Power from a street light made the place dark
But yo, they didn't care, they turned it out

Meaning

Old school park jams were often powered by stolen electricity from street lamps.

Fellow Bronx native Fat Joe would later use these lines to open a radio freestyle with his protege and Bronx-repper Big Pun

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