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Beast from the East

from The Sonny Vaccaro Years by Sankofa

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about

A tribute to my original basketball idol, Patrick Ewing and the shoes he wore, the Ewing 33 hi.

lyrics

The man with Jamaican roots
the racist hatred I made it through, deja vu
planned to drive past the Rivalry Highs
Major shareholder goodbye the life of three stripes
Part of the design team, 33 Hi
Got a ball on the key chain, swinging behind
So come say hi to the bad guy
Don’t take a drive cause I’m swatting it, bye
Middle name Aloysius
Beast from the East with an Oak, my pal is vicious
No salad dishes or politicking, I’m here to rep
In the heart of adversaries where the fear is kept
Gerald Wilkins 360 dunk pirouettes
I give my all every game, are you (not) cheering yet?
Turning rims to rubber bands when the ball is dunked
I carry loads on my shoulders, you don’t haul enough

Jumper, hitting from the baseline-BLAOW!
Plus pulling down boards set take them out
Never taking that guff, raise the wristbands high
A living, breathing legend in this Garden of mine
The man whose pride wasn’t built with lions
Fighting to the end, set to kill the hydra
Nobody represents the rotten apple like I did
Another swish long range with the fly flick
Lockdown D, set to tighten the vice grip
Elbows sharpened to the point of an ice pick
July 5th, I’m there after all the fireworks
My silhouette inspires facing fight or flight at first
I’m staring right though your soul as you hide in smirks
Way before Kanye, I provided worth
The power of ownership, having a say in it
Word to Pat Riley’s hair, I’m staying slick

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from The Sonny Vaccaro Years, released October 18, 2022
Sankofa on the raps, Supermuch on the dope production.

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