Album
From Flint to Algorithm
From the first spark to the age of AI
£14.99
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About This Album
From Flint to Algorithm is a musical journey through Black innovation, from the first sparks of invention to the age of artificial intelligence.
Each song tells the story of Black scientists and inventors whose ideas shaped the world. Inspired by the Black Scientists & Inventors Platform, the album moves through hip-hop, R&B, dancehall, reggae, Amapiano, calypso, Afrobeats, Jazz, old-school soul and UK grime and drill.
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A BSI Global release.
Tracklist
Lyrics
[INTRO - FEMALE VOCAL]
Three million years and the story still run,
from Africa, the journey begun.
Stone inna hand, fire inna flame,
human imagination never stop, remember!
[CHORUS - FEMALE VOCAL]
From the flint to algorithms, we build,
ground to the stars, we build.
Africa to America, Africa to the Caribbean,
Black minds keep creating, making history.
From the flint to algorithms, arise,
knowledge inna heart, innovation inna eyes.
Past to future, generation to generation,
research, discover, learn, create, innovation.
[VERSE 1 - MALE RAP]
Alexander Miles, elevator design refined,
Elijah McCoy, automatic lubrication line.
Andrew Jackson Beard, railway safety set,
Jan Matzeliger, revolutionised shoemaking, no regrets.
George Washington Carver, agriculture and soil,
Percy Julian, chemistry from years of toil.
Lewis Latimer, electric light shine,
Granville Woods, railway telegraph design.
Garrett Morgan, safety hood, traffic signal stand,
Norbert Rillieux, sugar refining, engineered by hand.
Benjamin Banneker, mathematics, stars, survey,
Frederick McKinley Jones, refrigeration changed the way.
[CHORUS - FEMALE VOCAL]
Flint to algorithms, hear the sound,
millions of years, knowledge still around.
No, innovation never start today,
building tomorrow from yesterday.
[VERSE 2 - MALE RAP]
Mark Dean, computing, ISA connection,
Marc Hannah, 3D visual perfection.
Marian Croak, VoIP carry voice worldwide,
Henry Thomas Sampson, radiation power inside.
Sir Geoff Palmer, barley science, Scotland stand,
Tim Tavares, materials tech expand,
Patricia Bath, laser surgery and sight,
Valerie Thomas, three-dimensional light.
Lonnie Johnson, Super Soaker innovation,
Marjorie Joyner, beauty technology.
James Edward West, microphone sound,
Gladys Mae West, GPS groundwork engineer.
Ayanna Howard, robotics and Mars,
Joy Buolamwini, algorithms and bias.
Hadiyah-Nicole Green, cancer research flame,
George Njoroge, pharmaceutical science, Hep-C tamed.
Tessema Dosho Shifferaw, the Bowflex design,
Angie Bush, AI voices redefining.
Thirty names, but the list don't end,
how many more stories still waiting to be penned?
[BRIDGE - CALL & RESPONSE]
Who researching? Michael Williams!
Who writing? Michael Williams!
Who publishing? Michael Williams!
Books, research, bringing hidden stories through,
founder of the Black Scientists and Inventors Platform,
building anew.
blackscientistsandinventors.com!
[FINAL CHORUS]
From Africa to America,
from Africa to the Caribbean,
from the USA to the world,
hear the knowledge talk.
From the flint to algorithms, we build,
from the past to tomorrow, we build.
The Innovation Vault, let the young minds see,
you are heirs to the legacy.
Research, discover, learn, create, teach,
open the door!
From stone tools to AI, the journey carries on.
BLACK SCIENTISTS AND INVENTORS!
FROM FLINT... TO ALGORITHMS!
Copyright Michael Williams 2026
Three million years and the story still run,
from Africa, the journey begun.
Stone inna hand, fire inna flame,
human imagination never stop, remember!
[CHORUS - FEMALE VOCAL]
From the flint to algorithms, we build,
ground to the stars, we build.
Africa to America, Africa to the Caribbean,
Black minds keep creating, making history.
From the flint to algorithms, arise,
knowledge inna heart, innovation inna eyes.
Past to future, generation to generation,
research, discover, learn, create, innovation.
[VERSE 1 - MALE RAP]
Alexander Miles, elevator design refined,
Elijah McCoy, automatic lubrication line.
Andrew Jackson Beard, railway safety set,
Jan Matzeliger, revolutionised shoemaking, no regrets.
