The city, it blow deep, I know them cold streets
Motif is no peace, can't trust the police
My momma stay out east, hope that she good though
She from Inglewood so she know the hood though
Corners we stood on, that's what I stand for
Justice for hustlers, I rap and I chant for
Cuzzo just got out, that thang on his ankle
He seein that corner from a new angle
Same ol' to same ol', some days are painful
They say be careful, grandma stay prayerful
My bros move birds with they eyes on the sparrow
You in the ghetto where we never settle
The breath of the city, no rest for the weary
No stress, it can't hear me, a fist full of fury
No dollars, no jewelry, a Chicago story
Place that could kill me is one that could cure me
Hard to ignore me cause we livin loud now
Fire inside me and thangs that go BLAOW BLOAW!
Label me wild child, my old man on trial now
Yeah I'm the future, but live for the now now
Make my momma proud now, we come from that dirt
I put in that work, until my back hurt, uh
The lyrics CITY TO CITY of COMMON is also present in the album Nobody's smiling (2014)
Common, all'anagrafe Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr., è un rapper, produttore discografico, attore e scrittore statunitense nato a Chicago nel 1972. Inizialmente noto come Common Sense, ha debuttato nel 1994 con l'album "Resurrection", che lo ha consacrato come uno dei rapper più talentuosi della scena hip-hop contemporanea. Common è noto per le sue rime introspettive e poetiche, spesso incentrate su temi sociali e politici. Ha collaborato con artisti di fama mondiale come Kanye West, John Legend e Erykah Badu. Nel 2006 ha vinto il suo primo Grammy Award per la canzone "The People", tratta dall'album "Be". Tra i suoi album più importanti ricordiamo "Like Water for Chocolate" (2000), "Electric Circus" (2002) e "Finding Forever" (2007). Oltre alla musica, Common ha recitato in diversi film, tra cui "Selma", per il quale ha vinto un Oscar nel 2015.
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