Gotham City livin' The illest n***as be k**in' The little n***as be dealin' The realest n***as be feelin' this Flow Artists on the train stay promoting shows Cla**y hoes in overcoats Bros tryna score some blow Sellin' candy for a cause, people hardly buy it though I'm from a place where emcees used to flow for bones Rappers these days are phony G's full of estrogen While you slackin', I put in work like a Mexican And strive to receive this recognition that I'm next to get I'm the sh**, motherf**er, so expect a scent This ancient city molded me into a titan That'll smack any n***a comin' at me with impoliteness Steel serpents take travelers to destinations And little ghouls play with dead things for recreation No mistaking, this place is a nest for damnation But I could never leave this beautiful abomination Project halls harbor souls that are trapped in stasis While the devils look down at us from their corporations Gotham City; Wu-Tang bumpin' in the blood stream While I'm writing bars, tryna rectify a pipedream Rest a**ured, challenging the kid is risky You couldn't see me like Stalin's upper lip, G Yeah. While ya'll stressin', I'm flexin' ‘Cause Gotham taught me to be happy But expect the worst ending