[Verse 1: Street-rap male MC, low shouted street-rap bars, hard dusty drums] New car on Hollis with the windows tinted black Bass loud as thunder and he's leanin' in the back Pulls up to the corner where I sit in my chair Asks who runs the Avenue, like he's sayin' a prayer I don't stand up, I don't even raise a brow Folding chair creakin' and I'm sippin' on it now Told him, I'm just sittin', I don't run nothin', son But you want an answer? Go and ask anyone So he walks to the bodega with his chest stickin' out Asks Mister Kim behind the register, who's this about? Kim points out the window and he don't say a word That's the man fixed my door when the break-in occurred [Hook: Street-rap male MC, dark minor guitar loop, full drums, raw full voice] Ask around, I ain't gotta say it Every name on the block got a favor and they paid it Ask around, every corner gon' tell you the same Every door that you knock on gon' give you my name [Verse 2: Street-rap male MC, harder street-rap bars, deep sub bass] Now he's at the church and the pastor's on the step Asks him who's the man here, pastor's holdin' his breath Says the light bill was due and the lights would've died Reg paid it in cash and he never said why Kid on a bike says Reg got me a lawyer Grandma on the bench says he walks me to the corner Barbershop, laundromat, and the lady with the cat Every single answer and it points me right back He was lookin' for a crew and he's lookin' for fear What he found was a block where they keep me in here Ain't nobody scared of me, that's the part that's cold They're loyal, and that's heavier than anything you hold [Hook: Street-rap male MC, dark minor guitar loop, full drums, raw full voice] Ask around, I ain't gotta say it Every name on the block got a favor and they paid it Ask around, every corner gon' tell you the same Every door that you knock on gon' give you my name [Verse 3: Street-rap male MC, sub swell, low sub bass rises under every bar] Now he's back at my chair and his engine's real quiet Window comin' down and he's tryin' to be polite Asks me how I did it, how I got the block like that I said, I gave 'em mine, now they'll never give it back You can come here loud, you can come here with a crew But the whole street's watchin' every move you do Every porch got eyes and every eye got a debt And they pay it to me, and they ain't paid it yet [Final Hook: Street-rap male MC, full drums, heavy sub bass holds, raw full voice] Ask around, I ain't gotta say it Every name on the block got a favor and they paid it Ask around, every corner gon' tell you the same Every door that you knock on gon' give you my name [End]
