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PERFORMING ARTISTS
K'naan
K'naan
Vocals
Chubb Rock
Chubb Rock
Vocals
Track & Field
Track & Field
Programming
Anne Rizzo
Anne Rizzo
Vocals
Antonella Quintana
Antonella Quintana
Vocals
Caleb Glickman
Caleb Glickman
Vocals
Emme Lehmann-Boddicker
Emme Lehmann-Boddicker
Vocals
Jessica Cathy
Jessica Cathy
Vocals
Leanna Brand
Leanna Brand
Conductor
Matt Cappy
Matt Cappy
Trumpet
Michael O'Brien
Michael O'Brien
Vocals
Rayzak
Rayzak
Background Vocals
Tiras Holifield
Tiras Holifield
Vocals
Track
Track
Programming
Vili Lehmann-Boddicker
Vili Lehmann-Boddicker
Vocals
Zoe Merrill
Zoe Merrill
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Keinan Abdi Warsame
Keinan Abdi Warsame
Composer
G. Eaton
G. Eaton
Composer
B. WEST
B. WEST
Composer
Mulatu Astatke
Mulatu Astatke
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Track & Field
Track & Field
Producer
Christian Plata
Christian Plata
Recording Engineer
Erik Madrid
Erik Madrid
Recording Engineer
Jacob Gorski
Jacob Gorski
Recording Engineer
Joseph Lobato
Joseph Lobato
Recording Engineer
Junior Legend
Junior Legend
Recording Engineer
Manny Marroquin
Manny Marroquin
Mixing Engineer
Nicolas Fournier
Nicolas Fournier
Recording Engineer
Oneill
Oneill
Recording Engineer
Scott Elgin
Scott Elgin
Recording Engineer
Track and Field Productions
Track and Field Productions
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Bundle up my whole style is so cold
I glow like old guys who go bald
My flow got no front in the vocal
Your flow got no button, it's so old
I don't mean to sound like a show boat
But it's true my persona's no joke
I stepped into some kinda portal
I'm legend, and sometimes I'm noble
I'm from the most risky zone, oh
No place is more shifty global
More pistols, Russian revolvers
We shootin' all that is normal
But it ain't just because we want too
We ain't got nowhere we can run to
Somebody please press the undo
They only teach us the things that guns do
[Verse 2]
They don't teach us the ABCs
We play on the hard concrete
All we got is life on the streets
All we got is life on the streets
They don't teach us the ABCs
We play on the hard concrete
All we got is life on the streets
All we got is life on them streets
[Verse 3]
Rock, you know my era
B-boy seasoning, Salt-N-Pepa
Grown and sexy, come with the extra
Crushed up linen, fly like Cessna
This type brew, I gave it birth
Now it's time again to give it a verse
Jamaican born, not a fan of the ganja
Clear vibe, Brooklyn to Somalia
Hear them horns in the background
Player, that is my sound
The green doesn't symbolize I made it on the top
Pioneer legend, and they call me Mr. Rock
No B word or N word, I don't need those words
Respect for hers
The game dried up, so we come with the greese
Leading ya right and treating ya right to peace
[Verse 4]
They don't teach us the ABCs
We play on the hard concrete
All we got is life on the streets
Al we got is life on the streets
They don't teach us the ABCs
We play on the hard concrete
All we got is life on the streets
All we got is life on the streets
[Verse 5]
Superman, I'm known by the locals
As the dude is so fly it's global
Attitude I came outta struggle
Destitute, but I make it hopeful
You real, but my real is ten fold
My real will make yours a rental
Gangsta if it is essential
Fight with guns or utensils
So bold nothing's confidential
Breakfast was not continental
And lunch could not compliment all
We still become competent souls
These streets ain't paved with no gold
Matter fact, someone stole the light bulb
Nobody fat enough for lypo
They don't  teach us to read and write, so
[Verse 6]
They don't teach us the ABCs
We play on the hard concrete
All we got is life on the streets
All we got is life on the streets
They don't tech us the ABCs
We play on the hard concrete
All we got is life on the streets
All we got is life on the streets
Written by: B. WEST, G. Eaton, Keinan Abdi Warsame, Mulatu Astatke
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