What more could I say, I be here today If the old school didn't the way What more could I say, I be here today If the old school 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 today If the old school didn't the way
I remember Mr. Magic, Flash, Caz LL raising hell but, didn't last Eric B. & was, the shit to me I flip to see a E. Fresh show, with Ricky D And Red Alert was puttin in work, Chuck Chill Had my homies on the hill getting ill, shit was real out to steal, remember Raw, with Daddy Kane When De La Soul was puttin Potholes in the I explain how it was, Whodini Had me on that buddha gettin buzzed, cause there I was Them parties in the projects, and on my block You diggy don't stop, sippin on that Stock Through my speaker Queen Latifah, and MC to Treach, KRS to get me through the night With T La and Mantronix, to Stetsasonic Remember "Push It" was the bomb shit, nuttin the old school
What could 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 pave the way What more could I say, I wouldn't be today If the old didn't pave the way What could I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old school didn't the way more could I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old school pave the way more could I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old didn't pave the way
I had, Shell Toes, and A killer crease inside my when I hit the streets I'm playing skelly, to leavey, or catch a kiss Before the in my hood learned to smack a bitch, I remember Way back, the weak weed had Too seeds in the trey bag I'm on the train uptown, freestyling With some wild kids from Bucktown, the hoochies was starin, thinking, "Why them niggas swearing?" I'm wondering if her hair, I remember Stickball, the hoochies on the wall Or taking on the steps, stinking up the hall Through my childhood, as a juvenile A young nigga tryin to stay away from Isle Me and my homies breakin nights, tryin to keep it Out on the roof sipping 90 proof, nuttin like the old school
What could 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 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 today If the old school pave the way What could I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old school pave the way
Remember and locking to Kurtis Blow, the name belts And Scott LaRock the Ho back in Latin Quarters When Slick Rick was spittin 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 don't let the transit cops see me It nothing like the old school!
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