Sizzla, along with reggae recording artists such as Capleton, Buju Banton, and Anthony B, are credited with leading a movement toward a re-embracement of Rastafarian values in contemporary reggae music by recording material which is concerned primarily with spirituality, social consciousness, explores common themes, such as Babylon's corrupting influence, the disenfranchisement of ghetto youth, oppression of the black nation and Sizzla's abiding faith in Jah and resistance against perceived agents of oppression. Sizzla has over 40 full completed albums sold in record stores to date, the most popular which have been "Black Woman & Child" and "Da Real Thing" on the Digital B label, "Praise Ye Jah" on Xterminator, and "Rise to the Occasion" on Greensleeves.
Recently, however, he has come under fire for the homophobic content of many of his lyrics, and the advocacy of violence against gays.
Nah Apologize
Sizzla Lyrics
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[Knocking on a door]
Bredba: Yo Dadda...
Dadda!...Dadda!
Sizzla: Yow,who dat?
Bredba: Me man,Bredba.Yuh no see wha' demput inna de paper?Dem talk 'bout
Gunshot dem fi get!
Now this is an anthem!
Blaze up de fire,push up your hands dem
Big up de lioness with de lion dem
Aha...fire bu'n!
Ah me say Holy Emanuel I, King Selassie I,Jah! Ras Tafari
It is good to give thanks unto The Most High,King Selassie I,and sing praise
Unto his name,Most High Jah!
Ras Tafari just throw forth his love and kindness in the morning and the faithfulness
Every night,upon an instrument of ten strings! alright,take it to dem,King.
Beautiful people,Kalonji love yuh(((honour thy mothers and thy fathers)))...
But here's the judgement! (((alright!)))
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Rastaman don't apologize to no batty-boy
If yuh dis' King Selassie I,mih gunshot yuh boy
Gimme de whole ah de girls dem 'cause ah dem have de joy
Inna de lake of fire me dash yuh boy
Badman don't apologize to no batty-boy
If yuh dis' Black people,ey,mih gun will shot yuh boy
Gimme de whole ah de girls dem 'cause ah dem have de joy
Inna de lake of fire me dash yuh...ahhoy!
The girls dem sexy,and dem p^^^y fat
Yeah,all the girls the boys dem looking at
Some boy bow down...bow down doing what?
Nothing in the world could ever have me doing that
Ah don't care if they ban me
Damn,me say fi bu'n batty-man,yuh cyah wrong me
Yow,me nah born over England,a real African this
Real real real Rasatman this! boom!
Rastaman don't apologize to no batty-boy
Yuh dis' Black people,then mih gun will shot yuh boy
Gimme de whole ah de girls dem 'cause ah dem have up de joy
Inna de lake of fire me dash yuh boy
Rry!!! we nah apologize to no batty-boy
Dis' King Selassie,then mih gun will shot yuh boy
Inna de lake of fire me dash yuh,ah-hoy!
Gimme de girls because ah dem have happy joy
Gwaan like dem smart and gwaan like dem crafty
Yow,shoot dem inna dem heart,dem too f^^king nasty
De gyal dem have de p^^^y and de stiff ti^^y and de cute face,
And de boy dem walk pass-y
Damn,it's the lyrical phase...this alone make dem fret
Inna de Biblical bass we use to stone dem to death
Whoa! de sexy girls dem mih sex
And when me say "bu'n batty-man!", nah vex! damn!
Badman don't apologize to no batty-boy
If yuh dis' Black Woman,then mih gun will shot yuh boy
Gimme de whole ah de girl dem 'cause ah dem have happy joy
Inna de lake of fire me dash yuh boy
Rastaman don't apologize to no batty-boy
If yuh dis' Black Woman,then mih gun will kill yuh...woy!!!
Gimme de girls because ah dem have happy joy...wow!
Where dem come from? dey must ha' parents
So how the f^^k dem gone de wrong way and ah ride a rear end
Alright...big piece,ah glad disappear dem!
Go make dem know say we no fear dem!
Damn!...we doh walk inna batty-man yard
We doh give a f^^k if dem ban we from Scotland Yard
Yow! King Selassie bu'n Babylon because dem a fraud
Me hail de King and Lord of Lords
Rastaman don't apologize to no batty-boy
If yuh dis' Black Woman,then mih gun will shot yuh boy
Gimme de ghetto girls because ah dem have up de joy
Inna de lake of fire me dash yuh...gwaah!
