'Dunya' = Arabic word for the material world
On Dear Dunya . . .
"I awoke from a dream about an Ex of mine that reminded me of how happy I was to no longer be in THAT relationship. The emotion was intense and hard to shake so I sat at the piano to release some anxiety and these chords spilled out. Moments later I was singing the words on the chorus so I figured I might as well record it all. Some days later Mark Ultra, aka Azeem, asked me if I had anything new that he could write some verses to so I sent him this one with the disclaimer noting that it was fairly personal and that I didn't think he would find a way to make the subject matter "his own."
I was very, very wrong." -DJ Anas Canon
"This song Dear Dunya has a lot of truth in it. It's the first song I wrote after moving from Oakland to Harlem, NY. It touches on a past relationship in a way I think most people can relate to . . . then touches on finding a bit of financial freedom in the Father of all Cities . . . New York . . . and how love, lust, money and music can sometimes call you to the darkside. Yet somehow, if you're lucky, you can pull away before you Fall . . ." - Mark Ultra aka Azeem
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