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I Know
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Hip-Hop
I Know was released on July 12, 2011 by IAF as a part of the album The Gas Station
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Release DateJuly 12, 2011
LabelIAF
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM117

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Politician
The Politician
Performer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Politician
The Politician
Producer

Lyrics

I know these folks
I know these ropes
I fought twelve rounds
I stood my grounds
I know this pain
I know this game
I lift this town
I earned this crown
I know
I know
I know
I know
I know
I know
I know
I know
Somebody shot the sheriff but they didn't shoot the deputy
But I got away from all of that successfully
D-boy, integrity
Flippin' houses, buildin' up the equity
I'm from the slums, where they kill for crumbs
I used to climb the neighbor tree and steal her plums
In front of the liquor store I know the bums
They could tell you hella shit I did when I was young
I'm really really from the hood, blocks
My cousin was a bully 'til I grew some socks
Duvernay, Babe Ruth
In my uniform cheesin' with no tooth
In East Oakland, drafted me
I'm in court, but not where the baskets be
I used everything I knew as a step stool
To lift me out this motherfuckin' cesspool, ay
I know these folks
I know these ropes
I fought twelve rounds
I stood my grounds
I know this pain
I know this game
I lift this town
I earned this crown
I know
I know
I know
I know
I know
I know
I know
I know
I'm the pinnacle, the paragon, militant like Farrakhan
And ship packages on Southwest Airlines
Evaluate opportunity in my spare time
Aim for the target, hit the bullseye every time
And then blast off, proceed with the mask off
Then bust a right off of eight deuce and Bancroft
Hey Mr. Bradshaw, you see me standin' up
You used to be a schoolteacher, now you a janitor
You said I'd never make it, 'cause I said fuck a journal
Now you just concentrate on the urinals
Remember Cindy, your A student
Now she a dope fiend, couldn't make the reunion
Just to let you know, now I own a few pieces
And pay taxes, and fuck a thesis
The little fat kid in the back with Ellesse's
Workin' 501s with the sewed-in creases
I know these folks
I know these ropes
I fought twelve rounds
I stood my grounds
I know this pain
I know this game
I lift this town
I earned this crown
I know
I know
I know
I know
I know
I know
I know
I know
Written by: Andre S. Parker, Joseph Jones
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