Lautoka is the second largest city of Fiji and the second largest in the South Pacific. It is in the west of the island of Viti Levu, 24 kilometres north of Nadi, and is the second port of entry in Fiji, after Suva. Lying in the heart of Fiji's sugar cane growing region, it is known as the Sugar City. Covering an area of 16 square kilometres, it had a population of 52,220 at the 2007 census, the most recent to date.
Lautoka is known as the Sugar City because of its sugar cane belt areas. The main Lautoka Sugar Mill is the city's biggest employer by far. Built for the Colonial Sugar Refining Company (Fiji) (CSR) by workers from India and the Solomon Islands between 1899 and 1903, it hires some 1,300 employees today. Other industries include timber milling, garment manufacturing, distillery, brewery, jewellery, blending, steelworks, fishing, hatchery, domestic items, paints, and construction.
The name of the city is derived from two Fijian words meaning "spear hit." According to an oral tradition, the name arose following a duel between two chiefs. As one speared the other, he was reported to have cried "Lau-toka!" The first known European sighting of the Lautoka area took place on 7 May 1789. Captain William Bligh spotted and roughly charted the coasts of Lautoka while making his epic voyage to Timor, in the wake of the Mutiny on the Bounty in which he and a few sailors loyal to him were thrown overboard and cast adrift on a life boat.
Laisa Vulakoro (born 13 August 1960 ) is a Fijian female singer known as the Queen of Vude. She comes from the island of Yacata in Cakaudrove Province. Her music combines disco, rock and Fijian folk music. Vulakoro has performed since the 1980s and has released sixteen albums. During a period in Australia in the 1990s, Vulakoro performed with Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes. Now a resident of Suva, Fiji's capital, Vulakoro is seen regularly at major national events. Her style incorporates a unique blend of Fiji traditional music, R&B, Jazz and rock. She has been described as Fiji's answer to Renée Geyer.
Vulakoro condemned the military coup that deposed the elected government of Laisenia Qarase on 5 December 2006. After writing an unsympathetic letter to a local newspaper, Vulakoro found her Suva home raided and searched by members of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces on 26 December. [1][2] She was subsequently taken to Suva's Queen Elizabeth Barracks for questioning at 1a.m. on 28 December. Before being released, she was warned to stop speaking out against the Military. [3]
iiiiiiiif...
you don't get a job,
though you're tryin' and you stop
believing that there's s.th. for you out there...
don't you lose your faith
and don't do any mistakes
though the devil on your shoulder's getting louder.
one thing i can tell you
is you should never sell your
soul and your body to the bad guys !
i know it's a temptation
but keep a little patience
'cause when you go to fast you fall for their lies.
i can imagine it's kind of hard
if you don't know how to start
working and gettin' money for a living.
but i think you should wait
for a good way to get payed;
don't go to the enemy i'm not kiddin'!
think about it now
i think that you're about
to be doin' a job that's making you an asshole.
i can guarantee
that this is going to be
unsatisfying and stressfull....
so....
don't don't don't don't don't become a cop !!!!
'cause being a cop is fucked up !!!
if people don't get a job
and demonstrate you beat'em up.
is that really what you wanna be doin' out there?
i know you don't, of course,
but the choice just ain't yours
when the chiefcommander behind you is getting louder.
you'll lose your selfesteem
and therefore you get mean,
treatin' people like you are superior.
don't you understand
that this gets out of hand:
you'll turn into a violent brainless creature.
so listen to my advice:
this is'n a propper price,
you shouldn't even be thinkin' about payin' that.
the way you would be changing
ain't worth no stupid payment.
they're gonna make you aggressive, dumb and braindead!
do you know how you can tell
a human from an animal?
ever heard about the little thing called reason?
you just give it away
'cause ev'ry order you obey...
why would you wanna be a policeman?
so....
don't don't don't don't don't become a cop !!!!
