Gentrification

Lyrics

[Intro] Uh... yeah... what's up, Kev? Good looking out on this beat though Kev be getting mad, ya'll He be like "Man, what you want my beats for? You make your own beats" The shit hot, nigga! Yeah... I was gon' rap about rapping on this joint or something Some generic shit about love or something like that But you know me Yeah, just ride with us then [Verse 1] Did I mention I was from Largo? Where niggas ride dirty, with more green in they whips than Wells Fargo Ya'll know this whole side of the District Where niggas move quick when they couch get evicted Ouch, they right with it, they house tax raised up Gentrification on the rise, they like "pay up" It's no surprise when White folks is moving in 'Cause they got the money and time to pursue the trends Same trends be the end of what's pure Mom and pops store replaced by Couture A Starbucks here and a Starbucks there How much coffee you need?! My god, it's unfair They move away from the 'burbs to escape the monotony Bring along with 'em they pilates and pottery Classes and all that Ugg fashion My city don't look the same What a shame, it's tragic [Interlude] Yeah, that shit is kinda crazy though Rockville niggas moving out the city, out to PG County and shit But it's all good, Magic Johnson building us a new movie theater and shit We got Bojangles you know what I'm saying "All niggas welcome, all niggas will come, all niggas accepted" Yeah... Mo County now, niggas out there too [Verse 2] I heard niggas from the city is moving out to Mo County now Section 8 relocating them to Germantown Aspen Hill too, Rockville, Wheaton "Tom" and "Jane" move in, and "Leroy" leaving It's something to see when the authenticity of a city is Replaced by college kids and high saddityness Urban decay, making way for Ikeas Luxury lofts replacing, what I see is A history lost My mother used to eat at Ben's Chili Bowl When she was young and had love and on a date And now I'm grown up and I grab a plate At the same place she used to congregate And to me, that's sacred I can't fake, shit I don't eat there, 'cause of inflation The whites came in I used to get a chilli dog with fries for 5 but now I pay 10 They gotta pay rent So now they raise the price The U Street takeover, it's the greatest heist A major makeover, and my people ain't included We getting booted out the city, like it's nothing to it [Outro] Uh, shit wild, man Heard the same shit going up in, uh... up in Harlem Going on over there in, uh... Chicago too, man Shit crazy And you know when Hurricane Katrina came through New Orleans They was glad to just... wash all the niggas out Think they gon' help 'em, help 'em get they shit back together? Hell naw, man – that shit boutta be ritzy down there, man High saddity, haha Same shit going on in Atlanta too Up in Philly, all the major cities, ya'll Yeah... heh, just rock wit' me... heh ha