[00:00.83]Southside - Common
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[00:04.92]Everybody say say
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[00:10.26]I know you I know you
[00:11.50]I know you're thinking thinking that it must be
[00:14.03]I'm a raw flow 'cause it never get rusty
[00:16.72]I ain't gotta say it man dawg trust me
[00:19.45]Bust somebody head TLC where was we
[00:22.21]Still rock the Prada 'fore that rock the Starter
[00:24.86]Niggas out in Georgetown and Magic way harder
[00:27.58]Thinking back to the projects and
[00:29.02]They way they tore 'em all up
[00:30.72]Like when I do a project and come back
[00:32.29]And tear the mall up
[00:33.57]Southside southside
[00:34.40]Southside southside
[00:35.79]Southside southside south Side of the broads
[00:39.31]The cars the half moon the stars
[00:41.46]I'm like Jeff Fort the way I get behind bars
[00:43.85]Burn CDs with no regard for the stars
[00:46.70]Come to the grip with conflict diamonds
[00:48.96]And the arts Back in '94 they call me Chi-Town's Nas
[00:52.28]Now them niggas know I'm one of Chi-Town's gods
[00:54.38]
[00:55.03]We even yo you still talking no cops
[00:57.65]A conscious nigga with mac like Steven Jobs
[01:00.34]Southside southside
[01:00.77]
[01:01.58]Southside southside
[01:02.93]Southside southside
[01:04.28]Southside side of the Chi
[01:06.62]Your fly is open McFly
[01:08.50]The crowd is open I think I know why
[01:11.24]I'm back from the future seen it with my own eyes
[01:13.95]And yep I'm still the future of the Chi Back in college
[01:17.64]I had to get my back up off the futon
[01:19.73]I knew that I couldn't cop a coup with no coupons
[01:22.32]Look at that neutron on his green like two dimes
[01:25.06]People asking him "Do you have any gray poupon "
[01:27.49] We coming from the
[01:28.16]Southside southside
[01:28.51]
[01:29.11]Southside southside
[01:30.67]Southside southside southside
[01:32.71]Side of the Chi You in the building but the building's falling
[01:36.06]You wouldn't be balling if your name is Spalding
[01:38.73]My mind get flooded I think about New Orleans
[01:41.42]Back in school y'all niggas you should
[01:43.23]Call him August I'm the sun that goes down
[01:45.59]But I'm still revolving
[01:46.83]Southside 'bout to walk it out I still get crawling
[01:49.55]If rap was Harlem I'd be James Baldwin
[01:51.95]With money in the bank like G Rap we're calling
[01:54.75]We coming from the
[01:55.41]Southside southside
[01:56.52]Southside southside
[01:57.75]Southside southside southside of the Chi
[02:01.30]With niggas masked up like Phantom of the Opera
[02:03.43]Dreaming of the day they push a phantom to the operas
[02:06.08]Can't wait 'til they say "Yeah he ran up at the Oscars"
[02:08.86]Poppa I heard his life is like a movie
[02:11.52]Like when Em' played him and Mekhi played a rasta
[02:14.27]Mexicans don't love it like it was for La Raza
[02:17.16]But this is for the mobsters holla
[02:19.10]We some true Chi-Town legends
[02:21.01]Accept no imposters We coming from the
[02:23.51]Southside southside
[02:23.90]Southside southside
[02:25.26]Southside southside southside of
[02:28.04]The Chi The un-American Idol Tower like the Eiffel
[02:30.94]'Lean Wit it Rock Wit It' black like the Disciples
[02:33.45]Know when to use a Bible and when to use a rifle
[02:36.25]You rap like you should be on the back of a
[02:38.59]Motorcycle Caught a case of robbery
[02:39.97]And 'Beat It' like Michael
[02:41.47]Your career is a typo mine was written like a haiku
[02:44.44]I write to 'Do the Right Things' like Spike do
[02:47.10]Through conflicts is crucial and trauma is psycho
[02:49.02]We coming from the
[02:50.27]Southside southside
[02:51.20]Southside southside
[02:52.58]Southside southside southside of the
[02:55.29]Chi We're coming from the

Southside - Common
Everybody say say
I know you I know you
I know you're thinking thinking that it must be
I'm a raw flow 'cause it never get rusty
I ain't gotta say it man dawg trust me
Bust somebody head TLC where was we
Still rock the Prada 'fore that rock the Starter
Niggas out in Georgetown and Magic way harder
Thinking back to the projects and
They way they tore 'em all up
Like when I do a project and come back
And tear the mall up
Southside southside
Southside southside
Southside southside south Side of the broads
The cars the half moon the stars
I'm like Jeff Fort the way I get behind bars
Burn CDs with no regard for the stars
Come to the grip with conflict diamonds
And the arts Back in '94 they call me Chi-Town's Nas
Now them niggas know I'm one of Chi-Town's gods
We even yo you still talking no cops
A conscious nigga with mac like Steven Jobs
Southside southside
Southside southside
Southside southside
Southside side of the Chi
Your fly is open McFly
The crowd is open I think I know why
I'm back from the future seen it with my own eyes
And yep I'm still the future of the Chi Back in college
I had to get my back up off the futon
I knew that I couldn't cop a coup with no coupons
Look at that neutron on his green like two dimes
People asking him "Do you have any gray poupon "
We coming from the
Southside southside
Southside southside
Southside southside southside
Side of the Chi You in the building but the building's falling
You wouldn't be balling if your name is Spalding
My mind get flooded I think about New Orleans
Back in school y'all niggas you should
Call him August I'm the sun that goes down
But I'm still revolving
Southside 'bout to walk it out I still get crawling
If rap was Harlem I'd be James Baldwin
With money in the bank like G Rap we're calling
We coming from the
Southside southside
Southside southside
Southside southside southside of the Chi
With niggas masked up like Phantom of the Opera
Dreaming of the day they push a phantom to the operas
Can't wait 'til they say "Yeah he ran up at the Oscars"
Poppa I heard his life is like a movie
Like when Em' played him and Mekhi played a rasta
Mexicans don't love it like it was for La Raza
But this is for the mobsters holla
We some true Chi-Town legends
Accept no imposters We coming from the
Southside southside
Southside southside
Southside southside southside of
The Chi The un-American Idol Tower like the Eiffel
'Lean Wit it Rock Wit It' black like the Disciples
Know when to use a Bible and when to use a rifle
You rap like you should be on the back of a
Motorcycle Caught a case of robbery
And 'Beat It' like Michael
Your career is a typo mine was written like a haiku
I write to 'Do the Right Things' like Spike do
Through conflicts is crucial and trauma is psycho
We coming from the
Southside southside
Southside southside
Southside southside southside of the
Chi We're coming from the