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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 Doug E. show, with Ricky D And Red Alert was in work, with Chuck Chill Had my homies on the hill ill, when shit was real Went out to steal, remember Raw, with Kane De La Soul was puttin Potholes in the game I can't explain how it was, Had me puffin on that buddha gettin buzzed, there I was Them block parties in the projects, and on my You don't stop, sippin on that Private Stock Through my speaker Latifah, and MC Lyte Listen to Treach, KRS to get me through the T La Rock and Mantronix, to Stetsasonic Remember "Push It" was the bomb shit, nuttin like the old
What could I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old didn't 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 be here today If the old school didn't the way What could 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 pave the way What more could I say, I be here today If the old didn't pave the way
I had, Toes, and BVD's A killer crease inside my Lee's when I hit the I'm playing skelly, ring to leavey, or catch a Before the homies in my hood learned to a bitch, I remember Way back, the weed they had Too seeds in the trey bag I'm on the train uptown, freestyling With some wild from Bucktown, profiling Cause the hoochies was starin, thinking, "Why them swearing?" I'm wondering if her hair, I remember Stickball, the hoochies on the wall Or taking leaks on the steps, stinking up the Through my childhood, as a juvenile A young tryin to stay away from Rikers Isle Me and my homies nights, tryin to keep it true Out on the roof sipping 90 proof, nuttin like the old school
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Remember popping and locking to Blow, the name belts And Scott LaRock the Super Ho back in Quarters When Rick was spittin La-Di-Da-Di Gaming the hoochies at the neighborhood parties, I remember Breakdancing to Mel and Hyde, LL when he Rocks the Bells Forget the TV, about to hit the streets and do Be careful don't let the cops see me It nothing like the old school!
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