George Washington Carver, agriculture and soil,
Percy Julian, chemistry from years of toil.
Lewis Latimer, electric light shine,
Granville Woods, railway telegraph design.
Garrett Morgan, safety hood, traffic signal stand,
Norbert Rillieux, sugar refining, engineered by hand.
Benjamin Banneker, mathematics, stars, survey,
Frederick McKinley Jones, refrigeration changed the way.
[CHORUS - FEMALE VOCAL]
Flint to algorithms, hear the sound,
millions of years, knowledge still around.
No, innovation never start today,
building tomorrow from yesterday.
[VERSE 2 - MALE RAP]
Mark Dean, computing, ISA connection,
Marc Hannah, 3D visual perfection.
Marian Croak, VoIP carry voice worldwide,
Henry Thomas Sampson, radiation power inside.
Sir Geoff Palmer, barley science, Scotland stand,
Tim Tavares, materials tech expand,
Patricia Bath, laser surgery and sight,
Valerie Thomas, three-dimensional light.
Lonnie Johnson, Super Soaker innovation,
Marjorie Joyner, beauty technology.
James Edward West, microphone sound,
Gladys Mae West, GPS groundwork engineer.
Ayanna Howard, robotics and Mars,
Joy Buolamwini, algorithms and bias.
Hadiyah-Nicole Green, cancer research flame,
George Njoroge, pharmaceutical science, Hep-C tamed.
Tessema Dosho Shifferaw, the Bowflex design,
Angie Bush, AI voices redefining.
Thirty names, but the list don't end,
how many more stories still waiting to be penned?
[BRIDGE - CALL & RESPONSE]
Who researching? Michael Williams!
Who writing? Michael Williams!
Who publishing? Michael Williams!
Books, research, bringing hidden stories through,
founder of the Black Scientists and Inventors Platform,
building anew.
blackscientistsandinventors.com!
[FINAL CHORUS]
From Africa to America,
from Africa to the Caribbean,
from the USA to the world,
hear the knowledge talk.
From the flint to algorithms, we build,
from the past to tomorrow, we build.
The Innovation Vault, let the young minds see,
you are heirs to the legacy.
Research, discover, learn, create, teach,
open the door!
From stone tools to AI, the journey carries on.
BLACK SCIENTISTS AND INVENTORS!
FROM FLINT... TO ALGORITHMS!
Copyright Michael Williams 2026
Lyrics
[INTRO]
Textbooks never taught you this.
No cap, no filler, just facts -
Black British scientists, engineers, doctors,
helped shape this country, left out the syllabus.
BLACK BRITISH GENIUS.
[HOOK]
We were here before the empire told the story,
we were here before the classroom saw the glory.
Say the names, say the names, don't you dare forget,
Black British genius, ain't seen nothing yet.
[VERSE 1]
John Edmonstone, taxidermy, taught a young Darwin his craft,
Francis Williams, mathematician, wrote the poems that outlast.
Dugald Clarke, engineer, Richard Hill, a doctor bold,
Mary Seacole, nurse of nurses, worth more than they ever told.
James Africanus Horton, army doctor, first of his kind,
Risien Russell, neurologist, one of the sharpest minds.
John Alcindor, Harold Moody, healing through the war,
Jackson Brown of Hackney, George Busby, closing every door
that said we couldn't do it - Raphael Armattoe too.
[HOOK - SHORT]
Say the names, don't you dare forget...
[VERSE 2]
Alan Goffe fought polio, Sir Arthur Wint ran and healed,
Charles Ssali, Betty Campbell, teaching every field.
Arthur France, Ron Headley, Geoff Palmer's barley science,
Bernard Ribeiro, Elizabeth Anionwu, breaking every silence.
Melrose Stewart, Tim Tavares, Pauline Straker-Rodgers,
Jerry Yamoa, Dwain Neil, Leeroy Brown, no borders.
Elizabeth Rasekoala, Peter Sesay, Frank Chinegwundoh,
Donald Palmer, Laura Serrant, Yvonne Greenstreet, watch the show.
[HOOK - SHORT]
Say the names, don't you dare forget...
[VERSE 3]
Jak Bubeula, Chi Onwurah, Samantha Tross, cutting clean,
Maggie Aderin-Pocock, reaching for the space between.
Clifford Johnson, physics, Charlotte Armah, science on the screen,
Nira Chamberlain, mathematician, sharpest ever seen.
