J came from a place
Or it don't matter your race
Just the color of the flag
That cover your face
He was real smart in school
But that didn't pay the bills
And moms laid off
And his dad got k**ed
Back in ninety 4
The year junior was born
And ever since him and his momma
Been liven on their own
For what she could do
She raised him real good
But people gotta eat
And the streets feed good
Too broke for college
Too hood for scholarships
Plus with his record
They didn't even acknowledge him
J had a past
And didn't wanna go back
But he would be liven on the streets
If he didn't get cash
So j called up roc
Roc called his connect
Roc told j meet him at 9
By the caverns
Roc and j go way back
Before first grade
So j trusted roc
With everything he saved
But roc was in some sh**
Debt with the wrong clique
A company named po
They would pay to see him dead
Roc was gon rob j
To save himself and pay
And if things got bad
k** j and just flee
Roc forgot to press end
And j was still listening
And he caught roc say
That jay is on the way
It wasn't his connect
Cuz roc had to call him
So maybe roc was hostage
Or its just part of the plan