hoagies, subs, and heroes
...they say that a sandwich is a sandwich...this part of northeast states
like to argue 'bout what to brand 'em, I'm partial to cheesesteaks
and hoagies, that's what I grew up on, the south philly cuisine
five minutes across the bridge in jersey's a whole different scene
I'm hearing sub' this and sub' that, it's short for submarines
I say "hoagie" they said "fuck that", and I said "the fuck you mean?"
ninety miles that way to nyc, I heard that heroes
is what they calling the same thing, is that right, that's a' earfull
basically the same shit, deli meats, an oblong roll
cheese, mayonaisse, lettuce, onions, tomatoe, olive oil
but all due respect to each's culture, south philly's italy
yeah, they originated many of the things we eat
concerning this philly diet, how we survive this philly climate
generations live in denial about how philly been dying
like it's a normal part of life, and putting to rest all the hype
of any other place's way of life, philly's the prototype
is why, who ever knew though, murder from vs through a loophole
until they're up to their necks in my noos though, they not sumo
they're minute though, their minute's up, their minute men get shredded, stuffed
in teddy bear skin thinking vs niggas won't call them pussies' bluff
hiding within gentrification, biding time thinking they safe
when I been preying from my own gravesights for my people to make
it...to every cervical vertebra and esophagus
of those opposites against my common sense, they're bothersome
is as dangerous as they got for vs, fuck their occupancies
fuck them copping a plea, they're protein for the bottom of seas
this verse done took a turn for the worst, in the middle of a
descent grub, hoagie, chips and soda, who's thinking I lunch
the other way...