What more I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old didn't pave the way What more could I say, I be here today If the old school pave the way What more could I say, I wouldn't be here If the old school didn't the way What more could I say, I wouldn't be here If the old didn't pave the way
I Mr. Magic, Flash, Grandmaster Caz LL raising but, that didn't last B. & Rakim was, the shit to me I flip to see a Doug E. Fresh show, with D And Red Alert was in work, with Chuck Chill Had my homies on the hill getting ill, when shit was Went out to steal, remember Raw, Daddy Kane De La Soul was puttin Potholes in the game I can't explain how it was, Had me puffin on that gettin buzzed, cause there I was Them block parties in the projects, and on my You diggy don't stop, on that Private Stock my speaker Queen Latifah, and MC Lyte Listen to Treach, KRS to get me the night With T La and Mantronix, to Stetsasonic "Push It" was the bomb shit, nuttin like the old school
What more could I say, I wouldn't be today If the old didn't pave the way What more I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old school didn't the way What more I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old school didn't the way What more I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old school didn't the way What more could I say, I be here today If the old school didn't the way What more could I say, I wouldn't be today If the old school didn't the way
I had, Shell Toes, and A killer crease inside my Lee's I hit the streets I'm playing skelly, ring to leavey, or catch a Before the homies in my hood learned to smack a bitch, I Way back, the weak weed had Too many seeds in the bag I'm on the headin uptown, freestyling With some kids from Bucktown, profiling the hoochies was starin, thinking, "Why them niggas swearing?" I'm if that's her hair, I remember Stickball, pump the hoochies on the Or taking leaks on the steps, stinking up the Through my childhood, wild as a A young nigga to stay away from Rikers Isle Me and my homies breakin nights, tryin to keep it Out on the roof sipping 90 proof, ain't nuttin like the old
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Remember popping and locking to Kurtis Blow, the name And Scott the Super Ho back in Latin Quarters When Rick was spittin La-Di-Da-Di Gaming the hoochies at the neighborhood block parties, I Breakdancing to Mel Jekyll and Hyde, LL when he Rocks the Forget the TV, about to hit the and do graffiti Be careful don't let the transit see me It nothing like the old school!
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