Heart and Soul of New York City

[Intro: Pete Rock & Red Cafe] Pete Rock, Cafe ("Heart and soul of New York cityyy") Uhh, yeah, uhh, Izzar, uhh ("Heart and soul of New York cityyy") [Verse 1: Red Cafe] Yeah, yeah, yeah Bucktown, Bucktown New York Giant, dance when I touchdown Subway killer, color for a name Study right under the king from Saint James Birthplace of the cough up a lung Big homie dot turned ev'rybody young New school of course, I do my thing though With my rock box and a black Kangol New Air Forces or the Chuck cheese Truck jewelry, lay on the white tee Fools got me tangled let me find out Put a perm on that straighten it right out Only city, you could sell nicks Get your bell rocked from J.T. Smith And learn something from a South Bronx teacher Izzar sell pies, not Ray’s pizza [Chorus: Red Cafe] I walk the walk, name ring bells from the South to North What else? That's how I do, I'm the ("Heart and soul of New York cityyy") Fresh to def, Arm & Hammer piece lay across the chest What else? 'Til I'm laid to rest, I'm the ("Heart and soul of New York cityyy") [Verse 2: Red Cafe] Been a few years threw the coke away Nowadays you can find me round Loso's way Your beat don't rock and you too smooth More than likely they gon' reminisce over you R-A-W, nuttin' here soft Dirty black trunks, bite ears off All for one we all steam reefer Patch over the eye, Mona Mona Lisa Every Sunday I see the Black Moon The Bad Boy locked up comin' back soon Forever I'm gangsta rap, and that's that 'Cause when them boys rap gangsta they like that 8 million stories, still hear truth This where they bury cannabis in the booth 10k on that concert line Then 10k rockin' that Yankee sign [Chorus: Red Cafe] I walk the walk, name ring bells from the South to North What else? That's how I do, I'm the ("Heart and soul of New York cityyy") Fresh to def, Arm & Hammer piece lay across the chest What else? 'Til I'm laid to rest, I'm the ("Heart and soul of New York cityyy") [Verse 3: Red Cafe] The Bridge, the Bridge, the Bridge New York Jet, love where I live Ride rough stand up to them guns But don't wanna do that without a Big Pun Foreigners tried to crush our buildings But 2 quarters and a dream, make millions Real recognize real from the face down Around these parts, it's a shake down If murder was the case Hopefully we ain't out murderin' the race with a hot waist I hate to sing ill street blues Follow the leader of the new schools [Chorus: Red Cafe] I walk the walk, name ring bells from the South to North What else? That's how I do, I'm the ("Heart and soul of New York cityyy") Fresh to def, Arm & Hammer piece lay across the chest What else? 'Til I'm laid to rest, I'm the ("Heart and soul of New York cityyy")