Spoken intro (puff daddy)
Hmm, yeah
The year is 1997
The place: new york, new york, big city of dreams
Harlem u.s.a., hundred and tenth street, 1-25th, 8th avenue
7th avenue, lenox, polo grounds, hundred 45th street, hundred
12th street, hun' 35th street
This is the birthplace, of that n***a, they call mase
This is where he resides at
This is his world
Harlem world
And this is his story
A story of... life, d**h, s**, d**, happiness
Jealousy, envy, reality
This is his world... harlem world...
Harlem world...
Harlem world...