I come from paradise on one street, to the ‘hood on the next.
I come from not staying out too late, cause that’s playing with your life.
I come from being an athlete by day, and a gang member by night.
I come from where if you make it to see age 18, you’ve hit a milestone in life.
I come from where guns are an accessory to your outfit.
I come from where sirens and helicopters are a normality in life.
I come from where if you ain’t got it, you got to go get it, by any means.
I come from where 90% of us don’t have a father figure, and 100% of our mothers worry about if we’ll make it back home once we step out of the house.
I come from being harassed by police for being on the good side of Lincoln Blvd, the east side.
I come from where if the police interrogate us, we forget how to speak English.
I come from where we push Venice ShoLine Deuce Gang Crip, that’s VSLC 2x and we rep either 5th, 6th, or 7th Ave.
I am from Venice, CA, 90ZOO91, The Ghetto by the Sea
