MERDEKA 101

(via (11) KAYTRANADA - 2 The Music (Audio) ft. Iman Omari - YouTube)

Perfectly written Pop Song.

EMPRESS CARTEL, CULTURAL ROYALTY. #FarEastEmpress X #RaggaWaka X #CultureCartel . . @lumleelumlum @reggaelovaa @madhu_nisa 🔥🔥🔥 Thank you to @culturecartelcon for giving a voice to the creators. This event to me is a platform for the street level artists that create trends before they go mainstream. Such innovators often do not get their due credit or recognition. By having a convention that brings brands together with raw talent, or allowing the public to meet the artists - there is now a space in Singapore to grow street style inspiration to a wider audience. Thank you for inviting me to be an Empress amongst creative royalty. . . ☯️☯️☯️ #DancehallAsia #Dancehall #Femaleemcee #AsianHiphop #AsianRapper #Timewastin #Rudegirls #queens #empress #streetculture #streetwear #festival (at Singapore) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq7Um2oF0W8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ocuimh85r61b

EMPRESS CULTURE @culturecartelcon @mercedesbenzsg . 🖤❤️🖤 @lumleelumlum @reggaelovaa @madhu_nisa #RaggaWaka . #FarEastEmpress #TimeWastin #DancehallAsia #FemaleEmcee #AsianHiphop #MercedesBenz (at F1 Pit Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq48n19FqMX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=w3hz0amjnwop

What would I have told my 15 year old self when I was painting this wall? Before I ever grabbed a mic, I was tagging MASIA ONE. Swipe left to check out “Street Art and Merchandise” I’ve produced over the years in collaboration with creatives like @astroblizzack & @planetbklynacademy. Join me today for performance alongside #RaggaWaka and onstage interview with @shaun_tupaz. Let’s take it back to the worldwide underground, before I was ever the #FarEastEmpress . . 🖤 #streetart #culturecartel #femalerapper #hiphop #dancehall #asianhiphop #femaleemcee #grafitti (at Singapore) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq3krJSlWYl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jmnhpu7s9qqn

A Toy designer, a Graf Artist and a Rapper walk into a bar... <fill in the punchline> . 💎💎💎 Yesterday on @channelnewsasia with @mightyjaxx @mr_stash and our gracious host @yve__chan. It’s not everyday news media will cover #StreetCulture and share the creative arts before the shine, polish and branding has been added. So grateful for @culturecartelcon making some 1sts for Street Culture here in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Thank you to everyone for sending me your “Masia One TV sightings! Lol See you all tomorrow 3:30pm main stage! I’ll be performing with #RaggaWaka Empress dancers and doing a LIVE interview. . . #streetart #culture #culturecartel #singapore #mediacorp #channelnewsasia #reggae #unesco #jamaicanmusic #news #femalerapper #asiaone #tv #news #reggaesingapore #hiphop #dancehall #asianhiphop #femalerapper (at Mediacorp) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq1_xQ1lYN2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=na2jddnxk9on

It’s a special day when I can ambassador 2 major wins for my favourite things in the world on @channelnewsasia. . 1. Jamaican Reggae music has been officially recognized by UNESCO for “intangible cultural heritage” stating: Reggae’s contribution to international discourse on issues of injustice, resistance, love, and humanity underscores the dynamics of the element as being at once cerebral, socio-political, sensual, and spiritual. The basic social functions of the music—as a vehicle for social commentary, a cathartic practice, and a means of praising God—have not changed, and the music continues to act as a voice for all. . 2. @culturecartelcon Singapore’s first ever all inclusive Street Culture festival celebrating street art, fashion, tattoo, music, toys and food. The convention runs Dec. 1-2 at F1 Pit Building and has curated phenomenal international talents like @mr_stash @joshuavides @gakkinx to come play in Singapore streets. I perform Sunday Dec. 2 alongside #RaggaWaka. You DO NOT want to miss this one! I was blown away by the sheer talent and inspiration at the media preview tonight. . #streetart #culture #culturecartel #singapore #mediacorp #channelnewsasia #reggae #unesco #jamaicanmusic #news #femalerapper #asiaone #tv #news (at Channel News Asia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqz1G2eF_mM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m4ruy762fk8d

