Rise: The Voice of a Generation is a 14-track journey through the struggles and strength of African youth. Fusing Afrobeat, conscious rap, and soul, it speaks on broken systems, digital opportunity, unity, and self-empowerment. Each song is a call to rise, reflect, and rebuild. Bold, raw, and inspiring—this is more than an album.

It’s the heartbeat of a generation refusing to be silenced.

Track 1:Intro – Echoes of the Streets

From the dusty roads of Kano to the neon lights of Lagos,
Where dreams are built and broken like glass in the gutters,
The youth hustle, they grind, they rise, they fall,
But through it all, their voices echo in the streets.

See, Mama dey pray for me,
Papa no fit pay the fee,
Degree for hand, but no job dey land,
Na who go help me break this chain?

The streets be my teacher,
Hunger be my preacher,
But man must wisen up,
Cos suffer no be future.

We are the echoes of the streets,
We no go bow, we no retreat,
Even when the night be dark,
The sun go rise, we no defeat.

Rise up, rise up, we dey move!

I see the tears, I feel the pain,
Another youth lost to the game,
Chasing dreams in a broken land,
But hope still dey, we no go stand for shame.

Brother, sister, make you hear,
Our time dey near, no live in fear,
We be kings, we be queens,
Na we go change the atmosphere.

Stand up, my people, we no be slaves,
Our hands dey build, our minds create,
We be the future, the change, the wave,
No more silence, no more wait.

From the dust, we rise,
From the struggle, we fight,
And when the world says no,
We turn echoes into thunder.

Track 2: Hustle & Grind

From the crack of dawn till the streetlights glow,
We dey hustle, we dey move, we dey chase our own,
Some dey push wheelbarrow, some dey sell for junction,
But one thing sure pass: we no go stop till we reach the top.

Born into struggle, we learn how to fight,
We no get silver spoon, but we still shine bright,
From Lagos to Accra, na the same old song,
Man dey hustle from the night till the early morn.

Degree for hand, but no job dey ground,
If no be keke, na POS I run,
But still I rise, still I dream,
Cos nobody fit tell me say I no go win.

We dey hustle, we dey grind,
We go make am, give it time,
Keep the fire burning bright,
Na our turn, na our time.

No retreat, no surrender!

See mama dey wait make I bring something home,
Baby sis dey ask for new school uniform,
If I no stand up, if I no find way,
Who go lift me up, who go clear my way?

But I no fit bow, I no fit break,
Hustle for the bread, but no lose my faith,
Cos today na struggle, tomorrow na reign,
Every hustle must pay, no be just in vain.

Stand up, rise up, no dull yourself,
Learn that skill, build that wealth,
If door no open, create your own,
Na so we dey move, na so we dey grow.

No matter the struggle, no matter the pain,
Every seed we plant, e go grow one day,
No stop, no dull, no lose your way,
Hustle with wisdom, make tomorrow great.

We go make am, give it time!

Track 3: Broken Promises

They tell us wait, tomorrow go better,
They promise roads, they promise light,
But still, we dey for same position,
Still we dey fight, still we dey strive.

Same old story, different election,
Dem go promise change, but na the same direction,
See my people dey suffer, water no dey,
Light go blink once, then e fade away.

You talk, dem go chase you,
EndSARS, we no forget you,
Justice no dey, system no care,
The leaders dey chop, while the youths dey bear.

Broken promises, we don hear am before,
Dey tell us wait, but we no fit no more,
If we no fight, who go open the door?
Our future dey call, we must rise, we must soar.

No more silence, we go rise!

Dem say go school, get degree,
Now I get am, but no job for me,
Dem chop money, build mansion for sea,
But my street still dirty, no road, no tree.

See the youth wey dey para,
Some dey run, some dey tire,
But me, I go fight, me I go speak,
Cos silence na weapon wey make man weak.

No go wait for savior, na we be the change,
Organize, mobilize, no let dem arrange,
If we stand as one, we fit turn the page,
The youth na the future, time to break the cage.

We rise!" and "No more silence!

Enough of broken promises, enough of the lies,
The youth dey rise, the fire no go die,
Na we be the leaders, na we be the light,
If we stand together, we go win this fight.

We go rise, we go shine!

