Baytrified (freestyled)

I can’t begin, to tell you where I been
All that I can say is,
I won’t be goin’ back there
I can’t begin, to tell you where I been
All that I can say is,
I won’t be goin’ back there, no time soon
Yay E Yay E Y’all = Yay E Yay E Y’all

I heard the Bay
ain’t the Bay no mo’
Well if that’s so,
Then homie just say no mo’
I know you got that doe
From all that ‘dro
What happened to the ‘Sco
Done happened to the O’
What happened to East Palo Alto though?
What happened to Newark?
What happened to Doug’s famous Bar B Q pork
What happened Bushrod?
What happened to young gods
Throwin’ up the North
Side on these on muhfuckas?
I know the police still killin’ young brothas
I know the pimps still pimpin’
We all got the symptons
Of loosin’ our rhythm
Cuz they came through with that whole new dimension
Known as tech inventions
Tech suspension
Tech Life hench men
Doin’ that gentrification dance
Just so the Singularity can advance

I can’t begin, to tell you where I been
All that I can say is,
I won’t be goin’ back there
I can’t begin, to tell you where I been
All that I can say is,
I won’t be goin’ back there, no time soon
Yay E Yay E Y’all = Yay E Yay E Y’all

Now where I’m from no longer exists
Last time went back I couldn’t believe that shit
Whole city got a muh fuckin’ face lift
It’s like somebody went back in time and reversed all the slaveships
It’s like my grand parents never even made the trip
From Arkansas to Los Angeles Up to the Bay
Work at the cannery all damn day
And all night just to raise the quality of livin’
Now they done gave the same that they was givin’
The Ohlone people when they destroyed that land
And destroyed that man and then built they houses
And brought they spouses
And hired my grandmamma to iron they blouses
Now it’s time to see
If they gone give crack to they community
You dig me?

I can’t begin, to tell you where I been
All that I can say is,
I won’t be goin’ back there
I can’t begin, to tell you where I been
All that I can say is,
I won’t be goin’ back there, no time soon
Yay E Yay E Y’all = Yay E Yay E Y’all

You know, some of the worst memories of my life
were experienced in Oakland, California
Oakland, California - Oakland, California
But at the same time
Some of the best memories of my life
was experienced in Oakland, California
Oakland, California - Oakland, California
So, the paradox is tremendous
And the gentrification is endless
But we’ll see
((((( Word Up))))))
You never know what’ll happen
After… after, after the wealthy get sick of the bay, you know what I mean?
Like they did before but hey,
We got the Bay in our spirit
We got the Bay in our soul
And for the folks that remember
And the folks that know, Let’s

(Set Trippin’ comists)