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vanny goodfella - why did they gentrify my hometown lyrics

[bridge}
why did they gentrified my hometown?
painted over pain, tore the whole vibe down
broad street ain’t the same, it’s a ghost town
rainbow dreams fade when the suits come around

[verse 1]
the youth now grow up in front of rainbow colored buildings glowin’ at night
where h0m+thugs held pride, our red lights by the stop sign never dimmed their light
lgbqt flags fly high, but they paved all over our rights
city hall playin’ chess, we just tryna survive all of these mental fist fights

mayor talk change, but the blocks still bleed
vacant lots full of dreams, brokеn taxi cab seats
nikki d spit truth
redman lit the flamе
lords brought the underground
shaq gave us fame

twin hype had the bass
artifacts had the pen
now it’s yoga cafés where the cyphers had been
no more philly blunts in the air
no more mixtapes gettin’ played or sold on the stoops
now it’s condos and banks where the bums used to regroup
[chorus]
why’d they flip the script on my city’s soul?
took the gold from the gutter
now they charge for the stroll
from gossipers to thots, we knew every role
now it’s whole foods and whispers, no heart, no goal

[verse 2]
stick up kids turned sl!ck suits with degrees
but they ain’t from the bricks, they just bought up the lease
no jobs for the locals, unemployment on repeat
back stabbers in the boardroom, lies dressed neat

gold diggers used to hustle, now they dress in disguises
thirst traps on the ‘gram, but the pain never dies
crumbling buildings told stories, now they’re wiped clean
history erased for a starbucks machine

banks got the power, but the people got none
we traded culture for credit, now the real ones run
hoes turned to healers, thots turned to queens
but the city forgot the roots, chasing corporate dreams

[hook]
why did they gentrified my hometown?
painted over pain, tore the whole vibe down
broad street ain’t the same, it’s a ghost town
rainbow dreams fade when the suits come around
[verse 3]
remember these p+ssed stained & blood soaked streets
now colors & rainbow flags are so loud and proud
now it’s full of beige people that act bland, no music, no crowds
no more mixtapes bumpin’ in the background, no good weed
that original hometown newark sound is lone gone
now it’s yoga mats and silence, not a single cipher around

shaquille gave us hope, naughty gave us the fight
but they paved over legends in the name of what’s “right”
artifacts in museums, not on the block
twin hype memories lost in a condo shock

we had bums with wisdom, hoes with heart
now it’s all about gossip in hookah lounges, no more tiity bars
no more love for our own hometown city is now tearing us all apart
the soul of the city ain’t for sale or lease
but they bought it anyway, now we pray for peace

from the bricks to the boardroom, the shift was cold
they took our stories, turned them into gold
but gold don’t glisten when the roots ain’t fed
newark’s heartbeat skipped, now it’s hanging by a thread

[repeat chorus]

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