I never knew that a kid like me Could take his mic around the world and flash the big S.D. And rock the ma**es, from Madrid to Calaba**as Tijuana, Mexico, bootleg demos in Tokyo They know me though, 'coz I be puttin' in work Commit my life to rebirth, well respected, 'coz that's my word I'm sure you heard, about a new sound going around She might have left my hood, but she was born in my town We rep. the South, so what you talking about I'm not running off my mouth, I know this without a doubt 'Coz if you know these streets, then these streets know you