1, 2, Yeah, niggas don't know Fatback With the different color records they had back in the You know what I mean, the driven turntables With joints with the slip mats
Put nickels on the So the motherfucking record jump The needle skip and shit Getting juice from the fucking light out to the Bronx, nigga
Aiyyo, this shit go way like a Uni marker Kid the D train and hit the Bronx up Krylon attack, Planet Rock, Bambaataa Peace to discovering rap
And the DJ that the first scratch Paved the way for Flex, Cee, 'nuff of them cats See, this rap came at a time that was accurate something years later, I mastered it
Seen light poles get used for power, I was a nigga stay out late, I was sour So I sat by the window, the DJ cut Impeach the Pres, Apache and just
Redding, swing, the music stopped Guess the system blew out one of his It'd a little while, then it come back on Somebody stepped on the wire and shit, all
Now everybody's back in the groove, echo "Check one two, one two", my favorite lights is live, Pink Champale Little pink joints lit up on the side
Couple niggas had two Other that, cleared a circle in the park and shoot five Girls wore Lees and jellies Jordache and Lees, TF Lords fit the
and Kangol buckets, BVD's Go to like, fuck it Seen the on that Crazy Eddie coming back from the Funhouse Dusted, throwing on the wall
We remind you Where this rap from Yes, my brother, my It's our duty, we must you
Hip hop was set out in the Hip hop was set out in the Hip hop was set out in the We used to do it out in the
Yo, it all started at the 'After Philly' but walk with me Mad niggas coming from New York City Prolly hit the rink USA Schoolly, "Gangster Boogie" and "PSK"
I remember shells, Gazelles, top tens and Mega design, reefer smoke, Coqui bottles Entire wore velours, call the boys with the Lucci 84's from Atlantic City Gucci
Linoleum break dancing, Rust-Oleum I put the on the wall signed, "Truly yours" Philly '87 Music Seminar Out on the like Pat Benatar
Hit the borough with Krown Rulers out of Patty Dukeing in the party, all cramped in Around the Flav started cold lamping "Rebel Without a Pause" was the street
Old Memorex cassette, collections spotlights on all the fights at the Spectrum When the Fresh come, leather bombers and sheepskins Brothers would bust they to get one
MC Breeze, Disco C, Jeff Money and Miz and Lady B Everybody "Sucker MC's" in '83 I was South Philly like St. and Crazy D
Them wild North Side Puerto Ricans snuff you Twenty deep in a Ford Escort, pumping the Crew I to follow my cousin, he was a buck too Y'all don't like how I'm living, well, you
I a G since a little kid my head up into somebody's dollar party, getting into shit And nights, shoulda been in bed Instead, I was running with them downtown lemon heads
A little man, hanging where grown women is Under thirteen, seeing strong images And that's the for my real rap penmanship That's I started it and that's where I'mma finish it
We remind you Where this rap from Yes, my brother, my It's our duty, we remind you
Hip hop was set out in the Hip hop was set out in the Hip hop was set out in the We used to do it out in the