Track 4: Japa Syndrome

Some go say na greener pastures,
Some go say na just survival,
But when your own land push you comot,
Wetin remain for the ones wey no fit go?

Passport ready, one-way flight,
Na so John pack him bags say him wan japa tonight,
School no work, job no sure,
E say, "If I stay for Naija, hunger go burst.

But for airport, e see him guy wey land,
Say, "Bro, no go think say life easy for that side,"
"We dey hustle, we dey grind,
And still we dey miss our motherland.

Oh oh, japa no be only way,
If we build am here, e go better one day,
So many talents, so many dreams,
If we stand together, we fit change this scene.

Japa no be answer, we go rise!

Bro, I no judge you, I know say e hard,
But if all of us run, who go fix the yard?
If na coding, if na trade,
Learn that skill, find your way.

Africa dey bleed, leaders dey chop,
But me and you fit change the plot,
Invest for home, build for street,
So our pikin no go need to flee.

If light no dey, we go light am,
If road no good, we go fix am,
Na we be the future, we go rise up,
Make we build am, make e better.

If all of us run, who go remain?
If all of us build, who go suffer again?
Na we be the change, na we get the dream,
If we no build am, who go give am for free?

We go rise, we go shine!

Track 5: Digital Goldmine

No be only oil money dey for ground,
No be only white-collar job dey pay,
For this digital world, if you sabi the game,
You fit cash out, no delay.

I wake up, log in, check my stats,
My PayPal dey ring, dollars dey land,
Before dem wake for street, I don cash out,
Remote work dey move, see me dey shine.

Man no need to japa, cash flow dey,
Learn that skill, chop money today,
No need for Yahoo, no need for fraud,
Knowledge na power, I swear e go pay.

This na digital goldmine,
Learn that skill, make that money online,
No need to beg, no need to whine,
Your phone be the tool, make you use am shine.

No dull, no slack, money dey for app!

Sade dey broke, job no sure,
She learn graphic design, now she dey tour,
Sammy no fit pay him school fees,
But crypto trade don put am for ease.

Coding, writing, marketing,
Build your brand, start something,
Na who dey hustle, na e go shine,
Your phone fit be your dollar sign.

No go wait for miracle,
No go wait for government,
If you sabi am, if you grind am,
Digital money go elevate you.

You just received $500.

The world don change, no be by certificate,
Na by knowledge, na by mindset,
Open your eyes, see the way,
Your future dey your hands, make you press play.

No dull, no slack, money dey for app!

Track 6: Young & Wild

Likes no fit buy you peace,
Trending no mean say you get real friends,
Dey live for the ‘gram, but dey lost in the mirror,
Tell me, who you be when the filters fade?

Another post, another pic,
Who go like? Who go click?
Scrolling, scrolling, chasing fame,
But still, my mind dey lost for the game.

Gucci bag, fake smile,
Dey stunt online, but e no be real life,
Validation dey for the screen,
But when light go off, who dey there for me?

We be young, we be wild,
But who we be when the mask go down?
Finding self in a world so loud,
Real ones dey, no go drown.

No lose yourself, just hold your ground!

Na who dey flex pass go cry for night,
Influence dey, but no mean say e right,
If na true happiness, na inside you,
No be by clout, no be by view.

Mental health, we no dey talk,
But many youth dey fight their thoughts,
Take am easy, no be race,
Life no be IG, na steady pace.

If no be you, tell me who?
Who go love you if you no love you?
Look inside, find your truth,
The best you dey inside you.

No be everything wey shine be gold,
No be everything wey trend be truth,
Know yourself, love yourself,
Because na only real ones go shine for life.

No lose yourself, just hold your ground!

Track 7: Love & Struggle

We dey manage, we dey try,
But wahala dey test our vibe,
If love na money, then we go fail,
But if na trust, we go prevail.

Baby no go leave me for struggle,
Hold me tight, we go double,
E go better, e go change,
Love no be money, na faith.

We go rise, we go shine, no let go!

My guy say if no money, love no sure,
But my papa dey love my mama before,
We fit hustle, we fit build,
Together we dey strong, na love be shield.

But I know say pressure dey,
Society go talk, family go say,
If e no fit provide, why you dey stay?
But true love no dey count who pay.

Love me when e hard,
Love me when e sweet,
Make we hold each other,
We go reach our peak.

