Mirror in the Block

[Intro]
Yeah, yeah
Uh
Turn me up just a little
(woo!)
[Verse 1]
Walked out the crib in my grandma’s gold ring
She said, “shine from the soul, that’s a grown thing”
Kids on the corner play drums on the trash cans
Same rhythm that my uncle used to clap with his hands
Bus stop sermons, old heads talkin’ ’bout patience
“Know where you’re from when you step on new pavements”
I laughed it off, but the words kept chasin’
Now they the echo in my mind when I’m racin’
[Chorus]
I took the mirror to the block, yeah, we all glow
Turn the questions into blessings when we all show
Hands up high for the stories that we all know
We go, we go, we go (hey!)
Dance on the doubt till the fear let go
Celebrate the roots every time we grow
From the stoop to the stage, let the whole world know
We go, we go, we go
[Verse 2]
Mama made magic with a small-ass paycheck
Stretchin’ every dollar like a long bass neck
Said, “baby, don’t you ever let ’em write your name wrong
Speak it from your chest, from your language, make it stay strong”
Cousin on a video call from the homeland
Showin’ me the market, all the colors, I was like “oh man”
He said, “we the same, you just grew with a cold wind”
Two sides of the drum, still hittin’ with a bold grin (yeah)
[Chorus]
I took the mirror to the block, yeah, we all glow
Turn the questions into blessings when we all show
Hands up high for the stories that we all know
We go, we go, we go (let’s go!)
Dance on the doubt till the fear let go
Celebrate the roots every time we grow
From the stoop to the stage, let the whole world know
We go, we go, we go (we go, we go)
[Bridge]
Toast to the names they can’t pronounce right (cheers!)
Toast to the food that we bring to the fight
Toast to the slang that they quote overnight
We been bright, we been bright (oh yeah)
Toast to the flaws that we flip into gold
Every little chapter that we never got told
Tonight we write it big in the sky so bold
Watch it unfold, unfold
[Chorus]
I took the mirror to the block, yeah, we all glow
Turn the questions into blessings when we all show
Hands up high for the stories that we all know
We go, we go, we go (hey!)
Dance on the doubt till the fear let go
Celebrate the roots every time we grow
From the stoop to the stage, let the whole world know
We go, we go, we go (we go, we go, we go)

rap, Bounce-heavy hip-hop with bright, syncopated piano chords and punchy brass stabs; male vocals riding a swung, energetic groove. Verses stay rhythmically dense and storytelling-focused, with call-and-response ad-libs and quick internal rhymes. Hook explodes into an anthemic sing-rap chant, stacked crowd vocals, claps, and big horn lines that answer the vocal melody. Occasional dropouts for a cappella bars before the beat hits back harder., playful, bright, hip-hop