In my heart, in my I'm gon' win Tell me to wait, give me a And I'm shine I'm gon' (9X)
Look man, do not get my block pissed, we'll your brain! Two dollar whips and chains cops, crips, crack cocaine, Tupac, Chris, I'm still feeling the Seven year-old shot and slain these all mean We're goin' In this struggle, stress, and panic Where I'm from we do not eat (talk about it) See my mama cannot afford Foods She break fast a prayer, call it soul food I come from Let it Where I come No one when funds run low In sums we choose the dum dum dum bullets, dun dun We humdrum in the slums Where conceal stun guns The mum for fun, son ain't pretty In cesspool called New York Shitty I call it that 'cause it smells shit Walk hunchback or you might get hit I a nigger who sold crack to his moms The same motherfucker crack to his kids Lookin' like 300 comin' from his bid, like "Pharoahe, let's get money for real"
He said "Pharoahe, let's get this up!" the fuck? What you need me to holler at Steve Let him escape New York like Snake Plissken? I told you the gate that you needed more marketing And these major labels is not Stood in a B-boy stance, teeth From the gold in his mouth, the summer breeze was I my retort, eyes fixed in On a around his neck I guess he was Just the police siren it pitched into the sound to the hood so I spoke with conviction Spoke as if I was 6'10", skin, Put a little bass in my voice like bend where I come from Where I come from, we all from Sky, moon, stars, and a sun Multiple tones, the blood is one The pen is the ammo to my I bring to fruition what I write to get me out of the And I'ma shine, sh-sh-shine, shine, Shine like the sun, the world is Each line is speech designed to time and reach The unborn and transform your And I'ma
New York If you're in the If you're turning it out a doubt You what I'm talking about Just scream and say (sh-sh-shine shine shine) Now Detroit with the beats Gettin' on the street See the mark of the Say the police up, X?] (Sh-sh-shine shine) Chi-town, with the funky by the pound, just get on down What the do you WOAH! Say (sh-sh-shine shine) West coast side the most your toast Brag and Everybody say shine shine Dirty (repeats)