woman you can make it right
you do it right on time
i see them men them gwaan up to that war
them fightin till the last of them ist gone
bloodshed in their eyes
murder death and lies
woman you must make it
yes you have to make it
you gotta make them change their minds
and end it
take your man by the hand
and make him overstand
your love is mighty
much stronger than a gun
and when you're smilin
them lie their weapons down
woman you can make it right
you do it right on time
man is a blind and a man is a fool
he waan all the people to live by his rule
hate is in his eyes
murder death and lies
woman you must make it
yes you have to make it
you gotta make them change their minds
and end it
take your man by the hand
and take him on your way
your love is mighty
much stronger than a gun
and when you're smilin
Don't you waste my time
If all you're gonna tell me is how wonderful you are.
I know that you're lying.
No one is perfect, no one I met so far.
So concentrate on trying
Behaving like a normal person ‘cause you ain't no
superstar
Tell me how do you define
being good, being honest, being who you are?
You lie when you say you don't fail!
You drive me crazy when you say
You got no problems, you're OK!
Everybody's got something to hide, no doubt!
Everybody's got something to lie about!
Everybody's gon' try to survive somehow!
Everybody's got something to lie about!
Don't you waste my time
Telling me that you feel no-one really understands.
It's you're problem it's not mine
But do yourself a favour and stop foolin' with your
friends.
And then won't you (please) stop to whine.
You knew what you did, you don't lie on accident.
So for now it's good to be kind.
People gon' forgive you in the end.
Just don't keep on saying you don't fail.
You need an honest upright way Of living or you won't be
Time Time time time - Time is the enemy!
They say : „Be at the office no minute later than eight.
You got a job to do and we don't wanna wait!”
They hire me and fire me ‘cause I've been always late.
Can't you see tight schedules make me suffocate.
I know I got a problem and I know that I'm to blame, But
I cannot (he cannot)stay part of this game.
Always getting yelled at ‘cause I'm late makes me insane.
nice afternoon
i'll see you soon
with all my love in a bag i can't await
i got a red rose for you
and the sky is so blue
oh what a nice day for a
rendez-vous
oh suzie blue
i wait for you
now you are late but i'm sure you will come
the night is getting cold
but my heart is full of gold
i'm still waiting for you
something's wrong in this world today what it is i cannot
i know something's wrong! i know something's wrong! (2x)
ev'ryday we complain 'cause we need a
little hatred against our leaders...
(we're) havin' a bounch of reasons but no action 'cause
we are
hypocratic fuckers and i hate when i scream that:
i know something's wrong! i know something's wrong!
oooooh when i take a look around
there're so many things that i would like to change but
i'm not movin' (i'm not movin' at all)
i said oooooh there's no reason to be found
no excuse for me! how bizzar expectin' things that i'm
not doin'...
something's wrong in this world today what it is i cannot
i know something's wrong! i know something's wrong! (2x)
think about it: there's something attractive
about showing off an anti-perspective
it's easily to be done so you won't need no practice
i'm a hypocratic fucker but it's pretty effective...
oh... The politicians don't do their jobs too well...
How are we supposed to not notice that we've been
betrayed?
'Cause their lies are clumbsy and their smiles are full
of fake.
Guys you can do better than this, start, it's not too
late.
How is it possible that people don't believe the things
that you said,
'cause when they find out what's really going on your
politics are uselless.
I guess you're pretty lucky that there's not many
people who do that.
It's not as bad as in the sixties but 1984 didn't come
true yet...
oh... The politicians don't do their jobs too well...
How are we supposed to not notice that we've been
betrayed?
'Cause their lies are clumbsy and their smiles are full
of fake.
Guys you can do better than this, start, it's not too
late.
I know you got a hard job always tryin' to lie 'bout
where the truth's at.
You always got to look good even while cleaning up a
huge mess.
