Chi-City

by Common

From the album: Be

Duration: 03:27

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Lyrics for Chi-City

And you say Chi-City (We don't stop, nah, we don't quit) Yeah, and you say Chi-City (We don't stop, nah, we don't quit) Yeah, and you say Chi-City (We don't stop, nah, we don't quit) Yeah, and you say Chi-City (We don't stop, nah, we don't quit) I rap with the passion of Christ, nigga, cross me Took it outta space and niggas thought they lost me I'm back like a chiropract with b-boy survival rap It ain't '94 Joe, we can't go back The game need a makeover My man retired, I'ma take over Tell these halftime niggas break's over I'm raw, hustlers getcha bakin' soda Too many rape the culture Leave rappers with careers and they faith over It's a war goin' on, you can't fake bein' a soldier In the basement listenin' to tapes of Ultramagnetic to the fact the Messiah's black I turn the TV down, we could take it higher than that I wonder if these wack niggas realize they wack And they the reason my people say they tired of rap Inspired by Black, Muslims and Christian Pushin' Cutlasses, dope, and other traditions In the conditions of the city, the city The city, the city, the city, the city Come on And you say Chi-City (We don't stop, nah, we don't quit) Yeah, and you say Chi-City (We don't stop, nah, we don't quit) Yeah, and you say Chi-City (We don't stop, nah, we don't quit) Yeah, and you say Chi-City (We don't stop, nah, we don't quit) A black figure, in the middle of chaos and gun fire So many raps about rims, surprised niggas ain't become tires On the street you turn code and then go screech I tell 'em "fuck 'em" like I do to police The beast in runnin' rampant I'm in between sheets tryna have sex that's tantric For the ghetto, tryna make a get-up stand-up anthem You spit hot garbage son of Sanford What you rappin' for to get fame or get rich? I slap a nigga like you And tell 'em Rick James, bitch With your Hollywood stories on porches We poli' hood stories about who became rich And whatever light they hit, we wanna hit the same switch You didn't know where to aim it, you still remain bitch I'm forever puttin' words together Some'll sever mothers from daughters and fathers from sons The name Com has never been involved with run Unless it's DMC or runnin' these broads to bein' free I'm harder than the times, you hardly scary Holdin' gats inside, you cats is Halle Berry They ask me where hip hop is goin', it's Chicagoan Poetry's in motion like a picture now showin' It's the city, the city y'all The city, uh, the city y'all, come on And you say Chi-City (We don't stop, nah, we don't quit) Yeah, and you say Chi-City (We don't stop, nah, we don't quit) Yeah, and you say Chi-City (We don't stop, nah, we don't quit) Yeah, and you say Chi-City (We don't stop, nah, we don't quit) Yeah, and you say Chi-City (We don't stop, nah, we don't quit) Yeah, and you say Chi-City (We don't stop, nah, we don't quit) Yeah, and you say Chi-City (We don't stop, nah, we don't quit) Yeah, and you say Chi-City Common Sense, from the city of wind

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