[Hook]
THIS 1'S FOR THE STREETS FIRST, STRIPES LIKE A REFEREE SHIRT!
THIS 1'S FOR THE STREETS FIRST, TELL MAMA THIS THE REBIRTH/
SAY A NEED CHURCH, I TALK DIRTY! BUT MY HANDS AND MY FEET WORK/
TEAMWORK, I PUT IN PAIN BUT GOTTA BRING IT TO THE STREETS FIRST THO/
[Verse 1]
HARDSHIPS TO THE STARSHIPS, LEGEND OFF THAT RUCKER PARK BENCH! YOU A MARKSMAN WITH YA GAME A GOT ME PUTTING BUTTER ON THE MARGIN /
HE PUTTING OTHERS ON THE MARKET, FORDHAM PREPS A WALTON BEFORE HE WALKED IN, DID THE RESEARCH... GOTTA BRING IT TO STREETS FIRST/
MY DREAMS BIRTH THE AWAKENING, I HIT THE COURTS WHO YOU SHAKING WITH/
THEY TAKING SHOTS THAT'S COMMERCIAL... THEN I'M COMING OFF THE BREAK WITH IT
WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT! JUST DON'T MAKE A MESS, TEST! ACED IT AIN'T NO GUESS WITH YO FAVORITE GUEST, BUILDING WITH MY BOYS LIKE A LEGO SET IF I'M LAYING UP... WITH YO LADY NEXT!/
A YOU DONE DID IT!/
YA GAME ON A PIVOT/
YOU BEEN PAINTING PICTURES AIN'T NO EXHIBIT, JUST PUTTING TRAFFIC IN THE STREETS LIKE EXHIBIT/
WE DISTRIBUTE YOU CAN READ DESCRIPTIONS ON THE ACTORS, RAPPERS, ATHLETES, WEEKLY VISITS YOU COULD EVEN LISTEN TO THE RESEARCH, GOTTA BRING IT TO THE STREETS FIRST/
[Hook]
THIS 1'S FOR THE STREETS FIRST, STRIPES LIKE A REFEREE SHIRT!
THIS 1'S FOR THE STREETS FIRST, TELL MAMA THIS THE REBIRTH/
SAY A NEED CHURCH, I TALK DIRTY! BUT MY HANDS AND MY FEET WORK/
TEAMWORK, I PUT IN PAIN BUT GOTTA BRING IT TO THE STREETS FIRST THO/
[Outro]
GOTTA BRING IT TO THE STREETS FIRST THO/
AND WHO KNOWS YOU MAN?/
GOTTA GOTTA BRING IT TO THE STREETS FIRST THO/
FROM THE CONCRETE TO WOODEN FLOORS FROM STEEL TO GLASS BACKBOARDS/
MAN CHECK THE SCOREBOARD/
STREETS FIRST!