Tahj Amir, We.ill, Stewie Racks - And I'm Proud Lyrics

I'm from the Lou
Yea yea yeah
I'm from the Lou
(And i'm proud)
I'm from the Lou
Yea yea yeah
I'm from the Lou
(And i'm proud)
I'm from the Lou
Yea yea yeah
I'm from the Lou
(And i'm proud)
I'm from the Lou
Yea yea yeah
I'm from the Lou

2006
I took a trip
From the East Coast to the Midwest
I was young and upset
A new beginning had been set
S/o my Father he the best
My daddy a Northside
Marcus Ave nigga
But North County where i slept
I was blessed
Saturdays we hit Barber Joint to see
Plum and get fresh
I didn't play during JFL but he was always
There
I needed gear
Chesterfield or Galleria
We was there
All my fam from the Lou
Showed me love like i was theirs
Riding round with my Uncles learning things
Spending time in the city with my Auntie
Humbled me
I knew where i lived was different as a youngin
Between the gold tooth's
And Monte Carlo's thumping
Hearing bruh moe and derrty
Was something
Seeing Jibbs
Jakwon
Chingy
Huey and Nelly
Made me wonder
Watching the Cardinals win World Series
Like it was nothing
Hitting the City Museum
Running wild with my cousins
Going to the zoo err summer
Wanting to hit the Skate King
But my Pops he didn't trust it
My peoples ride the circle like experts
That's funny
I met lifelong friends during these times
From Townsend to Central High
I rep the Lou like 314 day on God
Shows gon be packed like the Gateway Classic
I dreamt of this while job hunting at the Loop
No capping
Riding the Metro at North Hanley
Smoking blunts on UMSL campus
I paid for it like Elliot Davis
Do i sound country?
Maybe

I'm from the Lou
Yea yea yeah
I'm from the Lou
(And i'm proud)
I'm from the Lou
Yea yea yeah
I'm from the Lou
(And we proud)
I'm from the Lou
Yea yea yeah
I'm from the Lou
(And we proud)
I'm from the Lou
Yea yea yeah
I'm from the Lou
(And i'm proud)

And you can hear from how i talk
I'm from the Lou too
I got love for the city but i gotta be truthful
The streets back home is different next level brutal
But it's got it's good times like getting shrimp fried off the north side
Remember riding through Berkeley in pops
Old school ride
Windows down but it's slapped five
Stopping to talk to every family member that we couldn't find
As a kid i used to love them drives
Not even knowing whole time pops had two
Straps in the ride
But that's how we had to ride
Cause in the city you can't have no pride
Even the killas die
Even the kids kill
Even the pastors sale dope
Even the coaches steal
So we supposed to heal
But i am proud of my city for real
You really can't spell hustle without STL
Them niggas a do anything to make that sale
Or pay that bill
Gotta admire that shit
Promise to put my city on when i'm finally rich
Cause my city made me strong
With the L's that it gives
Gotta learn to just move on and for the win

I had to dip out the city
But I still give it gratitude
Walking round Phoenix
With a St.Louis attitude
They say I look mean
But I swear I ain't mad at you
I just got a short temper
And a fucked up attitude
Cause
But on the real
I'm a pretty chill dude
Chill like Crown candy
Chill like Ted Drew
Chill like Mr Wizards
By the Galleria too
Made it out the danger zone
Before I made it on the news
Lost a couple homies young
And I still miss em
Hanging with the old heads
Just pay attention and listen
Free game
Just for living
In Survival of the fittest
But it's get in where you fit in
And this ain't no place for lackin'
Big cuzzo was sliding home
And they caught my cuz in traffic
We still don't know what happened
Niggas playing with them ratchets
Tell yo family you love em
Cause mugs be gone like its magic
But on the bright side
I had a lot of good times
Rolling with the homies
From sun up till it was night time
Hit the books and parties
Get some numbers
From some shawty's
Got the keys from my Granny
Green Malibu
I'm swaggin'
With the guys we was jamming
The memories just like classics