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[Verse 1]
This is for Baghdad, the place of my mothers birth,
The cradle of civilization, for what its worth,
The land I've never the seen, culture I've never known,
Iraq is in my heart, my blood, my flesh and bones,
The air I've never breathed, fragrance I've never smelled,
The pride I never had, the nationality that I never felt,
Saddam was bad, and the American's even more so,
They made me grow like i was missing part of my torso,
But I never picked up a grenade in my garden,

I never saw people I love die starving,
I never saw my family die through many years of sanctions,
While the rulers family lived in palaces and mansions,
Never had a family member kidnapped for a ransom,
Never lost a friend to violence that was random,
Bombings, occupation, torture, intimidation,
A million dead people doesn't equal liberation,[Verse 2]
Forget division based on ethnicity or religion,
Whether your Sunni, Shia, Kurdish or Christian,
Pain is just pain if a person is missing,
We all deserve a life in this earth that we live in,
Are there enough words that can say?
How deeply Baghdad is burning today,
Its not about pity, hand outs, or sympathy,
Its about pride, respect, honour and dignity,
Babies being born with deformities from Uranium,
Those babies aren't just Iraq, they're Mesopotamian,
What I view on the news is making me shiver,
Because I look at the victims and see the same face in the mirror,
This system of division makes it harder for you and me,
If peace is a question, the only answer is unity,
So many dreams, about a place that I've never seen,
The place my family had to leave in the 70s,[Verse 3]:
It rains white phosphorus in Fallujah,
This is for those that won't live to see the future,
Sorry that I wasn't there,
Sorry that I couldn't help,
I'm sorry for every tear,
I'm sorry you've been put through hell,
Still I feel like an immigrant,
Englishman amongst Arabs, and an Arab amongst Englishmen,
Like I said they never gave me the culture,
But they did give me Kubbad Haleb, Hakaka and Dolma,
Ana isme Kareem,
Wa ohmre talatha wa ishreen,
Umi min Baghdad, wa abuya min Dover,
And thats the combination i carry on my shoulders,
Still i rep, till my death,
Till they kill and seal my flesh,
From now all the way back to Gilgamesh,
Such a villianized and criticized nation,
You will always be the cradle of civilization.

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Lowkey (born Kareem Dennis 23 May 1986) is a Poet, Playwright, Political Activist and award winning Hip Hop Artist of mixed British and Arab descent who has received airplay on numerous major radio stations including BBC Radio 1, 95.8 Capital FM, Kiss 100, Choice FM, BBC 1Xtra and BBC Asian Network and toured internationally, performing to crowds everywhere from Glastonbury and Trafalgar Square to Germany and Amsterdam.

Background

Lowkey was born to mixed heritage, his father being British from Dover, while his mother is an Iraqi born in Baghdad. He began attending the open mic sessions which took place at the Deal Real record shop on Carnaby Street, Central London. The first time he went he introduced himself as Lowkey and was told there was already a regular there by that name; the two had a battle rap over the use of the name which Lowkey won. It was at Deal Real that he met Doc Brown, who invited him to feature on his first notable single 'Donnie's Lament', a song which was based on the film Donnie Darko.

Career

The success of 'Donnie's Lament (Mad World Remix)', which was played on Capital FM and Radio One led to a mixtape entitled Key To The Game Vol 1, released independently in 2003. Within a year and a half he had released a second and third volume, all of which gained critical acclaim from UK hip hop circles. Despite releasing the third mixtape in 2005, it would be another three years until he released his album proper preferring instead to explore other aspects of his career until then.

In July 2008 the Theatre Royal, Bath put on a production of 'Max and Beth', a contemporary adaptation of Macbeth by William Shakespeare written entirely in rhyme.

Collaborations

He joined a hip-hop group called Poisonous Poets that released one mixtape (Poisonous Poetry). Poisonous Poets a.k.a Double P was founded by Doc Brown, Reveal, Tony D and Therapist. He is part of another group called Catch 22 created by Kool G Rap. Lowkey also records duets with Logic as part of their non-profit organisation The People's Army, aimed at raising awareness of infant fighting in Israel and Palestine. His work with Logic saw the pair record a song exclusively for the NSPCC, in support of their "Don't Hide It" campaign.

In 2008 news broke of a supergroup that had been created with Jon McClure of the band Reverend and The Makers. Also in the band is Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders and ex-bassist Andy Nicholson alongside bassist of Babyshambles Drew McConnell and a revolving set of other musicians. They have had trouble coordinating their busy careers to perform live dates and their debut album has already been pushed back from October to some time in early 2009 along with a February tour.

Lowkey's highly anticipated (100% independent) album: Soundtrack To The Struggle is estimated to hit the streets in January 2011.
(from the wiki-page biog of Lowkey)

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