[ VERSE 1: G ] Remedies for house parties stayed and plain Little wine, little music, Mary Jane Gotta keep the dim, so when the people walk in The vibe stays nice and mellow, fits in And everybody hey and ho, are gettin groove on The only stops when the lights came on Then went back off, we continued to groove Then somebody grabbed the mic like they had to prove It was just the got em, it wouldn't let loose There right before our eyes hip-hop was The fire kept on burnin like a in heat You couldn't help to the flavor as you walked through the streets Everybody had a on every block for blocks This seemed to be insurance that the won't stop So one day shots ring and it was no one to All you thought was it ever all be the same But if you got the love, baby, a damn thing change As long as you it always remains
[ The Holmes Brothers ] I When we to play shoot-em-up, bang-bang I When we to play shoot-em-up, bang-bang and DJ's (2x)
[ VERSE 2: Baby Bam ] Block parties jam-packed, the first time I rap And deejays spinnin breakbeats These were the good days of the ghetto It wasn't all bein jiggy, so save that rap for Jell-O Down on my in the street playin skelly Rushin upstairs to see _Graffiti on the telly With one eye on the beats I knew that one day would come when I'd be on the mic Every day after school I blues smarts with street smarts, and then started battle rappin But for me it happenin So I changed up my style, to the ladies mackin I a rhyme about 'Roxanne, Roxanne' I used to bust it out I went to a jam My mother the dirty rap She said, "You ain't gon' go too far expressin yourself that Disrespectin black And what's gon' happen when you around and try to have your own children?" So I changed up my once again So me and my moms still be friends My wasn't buggin out so far Watchin me to be another rap star Through my eyes he saw a child up to be a man and leave behind the shootin, bangin
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[ 3: Afrika Baby Bam ] Now this one goes out to the who set it off And all the pioneers made it what it was Cause we been doin this for 25 years So we represent and keep hip-hop strong JBeez, we on a plateau, nothin stoppin us Will with the spirit of God, now it jump in us Cause when you cut the roots off the tree All you behind is the sweet memory from the start, we did it in the park It for the money, and it came from the heart But in these days and times, when rappers rhymes All we think about is signin on the dotted Me, I been thinkin about the way it to be before you was a rapper, you became an MC I'm proud of my heritage, and glad that we it I still rhymes without bein player-hated on the same stage, rockin with the JBeez Was a dream come true for a like me Before rap was consumed, and hip-hop was I was bangin on tables, in the lunchroom I used to the street with my ghetto blaster My brothers on the block was Zulu chapters You know what I'm about if you go way back And yo, big ups to all my sisters, in the of rap when it comes to hip-hop, you know you gotta keep it true Take the old, mix it with the new I used to go by the name of MC But now you know me as Baby Bam
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