God Bless tha child that can hold their own!!!

God bless the child that can hold is own Indeed Enemies Bleed when I hold my chrome Let these words be to last to my unborn seeds Hope to raise my young nation In this world of greed Currency means nothing if you still ain't free Money breeds jealousy Take the game from me I hope for better days Trouble comes naturally Running from authorities Till they capture me And my AIM is to spread more smiles than tears Utilalize lessons learned from my childhood years Maybe Mama had it all right Rest your head Straight converstion all night Bless the dead To the homies that That no longer roll Catch a brother at the crossroads Plus nobody knows my soulThey ask us why we mutilate each other like we do And wonder why we hold such little worth for human life Facing all this drama But to ask us why we to turn from bad to worse Is to ignore from which we came You see you wouldn't ask why the rose that grew from the concrete had damaged petals On the contrary We would all celebrate its tenacity We would all love its will to reach the sun Well We are the roses This is the concrete And these are my damaged petals Don't ask me why Thank god nigga thug life.. width="425" height="350" ..if u from NYYou was callin' Air Force 1's uptowns way before Nelly came out with the song.You shop at S&D, M.O.N.Y, Jimmy Jazz and Hyperactive.You know what a Dollar Van is.You be at the Puerto Rican Day Parade even though you aint Spanish.You love Beef Patties w/cheese and Coco Bread.You love Quarter Waters.You pay no more than $10 for a wash and set at the Dominicans.If you've ever been to Club A, Speed or Exit.You hopped the turnstile and got chased by police.You've ever brought a metro card from a bum for half price.You went to the Maury show to sit in the audience during school hours.Reggae music is the most played music at your party.You've ever seen the Ice Cream truck that plays 50 cent records in your hood.Your projects get their own special recognition holiday.(ex.! Marcy Day, 40 day)You've ever been to Summer Jam.You think Angie Martinez and Funk Flexx are celebrities.You've been to the Skate Key or Empire.You'd rather eat Crown Fried than KFC.The people at the Chinese Restaurant know who you are when you call.You used to steal strings off a Jansport.You've ever been to Yogi Bear(Brooklyn only)You've ever had Gaby's or Margheritas Pizza(Queens only)You used to go to free lunch during the summer.You've ever drank Nutcracker.You've ever called your Timbs Beef &Broccolis, Chicken & Broccolis or Cheese on cheese.You know how to get to Eastern Parkway.You've ever been on Smack DVD.You've ever had PM school or Night school.You know what CHOICES is.You go all the way to Forty-Deuce just to chill in McDonald's.You've ever been to a Basement Party.You know how to do the Bruk-Up .You don't answer your door on Sundays because you know it's a Jehovahs Witness.Worked for Summer Youth.You eat Boars Head Turkey and Cheese sandwiches from the Bodega.You know handball, double-dutch and Skelly are hood classics.You call a fire hydrant a Johnny Pump.You ever went mad hard over a Techno-Marine watch.You live by c-town, associated or keyfood.You shop on Jamaica Ave., Pitkin, Knickerbocker, Fulton St, or Delancey St.You eat White Castle even though you know it makes you use the bathroom. (Belly Bombers LOL)You think Coney Island is the jumpoff.You can get 2 chicken wings for a dollar from the Chinese Restaurant.You've ever rode in a pissy elevator. !You save up all your money to go shopping for tax free week.You've ever been to Riker's Island.You ever cut school and got picked up by truancy.You only go to 3rd period to get your attendance so they don't send a cut card home.You own a Welcome to the Hood Tee. (**JackieNicole**)You've ever been stopped by women trying to sell you perfume.You use black soap.You was scared to go to school on Freshman Friday or Halloween.You know who Brenda Blackmon and Ernie Anastos is.You couldn't pass that Math A Regents.You remember the Blackout of 2003.You went to school with mad balloons on your birthday(girls)You've ever given someone a Gill or played Timeout and took someones food.You was too embarrassed to eat school lunch.You know what a Zone School is.You've ever cut up money and put it on your nails.(girls)**$20 bills...holla!You remember the original Bus Passes with R/S on them.You ever pumped someone on a swing.You be asking people on bikes for "a ride"You go on journeys on ya bikeYou be lined up on the ave when new jordans come outGirls tell you "suck my dick"**and swallow, bitch!**You know what it mean "messin wit" or "fuckin wit" somebody isif u go all the way downtown just to get a slice of juniors cheesecake.if u can relate to at least 75% of this then u is a real nigga from da nyc.~~Repost If U From Ny~~ jus sho luv