You gotta be good actors to keep all the people so
clueless,
but when I look at what I know I've got to say that i
knock, knock now look who’s comin’ to your party
i brought all my buddies and we wanna have it started
what do you mean you don’t know me i’m your best friend
have you forgot it?
come on now show me where’s the beer and by the way
i’m starvin’
there are all the chicks from school i haven’t seen
them since i been there
look there’s mary, look there’s jane she brought her
sister sensimillia
i need some wine, some beer, and mix it up with some
tequila
then i take ‘em to your parents room to play some game
that me like
we don’t need no invitation
we are the party thieves
we want fun and we want drinks cause
we are the party thieves
it’s hot in here it’s a rudebwoy situation
we’re drunk and you fear that you soon will lose your
patience
brother listen we won’t leave until the sun is on the
rising
we’re the party thieves didn’t you know you look
surprised
and thank you no i need no ashtray i just do it like in
my place
now don’t tell me for the third time that your mom
comes back in one day
something’s tellin’ me you’re mad
maybe it’s because i said
that we’re comin’ back next week
and we bring some other freaks
here come the rudebwoys with no respect for authorities
come along give it all make a sound that’s the place
come together you and me
the night is long so move along live the party thieve
philosophy
beer nice girls and weed but no cocaine and no fuckin
ecstasy
we are invincible strongest dj our voices shatter
push weh di old here come the new sound that nah go
mince a matter
don’t stop us playin’ our words are more than the usual
cha cha chatter
our sound is phatter – our lyrics better
we don’t need no invitation
we are the party thieves
we want fun and we want drinks cause
it’s one of those blue days
you’re alone again
locked up the door into your room
and left no message to your friends
something has happened
made you upset
you don’t wanna see nobody
or even leave your bed
sometimes it’s easy
to run away from yourself
open your window and just
let the sun shine in
i know you got new friends
i know their funny names
they promise you a better life
but all get is bad headaches
you’re fearin the demons
the voices in your head
crouching in your little world
where everything seems sad
sometimes some light is
the only thing we need to
realize
refrain:
sometimes the music just takes over
it even happenes to me when i'm totally sober
and if it would be a woman i swear i'd love her
love her for being a genious... !
well, i walk down the street concrete jungle is so deep
there's so much pressure pulling me down that i can
hardly move my feet
when people say: "world's in trouble!" all i say is:
"indeed."
and i'm not sure but i think that i will kill myself
'cause i bleed
but when i hear this sweet music have no fear i'm gonna
choose it
instead of biting the dust 'cause i just don't wanna
lose it
'cause when you die you get def, guess that's the
problem i have
committing suicide so i do it right
and i got no choice but to choose the life
refrain
talking 'bout women... yesterday i met this bveautiful
girl
she came over to me smilin' and shakin' her golden
curls
she said: "boy, i've been looking for a guy like you
all over the world,
won't you come to my flat i got a surprise you could
get!"
so first i thought: "why not take the chance?"
but then i just remembered my plans
to meet a couple friends and go to a reggae dance
so i said: "sorry girl, i'd like to hang out but i
think i need to go...
you're beautiful, there is no doubt, but i need to see
the show, because..."
