[Intro]
[crowd murmur, bass rumble]
Yeah
Uh
(Oakland)
[Verse 1]
Fresh fade, white tee, steel toes on the turf
Whole block smell like rubber, burnin’ worth
Slide on the 80, see the cranes, see the port
Came up scraping change, now we taxin’ for the work
Ghost ride, doors wide, cousins on the hood
Auntie in the window yellin’ “boy, you better be good”
Sirens in the distance, we just treat it like a song
Every corner got a legend that they still speak on
[Chorus]
This that Oakland City stomp
Heel to the dirt when we walk
From the Town up, we don’t talk
We just stomp, we just stomp (hey!)
This how we do it in the O
Hands to the sky, head low
From the Bay down, let ‘em know
Oakland City stomp, let it go (let it go)
[Verse 2]
Dice game, chalk line, spray paint on the gate
Mama work late, said “baby, don’t be bait”
But the cypher on the stoop had my name in they mouth
Had to step up, spit flame, shut ‘em down
Old heads nod, “that boy got roots”
Stories in they wrinkles, history in they boots
From the sideshow smoke to the lake-front breeze
We survive hard times, make ‘em drop to they knees
[Chorus]
This that Oakland City stomp
Heel to the dirt when we walk
From the Town up, we don’t talk
We just stomp, we just stomp (yeah!)
This how we do it in the O
Hands to the sky, head low
From the Bay down, let ‘em know
Oakland City stomp, let it go (Oakland!)
[Bridge]
Raise that fist up (up)
Beat that chest (chest)
We the ones they never thought
Would stay this blessed
From the block to the world
Let the ground get shook
Oakland on the page
You can read that look
[Chorus]
This that Oakland City stomp
Heel to the dirt when we walk
From the Town up, we don’t talk
We just stomp, we just stomp (hey!)
This how we do it in the O
Hands to the sky, head low
From the Bay down, let ‘em know
Oakland City stomp, let it go