[Verse 1]
Way back before anyone called me Mega
I was copping bargain bin cartridges playin' my Sega
I used to hit up the corner bodega
My local spot was run by the Ortegas
We only knew 'em as mami and papi
And if they spot me doing wrong, they would threaten to pop me
I got the, same thing every day
Cherry hug, now and laters, and a big bag of Lays
They'd always put my purchase in a black bag
I liked that cuz nobody knew what I had
We'd spend a couple quarters on bad dudes, once at school, straight the bathroom
Sell the candy and gum that I just bought
Double my profits never having to export
Needed the sugar rush that bad
Fist full of cash stuffed in my black bag

[Verse 2]
My best friend and I were totally compatible
Love GI Joes, comic books, even had a flow
Used to tell me I would go international
And I would say he was just being irrational
He could probably mop up the floor wit' me
So I assured him he'd surely work security
He was Rasheed, I was Raheem
I was pigeon toed, he was knock kneed
We hit the bodega for a hoagie
After playing football wit a few of the homies
Sheed said "You hungry? Get whatever you want G"
Then he pulled out a pocket full of twenties
I didn't wanna ask where he got it
And he knew he couldn't leave that kinda money in his pocket
We was like eleven, we ain't have wallets
So he took my bag and put the money inside it
I was silent I couldn't even act mad
Walking home, he stopped off at the crack pad
Nobody else knew what that cat had
All under the disguise of the black bag

[Verse 3]
Time went on, me and Sheed got distant
We were so alike, but the things got different
I never told my mom why we drifted
But she must of sniffed it, she was just gifted
She said they fear you cuz they don't understand you
And you destined to do things that they can't do
Not a bad thing, you're better in the long run
And you gon' see that I'm right before its all done
I still hit the bodega on the reg
Long roll, cheese, turkey bacon and some eggs
A new family bought the store, changed the name
But we still call em' mami and papi like its the same
Went away to college in ninety-five
Then I got a call that somebody died
Got shot right in front of the spot
Panicked after serving an undercover cop
They say he pulled out, but no one could prove it
Cop shot em dead because he wouldn't stop moving
They thought he was Good for nothin'
And guess what, the coroner zipped em up in
Black bags