Love no be by designer shoes,
No be by who fit spend pass,
Na by who go stand when things rough,
Who go stay when days dark.

We go rise, we go shine, no let go!

Track 8: Ghetto Superstar

Dem say if you come from trenches, you no fit fly,
But who talk say lion no fit grow inside jungle?
Where you start no define where you go end,
If you believe, if you hustle, you go ascend.

Born for ghetto, life no sweet,
No silver spoon, just dust for street,
Papa dey try, Mama dey pray,
But hunger no dey give man holiday.

Man start to hustle, brick by brick,
Sleepless nights, we dey chase that dream,
Nobody believe, nobody send,
But today, I don change my own story end.

Ghetto superstar, we dey rise,
From the trenches to the skies,
We no go stop, we no go fall,
If we believe, we go conquer all.

Keep pushing, keep shining!

My guy say Bro, e no sure,
But I tell am say, Guy, e go work!
Talent plus hustle, add small grace,
Today, we dey ball, we dey win this race.

See mama smile, see papa proud,
Na we dey change the game for the crowd,
If you from the bottom, no lose hope,
Life no be sprint, my brother, na road.

Stand up, rise up, no fear,
If dem talk, no hear,
The world is yours, go claim,
Na you go write your name.

Ghetto no mean say you no fit shine,
Struggle no mean say you no fit climb,
Look inside, find your way,
Your destiny no fit fade.

Keep pushing, keep shining!

Track 9: Faith Over Fear

Dem say life no balance,
Sometimes e go up, sometimes e go down,
But no matter the storm, if you hold your faith,
You go rise again.

Days wey I cry, nights wey I pray,
Baba God, make You show me the way,
Mama dey fast, Papa dey kneel,
But for this hustle, na faith be my shield.

They tell me say make I give up,
But me, I know say my time dey come,
Na patience, na prayer,
Na only faith go take me higher.

Faith over fear, we no go fall,
Even when e dark, we go stand tall,
Light go shine, breakthrough near,
Keep your faith, make e conquer fear.

Hold on, hold strong!

Remember the boy wey dem talk say e lost?
Now e dey shine, now e be boss,
Na grace, na work, na believe,
If you hold God tight, you go achieve.

E fit delay, but e no go deny,
Destiny dey wait, wipe your eye,
E go happen, no be joke,
Believe say your future go shine like gold.

If storm dey rage, no be the end,
If wahala dey, better days go mend,
Lift your head, raise your voice,
Faith go carry you, you go rejoice.

No matter the storm, no matter the fight,
As long as you breathe, hope still dey light,
Keep your faith, hold am tight,
Tomorrow dey shine, no lose sight.

Faith over fear, we go stand tall!

Track 10: Voice of the Voiceless

They tell us make we silent,
But silence na prison,
If we no talk, who go hear?
If we no rise, who go care?

Street boys dey run, wahala don start,
Police dey vex, e be like war zone attack,
But na who dem suppose to protect,
Na dem dey treat us like convict, no respect.

Bad governance, dem no hear our cry,
We no fit sleep, we no fit try,
Dem dey loot, dem dey chop,
But for ghetto side, e still dey rough.

We be voice of the voiceless,
We no go stop, we no go rest,
Till the system change, till the truth be known,
We go stand strong, we go hold our own.

No retreat, no surrender!

Every ghetto youth, make you stand,
We no go fear, we no go run,
We dey fight for justice, we dey fight for peace,
No more silence, we no go cease.

Tell the leaders, tell them clear,
We no be slaves, we no dey fear,
If we unite, dem go shake,
Na we go break this chain, we go wake.

No let them take your voice away,
Stand for truth, no look away,
We be future, we be light,
We go stand, we go fight.

We need justice! 

No go silent when injustice dey,
Na we be the change, na we be the way
If we stand, if we rise,
Na we go bring the morning light.

No retreat, no surrender!

Track 11: No Handouts

Nobody go dash you wealth,
Nobody go hand you success,
If you wan chop, you go grind,
If you wan shine, you go find.

Dem say money no dey,
But me, I know say way dey,
Na who fit think, na who fit plan,
Na e go chop, na e go stand.

I no dey wait for manna fall,
My hand dey work, my mind dey tall,
If hustle dey, my blessings sure,
Success no be by luck, e get law.