refrain
music is so precious
music is so priceless
music is the one thing i love
The time has come i got to tell you the truth
i'm not the one you thought i would be
the handsome guy who's lovin you
Oh baby there's another girl or maybe there are two
don't wanna break your heart i wanna be honest with you
it's been so nice to share some lovin' with you
but you can't imagine the dirty things i'm lovin' to do
whenever you go to work and i'm feelin' too alone
i'm callin' up some friends of mine and invite them to
our home
oh baby don't you call me your lover
cause i'm a lover to all the girls
and if you wanna be my lover
you got to learn some skills
and now you're running wild as i never seen you before
calm down and save your energy my baby you're a bore
the nights with you a waste of time i'm glad you say
fuck off
you're tellin me bout faithfulness and everlasting love
don't you realize that i got stuck on a hormonal trip
got my morality well hidden and my brain in my dick
i'm not an idiot i am just young so let me have my fun
i call you up when i'm grown up we'll take a second run
oh baby don't you call me your lover
cause i'm a lover to all the girls
and if you wanna be my lover
you got to learn some skills
like all the nasty things i see on tv
you can stay here if you get a likkle jiggy with me
you know romanticism is cool but not my priority
undress come close and say some hot shit to me
like “uuh you make it feel right”
i enjoy your sweet body so tasty and so tight
say flex – time to have sex
me nah want fe marry you
me want some good carress
oh jah bless
me want some good caress
good caress make me feel like blessed by jah
when di gal come down she set my body on fyah
woman come close you're my only desire
go up and down turn around come again
never stop my hungry lion
people wanna come up and them wanna tell me
family, marriage is better than bein' free
them bindin themselves to eternity
promisin' fidelity
i just can't take it
So wha yuh really a deal wid
Uno tek woman fi fool
Mi no inna di mix up and
Blen blen wid dem
Yuh know wha Lady G afi tell dem
So no badda, so no badda (rept).
Chorus:
So no badda come ya wid yuh gali gali trend
Just ease off breeze off
Yuh no hear sey skettel bomb no dey a road again
Thru yuh get me now, yuh waan look mi friend
Just ease, off breeze off
Verse1:
Every likkle female whey yuh see inna mini skirt
Yuh waan fi feel, yuh waan fi touch,yuh waan fi flirt
Bout yuh have a crush
Dem yuhwaan fi brush
And now a mi yuh waan fi sleep wid inna rush
Hush
How yuh a move so mucki
Yuh waan wash off wid dettol
Move from ya before yuh whole piece a metal
If mi a git it whey
No badda feel yuh a get nutten
Go home to yuh wife Petal
Chorus:
Claim sey yuh nabel string cut dung a gal street
And how yuh solid like a rock
And yuh a concrete but bwoy yuh no fi dweet
Mi hear sey yuh a freak, and how yuh lick licky
An know yuh no know fi nyam meat
Every night yuh gone a show gone watch go-go
A lick yuh lip and lust off a chow chow
In case yuh never know
Mi a no yo-yo
Chorus:
Claims sey yuh a man
But yuh no man yuh a woman foot stool
So no badda come a mi
Yuh lickle pickney gwaan go mek yuh madda
Send yuh back a pre-school
(K-Teazy)
it's more than just a backyard
(Lou)
Oh shit you hit me with that stardom
Roll up to P's, a 40 in hand.
Get a little drunk, barely can stand. (K-Teazy) Who wanna dance?
P's over there given me the stare.
Teenage wasteland without a care.
I can feel it in the air
(K-Teazy & Lou)
I can feel it in the air tonight
(Lou)
That's right if you smoke and light,
puff puff pass...party all night.
(Tasty-T)
I got the grass. You got the dutch.
Put it together, now roll it up.
I'll spark you up.
no celebrity hits.
Your on the cyph...now light that shit!
Sick Life!
Ready, shitty,witty
on the mic i hit my spitty
like BIG, diddy, all the ladies
Lyricly-equipt...fuck all the biddies (K-Teazy) FUCK EM
(Lou)Chorus
It's on tonight, I'm feelin right.
Dance, get drunk and party all night.
Cause i love my crew and there's nothing we can't do tonight.
Don't have a care, as long as my team is there,
and i love my crew and there's nothing we can't do tonight.
(Get right. If you wanna get right put your hands up in the sky)
(Tasty-T)
Wait...Who fucked up? Who fucked who?
(K-Teazy)
You didn't fuckin hear?
(Tasty-T)
Yo, fucking crazy ass shit happens in that backyard.
(K-Teazy)
K-Teazy in the house.
May break out of my blouse.
But listen, flip me over watch me glisten.
Shine, it's over.
Man, come peep my clover.
turn me over, never sober.
Trashed , smashed, funnel in hand
58 seconds on the keg stand. (Tasty-T) Champ!
