The Place We Dwell - Gang Starr

Composed by：Chris Martin/Keith Elam

New York New York is where we live and were thorough

Never taking shorts 'cuz Brooklyns the borough

Peace to uptown to queens and the bronx

Long island and jersey get as fly as they want

But I must tell you

Where we rest is no joke

So let me break it down to sections for you slowpokes

Fort green bedstuy flatbush brownsville

Crown heights and east new york will be down till

Medina takes respect for the styles we bring

'Cuz in Brooklyn we be into our own thing

Alantic terminals redhook bushwick

Come to Brooklyn frontin and youll get mushed quick

We ain't just know for flipping and turning out parties

But also for the take no b******t hotties

On the subject of blackness well let me share this

Brooklyn is the home for cultural awareness

So in all fairness you can never compare this

Some good some bad little hope for the weak

Dangerous streets and coney island beach

All this included when you go for a tour

Some can get scandolous and outright raw

When you step step correct and watch where you move

We pay dues so we ain't trying to lose

Here in Brooklyn

The home of the black and the beautiful

For a ruffrap sound ain't a place more suitable

Other cities claim this and others claim that

But let me give some props

To the place where we be at

BR double OKLYN

I came in for a visit and ever since then

I've been incorporated with select personel

Right here in Brooklyn the place where we dwell

Way down in Brooklyn

Way down in Brooklyn

Way down in Brooklyn

Those who live in Brooklyn know just what I'm talking

Peace to boston philly conneticut DC

All the east coast cities are fly to me

Peace to everybody down south and out west

But for me Brooklyn new york is the best

Don't be afraid to venture over the bridge

Although you may run in to some wild a*s kids

Take the j train the d or the a if you dare

And the 2345 also comes here

Theres so much to see 'cuz Brooklyns historic

Fools act jealous but you have to ignore it

So I just lounge wit the fat clientel

Out here in Brooklyn the place where we dwell

Way down in Brooklyn

You know the place