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The rain couldn't understand it The pain made 'em understand, shit The sun tried to understand, the gun made me understand The rain tried whisperin' the warnin' The land shakin', plus the rhythm is enormous All the forces, like a portal to a vortex Connected to the stars, just projectin' where we part at Pull up where you park at Aim a little dark (lil' bitch) Where your bark at? It'd be a shame if you stayed in 'em 'partments 12 barely e'en came to 'em 'partments Catch a play then parlay in 'em apartments I swear it's like a party e'ry day in 'em 'partments You was raised in 'em 'partments, dang Jump a shot or join a gang in 'em 'partments My mama say we gotta get away from 'em 'partments, it's graves in 'em 'partments And it ain't gotta end this way 'cause we ain't start shit (huh, look, okay) I don't give a fuck about no industry beef Ain't nobody give a fuck when Tay was dead in the skreet I don't do the shit you see on the screens I been tapped in with true things I peep your rap cap and I unscrew things I don't give a fuck about 'em niggas at the top The biggest nigga on the block still get shot Pop, you thinkin' Pac, I'm thinkin' (brrt) Can't talk about that shit from (you gotta chill out), you seen FOX? Lisan al Gaib, I see a tiny line of silver A way to make a play, although they say it's unfamiliar It's off the kilter, I say the words without a filter You gotta have nerve, it'll make you strong if it don't kill ya I'll put a bullet in Bob the fuckin' Builder 'Fore they try and kick us out the buildin', what about the children? When I check a news channel, I get a similar feelin', but shtill We gon' make it to Heaven, high water or Hell But don't take the highways, 285 behind the damn wheel, it's like a driveway Givin' all I could give Christ and I'd do it twice Shy Gilchrist, heard thunder hit with lightnin' And still I didn't feel shit, talk about resilience Off of Stone Mountain locked on, yeah, where I honed into my brilliance It was after then I took my talents right up to Virginia Heard they said the shit for lovers, shit was gutter, shit was gritty I could tell you what it was, but let bruh tell you what I'm missin', pay attention What's missin' in my hood, I identified Then I brought white to my hood, shit, I gentrified We had military arms, we was semper fi' Point-blank, let me simplify I been light post corner boy Green box sitter, crack nigga Tryna hustle up and act thicker Six-deuce buyer, niggas really live The Wire From lookouts, then we meteor to suppliers Caged in, one way in, one way out Robocops on mountain bikes, ain't pullin' mace out Just tryna get back home from gettin' chased out A week ago, a boy like me don't got a face now The 'partments, the projects, the ghettos, all the same shit Crazy how we hopscotch and Double-Dutch danger 'Tween ADHD and all the pills that you gave us How we supposed to process this anger? The rain couldn't understand it The pain made 'em understand, shit The sun tried to understand, the gun made me understand The rain tried whisperin' the warnin' The land shakin', plus the rhythm is enormous All the forces, like a portal to a vortex Connected to the stars, just projectin' where we part at Pull up where you park at Aim a little dark Where your bark at? My ghetto's not your culture, niggas really die here So hard to say goodbye, it's the only lullaby here Kilos turnin' boys to men, gotta pick a side here Some were Jesus Shuttlesworth, some of us were Nasirs As time goes by, it's an eye for an eye here My niggas mob deep, the fittest gon' survive here We New Jersey drive here, chop shop, ride here This jack-in-the-box, shouldn't come as no surprise here You niggas rent to own, street cred gets denied here Section 8 livin', we treat it like a timeshare Mother, auntie, cousin, couldn't tell you who reside there But never seen a father that was government devised here Conquer and divide here, crash and collide here When kings can't raise a young prince, the doves cry here Candy lady right there, zombie land right there Them 'partments be the perfect backdrop for any nightmare