The YADA piece

This spoken word piece was inspired by YADA. Hope y'all like it.

My heart aint at rest with my generation,
Plenty talk, plenty condemnation,
From our leaders are bad and corrupt,
To our system is lame and disrupt.
Like the Jews we await a messiah,
And then boom! Abracadabra,
All our problems will go away.
(Laughs)
Look into the mirror, there is Nigeria's messiah,
If this generation won't learn from the mistakes of our heroes (coughs) past,
Then this generation might just be the last.
My people, Nigeria, perish for lack of knowledge,
You think I am lying check the elite class.
The beggars are riding horses and the princes are walking.
Money miss road is the story of the generation before and may remain the same for the generation after.
What are we gonna do?
What is the solution to our problems?
Its time for a new mindset,
A mind set on the right things,
Set on the right principles.
A mind set on the right information,
Set on the right knowledge.
Y.A.D.A- you deserve to know the truth
Y.A.D.A- the truth will set you free
Y.A.D.A- its time to experience the right knowledge
Y.A.D.A- transforming the Nigerian youth from the inside out
YADA- a revolution is coming

Coming soon. The new YADA website
www.yadamag.com
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN

Keep Speaking Video

Here is a video for one of my favourite pieces. I did that at Tolu Akanni's book launch. Enjoy

Get Away

I don't know what this is. Just came here and started typing this...

Get away, fly away,
I think I want to run away,
So much to do, so little time,
So little time...

You see, I can't even write. I need inspiration. I don't even know what is up with me. Somebody say a prayer for me. Please.

Download the Poetically Speaking piece... not the album here

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On High

This is another spoken word piece inspired by my new book, Me & Jesus. Enjoy

I am on a different high,
I am high on the Most High,
And His son, Jesus,
Who has been lifted on high,
Not by me, but by the Most High.
This Jesus is highly lifted up,
So high, that when we look up,
We see Him seated on the right side of the Most High,
Man, I am on High,
So high, It is like I am on cloud nine, ten or 99.
This Jesus who was put on the cross,
Is risen on high, high above the galaxies.
I am on high because,
Anytime I think & try to fathom Him,
I get on a different high.
So high, so high, so high,
Can't you see Him?
Have you not heard of His fame?
If you have not seen or heard,
Abeg look on high,
You will see Him there, shining in the light of His glory,
My God is on high,
He aint a local champion (Wetin you dey talk?)
I am so high, I can touch the sky like Kanye,
This Jesus not only walks, He soars with me,
Me on His wings, gliding up in the air, He is on high,
And now He runs this town, not only tonight,
But forever, He is the King of kings and Lord of lords,
He is on high.
He rules this body, His temple
I am on high,
If you still no get this tory
Check the Most High's love letter to man,
Then maybe you will understand why,
This son of the Most High is on high!

Audio coming soon...

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Me and Jesus

The new book I am writing inspires this poem. I hope that even as you read it you will be blessed.
 

Friends come and go,
Me and Jesus still remain .
Family can betray you,
Me and Jesus are still tight.
People judge and criticise,
Me and Jesus know what’s up.
The enemy tries to steal my joy,
Me and Jesus overcome.
I am so in love with Him,
He is the One who rescued me.
I am so in love with Him,
He is the One who takes care of me.
I am so in love with Him,
Under His arms, I find peace.
I am so in love with Him.
My burdens and fears are on Him.
I don’t care what this world may bring,
I don’t care what anyone thinks,
Someday I will see Him,
(and me and Jesus)
We will live happily ever after.
Selah!

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Poetically Speaking is available for download!!!

Hey guys!

Poetically Speaking is now available for download here

It features spoken word pieces from me and music from eMJoy, Phis-A-Man, Von Trap, Adot and Je'Kob from The Washington Projects...

Don't forget to give me feedback...

Thanks for the Patience and support

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Nominate "Anani Speaks" for The Nigerian Blog Awards

Hey y'all.

