Jansport Strings (One Time For Chi-Ali)

One time up for Chi Ali

'Cause I could be in a box if I ain't see that screen

My mama prayed that I wouldn't be Chi Ali

Now my mama straight 'cause I wanted to be Chi Ali

They say my Jansport strings was tying it all together

My Jansport strings was tying it all together

My Jansport strings was tying it all together

And now that new thing got me riding out for whatever

One time up, sowing the sides up

Hometown heroes like you know where to find us

Looking over your shoulder like I'm slowing the ride up

First time listeners, they ain't know what a line was

Blue and orange everything, loaded the line up

Got 'em looking for lines like they hope they can tie up

A spoon full of 'ron when I shoot and give a bar

Give or take, I'm in a space that's usually regarded

For wakes or living aces, truthfully regardless

Look at who they telling me to par with

Pardon me though, bred different so I'm arguably so

You arguing over crowns dude arguably, no

I was fitted to wear that fitted and wear that living

For the living, you hear that penning? Well yeah, that did it

I mean it's all just as real as they say

And blame Chi if anybody is feeling a way, one time

One time up for Chi Ali

'Cause I could be in a box if I ain't see that screen

My mama prayed that I wouldn't be Chi Ali

Now my mama straight 'cause I wanted to be Chi Ali

They say my Jansport strings was tying it all together

My Jansport strings was tying it all together

My Jansport strings was tying it all together

And now that new thing got me riding out for whatever

Doing numbers, tryin' to do the summer

Dreaming outta control, said we tryin' to coupe the hummers

Leaning out of a hole like we tryin' to duck the edges

And leaving papi alone 'cause we out here running credit

Young, early 90's in the heart of the K

Saw the servers, corners had targets for days

Any reason is a go, how they squeezing you should know

Draped in Columbia jackets, beepers and Girbauds

I mean, played lockers wit tomorro's front pagers

White and purple huaraches, tryin' to murder the lobby

I mean all we knew is what we saw first

Wheels up for whatever 'til it all works

And I tell 'em one time up for Chi Ali

'Cause I could be in a box if I ain't see that screen

Gray basements on all of my fitteds, if I'm on then we did it

Applaud with it if you see my lead, one time

One time up for Chi Ali

'Cause I could be in a box if I ain't see that screen

My mama prayed that I wouldn't be Chi Ali

Now my mama straight 'cause I wanted to be Chi Ali

They say my Jansport strings was tying it all together

My Jansport strings was tying it all together

My Jansport strings was tying it all together

And now that new thing got me riding out for whatever