Jahan Nostra - Bricks and Sponsorships lyrics
{intro} Uh, yeah, ah You ever dance with the devil? You know what i'm saying? Nostra! yeah {verse 1: jahan nostra} We had bricks They all had scholarships Sam picked me up in a base heads whip For all my dogs keeping y'all in health What can i do When they don't spread the wealth It goes chop chop my n**** Chop chop It's real simple math When the ships hit the dock bu*terflies is all in my abdomen Cause even nostra did some dibbling dabbling I used to take the train to the bronx Get what i needed and then get croissants See what i needed up in the car lots See all my peers Thеy all own pots And if i got it i get it I pick it up If i see the same pig as last week Switch it up Mastеr of espionage Nowadays online the feds you can't dodge Chop chop my n**** chop chop To make ends meet homeboy i gotta plot As soon as i get my connect I'll be hot Got a pookie next door my g He chris rock {chorus: jahan nostra} We had bricks they all had scholarships Everyone's goal is to get a sponsorship We had bricks they all had scholarships Everyone's goal is to get a sponsorship {verse 2: jahan nostra} Uh chop chop New shot new wave I got my weight up homeboy It's a new game Gunshots i'm above that And when i'm handing out turkeys They love that La madrina cocaína Cheating paul just to pay peter I used to be your average everyday But now i'm a king pen at the top getting paid And if you wanna connect Be in the know Cause every now and again I’ll just say no The love's gonna get me And n****'s trying to split me Cause me and my team Got the certified with me Success creates so many frenemies I don't know who to trust In this great inner sea But i can guarantee i'll be a pillar And it's an insult if you call me a dealer I'm just a real man that made it Versace belts is gold plated I never ever thought i was slick Till my cousin broke under pressure Gave him a tip, uh I never ever thought i was slick Until the feds got the info And now i'm hit {chorus: jahan nostra} We had bricks They all had scholarships Everyone's goal is to get a sponsorship {verse 3: jahan nostra} Damn how's this my en route Locked feet locked hands Orange jumpsuit License plate made And the food su*ks Eight squares in my pockets for two bucks Damn i shouldn't a trust(ed) that snitch Would think about it but he done He a b**** Man i should've listened to my mom But i had to get it while it was on {chorus: jahan nostra} We had bricks They all had scholarships Now i kinda wish that i had a sponsorship {verse 4: jahan nostra} But when you're in the code Man you gotta hono(u)r it I live by the code Man i gotta hono(u)r it I wish i could touch my daughter Get the wisdom advice from my father But i gotta live with it, it’s my karma But the cell keeps me away from drama I feel so locked in this beast I feel so locked in this beast Regrets in these walls so unique Regrets in these walls so unique Homies don't write much Inmates is hating Talking to the warden is like Talking to satan Anger's building up They took away education Solitary confinement Isolation My mind needs a retreat Sometimes i gotta rethink My mind needs a retreat I'm turning over new leafs Now i'm praying more gracious I'm no longer an atheist Read more books than my whole life All my wrongs trying to make right {chorus: jahan nostra} We had bricks They all had scholarships Now i kinda wish that i had a sponsorship We had bricks They all had scholarships Now i kinda wish that i had a sponsorship We had bricks We all had bricks We had bricks We all had bricks We had bricks They all had scholarships Now i kinda wish that i had a sponsorship {outro} {dp} Today we incarcerate more people per capita than any other country in the world. we have more black men in prison today than were under slavery in 1850. we house the parents of almost three million of our community's children, and we've become the new asylum, the largest mental health provider in this nation. when we lock someone up, that is no small thing. and yet, we are called the department of corrections {jahan nostra} We had bricks. they all had scholarships. everyone's goal is to get a sponsorship. we had bricks. they all had scholarships. everyone's goal is to get a sponsorship {dp} When we change the way we think, we create new possibilities, or futures, and prisons need a different future {prod. by mr. perclivitive}