The Nominees for the Group A category for the Nigerian Blog Awards has started. You can nominate Anani Speaks for the Best Poetry Blog category, Best Student blog, Best New blog or the unique voice category. Just type the address of the blog http://ananispeaks.blogspot.com in the available box. Also, you can nominate our sister blog The Talkaholic. The address is http://harry-rami.blogspot.com

Thank you so much

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On Poetically Speaking

Hey guys,
I wanna apologize on the delay of the launch of the Poetically Speaking Mixtape. I have been trynna upload it online but it is not uploading...

Pray for my connection

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Mixtape Cover. Part 2

Thank you all for the suggestions as regards the cover of  the mixtape. I really appreciate it. My lovely friend and blogger dew designed a cover for me. Check it out... Lemme know what you think.

So what do you think??

Love you Dew!!!

Poetically Speaking: Mixtape Cover

This is the cover of the mixtape. What do y'all think?

I am Available

Hey y'all,

What's good? First of all, I wanna say a big thank you to all who have shown me support. Thank you so much I really do appreciate it. 

The Poetically Speaking Mixtape still drops May 8th, which happens to be my birthday. I am so excited and I hope you are blessed by the poems you will be hearing there... Also, I am available to do shows, album skits, concerts whatever... and I am willing to do it for free... I just wanna spread the message of change across the world. The essence of Poetically Speaking is to speak till there is a change from our spiritual life to our nation. There has to be a change starting from you and I. The poems are a reflection of my struggles, my fears and my hope for change... I cannot wait for the release...

Once again, thanks for the support and keep praying for me... We gotta win anyway we know how...

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Vision of Love

I had a vision of love... it was an amazing vision. He was there, with arms wide open, calling me... It was crazy... Here I am a young, average, random dude... Undeserving of His love and He reaches out to me...
Love really is strong, for how can a Holy God, love someone like me...

I had a dream last night,
There I saw Him again,He told me that He was working all things together for my good and that he had it all covered...can you imagine that? He said that His love for me will never end and that He has called me for greater thing... very funny... You should have seen the way I laughed, Me? Greater things... I doubt He knows about my low self esteem and insecurity issues... Funny thing is He says he does. How did he even know I was thinking what I was thinking sef? This man...

I had an illusion of reality... It had to be an illusion... I saw Him die for my sake... Who does that? I don't even love Him the way He loves me so why die? who does that? It had to be an illusion. People were beating Him like a criminal, He was spat on and they gambled with His clothes... for me... I did not send Him message... I no send am...but e be like say the Guy send me sha... Abi? No... It has to be an illusion of reality... I should see a therapist cause it is like I am imagining things... Yes oh...
Thing is, He came near and carried me and said... This is no illusion, is has real as the air you breathe... WOW!!! There is most definitely no greater love than this...

This is why like TY Bello, I will love this Man for the rest of my life... For Him to do all that He did for me, He has to consider me special, the apple of His eyes...
This love is all I need... it is all I want...

Thank you Jesus for this vision of love

Inspired by the song Vision of Love by Out of Eden

Me & You

Like Out of Eden, I have been looking for love,
In wrong places, in "right" places, in every place.
Looking for someone to satisfy,
The longings I feel inside.
Truth is, friends come and friends go,
Lovers stay as long as the feelings last.
My endless search has brought me pain and reproach,
A broken heart, a crushed soul and a wounded spirit.
Oh, the nights I stayed up waiting for that call,
Or the times I sat thinking, maybe, just maybe,
Trying to hide my insecurities in a lovers touch,
Or building my insecurities on lust not love.
(It's crazy man)
I had to realize no one can love me like You do,
Love starts, ends and finds existence in You (You are Love).
This love doesn't break hearts but molds them,
It does not crush the soul but it is the ultimate soul food,
It doesn't wound the spirit but gives a new Spirit, a Comforter,
It took a while but this I know for sure

After searching far and wide,
After taking fruitless strides,
One thing that remains constant,
Is that it is just me & You.
After all has been said and done,
Any everyone else is gone,
One thing I know for sure,
It is just me & You (in this world).

