Track · Mar 8, 2026 · English

Mirror in the Block

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2:30

Language

English

Lyrics

[Intro]

Yeah, yeah

Turn me up just a little

(woo!)

[Verse 1]

Walked out the crib in my grandma’s gold ring

She said, “shine from the soul, that’s a grown thing”

Kids on the corner play drums on the trash cans

Same rhythm that my uncle used to clap with his hands

Bus stop sermons, old heads talkin’ ’bout patience

“Know where you’re from when you step on new pavements”

I laughed it off, but the words kept chasin’

Now they the echo in my mind when I’m racin’

[Chorus]

I took the mirror to the block, yeah, we all glow

Turn the questions into blessings when we all show

Hands up high for the stories that we all know

We go, we go, we go (hey!)

Dance on the doubt till the fear let go

Celebrate the roots every time we grow

From the stoop to the stage, let the whole world know

We go, we go, we go

[Verse 2]

Mama made magic with a small-ass paycheck

Stretchin’ every dollar like a long bass neck

Said, “baby, don’t you ever let ’em write your name wrong

Speak it from your chest, from your language, make it stay strong”

Cousin on a video call from the homeland

Showin’ me the market, all the colors, I was like “oh man”

He said, “we the same, you just grew with a cold wind”

Two sides of the drum, still hittin’ with a bold grin (yeah)

[Chorus]

I took the mirror to the block, yeah, we all glow

Turn the questions into blessings when we all show

Hands up high for the stories that we all know

We go, we go, we go (let’s go!)

Dance on the doubt till the fear let go

Celebrate the roots every time we grow

From the stoop to the stage, let the whole world know

We go, we go, we go (we go, we go)

[Bridge]

Toast to the names they can’t pronounce right (cheers!)

Toast to the food that we bring to the fight

Toast to the slang that they quote overnight

We been bright, we been bright (oh yeah)

Toast to the flaws that we flip into gold

Every little chapter that we never got told

Tonight we write it big in the sky so bold

Watch it unfold, unfold

[Chorus]

I took the mirror to the block, yeah, we all glow

Turn the questions into blessings when we all show

Hands up high for the stories that we all know

We go, we go, we go (hey!)

Dance on the doubt till the fear let go

Celebrate the roots every time we grow

From the stoop to the stage, let the whole world know

We go, we go, we go (we go, we go, we go)

Style

rapbounce-heavy hip-hop with brightsyncopated piano chords and punchy brass stabs; male vocals riding a swungenergetic groove. verses stay rhythmically dense and storytelling-focusedwith call-and-response ad-libs and quick internal rhymes. hook explodes into an anthemic sing-rap chantstacked crowd vocalsclapsand big horn lines that answer the vocal melody. occasional dropouts for a cappella bars before the beat hits back harder.playfulbrighthip-hop

Prompt

Confident, upbeat hip-hop with storytelling verses, catchy hooks, and bright piano/brass. Themes of self-reflection, culture, and celebration. Energetic flow with playful charisma and an anthemic feel

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NorthOfNowhere

GeneratedMar 8, 2026

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