After relocating to Hamburg in 2003, Nneka has been working closely with the hip hop beatmaker DJ Farhot. As a young singer she first gained public attention in 2004 while performing as an opening act for dancehall reggae star Sean Paul at Hamburg Stadtpark. After much acclaim, Nneka released her debut EP The Uncomfortable Truth with the music label Yo Mama's Recording Company after which she performed on her first tour with Patrice, playing shows in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
She finished recording her first album in the autumn of 2005. Entitled Victim of Truth. Garnering rave reviews from the media, the UK's Sunday Times later declared it “the year’s most criminally overlooked album”, comparing it favourably to 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'.
In February 2008, she released her second album, No Longer at Ease. The title of the album is taken from a novel of the same name by Chinua Achebe and reflects the lyrical content of the record. Most of the songs are political, talking about the plight of the Niger Delta and the corruption in Nneka’s homeland. “No Longer at Ease” combines the political and the personal in “a winning mix of soul, hip-hop an reggae”. The lead single from it, "Heartbeat", became her first song to break into the German Top 50.
In November 2009, Nneka staged her first concert tour of the United States where she performed shows in New York City, Vienna (Washington DC), Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Furthermore she was a special guest on The Roots Jam session. Her first US release Concrete Jungle was set for 2 February 2010.
Nneka recorded her last album Soul Is Heavy in Nigeria. She also co-founded a charity foundation called the "ROPE foundation" with Genda, Ahmed Nyei from Sierra Leone. She has worked extensively in charity and arts with the foundation in Sierra Leone. Nneka has also worked with Reebok and her track "Shinning" topped global charts in 2013.
Uncomfortable Truth
Nneka Lyrics
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That love is something else u practise it to be
The line is long
For you and me
That leads us to the very debt of our hearts
We're still on the surface deceiving ourselves
Inside we hate
And want to see our best friends fall? Oh
Let us make a change why can't we turn the page
Lord make us able
Without you we are totally unstable
Let us make a change why can't we turn the page
Lord make us able
Without you we are totally unstable
You talk about peace
Put it in your mouth
The same mouth u use to declare your bombs
Your system is a joke
No heart in it
It's choking us to death
We living in decept so
Tell me oh, please tell me that
Love, ain't what u are talking about on TV
Love, ain't what u practice it to be
Love, ain't the Love that u are giving me
Love, gotta be something un can not compare anything to
Let us make a change why can't we turn the page
Lord make us able
Without you we are totally unstable
Let us make a change why can't we turn the page
Lord make us able
Without you we are totally unstable
In Nneka's song Uncomfortable Truth, she highlights the importance of practicing love and not just declaring it. She suggests that love is not what we see on TV or what we practice it to be, rather it is something much deeper that connects us to the very core of our hearts. She observes that even though many of us talk about peace, we still use the same mouth to declare bombs and our systems are choking us to death. We are living in deception and hate, but on the surface, we deceive ourselves and pretend that everything is okay when in reality, we are unstable without the grace of God. Nneka urges us to turn the page and make a change, not just for ourselves but for the world.
Line by Line Meaning
The time has come for you to see
It's time for you to realize
That love is something else u practise it to be
Love is more than just a feeling, it's something you work at
The line is long
The journey ahead is difficult
For you and me
For everyone
That leads us to the very debt of our hearts
That takes us to the depths of our emotions
We're still on the surface deceiving ourselves
We are not true to ourselves
Inside we hate
We have inner turmoil
And want to see our best friends fall? Oh
We secretly wish ill towards our close friends
Let us make a change why can't we turn the page
We need to change, why can't we move on?
Lord make us able
We need divine strength to do so
Without you we are totally unstable
We cannot do it on our own
You talk about peace
You speak of wanting peace
Put it in your mouth
Back up your words
The same mouth u use to declare your bombs
The same mouth you use to talk about war
Your system is a joke
Your way of doing things is not effective
No heart in it
There is no compassion
It's choking us to death
It's killing us slowly
We living in decept so
We live in a world of deception
Tell me oh, please tell me that
I want to know, I need to know
Love, ain't what u are talking about on TV
The love depicted on TV is not real
Love, ain't what u practice it to be
The way we practice love is not true
Love, ain't the Love that u are giving me
The love I receive is not enough
Love, gotta be something un can not compare anything to
Love should be incomparable
Let us make a change why can't we turn the page
We need to change, why can't we move on?
Lord make us able
We need divine strength to do so
Without you we are totally unstable
We cannot do it on our own
Let us make a change why can't we turn the page
We need to change, why can't we move on?
Lord make us able
We need divine strength to do so
Without you we are totally unstable
We cannot do it on our own
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., NETTWERK ONE MUSIC (CANADA)LTD
Written by: Nneka Lucia Egbuna, Farhad Samadzada
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Hendrix Base
Finally, I found this song, after searching for almost 10 years. Nneka, truly God's gift.
Loukili Yam
😢😢😮
Cause 😂🎉 de
❤
Lucas Monteiro Mourão
What a beautiful music! Love Nneka <3
peluquerías unidas
Amo mucho esta canción, ya van 2años escuchandola❤ bravo👏💥
Jadou
Un des plus beaux concerts que j’ai pu voir 💕💕💕
Jessy Dinameny
Perfeita
Anderson dos Santos
Você é de qual país?
Grey Matters
what a gem out of nowhere. i refuse to believe love is doing anything and everything you deem justifiable to provide more and more comforts and security for the little circle you call your family. seems like love would definitely have to be all encompassing rather than shutting off the reality of the world within the confines of your illusion of security and well-being.
Obaro Aluya
True
AbbottSupreme
Respect the Goddess Nneka.
Peace, Blessings & Universal love. .