Livin' life abuntantly, amazingly, outrageously.
Pass the booze, yoko ono
with the crew you are the stoner.
5 star chick givin 5 star boner
like i said im never sober. (laughs)
Scrumptious and delicious,
K-Teazy ooo so vicious.
Hither watch me slither.
laced so you quiver.
(Chorus)
(Lou)
Yo did you guys' see jamie and val yesterday? drunk messes!
(Tasty-T)
Ofcourse I fuckin caught that shit.
(K-Teazy)
LIGHTWEIGHT
(Tasty-T)
Ah, too bad Brit couldn't come out, but you know what?...she would
have taken it like a Champ
(K-Teazy)
Lip-Stick-Laura...WHAT a Champ?!
(Tasty-T)
At least robert wasn't sluttin around
(Lou)
Ah Jenny-she always looks pissed, doesn't she?
(Tasty-T)
yeah yeah a little she looks a little pissed lemme tell you....like nah
shout out too nah you know what it is...yo as far as marge..."what's
beef got to do with it?"
[Intro/Chorus: LTC]
White girl, white girl
Tell me that you need me - white girl, white girl
Tell me that you want me - white girl, white girl
Will you be my white, girl [echoes]
[LTC:]
I'm lookin for my Snow White
I haven't seen her since last night
I bet my girl took her, she gonna pay, that little hooker
She's so jealous of my white girl
A hundred percent pure, white girl
I can't forget the first day I met her
When I seen her, I knew I'd get her
She makes brains so tight, keeps my dick hard all night
I take her everywhere I go
I taste her, before every show
I'm so hooked, my mouth so numb
I don't wanna quit her, I gotta get some
[Chorus]
[LTC:]
She, goes, straight to my heart
Absolute I gotta play the part
We laugh together, smile together
I want to be with her forever
And when I'm down, she lifts me up
I'm in a chase, I can't give up, if I catch a case
I might never get, to see her face
So I stay close to my Benjamins (yup)
And be real to her friends
And that's real talk, you're listenin to the realest
Do you feel me?
Spoken like a real G
[Chorus]
[LTC:]
She makes me feel, so good
Straight up out the hood, the girl's got heart
And plays the part
She makes me rich, and leaves men poor
She's my baby yup my amore
The way she blows, in the wind and away she goes
Keepin a nigga, on his toes
Turnin friends, into foes
And that's just how the story goes
My white girl is a hundred percent
I pimp her to you for a small percent
And I bet, that you'll come back
With some more and then more and then more
And then more ends
Tryin to get, to her and her friends
Once you see her, you got to meet her
She's my, main senorita
[Chorus]
[LTC:]
Anita you know, that I'm crazy for you
Because you can keep me trippin like my favorite brew
And that I understand, so I'll never switch
Cause I'll always be down with my gangster bitch
And when women approach, you make them ghost
Talkin about stop sweatin him, or your legs are broke
[Chorus:]
(Anita you know, that I'm crazy for you)
(Cause you can keep me trippin like my favorite brew)
(And that I understand, so I'll never switch)
(Cause I'll always be down with my gangster bitch)
[LTC:]
Oh Anita, you're so damn crazy, with your cookie crew
With your earrings on, and they jinglin too
And you know what I mean
Knockin the boots is a daily routine
And that makes me happy, when Jimmy is bliss
And tearin up the nappy with the roughneck style
Into frontin rude
But when I'm with you, I kill the attitude
And act much sweeter for my Anita
[Chorus]
[LTC:]
Oh, Anita, you're so fine
To say the least and no Dana Dane
It ain't Anita the Beast, but Anita the cutey
A five foot three with the ghetto booty
The baby got back and that ain't no joke
Pass her the chronic and she'll take a toke
With a nine in her purse, she'll put you in a hearse
And at the same time, put on her lipstick
Put hoes down and ride on my dipstick
And that's why we understand each other
First we're friends, and then we're lovers
[Chorus]