Born & Raised

That's not how we do it
You know I'm the Scronx and I keep it on the down low
Making music doesn't make much cash flow
I medicate with my beats, that's my ammo
Getting high, off the rhymes is what I'm bout yo
Chilling out, calling shots, you know it's all me
I'm empowered, feeling strong like some black tea
Wilding out, breaking through, like no else can
Underground, in the cave like I'm Batman
Can't forget double A, Scronx, westside
March 5th was the day that we learned to ride
It's the real, 211 is our total score
We put it down, spitting game since the eight-four
I'm up first, so it's time to introduce me
My name is Dean, I am the Scronx, like the OG
Well known, affiliated, known for one thing
No tolerance when it comes to the drizang
I'm in control but enclosed like the cockpit
Endo's got my back so I don't take a hit
We celebrate the success with an OE
Yak it out, switch to vodka and some cranberry

Born and raised, southside right beside Morningside (you know why)
Born and raised, southside right beside Morningside (you know why)
Born and raised, southside, born and raised, southside (you know why)
Born and raised, southside, getting ready to reside (that's not how we do it)
Born and raised, open eyed, getting ready to reside (you know why)
Born and raised, open eyed, getting ready to reside (you know why)
Born and raised, southside, born and raised, 'til we die (you know why)
Like the Bronx, but that's not how we do it

Born and raised, southside right beside Morningside
I arrived, open-eyed, getting ready to reside
In the borough, the bro, it's called the Scronx
We call it like the Bronx but that's not how we do it
We got our own style, and stay true to it
For 25 years, I could never dismiss
Reminisce on the past, all the knowledge I amassed
I'm showing you my city, get ready for this
Drop the flow in the studio, queue up the beat
I control all the sounds cause I'm bringing the heat
Friday night, hanging out, hit up the LC
It's the Scronx on the mix and I'm setting you free
Westside Scarborough is where we be found
When you hear the bass drop you know who's coming round
Dirty flows, rich beats because it's all the same
Working hard now baby in pursuit of my fame
Used to call me out, knock my music for fun
You better call your next of kin, I drop this megaton
Times have changed, and now you know I got the supply
While you still can't even spell the word Spotify
Chapter one is written out, and I'm very robust
I live my life large and because in God I trust
Introducing the studio where the vision is set
You are now put on notice because you know I'm a threat

Born and raised, southside right beside Morningside (you know why)
Born and raised, southside right beside Morningside (you know why)
Born and raised, southside, born and raised, southside (you know why)
Born and raised, southside, getting ready to reside (that's not how we do it)
Born and raised, open eyed, getting ready to reside (you know why)
Born and raised, open eyed, getting ready to reside (you know why)
Born and raised, southside, born and raised, 'til we die (you know why)
Like the Bronx, but that's not how we do it

I have one goal in mind, and that's to be number one
Separate from the rest, no one said it'd be fun
Hard work and dedication, survival's a trip
But I stay with the task, forget making the flip
Patience is a virtue, got to wait for my time
Hesitation gets you nowhere, got to stay in line
Credit all this work, to double A from the past
Me and Endo representing, man that time was so fast
We would trade rhymes, while our lyrics amassed
And now at long last, our beats are ready to blast
We would trade rhymes, while our lyrics amassed
And now at long last, our beats are ready to blast
The times have changed, but we still keep it tight
While the others from before just don't see the light
I just say to them, big regrets in your life
Can cause a massive gash like a cut from a knife
It's all good, you know I'm just keeping it real
I would choose loyalty over having a meal
That's just how I feel, because I'm the truest G
Ask the haters from the past, they know it's all on me
Because I'm the truest G
Ask the haters from the past, they know it's all on me
They know it's all on me
Ask the haters from the past, they know it's all on me

Born and raised, southside right beside Morningside (you know why)
Born and raised, southside right beside Morningside (you know why)
Born and raised, southside, born and raised, southside (you know why)
Born and raised, southside, getting ready to reside (that's not how we do it)
You know why
You know why
You know why
But that's not how we do it