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vanny goodfella - brick city newark lyrics

brick city newark
written by:vanny goodfella

(beats by dj vanny goodfella the hustler the throwback king)

[intro – spoken]
twin city nights, quarter waters in hand
we were legends in the arcade glow
before they tried to erase us

[back ground vocal: “brick city newark, new jersey, no, no, no, no”]
[harmony: “naw+naw, naw+naw+la+la, la+la”]
[verse 1]
brick city breathin’ through the cracks in the pavement
little theater dreams, now they call it displacement
cameo twin cinema, fl!cks on a friday
market street buzzin’, record stores in the driveway
woolworth ghosts, macy’s lights dimmеd
dr jays laced us, now the storefronts thinnеd
meat markets, fish spots, pizza by the slice
dirty water dogs steamin’ under neon lights

[hook]
they didn’t love us, tried to erase us
but we carved our names in the bricks that raised us
quarter juices, black & milds for a dollar
frelinghuysen walkers, street dreams in a collar
brick city, stand tall through the fire
we the soul of newark, never retire
[verse 2]
italian icies meltin’ in the heat of july
loose cigs for a quarter, watch the elders get by
magazine stands, penny candy in the stash
laffy taffy laughs, lemon heads in the bag
jersey fried chicken, slice and a smoke
bus passes flipped, school hustle ain’t no joke
library wisdom, bergen liquor haze
weequahic to branch brook, we danced through the maze

[bridge – r&b vocal]
house beats on halsey, mixtapes in the breeze
t+shirt graffiti, our names in the crease
they tried to destroy us, but we built the sound
from whitney to redman, we hold this ground

[verse 3]
queen latifah’s crown, ice+t’s cold stare
akon’s melodies, shaq’s size in the air
naughty by nature, lords underground
twin hype echoes still spin around
arcade lights fl!cker, memories fade
but brick city’s heartbeat never betrayed

[hook – repeat]
they didn’t love us, tried to erase us
but we carved our names in the bricks that raised us
quarter juices, black & milds for a dollar
frelinghuysen walkers, street dreams in a collar
brick city, stand tall through the fire
we the soul of newark, never retire
[outro – spoken]
this ain’t just a city, it’s a memory bank
every corner, every store, every beat we thank
brick city forever—etched in the concrete

- vanny goodfella lyrics

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