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Drake 9
Yeah, for the dogs dem, you know Man when shit gets like this, man the whole city Shit's crazy right now, and shit ain't gonna stop Know shit gonna get a lot more worse before it get any better Look, momma hit my phone and said rap's no good Better than her telling me the check's no good Now they wanna act like I do no good Funny 'cause I really did more than I should I made a decision last night that I would die for it Just to show the city what it takes to be alive for it Can't get me on the line so they hang me out to dry for it You know 40 wants peace but I'm down to cut ties for it And I can't sleep these days unless I take one If they don't have a story these days, they'll make one Life is always on, man, I never get a break from it Doesn't matter where I go, I can never get away from it They give me loyalty and I don't gotta pay for it Same way, breads gotta break for it Keeping people fed is my only peace of mind now And I turn the six upside down, it's a nine now I made a decision last night that I would die for it (Dying, yeah, yeah, gangstas, gangstas, gangstas) (Dying, yeah, yeah, gangstas, gangstas, gangstas) (Dying, yeah, yeah, gangstas, gangstas, gangstas) (Dying, yeah, yeah, gangstas, gangstas, gangstas) All these hand outs, man it's getting outta hand I'ma start telling niggas "Get it how you can" I got it right now so I'm everybody's friend If I ever lose I bet we never speak again I made a decision last night, I'd die for it Just to show the city what it takes to be alive for it First place, first place, man we can't be tied for it I only drove it five times, paid 1.5 for it Keychain go jang-a-lang, I wanna do major things MJ in every way, I just don't fade away Six upside down, it's a nine now Like Mannie, like Stunna, man, shit is big time now And I made a decision last night that I would die for it (Dying, yeah, yeah, gangstas, gangstas, gangstas) (Dying, yeah, yeah, gangstas, gangstas, gangstas) (Dying, yeah, yeah, gangstas, gangstas, gangstas) (Dying, yeah, yeah, gangstas, gangstas, gangstas) Make me feel the same way that I did to you Trust me when I say I thought it all through Trust me when I say that shit is old moves God made himself a way from me to you Tried to kill me but they still want the Views Tried to kill me but they still want the Views Tried to kill me but I am very much alive on the six side Yeah, I said I am very much alive on the six side I said I am
”9" is an homage to Drake’s hometown Toronto (“the 6”) and an assertion of his influence there. Drake uses the number 9 to describe his influence over Toronto, saying he “turned the 6 upside down”—making it a 9. His influence and moves turned the city upside down—this is his anthem to the 6.