Yo static crackle needle drop on black vinyl
Life's symphony ghetto archival
Kicks thump like heartbeats primal
Spinnin' tales 'bout the urban spiral
Born in a concrete jungle lion's mane a hoodie
Flippin' syllables never second to rookie
Pavement playgrounds innocence forsook me
Lost in the echo of the city's wild rookie
Momma working doubles pop's shadow elusive
Hustle brewed wisdom pain be conclusive
Beneath streetlights dreams got intrusive
Life's curriculum ain't no electives exclusive
Navigatin' mazes where skyscrapers whisper
Graffiti hieroglyphs loud tales of the drifter
Beats from boomboxes tales become thicker
Mind sharp as switchblade my words never flicker
Fell in love with rhythm pen became my mistress
Scribbled existence lines left restless
Shattered glass lullaby gritty metropolis stress test
Chasin' notes of freedom in bars I confess best
Life pushed me to the edge but I never curved
Sharp turns fast moves like a street nerve
Survival in the 'hood ain't no silver platter served
Each line a lifeline unpreserved unreserved
Born in a concrete jungle hoodie my mane
Flippin' syllables never playin' no game
Pavement playgrounds innocence lost in the claim
City's wild echo it's all in the name
Momma working doubles pop's shadow elusive
Hustle brewed wisdom pain definitive
Beneath streetlights dreams intrusive
Life's curriculum got no elective
Life pushed me to the edge but I never swerved
Sharp turns fast moves like a street nerve
Survival in the 'hood no silver platter served
Each line a lifeline never curved never reserved
Navigatin' mazes skyscrapers whisper
Graffiti tales hearin' tales of the drifter
Beats from boomboxes stories get thicker
Mind sharp and edgy my words quicker
Fell in love with rhythm pen my mistress
Scribbled existence my lines can't rest
Shattered glass lullaby city's stress test
Chasin' freedom bars my best confess
Life pushed me to the edge but I never swerved
Sharp turns fast moves like a street nerve
Survival in the 'hood no silver platter served
Each line a lifeline never curved never reserved