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Artist: Basket Case
Canonical path: /basket-case/downtown
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Downtown
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Downtown
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INTRO]
So, what you saying god? What you saying?
Downtown, anyways
[Mikey Styles]
See I was chilling downtown with my whole case crew
Stopped at the S.A.Q., got me Bacardi blue
Bumping new tapes by Godfather D and crew
These radicals them cock blocking
Claiming they finish you
Saying that our status ain't true (ain't true)
They thinking we booty just like they whole crew
I see them looking
Can't stand us looking here different
They wanna, shave my Haitian culture
'Cause they think they better
I mastered your art form to be a hardcore composer
Easy while to roll it when my blunts are all over
I'm just like you but might not share the same vision
I swear, stay out my way son
Or get a concussion
From a gunclap situation
My ave step through like a ???
You know the ones who got defeated by the rude bwoy
Now you're paranoia from the dime sack we sold ya
[CHORUS: Mikey Styles]
Chilling downtown with my whole crew
Just chilling downtown with my whole crew
Chilling downtown with my whole crew
Sipping Henny, puffing dutches getting bent
You know how we do
Chilling downtown with my whole crew
Just chilling downtown with my whole crew
Chilling downtown with my whole crew
Sipping Henny, puffing dutches getting bent
You know how we do
[Mikey Styles]
I kick the politics about the devil's tricks
We bne the airbrush that click, represent in your mix
So for them Jordan kicks got me out here throwing sticks
Out for the gusto, cream, mo platnium thangs
Mo fat rings and pick these ghetto celeb swings
See a Lex so fly, Camero just stop by
Peep these rap niggas getting all up in ya goods, right
I know I'm a star, bottom line
Seek what I'm talking about
Montreal, vacate to NYC
Came back around, jealous ones still envy
New jewelery, Aire Nike, kind of flashy
Hit Del-Ray on Saturday the fly way
Shorty and mack daddy's coming your way
Sipping Marnya(sp?)
Baby girl, don't front I'm just crazy
You know what I'm saying
[CHORUS]
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