Uchenna Okoye, Mark Richards, Yodit Stanton building tech,
Jon Chase, Lex Fefegha, Eyman Osman, no respect
Yewande Akinola, Ivan Beckley, Tony Waithe.
Chris Imafidon and the Brainy Bunch, teaching kids to fly -
that's the list, that's the legacy, that's the reason why.
[BRIDGE]
Every school should teach these names, not just for Black kids - for every child, same.
A kid who sees a genius that looks just like them
gets confidence you can't buy, a foundation not a whim.
AI, robotics, automation coming fast and cold,
the future needs bold minds, not the same story told.
That's why Michael Williams built the platform, brick by brick,
so no child in Britain thinks that genius skips their kids.
[BSI REVEAL]
Researched. Written. Published.
MICHAEL WILLIAMS.
Black Scientists and Inventors Platform.
Teachers, parents - support the work,
so every child knows.
[FINAL HOOK]
We were here before the empire told the story,
say the names, say the names, don't you dare forget,
Black British genius, the future's not written yet.
[OUTRO]
Black Scientists and Inventors Platform.
Research. Discover. Believe.
Say the names. Teach the names.
Black British genius. Forever.
Copyright Michael Williams 2026
Textbooks never taught you this.
No cap, no filler, just facts -
Black British scientists, engineers, doctors,
helped shape this country, left out the syllabus.
BLACK BRITISH GENIUS.
[HOOK]
We were here before the empire told the story,
we were here before the classroom saw the glory.
Say the names, say the names, don't you dare forget,
Black British genius, ain't seen nothing yet.
[VERSE 1]
John Edmonstone, taxidermy, taught a young Darwin his craft,
Francis Williams, mathematician, wrote the poems that outlast.
Dugald Clarke, engineer, Richard Hill, a doctor bold,
Mary Seacole, nurse of nurses, worth more than they ever told.
James Africanus Horton, army doctor, first of his kind,
Risien Russell, neurologist, one of the sharpest minds.
John Alcindor, Harold Moody, healing through the war,
Jackson Brown of Hackney, George Busby, closing every door
that said we couldn't do it - Raphael Armattoe too.
[HOOK - SHORT]
Say the names, don't you dare forget...
[VERSE 2]
Alan Goffe fought polio, Sir Arthur Wint ran and healed,
Charles Ssali, Betty Campbell, teaching every field.
Arthur France, Ron Headley, Geoff Palmer's barley science,
Bernard Ribeiro, Elizabeth Anionwu, breaking every silence.
Melrose Stewart, Tim Tavares, Pauline Straker-Rodgers,
Jerry Yamoa, Dwain Neil, Leeroy Brown, no borders.
Elizabeth Rasekoala, Peter Sesay, Frank Chinegwundoh,
Donald Palmer, Laura Serrant, Yvonne Greenstreet, watch the show.
[HOOK - SHORT]
Say the names, don't you dare forget...
[VERSE 3]
Jak Bubeula, Chi Onwurah, Samantha Tross, cutting clean,
Maggie Aderin-Pocock, reaching for the space between.
Clifford Johnson, physics, Charlotte Armah, science on the screen,
Nira Chamberlain, mathematician, sharpest ever seen.
Uchenna Okoye, Mark Richards, Yodit Stanton building tech,
Jon Chase, Lex Fefegha, Eyman Osman, no respect
Yewande Akinola, Ivan Beckley, Tony Waithe.
Chris Imafidon and the Brainy Bunch, teaching kids to fly -
that's the list, that's the legacy, that's the reason why.
[BRIDGE]
Every school should teach these names, not just for Black kids - for every child, same.
A kid who sees a genius that looks just like them
gets confidence you can't buy, a foundation not a whim.
AI, robotics, automation coming fast and cold,
the future needs bold minds, not the same story told.
That's why Michael Williams built the platform, brick by brick,
so no child in Britain thinks that genius skips their kids.
[BSI REVEAL]
Researched. Written. Published.
MICHAEL WILLIAMS.
Black Scientists and Inventors Platform.
Teachers, parents - support the work,
so every child knows.
[FINAL HOOK]
We were here before the empire told the story,
say the names, say the names, don't you dare forget,
Black British genius, the future's not written yet.
[OUTRO]
Black Scientists and Inventors Platform.
Research. Discover. Believe.
Say the names. Teach the names.
Black British genius. Forever.
Copyright Michael Williams 2026
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