G.H.E.T.T.O.
by Siedah Garrett (featuring Common)

Album: single release only (2017)
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Songfacts®:

  • "Ghetto is a state of mind" Garrett sings on this track, which tells of a child raised in a tenement slum who grow up to be a Nobel Prize-winning author, and another who is born rich but becomes a criminal. The song aims to change the perception that people are bound to their upbringing. Success can come from anywhere, and so can failure.
  • The title stands for "Greatness Happens Even Though There's Oppression."
  • The rapper Common takes a verse on this track, telling a story about a girl who makes it out of the ghetto and later returns to make positive change.

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