Always loved this line. Thought it perfectly captured how real shit could get.

…the place where the church is the flakiest
 And niggas is praying to God so long that they atheist
 Where you can’t put your vest away and say you’ll wear it tomorrow
 Cause the day after we’ll be saying, ‘Damn, I was just with him yesterday’
 I’m a block away from hell, not enough shots away from stray shells
 An ounce away from a triple b…
Taking a Deep Dive Through Jay-Z’s Distant Past on “Where I’m From”
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Aug 19, 2021
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Always loved this line. Thought it perfectly captured how real shit could get.
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