I was in the projects in my Jordan 3s '88, copped my first pair of Jordan 3s Back then, you got got for your Jordan 3s Either shoot or get shot for your Jordan 3s I was in the projects in my Jordan 3s '88, copped my first pair of Jordan 3s Black Cement Nike Air logo Jordan 3s Camouflage army shorts and some Jordan 3s Peep the plot of any Saturday kung fu matinee Grandmaster betray with a smile over champagne Toastin' with a snake tongue front to hide your hate Knife behind your back, student turned to rival of the great Cain and Abel situations off the Bible page Brother backstab his own brother in the primal craze Fuck out the way, my llamas spray like a tidal wave Pistols crack at the pop, same sound that the vinyl make Probably an idiot of no man am I afraid Suicidal tendencies with homicidal traits Knives and blades slice your face when you collide with apes Your empire in flames, the fire rage homie, die in pain Die a thousand deaths, resurrected and killed again and again Empty your clip, put ten in your head Russian Mafia belly BILLY, baked ziti spray it in graffiti Lyrics on subway trains racing through the city Glassine envelopes, chemicals to cut the dope Bulletproof vest, a boxcutter to cut your throat Shot in the head, bing bong in the bubble coat Sunk your motherfuckin' boat, slump you with the pump and go Boy George aura Brooklyn, the dish you cook in the kitchen The brand that you trust, look at the pistol Hustle and flip 'til we clutchin' a fistful The gutters where we from but fuck it we made it blissful I was in the projects in my Jordan 3s '88, copped my first pair of Jordan 3s Back then, you got got for your Jordan 3s Either shoot or get shot for your Jordan 3s I was in the projects in my Jordan 3s '88, copped my first pair of Jordan 3s Black Cement Nike Air logo Jordan 3s Let the plug know I need another pair of 14s Killers with blood diamonds in they eyes, smiles behind barrels The mind is a weapon, my thoughts are cyanide arrows They want to violate our freedom to the ninth power William Cooper was sacrificed to a blind owl Blind justice, no policies to favor us Turn lemons to lemonade and angels into angel dust Weed is legal in New York now, blaze it up Right in front of a cop, is that shit strange or what? Native New Yorker though I traveled the globe Shouts to all my goons in Amsterdam, Paris, and Rome Tapped in the zone over with this artwork, I spit pain Percussion displayed that cut sharper than a switchblade Supreme North Face parka and some Crysp jeans Goofy stepped on him, shot the six at the Knicks game Di Fara order 'round the corners like your father ordered Like Dom Di Fara himself went shopping for the Pala D'Oro I was in the projects in my Jordan 3s '88, copped my first pair of Jordan 3s Back then, you got got for your Jordan 3s Either shoot or get shot for your Jordan 3s I was in the projects in my Jordan 3s '88, copped my first pair of Jordan 3s Black Cement Nike Air logo Jordan 3s Let the plug know I need another pair of 14s