Old Redford

by Vahn Black

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This that ice cold rhythm
This that motor city swingin’
This that new age Motown reincarnated
If ya ridin’, hold on
Goin’ hard goin long
Reppin’ 313 ’til breakin’ of dawn

This that sugar in ya grits
That made ya girl real thick
This that food for ya soul
That make ya ops feel sick
This that Dilla, Dilla, Dilla feelin’
Yeah I’m diggin’ myself
‘Cause the blood in my veins
Come from the realer

This that diamond in the rough
Yeah that skin real tough
This that for us by us
Naw, naw, you cannot touch
This that deep south rooted

This that Georgia Alabama bloodline
Took lemon and lime
And made sweet of the days
When this was just promise land
Yeah we gon’ keep on standin’

So ancestors can be singin’ like la la la
Be singin’ like la la la
Be singin’
Ancestors can be singin’ like la la la
Be singin’ like la la la la
Be singin’

So ancestors can be singin’ like la la
Be singin’ like la la la
Be singin’
Ancestors can be singin’ like la la la
Singin’ like la la la la
Be singin’
Singin’
Singin’

Like they so proud of us
Yeah they so proud of us
I know they so proud of us
But they want more for us

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released February 26, 2021
Written by: Jada N.E. Henderson
Produced by: JNE
Recorded by: Jada Nycole Ellise
Mixing: Jada Nycole Ellise
Mastering: Jada Nycole Ellise and Ivontae Corbin

Cover art: Spirit of Detroit Reimagined by Jada Nycole Ellise
Photography: Jada Nycole Ellise
Creative direction: Jada Nycole Ellise and Ivontae Corbin

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Vahn Black Atlanta, Georgia

Born and raised in Detroit, Vahn Black grew up surrounded by the sounds of Motown, Jazz, Techno, and Gospel music. Black's work in music research and passion for storytelling is at the center of her music. Her latest work centers stories of blues giant Gladys Bentley’s life and career as told in the 1952 Ebony magazine article I Am a Woman Again. ... more

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