I grew up on the crime side, the New York Times side

from Wu-Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M. Lyrics 1 on Rap Genius

Meaning

Raekwon grew up in the slums of Staten Island — a place whose violence is regularly splashed across the front page of the Times

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