No handouts, we dey grind,
If you wan shine, make you find,
Opportunity dey for who go move,
If you no work, na who go prove?

No dull, no slack, build your stack!

See my guy Seyi, e dey code,
Now e dey work for tech remote,
See my babe Sandra, she dey bake,
Now she dey cash out, money no fake.

Some dey wait for government,
Some dey beg for settlement,
But me I know say time no dey,
I no fit slack, I go find my way.

If money no dey, make you learn,
No dey wait, no dey bend,
The future bright, just make am work,
Your destiny dey your hand, no stop.

No wait for help wey no go come,
If you wan shine, make you run,
The road dey tough, but if you stand,
Success go shake you for hand.

No dull, no slack, build your stack!

Track 12: Africa Dream

Dem tell us say Africa no fit rise,
Say we no fit build, say we no fit shine,
But na lie, na trick, na big disguise,
Our hands go shape the dream, our minds go climb."

They say make we run, say future no sure,
But me, I see gold, I see diamonds in our floor,
See my brother wey dey code, my sister wey dey trade,
If we fit believe, na we go elevate.

See the sun, see the land,
See the strength wey dey our hand,
If we fit build, if we fit plan,
We go turn this place to promised land.

This na African dream,
Where we rise, where we win,
We go shine, we go build,
Africa strong, e no go sink.

One love, one fight, future bright!

Why we dey beg, why we dey wait?
We get the power to change our fate,
Business, tech, music, art,
If we join hands, we fit restart.

Europe dey fear, America dey watch,
Because dem know say we get torch,
The fire dey burn, the youth dey wake,
African dream, we go elevate.

Stand up, Africa, time don reach,
Build that dream, make e big,
We get gold, we get mind,
No go let dem steal our shine.

If we no build, who go build?
If we no dream, who go lead?
Na we get this land, na we be the light,
African dream go shine so bright.

One love, one fight, future bright!

Track 13: One People, One Voice

Dem try divide us, but dem no succeed,
Different tribes, different tongues, but the same seed,
If we join hands, if we stand tall,
We go rise, we go break that wall.

Why we dey fight, why we dey tear?
Na the same struggle, na the same prayer,
Na the same sweat, na the same sun,
If we move as one, we go overcome.

See my brother from the North,
See my sister from the South,
Everybody wan chop,
Everybody wan house.

But if we no work as team,
If we no move as one,
The leaders go still dey play,
Dem go use us for fun.

One people, one voice,
If we stand together, we go rise,
No division, no more fight,
We be one, we be light.

One heart, one love, we be strong!

Na who go gain if we break apart?
Na who go win if we tear the land?
Dem dey laugh when we dey fight,
Dem dey chop while we dey cry.

So make we learn, make we grow,
Build am right, make e flow,
If Ghana dey move, Nigeria dey stand,
If Kenya dey rise, we all go expand.

Forget the tribe, forget the hate,
We get power to elevate,
Africa to the world, na time don reach,
We go spread love, we go preach.

If we hold hands, we go shine,
If we love deep, we go climb,
No let dem break our bond,
Na unity go make us strong.

One love, one Africa

No matter your tribe, no matter your name,
We all dey under the same flame,
Na together we go win,
Na unity be the dream.

One heart, one love, we be strong!

Track 14: Legacy

The greatest wealth no be money,
No be car, no be mansion,
Na the name wey we go leave,
Na the road wey we go pave.

Na who go stand if we no lead?
Na who go rise if we no teach?
Na who go build if we no dream?
We be giants, but we dey sleep.

Dem say the future bright,
But who go light the fire?
If we no plant the seed,
How we go see empire?

What’s your legacy?
What you go leave for the next to see?
If you rise, who you go lift?
Make your name be a gift.

Rise up, build strong, pass it on!

My papa tell me say,
No be today, e be long way,
If you wan chop fruit,
You gats plant am from yesterday.

Legend no be by chance,
Legend no be by luck,
Na by work, na by heart,
Na by lifting who dey back.

We are the future.

If we build, if we grow,
Next generation go know,
Na love, na truth,
Na legacy we go show.

No be how much you get,
No be how far you go,
Na who you help, na who you grow,
Na the footprints wey you go leave for road.

Rise up, build strong, pass it on!