I Still Know Better

In this episode of Violent Four We'll focus on one particularly violent ten-week period which left three young people dead Yo I still know better I turn around, but I feel no better Turned a five sands into my show cheddar And I was baggin' up the sand with my old wetter Then go my show and all the fans screamin', "Mo Salah" The beef goin' off the rails, it's like a coathanger See, broski was my codefendant I went home when he caught a sentence But now I war his bredrins Didn't think it could've been like this in youth offenders But clout's more addictive than crystal meth Now everybody's got a deal with death We just done what the street niggas do But somebody's gotta lose, and that's the dominoes effect I went Sony, got signed that week I gave racks to my dad that week I done my show, I linked a hoe, I got lined that week And I was trendin' online that week I had to see my girl cry that week I had to glide that week High-speed chase with the bine that week I nearly threw away my life that week I had the opps playin' hide and seek 'Cause shh, got shot twice that week My pops, he see my door fly that week I lost two of my broskis to a licence breach Laser beams on my aunties, it's a specialist Trident team And my co-de' that I spoke of before, the opps caught him, and he died that week North London hasn't ever been the same again And everybody thinks it's entertainment 'Til people start dyin' Then they tell me that I'm glorifyin' violence (police is called to an incident at a car park) Yo, still know better I turn around, but I feel no better Turned a five sands into my show cheddar And I was baggin' up the sand with my old wetter Then go my show and all the fans screamin', "Mo Salah" The beef goin' off the rails, it's like a coathanger See, broski was my codefendant I went home when he caught a sentence But now I war his bredrins Didn't think it could've been like this in youth offendin' The girl from the uni room been goin' through depression I just hope that in her heart, there's no resentment How can we cure this? Becah it's too late for the prevention Too late for all the police intervention Everybody seekin' vengeance Yo, I told the A&R I'd never rap again or until we can mend this Cancel all my shows, I'm in my Bally and my Tech fit And then I ended up inspirin' my next hit I performed at Stamina that week It was hard to understand that week Cah I was hated, then loved by the fans that week Imagine if I got grabbed that week I swear that would have been the saddest week See, everybody had a chat that week Imagine me sat down and I can't support my family Yo, I know I would've been forgotten and that's mad to me Yo, still know better I turn around, but I feel no better Turned a five sands into my show cheddar And I was baggin' up the sand with my old wetter Then go my show and all the fans screamin', "Mo Salah" The beef goin' off the rails, it's like a coathanger See, broski was my codefendant I went home when he caught a sentence But now I war his bredrins Didn't think it could've been like this in youth offendin' Still know better I turn around, but I feel no better Turned a five sands into my show cheddar And I was baggin' up the sand with my old wetter Then go my show and all the fans screamin', "Mo Salah" The beef goin' off the rails, it's like a coathanger See, broski was my codefendant I went home when he caught a sentence But now I war his bredrins Didn't think it could've been like this in youth offendin' Headie One has always insisted his songs are full of what he describes as, "Observations of society" Lyrics don't incite people to do bad things On YouTube, there's even a disclaimer saying the lyrics are based on fictional events and people Whatever the truth There's little doubt "Know Better" took the dispute between the rival gangs to another level