Tyce TM & TJDP - Neighborhood Pride
A poem turned into a Rap Rock Song about the Southside Williamsburg in Brooklyn NY back before gentrification took over the old neighborhood
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Lyrics
Neighborhood Pride (The Southside Williamsburg) by Jayson Dyall 2024/2025
Verse :
Latino pride, we walked these streets,
Williamsburg's heart, where cultures meet,
Merengue and Salsa, the rhythms of old,
Community strong, stories untold,
Corner bodegas, laughter and life,
Families tight through struggle and strife,
Mornings with café, the neighbors all know,
Playing dominoes, life's steady flow.
Chorus:
Williamsburg, the Southside, our hood, our soul,
From the 70s to the 90s, it made us whole,
Now the times have changed, and new faces we see,
The flavors evolve, but memories stay free.
Verse 2:
Late nights by the river, the skyline bright,
Cookouts and music, fiestas through the night,
Block parties dancing to our Latin beat,
Spanglish was spoken on every street,
Then came the change, the new millennium's call,
Art studios, boutiques, rising rents tall,
New sounds, new people, a fusions embrace,
But the essence of home, we still trace.
Chorus:
Williamsburg, the Southside, our hood, our soul,
From the 70s to the 90s, it made us whole,
Now the times have changed, and new faces we see,
The flavors evolve, but memories stay free.
Bridge:
From Salsa rhythms to indie rock, the soundscape grows,
Echoes of our past in the places we go,
Preserving our roots while embracing the new,
Williamsburgs spirit, in all that we do.
BREAK
Chorus:
Williamsburg, the Southside, our hood, our soul,
From the 70s to the 90s, it made us whole,
Now the times have changed, and new faces we see,
The flavors evolve, but memories stay free.
Chorus:
Williamsburg, the Southside, our hood, our soul,
From the 70s to the 90s, it made us whole,
Now the times have changed, and new faces we see,
The flavors evolve, but memories stay free.
Verse 3:
Those old Brooklyn nights, under diverse lights,
Mixing our past memories with the new sights,
Latinos stand proud, in every street beat,
Our hood, is our story, forever complete.
Talking about my old home, The Southside
Talking 'bout Neighborhood Pride.....
Short Break
Chorus:
Williamsburg, the Southside, our hood, our soul,
From the 70s to the 90s, it made us whole,
Now the times have changed, and new faces we see,
The flavors evolve, but memories stay free.
Chorus:
Williamsburg, the Southside, our hood, our soul,
From the 70s to the 90s, it made us whole,
Now the times have changed, and new faces we see,
The flavors evolve, but memories stay free.....