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The "Intro" track featuring Tu Holloway, former teammate of Naww G at Hempstead High School, sets the tone for what's to come with a bold and gritty attitude. The track includes a recording of Holloway justifying a fight during a game with coarse language and a troubling nonchalance. Holloway describes his team as tougher and filled with gangstas, not thugs, and how they zipped up their opponents at the end of the game. Naww G uses this infamous recording to prepare listeners for the emboldened-ness and resilience that comes from growing up on Long Island. The track is a bold and unapologetic introduction to the raw energy that defines the beginning half of The Long Island Zoo album.