Where I’m From

[Intro] (DJ on the beat, so it's a banger) [Verse] I grew up with all my niggas (All my niggas), in them buildings Low income, roaches on ceilings (Roaches on ceilings), man, y'all don't get it But I had a dollar, we was at the store (We was at the store), folks gettin' fifty We was so close when we was dead broke, now I got a million, nigga, I'ma split it They say, "Von, why you trippin'?" Nigga, watch out, mind your business I done lost niggas, all I got is pictures, I don't give no fuck, I don't got no feelings I was seventeen locked up in the cell, got word they just killed O I was confused, O was the G.O.A.T, how they killed him and he stay with his pole? Now I'm just doin' my time, can't get bro out my mind, I'm goin' crazy I called Sheroid one time 'cause I saw the news and somebody ain't make it Can't be us, they mistaken, I asked folks, his voice shakin' He switched the subject, tried to change it But I'm not slow, you can't game me I'm like, "Who?", he like, "Nigga, what?" I'm like, "Who got shot?", he like, "Fuck" I'm like, "Nigga, what?", he said that's our boy J.R My heart stopped and I'm confused 'cause J.R, he a leader How the fuck you gon' die on us, nigga? O just died, we need you Now I'm on the overtired on the deck with niggas I don't even know And nigga, I over cried, I can't lie, I'm a gangster but that shit hurt J Money was in there with me too, we was sick but we ain't had a flu We was jammed up, ain't shit we could do Didn't beat his case, J Money actin' a fool Now I'm in boot camp by now, I'm comin' home at the right time Sosa goin' crazy, got the city on lock now O'Block, bitch, we hot now I get out on house arrest, first nigga I call was Duke He said, "Shit, what you on?", I said, "Shit, bitch, what's new?" He said, "Shit, nigga, it's you"