken the past week to finally sit down and fomulated my thoughts/beliefs on the issue without influence from either side...

I am a very firm believer that the only reason you should or shouldn't eat at a restaurant is the taste of their food.  I don't really care if the owner of a company supports or not supports my religious/political beliefs.  HOWEVER, the president of Chick-fil-a does not know how to separate his personal beliefs from the company and have made several comments regarding what the company represents.  And you know what?  That's totally their prerogative.  Believe whatever you want, run your company however you want.   That's one of the perks of living in the great U S of A. (However, I do have a few questions regarding government funding for something that is clearly a religious organization - how does that work exactly?  I need to research it more.)

You know what my prerogative is, though?  To not spend my money at establishments who's beliefs do not coincide with mine.  

Those in support of Chick-fil-a continuously argue that has the right to believe whatever they'd like and are furious with the boycott.  I don't really understand this logic.  It's okay for Chick-fil-a to make bold statements that alienate a very large group of people but it's not okay for those alienated people to decide to no longer support them?

I think both sides of the issue need to take a step back and think before they make certain comments.  A blogger said, "Christian business owners are no longer allowed to express religious opinions in Boston".  No no and no.  No one ever said this.  You as an individual who just so happens to be a christian business owner can express your religious opinions until you're blue in the face.  It becomes a completely different issue when you say "[insert company name here] believes..." and if you can't see the major difference in that, you have problems that reach beyond this Chick-fil-a issue.

On the reverse side, people need to stop making rash comments such as, "if they find out I'm gay, they won't serve me."  No.. you're wrong.  Cathy is not going to create a gaydar that buzzes every time someone gay or a supporter of the gay community walks through the doors and you will not be immediately sprinkled with holy water.

Furthermore, the comments that were made by Cathy extend far beyond the gay community.  His statement means Chick-fil-a does not support single parents; people who aren't married to their first wives; and really depending on what denomination's interpretation of scripture that you adhere to, people in interracial marriages.

I don't care where you spend your money.  If you want to spend it at Chick-fil-a, go for it.  If you don't want to, that's cool too.  I, however, choose (praise God for agency/free will!) not to support establishments who are very vocal about things I do not support or believe in.   I have done this with several other companies, so Chick-fil-a is just one more being added to that list.

If you do choose to no longer support Chick-fil-a, I ask you to do more than just not eat there.  Educate yourself on what's actually going on.  Become involved.  It's easy to sit around complaining on the Internet.  DO SOMETHING.