At a time in which music reflects the beat of the moment, 3RD3Y3’s newest offering, “Overcome All Troubles,” emerges as an anthem for the grounded, steeped in worship, repentance, and revelatory audacity. Whittled out of an earlier rawer, more resonant take, this one isn’t so much a remix as a spiritual sequel. “Overcome All Troubles” is a call to the spirit but edutainment at its finest: enlightening, empowering, and designed for the collective upliftment.
Propelled by deep meditation and the weighty instrumentation of Zion I Kings’ Live Free project “specifically, the Rootical riddim “Dirt Road” 3RD3Y3 escorts you on a riddim pilgrimage. Initially inspired by the central refrain “Fight Struggle, Overcome Trouble,” the lyrics have grown with purpose, molded by a sense of history and a powerful sense of the call of lifting.
“Overcome All Troubles” hits even harder since Juneteenth has become an official federal holiday in the United States. 3RD3Y3 whips a spoken word chant that recognizes Black leaders, freedom fighters, and ancestral voices who have fought the tides of inequity for so long and “downpression.” It’s not just lyrical but ceremonial, a torch passed down through the track for generations.
“Overcome All Troubles” Taking the streets of Chicago as his backdrop to anywhere strength is required, “Overcome All Troubles” is the testament from 3RD3Y3. It is a soundtrack for those marching forward, never forgetting the weight of history in this country and all its contradictions pushing it to do better, both good and ill, and leading with hope, truth, and love.
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~ Yes, as the Powerful Vaughn Benjamin of Akae Beka/Midnite would say, "we need a reminder" of our foundations of Principles of Liberty, Strength, Integrity, Freedom, Resilience. As in his song "In the same Boat we", I too reflect that sentiment, and also feel we can All of I-manity can either land on shore together like Noah's Ark in Salvation, or we can all plunge and sink into the abyss like the Titanic. 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, we need to Rise-up together, instead of continued sufferation and separation into obscurity & opaqueness. ✊🏽 Respect ~
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