1 Contributor32nd St. Down (The East Side Story) Lyrics
[Intro]
The underworld
We're scored by sale
The strong survive when the system fail
For every b-boy a lesson, a moral belief
Some bite the bullet, some wear the wreath
[Verse 1]
When you come around you better keep it safe
These are street-wise facts in a hardcore bass
East side overpowers, we teach the young
Unity is the truth so the song is sung
Everyday is like a struggle, a fight to life
Don't sweat it, go and get it or lose your rights
Black is more beauty than a flower that fades
The street grows rougher and sound for days
Thanks is due to the mighty God
32nd Street down, so even is odd
Still boys are poetic men
Black power's in the palm of my hand
32nd Street down
[Verse 2]
I'd like to tell you a fact or two
We formed a posse and a hip-hop crew
From back in the day I used to watch the war
Went downtown and 28th Street [?] the score
Seven [?] dawn to dusk
And North Cackalack was a b-boy [?]
In spite of this and all the smoke
Every time there was a party on the mic I spoke
It's just chill or so they think
Friday nights wild west at a skating rink
Pushing a Ville in Fairview
Well, they both [?] a silent yell
Now is the time I must present this picture
The black get blacker, the black get richer
Three-two, we got the ultimate flow
Cadillacs with the dark-tint windows
[?] mad girlies when the girlies are wet
And only high rollers can roam the set
Territorial rights, all talks should cease
And you better be strapped if you're battling east three-two down!
[Verse 3]
I was there on the trey-deuce, the hustlers play
Everyday, every way is a form of pay
Dollars on dollars, each heart's its own
Many [?] in the trooper zone
It gets wild at night so you gotta be brown
When you step on the set give a round of pound
Boys don't play, we're rougher than nails
Never do a crime if you can't post bail
B-boy academy, the girlies skeez
[?] down, 'cause they're clocking G's
HR1, the hustler's row
East side got juice and other b-boys know
Suckers on the tip don't slip or trip
If you riff a bit you get pistol-whipped
By girls all around getting paid's a thing
I live in East Camden where the money is dream
[Verse 4]
No one's a king in search of a throne
One empire, bigger than Rome
Black rhythm, created over top of drums
Skyscrapers stand tall where I come from
Grand Pubah, exact, engraved in blood
This time it's fire, and first to flood
MCs on the mic preach stories I've seen
Wack to a brother, who's chasing a dream
Fake words [?] and think the joke sounds funny
When the battle cry is nothing but to make money
Go three-two! Make money!
Go three-two! Make money!
Go three-two! Make money!
Go, go, go, go, go!
[Verse 5]
Down here, when we have to fight
We can pull metal but we do things right
Beat you down with our fists, make you feel like a punk
So you know it's risk when you pop off junk
Hollywood, G-Nice, [?] and Sam, Mike Dough, Tone Bone, Fred Rock, Cool Bam
Mouse, Dave, plus G and Rob
The original brothers of the three-two mob
Respect, Kwan D and Rahlee
Kevy Kev, Chuck C, Malik and Tali
From way back when the arms were raised
The block still stands so the posse's praised
Never take shorts, we never say die
Back by the [?] and a open sky
Out there, where the evil [?]
From a pocket of another equals a score
Somehow, we gotta get time
Many ask why, we still grind
Money is nothing to a poet
Some are bluffing, and I know it
Has to be another way to rule my crown
Black power's in the mic 'cause I'm three-two down
I'm three-two down
Yeah, you know what I'm saying
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