Anani

An amazing poem inspired by my stage name, Anani. Be blessed. Also, watch out for my mixtape coming out May 8th... The name is Poetically Speaking and it is Spoken Word meets hip hop...Enjoy the poem.

Anani, my Rock and Refuge,
He is my very present hep in time of need.
Anani, my rock and fortress,
The Lord who is, who was and is to come.
Many times I could not sleep at night,
But His name is a strong tower.
Many foes try to break my flight,
But we overcome via His awesome power.
He watches my path everyday,
He's my Shield and Glory, the lifter of my head.
Anani, Yahweh is a covering,
The only covering that cannot be uncovered.
Anani, Yahweh is a covering,
His everlasting arms are under me.
Anani, Yahweh is a covering,
He is the One who is mighty to save.
Anani, Yahweh is a covering,
The One who answers when i call.
Anani, Yahweh is a covering,
The only true rest for my soul.
When I am weary and heavy burdened,
When I am sad and gloomy,
When the storms of life are drowning me,
One thing I know for sure,
Anani, Yahweh is a covering

Keep Speakin'

This is dedicated to every child who has been told their opinions don't matter, that they are too young to make a difference... You are not too young... You can make a difference...

Keep speakin' litttle child, keep speakin'
Someday I know they will listen.
Keep speakin' dear child, keep speakin'
The voice once rejected will be the voice of reason.

I don't know how long you have been speakin' but please don't stop
I don't know how long you have been ignored , please don't quit
I look up to you little child,
Your courage inspires me,
Your determination is highly motivating,
When I see you I have hope,
You give me a reason to press on, day after day, night after night.

Keep speakin' dear child, speak louder,
They cannot take away your voice.
They cannot shut your mouth even if they tried,
They'll only be fighting a lost battle.
Have they heard of Solomon, Josiah or Daniel?
You are a reflection of their wisdom.
Have they heard of Blaise Pascal, Benjamin Franklin or Louis Braille?
You are more creative than they were...

Dear child, Keep speakin'
You never know who is listening,
Be it a human or The Creator himself,
One of them sure is listenin'

Roses are Red...

In the spirit of valentine, I wrote this poem...enjoy
Roses are red,
Violets are blue or purple?
Sugar is sweet (and very harmful)
And so are you...
You make me smile when I don't want to,
You make me angry when I shouldn't be,
You gimme a bitter-sweet feeling,
The feelings I feel that I don't want to feel,
Feelings to love and hate,
Feelings to cry and laugh,
I love you and I hate you,
God help me, I don't want to be stuck,
Can't be, wont be, shouldn't be...
(Pause)
Roses are red,
The sky is blue,
God loves you,
And so do I.

Audio coming soon...

Behind My Veil

There is a veil over my face,

You do not want to see what is underneath.

There is a veil over my face,

It is just hurt and pain that lies beneath.

You do not know what I have been through,

You do not have a clue.

Man, you cannot relate to the pain I have felt,

You do not walk a mile in my shoes so you cannot know.

The struggle to be free has been going on for long,

The freedom so I can sing a new song,

A song of praise, a song of joy,

A song of freedom, playing with a different tune.

But he came, man, God came near.

He came and looked behind my veil,

The things he saw made Him take up that cross,

The things he saw made Him conquer the grave,

You cannot understand.

I am telling you God came near,

He came and looked behind my veil,

He came and He ripped it,

He ripped it so I can see things with perfect clarity.

I look into the mirror and I do not see me, I see Him,

I see Him, smiling at me, loving me,

I am transformed gradually into His image,

All because He came near, Yes, God came near

And looked behind my veil.

This is real...

This is real,
My life, my pain, my struggles,
It is real,
All I have been through, the tears,
They are all real,
After the pain, came joy,
After the rain, came the sun,
Finally, I look back on the story of my life,
It was real, it is real and so is my God.

Anani presents Poetically Speaking

Hey y'all,

I am gonna be releasing my very first spoken word mixtape and it is gonna be called Poetically Speaking. I have some tracks already recorded and I cannot wait for y'all to hear it. I am still trynna figure out a way to  put the tracks to my poems here. When I do that, you will be able to download em tracks...