Street culture in the air we breathe, The songs we speak, The food we eat. Street culture in these friends we meet, A tag’s mystique A tribe, unique. Street culture will change as we do, Strange and improved Be branded, in a year or two. Street culture is the roots of our story A raw type of glory. These ghetto allegories. I am these streets and these streets are me. The Empress you see, Was built from concrete and beats I am these streets And these streets are me The Empress you see Was built from concrete and beats. #FarEastEmpress . ☯️☯️☯️ See you at @culturecartelcon! I’ll be performing alongside #RaggaWaka Sunday Dec 2 at 3:30pm at F1 Pit Building. . #streetculture #hiphop #poetry #lyrics #femaleemcee #culturecartel (at Channel News Asia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqzO3Apl2rw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p3xvljx5gww0

Can’t wait to see you at @culturecartelcon! I’m performing Sunday Dec. 2 with #RaggaWaka @lumleelumlum @reggaelovaa. Why you #TimeWastin? Cop those tickets now! 🔥🔥🔥 #Repost #culturecartelcon with @get_repost ・・・ CC2018 LINE-UP: MAS1A @masiaone . Culture Cartel, Asia’s first all-encompassing street culture convention, is set to unite the different sectors of art, toys, tattoo, and fashion in a consumer trade show that will showcase only the best of street culture in Asia and around the world. . Culture Cartel 2018, powered by Mercedes Benz, will take place from 1-2 December, at the F1 Building, Singapore. Get your tickets now at culturecartel.com. . #CultureCartel2018 #MercedesBenzSG #CultureCartelxMercedesBenz #masiaone #fareastempress #streetculture #asianrapper #hiphopsg #dancehallasia (at F1 Pit Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqxN15blYEs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16y3eplzhiyk3

At this point in my journey here in Asia, I’m surrounded by an amazing team, good friends and the opportunity to celebrate new cultures and ideas in world class venues. Taking a moment to just say thank you for 2018. You have ALL truly made me feel like a #FarEastEmpress ☯️☯️☯️ . Photos from @singapuradubclub & @aos_collective present @richiestephens2 at @celavisingapore. This is the first time a Reggae legend has headlined this landmark venue at the top of #Singapore. Thank you to everyone that made this such a special night. . . #CeLaVi #ReggaeSingapore #MarinaBaySands #DancehallAsia #gratitude #nightlifesg #thankful #onelovesg #sgdubclub #richiestephens #reggae #dancehall #jamaicanmusic #culture (at CÉ LA VI Singapore) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqpfruHFJoh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=agnnkk5dilv4

When the adornments come off, and the fanfare is over- all we have is ourselves to face and our souls to sing. Don’t forget your nature my fellow Royals. Like the sky into the ocean, beauty is only a reflection. ☯️☯️☯️ #FarEastEmpress #Kenting #taiwan #selfie #wonderlust #travel #ocean (at Kenting, T'Ai-Wan, Taiwan) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYslnSlpEm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m36ogljmvcn8

Royal souls need special places to return to, to heal and to love. . ☯️☯️☯️ #BacktoNature #water #ocean #wonderlust #kenting #naturalmystic (at Hengchun, T'Ai-Wan, Taiwan) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqUocuTFBVY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t9u0wyjz1cth

We are no more than galaxy dust, So why all the fuss? Of where we are going, to do what we must. I morn for my friend, though he’d want me to smile, For the time that we had, if only a while. So, know where you came from, And be who you are, Then trust where your going, Like the Sun, Moon and Stars. That all that life is, just sand turned to glass, Take time for life’s journey, it happened so fast. . 📷 @jenoosia @singjazzfestival 💎 @sant_london #LaurynHill #FemaleEmcee #Femalerapper #galaxy #contemplation #inspirationalquotes #urbanfashion #pixeloop (at Marina Bay Sands) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqPhIt8l5_G/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z5r4wgf8ou8k

The theme of the party was #Slaysian. @babyboypartysg #FarEastEmpress . 📷 @benmatchap #Hardrockcafe #femaleemcee #femalerapper #queen #empress #singapore #dancehall #hiphop (at Hard Rock Cafe Singapore) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqH4OTNFtCA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zb8jljypwo1q

You ever love something so much you wagered your life on it? That’s what my new song with @perkpietrek called “LIFE ft Masia One” is all about. Check out Perk’s new EP #Wildlife, then repeat after me...”Put it on my life, I put it on my life”. ☯️ <swipe left to hear a preview> #Hiphop #Trap #BassMusic #femaleemcee #femalerapper #singaporemusic #lit #collabo #cameo #emceedj #singaporedj #deejay #producer #getit (at Singapore) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqFFwuklWCf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5kdrmhpbo3kp