On the song Brooklyn, a three-movement piece dedicated to Mos' place of origin in Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York, Mos rhymes three verses over three different beats. The first beat is an original composition, while the second verse is a re-creation of Smif-N-Wessun's "Home Sweet Home" and the last verse is set to the instrumental of Notorious B.I.G.'s 1995 single Who Shot Ya? However, Brooklyn's original soundscape took its concept a bit further. On the original version

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