“E.K.N.Y. (Ed Koch New York)” is a lyrically-dense look back at life in 1980s New York City.

The namesake of this track, Ed Koch, served as Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989, overseeing a tumultuous city full of record-high violent crime, drugs and racial tensions. R.A. the Rugged Man and Inspectah Deck provide some insightful social commentary on life in the city they both grew up in during these times, citing many infamous events that defined the era.