Dead winter in front of my auntie TV Watchin' BET, I'm lovin' the shit I see The Nas, Hovs, the Jas, the Biggies, the Puns They dream of makin' the league, I dream of sillier stuff School shoppin', we hoppin' from VIM to Conway And this is right before the internets and MySpace The Facebooks and IG baddies all up in my face N64 is how I was spendin' my days Park water fountains, I grew up around Italians Big boss next door quiet, but he move the loudest Sittin' at the same stoop until he pass Smokin' that cigar, never had a job Never said a word, never did a verb Only moved his car from curb to curb Murder shit occur, he heard it first In the '90s when people were gettin' thrown off rooftops Pop up in canals, helicopters was too hot My shorty at the time, she was livin' on New Lots My best friend was down on Church Ave Like two stops from Prospect Park Had to be away from Gates Ave before it get dark Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, where I home my art Myrtle Ave, at the Five Spot, I had my start, yeah Rollin' up the freestyle, me and my homie Mark Chattin' 'bout how we gon' be richer than Tony Stark Sadiq was the Rasta, always rollin' it proper Never really in school and always holdin' the contra RIP, brother We gon' choose to remember you as a peace lover Where I'm from, everybody got about three mothers Tellin' us to be careful, look after each other In the age of the Twitter's fan and cancel vultures I am 3D, nigga, you never see me At this point, I'm a pro and you still runnin' with peewee Never lose sleep over sheep, I'm Never rollin' over in defeat, I Don't believe in anything I hear, I Only trust in half of what I see, I'm From a dyin' breed, I'm Happy that I'm me, I'm Happy that I found a little peace, I'm Happy mama kept me out the streets, uh Big Mike cut me every week Waves spinnin' out the chair and the cypher was complete, ah I'm the son of a hustler Know when to cash out, keep it goin', and double up Sleep like a breast-fed baby inside my comforter I'm on Myrtle, my brother, alert the trumpeters Playin' spades and cashin' up 'til the sun is up Brooklyn nigga, gon' let you know where we comin' from, yeah