In Trouble Waters I Had To Learn

Used To Rock A Throwback Ballin On The Corner, Now I Rock Tailored Suit Lookin' Like A Owner.

I Seen The Worst Of The Worst. I Deserve Every Blessing I Receive I'm From The Dirt.

New York Has A Thousand Universes In It That Don't Always Connect But We Do All Walk The Same Streets, Hear The Same Sirens, Ride The Same Subways, See The Same Headlines In The Post, Read The Same Writings On The Walls. That Shared Landscape Gets Inside Of All Of Us And, In Some Small Way, Unites Us, Makes Us Think We Know Each Other Even When We Don't.

I Ain't Lookin' At You Dudes -i'm Lookin' Past You.

Rap Has Been A Path Between Cultures In The Best Tradition Of Popular Music.