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Yeah, uh Blessed, we survived 2022 And I was born August 22 Grew up to Jay Z's 22 Two's, eH2 Goody two shoes TKZee, Bouga 2 Shoes NoMagesh, eh magaz', eh mambotjie Yeah, I soaked it all up from my uncles Coolest niggaz in the world my eyes Cook book of rhymes fine dine cuisine Cheffing for the soul, Primetime pristine Clean, checking for the folds, ironing out the kinks Drowning in my feelings, climbing out the ink Rhymin' out the heart, timing out the park Home base safe, own race pace Built me a spaceship with a pen Lent my ear to what the universe would teach Sent the message every place a verse could reach The devil buying everything under the sky So when I lay me down to sleep Above it all I pray the lord my soul to keep Like it's 99 And I'm rolling through the hood And I'm feeling really good And my uncle bumping Pac Like it's 99 And I'm rolling through the hood And I'm feeling really good And my uncle bumping Pac Passenger seat, I'm eleven Questions 'bout ghettos in heaven Lessons, I'd wear those in seven Colours on Sundays, food for my thoughts While we prayed in the church for our brethren Jitas lost lives over dumb shit Dudes took my uncle for nothing And for that the hood still ain't forgiven And I hear the hood still ain't forgiving Like out here the life still ain't for living Like it's 99 And I'm rolling through the hood And I'm feeling really good And my uncle bumping Pac Like it's 99 And I'm rolling through the hood And I'm feeling really good And my uncle bumping Pac A rose that grew straight from the concrete The Pros and Cons The rappers and criminals The rather subliminal wrath of having a minimal chance Yeah, the chapter's are cynical The scenes are grotesque The dreams are vivid as day So we rap at our pinnacle And we runway royalty And the universe listens That's why we rocking these crowns And we black and we female From the trap and the details are well known The facts are your skin tone ain't meant to define you Whether the hue is Masekela or Newton Let's get Black to the Future Glad to be here, stunning and black Getting it in and running them laps Facts, and no one said this path would be fair But we here, and we bloom, and we care Like it's 99 And I'm rolling through the hood And I'm feeling really good And my uncle bumping Pac Like it's 99 And I'm rolling through the hood And I'm feeling really good And my uncle bumping Pac