With clever wordplay, Mos shows his dedication to his hometown, Brooklyn. He was there at birth and will die there.

Mos Def drops an allusion to his Islamic background by using the variation “born day” in place of “birthday,” a commonality for rappers associated with 5% Islam.

If you’re Brooklyn and you know it, raise your hands.

Cuz it’s the B-the-R-the-O-the-O-K
L-Y-N is the place where I stay
The B-the-R-the-O-the-O-K
Best in the world and all USA
It’s the B-to-the-R-the-O-the-O-K
L-Y-N is the place where I stay
The B-to-the-R-the-O-the-O-K
Place where I rest is on my born day

Despite pain, poverty, or pestilence, New York will make anyone look in awe and feel refreshed. It also has a lot of shopping, such that one can look brand new.

He comes from Brooklyn… and, after years of hard work, he is now out of the projects and has been moving on up ever since…

He sips the Monkey and feels loose enough to rap like mad.

They are known to drink fine alcohol, but really have no issue bringing a 40 and OJ.

Typical “drug+condition+party” rap song.

Ice Cube describes his ideal day: a pork-free breakfast, Yo MTV Raps!, gambling, and a sexual rendezvous

Even the pimp Ice Cube can admire the difference from normal thug life.

Rather than the nightmare that is Compton, today was quite pleasant.