The Queen of Dancehall Spice and son Nicho re-focuses the Black Lives Matter narrative with the release of the music video for their collaboration song “Po-Po.” The song expresses a mother’s protection of her male-child and the youths fear of being stopped by police.
Taken from her debut album 10,...
[Intro]
When do we want it? (Now)
What do we want? (Justice)
When do we want it? (Now)
What do we want? (Justice)
When do we want it? (Now)
What do we want? (Justice)
When do we want it? (Now)
What do we want? (Justice)
When do we want it? (Now)
[Chorus]
Mi nuh trust e po-po
Di po, di po-po
When yuh see di blue light
Soon wi get a paow-paow
Mi nuh trust e po-po
Di po, di po-po
When yuh see di blue light
Soon wi get a paow-paow
[Verse 1: Spice]
Life shouldn't matter if you're black or you're white
If police inna sight, we nuh trust e blue light
Get pulled over, y'affi pray fi see another daylight
Black people get a fight, either dead or indict
[Pre-Chorus: Spice]
Call di government, call di president
Wi need a lot to reinvent, to represent and to prevent
Di killing of di innocent, man, ooman, adolescent
'Cause Black lives matta, wi ah nuh accident
[Chorus]
Mi nuh trust e po-po
Di po, di po-po
When yuh see di blue light
Soon wi get a paow-paow
Mi nuh trust e po-po
Di po, di po-po
When yuh see di blue light
Soon wi get a paow-paow
Mi nuh trust e po-po
Di po, di po-po
When yuh see di blue light
Soon wi get a paow-paow
Mi nuh trust e po-po
Di po, di po-po
When yuh see di blue light
Soon wi get a paow-paow
[Verse 2: Nicho & Spice]
Dem nuh do equality, dem see wi as a quantity
Dem kill from city to city, but nuh police brutality
And after such a history, dem still have di audacity
Fi treat we wid hostility, dem nuh protect community
Black man hold yuh sanity, keep a strong mentality
Ah full time wi get clarity, crush dem wid solidarity
Wi nuh have security wid nuh assurity
Wi need change rapidly, too much police conspiracy
[Pre-Chorus: Spice]
Call di government, call di president
Wi need a lot to reinvent, to represent and to prevent
Di killing of di innocent, man, ooman, adolescent
'Cause Black lives matta, wi ah nuh accident
[Chorus]
Mi nuh trust e po-po
Di po, di po-po
When yuh see di blue light
Soon wi get a paow-paow
Mi nuh trust e po-po
Di po, di po-po
When yuh see di blue light
Soon wi get a paow-paow
Mi nuh trust e po-po
Di po, di po-po
When yuh see di blue light
Soon wi get a paow-paow
Mi nuh trust e po-po
Di po, di po-po
When yuh see di blue light
Soon wi get a paow-paow
[Outro]
Shots fired
Suspect down, request EMT immediately
Po-Po was written by Spice & Nicho & Shaggy & Shane Hoosong.
Po-Po was produced by Shaggy & Shane Hoosong.