Welcome to New York

Agu (AKA Mr. Voodoo) - “Welcome to New York”
[Emcee(s): Agu (AKA Mr. Voodoo)]
[Producer(s): Just Blaze (Original Instrumental from Cam’ron ft. Jay-Z and Juelz Santana - “Welcome to New York City”)]

[Intro: Agu (AKA Mr. Voodoo)]
Yeah, as the representation continues, you know what I'm saying?  New York City, Brooklyn, Bed-Stuy, all them blocks that hold it down, all the crews, all the hustlers that held it down past, present, and future. This is for y’all niggas, yo. Check it out. Yo, check it out, yo

[Verse: Agu (AKA Mr. Voodoo)]
I'm from Bedford, Nostrand, Franklin, and Lafayette, where if they
Property was threatened, then you would probably get wet. Niggas was
Pushing skag in transparent, thin bags. Back in
'88, they was coming through in Jags. Let’s take it
Back to the shags, the Ballies and Clarks
Mentality sparked by Five-Percent rallies in parks
42nd Street was dark, something terrible filled with peril. Now
It's sterile, turned corporate like Amex, Disney, and Merrill
Graffiti on trains, no AC, packed in hotter streets, it's crazy
Straight out the theme song of Welcome Back Kotter
Central Park niggas attacked joggers, gangsters were barbers
Shanks were popular, dead coppers. Now it's snitching between
Partners. Niggas had honor. Now it's “everyone tells,” and I'm
Sick of all that thug shit everyone yells, but
When the slugs spit, then everyone yells. I blank out
Wake up and see that everyone fell. Yeah