Return to Crooklyn

B.R. Double O K. L. Y. N B.R. Double O K. L. Y. N Word to Gil Scott The Revolution starts in the heart No diss to Jill Scott Brooklyn ain't a walk in the park School to prison pipeline they smoking pipes on the Ave When guns shoot and knives stab you can't get ya life back Nah haggle at the store get the price slashed in half Kings plaza dollar vans on the strip like Gaza Billboards with liquors ads peep the bigger math Petty beefs tit for tat yo we live for cash Must be something in the tap water Disrespectful energy we bring it back towards ya That's reciprocity They speculate on property It's a game of monopoly where oligarchs exploit the poverty From red lining cross the yellow blue and red line Legendary kingpins are dead or doing fed time The best rappers you know live there curse and a gift there It's mixed bag many did that and got big there B R double O K L Y N King's County NY from beginning to end What's known ain't gotta be said its where the greatest sparks Spread love that's Brooklyn you know in ya heart Vultures swoop to water down culture and truth Dressed in suits contaminate and poison our food And uproot foundations we laid Cause that minimum wage synonymous to population enslaved Corporations paid wintertime pavement is cold Fashion avant-guard Brooklyn Nets logo be the avatar Grimy kids try to sabotage you gotta know the codes Some will overdose others seek the Holy Ghost With goals of climbing up the totem pole Bet you ten mil every 10 years we known for bending social roles Lofty dreams turn to broken hopes and vice versa Careful what you wish you bound to find the right person From the Navy Yard Bushwick to Canarsie To Brownsville late night vigils that honor Sean P Trends die ladies fly new babies is born Raised in the hustle in radiant form B R double O K L Y N King's County NY from beginning to end What's known ain't gotta be said its where the greatest sparks Spread love that's Brooklyn u know in ya heart Cops patrol the block while we socialize Lotta scammers to survive gotta recognize and know the lies When tensions in the air we know the vibes You better dip before these bullets make ya choke on ya pride Caribbean flags for Jouvert a new day for Another dollar in the bank plus a new décor Corner pocket hit the 8 ball mental napalm Nuke shelters under buildings case they drop an A Bomb Cop Modelos from bodegas while our phones capture data Friends turn their backs names appear on affidavits Split second calculations that's second nature I peeped from my peripheral the way they heads was shaking Feature presentations girls dressed quasi-naked Bass thumping out cars my inner child awakens It's where I got my start at hard facts Through life Africa's inside my soul Brooklyn's where the heart at B R double O K L Y N King's County NY from beginning to end What's known ain't gotta be said its where the greatest sparks Spread love that's Brooklyn u know in ya heart