Eastern Philosophy

[Intro: Scratch Sample] So, you're a philosopher? Yes [Verse 1: Apathy] (It's like, basically growin up on the East) (Chum, you know what I'm talkin about?) I grew up where the summers are hotter than Lucifer's kitchen Plus nuclear fission, you do the addition Where the winters are colder than the polar region So the changing season got our brains uneven The cause of our accents, the place we represent We don't pronounce R's like a speech impediment Our influence on hip-hop's beats is evident The first to rock raps on "Impeach the President" The East, much love to my West coast homies But I dedicate this song to the place that's home to me Where Latin Kings used to rock black and gold rosary Always back and forth to the city cause it was close to me Never heard of where I'm from? Shit, I ain't sweatin it Apathy, hands down, king of Connecticut Ah-yup, and all my tri-state neighbors Cause when the East is in the house "Oh my God," danger [DJ scratches: repeat 2X] "Now I'm gonna show you how the East coast rocks" "Let me show these cats what rockin the mic's about" "Now I'm gonna show you how the East coast rocks" "I represent the East baby that's where I'm from"