Jonathan Lykes - Ella Baker Shaker (Feat.) Big Freedia
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Find The Black Joy Experience Volume 2: Comrade, streaming on all platforms on February 18th 2022.
Ella Baker Shaker is an original Bounce track dedicated to joy, freedom and ancestral lineage. We tell the story of Ella Baker as her legacy continues to encourage us to dream up new worlds. Ella Baker said “We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes.” We hope this song encourages a generation of youth to become “Ella Baker Shakers” who shake up systemic barriers and fight for justice and freedom.
Lyrics:
We have a very special guest that gonna teach us about the prominence of Ella Baker
Ella Baker was a bad girl! Bad girl!
This is the story of Ella Baker (Ella Baker, Ella Ella Baker)
This is the story of Ella Baker, (Ella Baker, Ella Baker, Ella Baker)
This is the story of Ella Baker, (Baker, Baker)
This is the story of Ella Baker, ( Ella Ella, Ella Ella, Ella Ella)
Ella Baker had to shake it up, (Shake it up, shake it up now)
Ella Baker had to wake it up (Wake em up, wake wake, em up now)
Cuz if you noticed life is tough enough, (tough, tough enough)
So Ella taught us how to break it up (break it up now, break it up now)
Chorus
Ella Baker shaker, Ella Baker shaker, Ella Baker shaker, shaker, shaker, shaker, shaker,
Ella Baker shaker, Ella Baker shaker, Ella Baker shaker, shaker, shaker, shaker, shaker,
Ella Baker shake, shake it down, shake it down nah, Ella Baker shake, shake it round, shake it down nah
Ella Baker shake, shake it down, shake it down nah, Ella Baker shake, shake it round, shake it down nah
Ella Baker shake, shake it down, shake it down nah, Ella Baker shake, shake it round, shake it down nah
Ella Baker shake, shake it down, shake it down nah, Ella Baker shake, shake it round, shake it down nah
Ella Baker had to shake it up, (Shake it up Ella, shake it up now)
Ella Baker had to wake it up (Wake em up, wake wake, em up now)
Cuz if you noticed life is tough enough, (tough, tough enough)
Ella taught us how to break it up (She got to break it up now, break break it up now)
Rap:
Ella Baker had to shake it up, teach em up, tough enough, twerk it up
Breaking it, shaking it, overtaking it, baking it, never ever ever ever letting people mistaken it
Cuz we poppin it, stop’n it, wop woppin it, droppin it, its the center of my joy, So we moppin it, moppin it
Cuz we poppin it, stop’n it, wop woppin it, droppin it, its the center of my joy, So we moppin it, moppin it
Ohhhh Ella, Ohhhh Ella!!!!
Ella Baker had to shake it up,
Ella Baker had to wake it up
Cuz if you noticed life is tough enough,
So Ella taught us to break it up
Music Credits:
Company: J. Lykes Productions
Album Title: The Black Joy Experience Vol. 2: Comrade
Track Title: Ella Baker Shaker
Artists: Jonathan Lykes
Featured Artists: Big Freedia
Producer: OnRae LaTeal (@OnraeLateal)
Songwriters: Jonathan Lykes, Big Freedia
Audio engineer: HoodMusik Beats
Mix Engineer: Luke Campolieta
Mastering Engineer: Kenny Daniels
Video Credits:
Executive Producer: Jonathan Lykes
Executive Producer: Je Nae Taylor
Director: Jason R.A. Foster
Producer: Ricardo Betancourt
Production Supervisor: Alexandra Kern
Cinematographer: Nick Shamblott
Colorist: Emily Bailey
Sound Design: Aidan Dykes
Steady cam: Happy Acheson
1st AC: Levi Porter
2nd AC / loader: Dustin Wheeler
Gaffer: Jimi Covert
Grip: Josh Johnson
Grip PA: India François
Production designer: Emily Kingston
Art director: Kelsey scult
Art PA: Katalea Ford
Art PA: Elvira Castillo
Freedia hair : Shanina smith
Freedia makeup : Javetta White
Jonathan Hair: Martell Love (@dcbarberlove)
Jonathan Hair: Brittany Love (@beautythebeaytician)
Stylist: Tashira Halyard (@politicsandfshn)
Stylist: Felicia Yao
Choreographer: Jeremy Guyton
Ella Baker: Samantha Beaulieu
SNCC organizer #1: Carl Harrison Jr.
SNCC organizer #2: Caitlin Douglas
Teacher: Jonathan Lykes
Cover Artwork: Khadija Jahmila (@khadija.jahmila)
Cover Artwork: Fresco Steez (@thepalmtreepapi)
Cover Artwork: Alexis Jinx (@miyungYumm)
Dancers:
Amari James
Amelia C Gaskew
Akilah Tonev
Daniel Grav
De'von Favorite
Amaya Smith
Amira Mumford
Elise Barnes
Joi Dupard
Yasenia Lima
Leilani James
Special thanks to Highlander Research and Education Center, BYP100, Dancing Grounds, FatHappy Media, Homer A. Plessy Community School, David Bear, Kiyoko McCrae, MidCitizen Entertainment and The Black Joy Experience Artist Collective.
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