Back to life, he walks the streets of new york
trying to remember the sights, of what he adored
for one day only, god had granted his wish
he heads to hunts point, which smells a little..
..like fish..
to his surprise there wasn't a prostitute in sight
just a fish market,its generator humming off in the night
even better that there wasnt one cop that was parked
but the streets were empty, no one to cop off and spark
he bummed a bogey off a bum and asked for directions
outside the phone store he was, trying to make a connection
his death was unsolved, and there werent answers in heaven
then he got the perfect clue at e. 77th.
asked some dudes about this man, who lived in this building
but nobody had a clue, some, werent even listening
so he turned the radio on to his favorite station...
...AND to his very own surprise..
He heard songs like news, announcing that he had died
Then it hit him, and he remembered his family
His two cousins, brothers, but viewed things differently
He went to their house and found one of them there
When asked about his brother, he replied
"its worse then i feared"
Turned to BET, and an image of his brother appeared.
"We try hard, to keep your image, with little support
you began from whips and chains, nothing changed
but when you changed, started buying whips and chains
then you became a slave to them, their system
I tried to send a message, but you just missed them
My brother moved down south, trying to follow your ways
But he just followed you in the wrong days
When you didnt sell out, when you became somewhat...
...a show..
You want me to tell you who killed you but..
..You should already know...
And I try to bring it back to you, in dope creative ways
But it seems the stupidity you showed in your final days
Is the reason most of them remember you, when they get paid
the fish pay attention to the hooks, not what you say
You ushered in the era, where its cool to be frontin
My brother talks all the time, but he aint really sayin nothin
I tried to keep you alive, keep the legacy you had
but we found you murdered, laying next to a platinum plaque
robbed blind of everything you had...
we took you back to where it started, buried you in sedgwick ave
it was then that we realized all the support you had
through the help of others, we have finally brought you back
The phoenix rose from the ashes, with a blackbook and a rap."
welcome back, hip hop.
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