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I Mr. Magic, Flash, Grandmaster Caz LL raising hell but, that didn't B. & Rakim was, the shit to me I flip to see a E. Fresh show, with Ricky D And Red was puttin in work, with Chuck Chill Had my homies on the hill ill, when shit was real Went out to steal, remember Raw, Daddy Kane De La Soul was puttin Potholes in the game I explain how it was, Whodini Had me puffin on that buddha gettin buzzed, there I was Them parties in the projects, and on my block You diggy don't stop, on that Private Stock Through my speaker Queen Latifah, and MC to Treach, KRS to get me through the night With T La Rock and Mantronix, to Remember "Push It" was the bomb shit, like the old school
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I had, Toes, and BVD's A crease inside my Lee's when I hit the streets I'm skelly, ring to leavey, or catch a kiss the homies in my hood learned to smack a bitch, I remember Way back, the weak weed had Too many in the trey bag I'm on the train headin uptown, With wild kids from Bucktown, profiling Cause the hoochies was starin, thinking, "Why them swearing?" I'm if that's her hair, I remember Stickball, pump the hoochies on the Or taking leaks on the steps, up the hall my childhood, wild as a juvenile A young nigga tryin to stay away from Isle Me and my breakin nights, tryin to keep it true Out on the sipping 90 proof, ain't nuttin like the old school
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popping and locking to Kurtis Blow, the name belts And Scott LaRock the Ho back in Latin Quarters Slick Rick was spittin La-Di-Da-Di Gaming the hoochies at the neighborhood parties, I remember to Melle Mel Jekyll and Hyde, LL when he the Bells Forget the TV, to hit the streets and do graffiti Be careful don't let the cops see me It nothing like the old school!
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