[Verse 1: Chaundon] Back in the streets of New York where I grew up Corners where I threw up, alcoholic beverages Listening to Hip Hop influenced by the messages Anything less than this is totally irrelavent Staircase rap I continue to climb And I look good doing it so girls feel the rhyme Going over their heads twice kind of like double dutch But they jump to it showing that they all f** with us I know the ledge cuz I'm standing on the edge of it Can't handle the pressure they're on some Heath Ledger sh** I'm strong enough to hold the weight of my genius And not dumb it down just to lighten the load Cuz some of yall ain't sh** like an empty commode Type to sell your soul just to say you're 'bout to explode I challenge all of you to win with out compromising And get it on your own merit that would be surprising [Hook by DJ Flash] Back in the streets of New York The Skyline bluer than the rocks on my watch The architect, Chaundon Jam like a tek with correct techniques Back in the streets of New York The Skyline bluer than the rocks on my watch The architect, Chaundon I dominate break loops To light up the sky [Verse 2: Chaundon] Rooftop rap architecture of the skyline I know its inanimate the hands say its my time Mastered my destiny answer to who? Not only are they small they're like ants in my view Birds of a feather don't necessary fly You penguins get envious when I kiss the sky Napoleon complex because I think bigger Nah, just convinced I ain't your ordinary n***a My mind transcends borders What I need a pa**port for? territories open doors for us The vocab is flawless and enormous I can see the world for what it is clearer than the eye of Horus Yes I gotta have it, its written in the tablet The apple gave me wisdom ignorant thinking it's magic My soul is ILLMATIC the flesh can't contain it Not half of anything I am pure bred amazing [Hook by DJ Flash] Back in the streets of New York The Skyline bluer than the rocks on my watch The architect, Chaundon Jam like a tek with correct techniques Back in the streets of New York The Skyline bluer than the rocks on my watch The architect, Chaundon I dominate break loops To light up the sky