Rastaman don't apologize to no batty-boy
If yuh dis' the Black Woman,then mih gun will shot yuh boy
Inna de lake of fire,well ah dey say me dash yuh boy
Gimme de girls because ah dem have up de joy
Me say: push up de lighter dem,blaze uo de torch
When me done bu'n dem mother f^^kers,let dem roast,damn,or leave ah parch
F^^kers! well I wah see who dey march
And dey say de ras war wouldda start,wow!
Badman don't apologize to no batty-boy
If yuh dis' Black Woman,mih gunshot yuh boy
Gimme de whole ah de girls because ah dem have happy joy
Inna de lake of fire me dash yuh boy
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Yow!...
Yeah,go and read yuh Bible and read Leviticus**
Yuh live in a clean land,then yuh can live with us
Ha ha...ey!...ey! yow!
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What dey say dey do,try to ban me from the UK
Mother f^^kers I'm from Ethiopia,Africa...yow...straight to Zimbabwe
Yeah,praise Selassie I every night and every day
And sexy girl and ghetto youths:don't go astray
'Cause badman don't apologize to no batty-boy
Fire bu'n dem
The song "Nah Apologize" by Sizzla is a controversial track that talks about his rejection towards homosexuals and emphasizes his belief in Rastafarianism. The intro starts with a conversation between two people, where one of them tells Sizzla to apologize to "batty-boy" or homosexuals in general, to which Sizzla replies firmly that he won't and that they should be the ones apologizing to Jah, and that they "gunshot dem fi get." He then goes on to declare that he won't apologize to any "batty-boy" because he would instead shoot them if they disrespect King Selassie and black people. The song contains lyrics that degrade homosexuals and suggests that they should burn in the lake of fire or should be shot with guns.
Line by Line Meaning
Rastaman don't apologize to no batty-boy
A Rasta does not apologize to homosexual individuals.
If yuh dis' King Selassie I,mih gunshot yuh boy
If you disrespect King Selassie I, I will shoot you.
Gimme de whole ah de girls dem 'cause ah dem have de joy
Give me all the girls because they bring happiness in the world.
Inna de lake of fire me dash yuh boy
You will be thrown in the lake of fire.
Badman don't apologize to no batty-boy
A badman does not apologize to gay people.
If yuh dis' Black people,ey,mih gun will shot yuh boy
If you disrespect Black people, I will shoot you.
The girls dem sexy,and dem p^^^y fat
The girls are attractive and have desirable physical qualities.
Yeah,all the girls the boys dem looking at
All the boys are looking at the girls.
Nothing in the world could ever have me doing that
I will never do anything like that.
Ah don't care if they ban me
I do not care if they ban me from the UK.
Damn,me say fi bu'n batty-man,yuh cyah wrong me
Burn the gay people, you can't fault me for it.
Yow,me nah born over England,a real African this
I am not born in England, I am truly African.
Whoa! de sexy girls dem mih sex
Wow, the sexy girls are the ones I have sex with.
If yuh dis' Black Woman,then mih gun will shot yuh boy
If you disrespect Black women, I will shoot you.
Where dem come from? dey must ha' parents
They must have parents.
Alright...big piece,ah glad disappear dem!
Disappear them, good riddance.
We doh give a f^^k if dem ban we from Scotland Yard
We do not care if we get banned from Scotland Yard.
Yow! King Selassie bu'n Babylon because dem a fraud
King Selassie will burn Babylon because they are fraudulent.
Gimme de ghetto girls because ah dem have up de joy
Give me the girls from the ghetto because they bring happiness.
Me say: push up de lighter dem,blaze uo de torch
Light up your lighters, ignite your torches.
What dey say dey do,try to ban me from the UK
They say ban me from the UK.
Yeah,praise Selassie I every night and every day
Praise Selassie I constantly.
And sexy girl and ghetto youths:don't go astray
Sexy girls and kids from the ghetto, do not go off track.
Fire bu'n dem
Burn them with fire.
Contributed by Kaitlyn W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ecspedition
on No Other Like Jah
Who understand what he is speaking here or is it youthful speaking ... this is the whole or the nothing of the song... speaking the words of creation?
Ecspedition
on No Other Like Jah
Head out mista crave ,ah you speak the words by which everything was made
Majda El Yousfi
on Woman I Need You
african woman......i need you.i love bb
Majda El Yousfi
on Psalms 121
i like
Babacar Mbaye
on Agriculture and Education
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