Jessie Lyrics

Once upon a time there was a man named Jose, he was Dominican

One of the biggest hustlers in the 80’s

Uptown, early 80’s he met a little lady

Her name was Mercedes that’s Spanish for Mercedes

Late 80’s, Jose and Mercedes had a baby

Born right after Raegan’s era

They named her Jesenia

The cutest and the calmest thing

She barely cried, Little Jessie was born in ’89 at the dawn of spring

Jose was proud ‘cause he comes from nothing

All he knows is hustling, grew up barefoot, Dominican Republic

But now he make sure they always have the fresh kicks

Jose pushing Lexus, they always have the best shit

So life was good, Jose did everything he could

And Mercedes never worked, he was moving all that work

Things are looking up

Life was good, Jose did everything he could

And Mercedes never worked, he was moving all that work

But fast forward ’94 when little J was only five

The same month that I was born, mid-July

One day just changed her life

Her dad got caught up in the heights

Tragic, sad shit, in the whip, mad bricks

Got sentenced to eleven

And right after got deported

But I’ll save shit for later

‘Cause right now it’s not important

Mercedes didn’t know what to do

Mercedes didn’t know what to do

All she knew was trap dollars

Couple months past, spent what was left of dad’s guala

She was scooped young, and

Never worked a day in her life

They got evicted, living

Shelter to shelter, dinner nothing but rice

Little Jessie, stomach grumbling, her nose in the book

And they pretending, but she could read the troubling looks

After 3 years they got

An apartment with her aunt and her family

Nothing crazy, a one bedroom in the Bronx

Mercedes worked 80hrs

Two families of eight

In a one bedroom, never had her own space

Only space in her mind, books were her escape

Who knew that’ll be the thing that make her great

‘Cause she got into Harvard

She’s Harvard bound

She’s Harvard bound

Yeah, Harvard bound

Things are looking up

She went to college full time

Worked fifty hours weekly

Got through it, two jobs, straight A’s, it wasn’t easy

Now little J is grown and she’s got some kids herself

Trying to make it on her own and she’s trying to build some wealth

But her fam asking for loans, and she feels she’s gotta help, not

Everybody made it out

She just gave without a doubt

But know it’s getting out of hand, it’s fucking up her plans

They don’t seem to understand she can’t get the upper hand

3K for bail, cousin, commissary for her brother jail, it’s nothing

Mom Mercedes always getting tied with shark lenders

And J would always help, but she said she won’t help her, fed up

But they know the crib J live and all her business ventures

Wasn’t cool, sent her pictures of her kids at the school

Told her pay up, we know where you and your kids stay up

You on the hook for your moms or

Something’s gonna happen

Now, J hates Jose

J hates Jose for her life

J hates Jose for trapping