[Intro: Tech N9ne]
Another story from my house on 5816 Forest
[Refrain: Tech N9ne]
Life is really crazy, my people had to raise me
In the sick conditions of these streets
Dealers and killers didn't love me least
This is the story of a kid who dug Steve’s beats
[Verse 1: Tech N9ne]
The school I be say Troost
Right after school I go one house from me is DJ Juice
He let the beats play everyday, it'd give me a boost
Then the decay of the DJ I see shake loosе
From hip hop he started to flip rocks, the mixin' rеcords, it stopped
I did watch Steve pull up in beautiful cars on this block
Velour sweatsuits, many gold chains, displayin’ big wads of grip knots
Flashing things a year ago he did not
I was curious, he went from normal to luxurious
I made my way over to 'em even though my step daddy would be furious
I said "What's up, Steve?", he looked and smiled at me
I said "I miss how it used to be, you spinnin' H-I-P H-O-P", he said
[Chorus: LeShea Wright & Tech N9ne]
(We) stackin', rollin', straight (Ball)
Gettin' it in, just (Ball)
One more time, I say
(We) stackin', rollin’, straight (Ball)
Gettin’ it in, just (Ball)
Ay
[Verse 2: Tech N9ne]
My block is poppin', foreign cars with tires, bam!
I see beautiful women hangin’ with Steve and his hired hands
I would always see this dude who was Steve's admired fam
And we look up to 'em on this block because he is a fireman
That's a big thing in 1980, my question to him might seem crazy
"Mr. Dowdy, my desire’s just to take a ride on your firetruck"
He would just laugh and say "Lil' Donny, not too fast
'Cause the serious job I have, a kid in the way could really be bad"
Time goes on and I see a decade passes
But it's crazy I'm next to the same family on 62nd and Agnes
Woke up to feds pullin' beautiful vehicles away
From next door, it's a Dowdy bad day
Now I'm thinkin' back when Steve used to say
[Chorus: LeShea Wright & Tech N9ne]
(We) stackin', rollin', straight (Ball)
Gettin' it in, just (Ball)
One more time, I say
(We) stackin', rollin', straight (Ball)
Gettin' it in, just (Ball)
Ay
[Refrain: Tech N9ne]
Life is really crazy, my people had to raise me
In the sick conditions of these streets
Dealers and killers didn't love me least
This is the story of a kid who dug Steve's beats