Chocolate City Vibe

[Intro]
Chocolate City
All day
All night
(Come on, y’all)
[Verse 1]
Hit Congress Park
That’s home base
1-4 posted
Everybody know the face
Old heads cooling on the same old stairs
Youngins jump rope
Music in the air
Corner store card game
Trash talk fly
Hear that groove thumping
Heartbeat high
Sidewalk shaking
Whole block outside
You can smell that cookout
Hear that pride
[Chorus]
This that Chocolate City vibe
Cool’s on the block
We ride
From the Park to the Ave
We slide
(hey, hey)
Got that go-go in my veins
Every beat wash out the pain
If you from here
You know we stay
On that Chocolate City wave
[Verse 2]
Bus stop stories
Laugh through the stress
Still sharp-lined fades
Still Sunday best
Auntie got the chair
Front row to the scene
Kids doing footwork
Air so clean
Club lights flashing in my mind all day
Band crank live
We don’t press play
Call come out
Whole crowd respond
Hands in the air
Like we all one bond
[Chorus]
This that Chocolate City vibe
Cool’s on the block
We ride
From the Park to the Ave
We slide
(yeah, yeah)
Got that go-go in my veins
Every beat wash out the pain
If you from here
You know we stay
On that Chocolate City wave
[Bridge]
Say “DC” (DC)
Say “Chocolate” (Chocolate)
Say “City” (City)
We ain’t ever gon’ stop it (no)
Clap once if you love your hood (hey)
Clap twice if you feel that good
From the porch to the stage
Same flame inside
We don’t just live here
We ride for the vibe
[Chorus]
This that Chocolate City vibe
Cool’s on the block
We ride
From the Park to the Ave
We slide
(let’s go)
Got that go-go in my veins
Every beat wash out the pain
If you from here
You know we stay
On that Chocolate City wave

Hard-driving go-go pocket with live congas, rototom rolls, and thick bass line; male vocals leaning call-and-response with crowd chants. Gritty guitar chops and bright brass hits between phrases. Hook locks into a chant, verses stay conversational and local, bridge opens up with claps and stacked harmonies, all pushing a nonstop dance groove.