Title: “Since ’88 (We Rose)”
Mohamed adan dahir
Lion of Africa
Hardcore Rap Flow – Bass Knockin’ Anthem
(Intro – spoken, gritty tone)
Yo…
This for my people—Somaliland, stand up!
Since ‘88, we rose from the ashes... while they drowned in the chaos.
Listen close.
(Verse 1)
1988, they tried to break us down,
Dropped bombs on Hargeisa, thought they’d take the crown.
But we rose like lions from the dust and the pain,
While Somalia was drowning in hunger and shame.
They thought we’d fall, but we built from the scars,
Now we shining bright, reaching for the stars.
Educated minds, infrastructure tight,
Clean streets, sharp suits—Somaliland's light.
(Hook – Hardcore delivery)
We ain’t never look back, no fear in our veins,
While they beg for peace, we broke the chains.
Somaliland strong, got the world sayin’ our name,
And if war comes? We ready—locked, loaded, untamed!
(Verse 2)
They still stuck, crying to the UN,
While we vote, build roads, raise women and men.
Our youth got degrees, tech, and dreams,
Theirs got warlords, famine, and screams.
We the future, self-made, self-built,
While they bleeding from the wounds they never healed.
We ain’t waiting for no handout, nah—we fight,
With pride in our blood and our homeland’s right.
(Bridge – dark beat drops, slow flow)
They doubted us, laughed at us,
Now look—who’s begging for aid and luck?
Somaliland’s peace got them shook,
Our flag high while their system’s corrupt.
(Hook – repeat, with more intensity)
We ain’t never look back, no fear in our veins,
While they beg for peace, we broke the chains.
Somaliland strong, got the world sayin’ our name,
And if war comes? We ready—locked, loaded, untamed!
(Outro – acapella, gritty tone)
From Berbera to Burao, from Erigavo to Hargeisa...
We stand tall—united, educated, elevated.
Tell the world: Somaliland ain’t a dream—it’s a nation.
And we don’t need no validation.
Somaliland forever.
Mohamed
