Hmm, yeah   The year is 1997   The place, New York, New York   Big city of dreams      Harlem, U.S.A.   Hundred and tenth street   1-25th, 8th Avenue   7th Avenue, Lenox   Polo Grounds      Hundred 45th street   Hundred 12th street   Hun' 35th street      This is the birthplace   Of that nigga they call Mase   This is where he resides at   This is his world, Harlem World      And this is his story   A story of life, death, sex, drugs   Happiness, jealousy, envy, reality   This is his world, Harlem World   Harlem World, Harlem World