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Before Hip​-​Hop

from Monday by Joell Ortiz

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lyrics

Big boy toys that clap like a dirty bitch box
Ladders attached with 36 shots Inserted and cocked
You ain’t gotta take my word this shit pop
Ask around how I circled these blocks before Hip Hop

Sandwich baggies, drop it in , and tie knots
Invite my favorite fiend over to come and try rocks
Dope the only thing stamped inside my mailbox
Folded money til the rubber bands popped before Hip Hop

Old E, St Ides and Valentine Ale
Dutch masters, Phillys and White Owl smells
L train to Linden and Powell to roll L’s
Token booths nigga, no vocal booths before Hip Hop..

Whole different dude.. I’m rolling to you
I got a dub that I don’t fold to that deuce
Eything good even yo nasty ass shoes now here’s my Moment of truth .... Yea, that was life Before Hip Hop

Hook:
You Think u know me, you don’t really know me
Back in my hood I’m still the one and only
Before these music projects, I’m the projects homie
Y’all just see the new me, y’all don’t know the the old me

Before these beats was trapping, I was out there trapping
Before these birds was rapping, I was bird wrapping
Before the fans was clapping, it was cans clapping
No bank accounts, hand to hand transactions..

Before Hip Hop Verse 2:

A bunch of candles in the lobby, who got laid to rest?
Empty bottles near the flicks, I know the wake is next
I’m from a place where people walk around with major stress..
don’t say something you’ll regret
Before Hip Hop uhh

I was crazy fresh .. Trapping in my Avirex
Blue Yankee fitted, 501s above the Navy checks
I Never had to beg for pussy, bitches gave me sex
I left all the drugs at they address
Before Hip Hop

Shit ya boy was out there tryna survive
Too lazy for a 9 to 5 I bought a 9 and got live
Til it jammed .. said goodbye next day went outside
And bought that pretty 38 it’s on the lap in my ride right...

It wasn’t all about these verses and words
It was being 1st to the curb from the 1st to the 3rd
It was bout staying alert, you see em lurking you swerve..
to this day, I thank God I ain’t get Locked before Hip Hop

Hook:

You Think u know me, you don’t really know me
Back in my hood I’m still the one and only
Before these music projects, I’m the projects homie
Y’all just see the new me, y’all don’t know the the old me

Before these beats was trapping, I was out there trapping
Before these birds was rapping, I was bird wrapping
Before the fans was clapping, it was cans clapping
No bank accounts, hand to hand transactions..

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from Monday, released August 30, 2019
PRODUCED BY HESAMI
PHOTO BY JEREMY DEPUTAT

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