Thanks for the support guys..

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Before You, Oh Lord

Before You, O Lord, I am humbled,
At Your Throne of Grace, I stand,
I don’t stand with the confidence of foolish men,
I stand in awe of Your presence and bask in the glory of your Name.
Better is one day in Your courts, O Lord,
To behold your beauty forevermore.
I want to delight in Your perfections,
In your sanctuary, I want to hide myself,
I am humbled, O Lord in Your presence,
Your mercies renew my strength like the eagles,
I would rather be a gatekeeper in Your house, O Lord,
Because you are a good, great and mighty God.
Your unfailing love continues forever to every generation,
You love those who fear You with reverence, worship and awe.
Your mercies are from everlasting to everlasting,
Your faithfulness reaches to the skies,
So Lord, before You, I stand, with my head bowed and my heart ready to do as You command.
Selah

Ranah! God, He Reigns

My soul magnifies the Lord,

My heart joys in God my Saviour,

The One true God,

Ranah! He reigns.

He reigns forever more,

He reigns in victory,

Through the hardship, the pain, the highs and the lows,

He reigns!

Though wars rise against me,

And everyone turns their back on me,

Ranah! He reigns.

Have you not heard about my God?

He is a holy King and He has done great things for me.

He is close to the broken hearted and he recues those who are crushed,

He is my shield and buckler,

My very present help in time of need,

Ranah! He reigns.

I choose to take delight in the Lord,

Because He will grant me the desires of my heart,

He only is God; he doesn’t share His glory with anyone,

No one does it better than our God,

He is honoured by every nation,

He is honoured throughout the earth,

Ranah! He reigns

Not to me, Yahweh, not to me,

Your Name gets all the glory,

Your love is unfailing and your faithfulness is sure,

Everlasting, ever loving, ever living God,

The hearts of kings are in Your hands,

Whatever You do is final,

Ranah! He reigns.

He is my eternal rock,

He keeps me in perfect peace,

He makes all things work together for my good, for His purpose,

He doesn’t need my advice,

He doesn’t need my help,

He has it all covered,

Ranah! God, He reigns.

Poetically Speaking...

Hey guys,
What's good? I am looking for away to upload the recorded verison of Swagger Like Him to the blog. Anyways, I am gonna be hosting a Spoken Word event in April called Poetically Speaking... If you are intrested please email me at harryitie@gmail.com

Keep it locked here cause I am coming back with more spoken word...

Swagger Like Him

Nobody has got swagger like Him,

Not on earth, not even in the heavens.

Do you want to know why?

 The earth is His and the fullness thereof,

All that is in it is sustained through Him.

The mountains declare His greatness,

The trees stand in awe of His majesty,

The flowers cannot comprehend His beauty,

The oceans are not as deep as His love for me, for you.

So I ask again who has got swagger like Him?

I searched everywhere, anywhere,

I found no one, no one at all,

The angels live to sing His praises,

He is the King of the heavens,

The Lord of the skies,

The highest heavens cannot contain Him,

The angelic host proclaim “Holy is our God”.

So I say that it is impossible to have swagger like Him,

He was there before the word was formed,

And He will be there when the word fades away.

Who can have swagger like Him?

Among the gods, among principalities, among powers, among men,

No one, absolutely no one.

He is I AM THAT I AM,

Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,

The First and the Last,

He lavishes His love on those who love and obey Him,

He is a gracious and merciful King,

He makes all things new and beautiful too,

He is love, giver of the law, the Judge who us mighty to save,

The One who is, who always was and who is still to come,

The Almighty One, the Ancient of Days,

The King of swagger.

Introducing Anani

Too most of you who are my friends on facebook, I have ben going as the name Anani for quite sometime now. Well.. I am venturing into a new line... I wanna be a Spoken Word artist and trust me it wasn't me but I felt it was what God wanted me to do... So here I am... Follow me here... listen and read my stuff..comment and be blessed beyond measure...

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