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I Mr. Magic, Flash, Grandmaster Caz LL hell but, that didn't last B. & Rakim was, the shit to me I to see a Doug E. Fresh show, with Ricky D And Red Alert was in work, with Chuck Chill Had my homies on the hill getting ill, when was real Went out to steal, remember Raw, with Kane De La Soul was puttin Potholes in the game I explain how it was, Whodini Had me puffin on that gettin buzzed, cause there I was Them block parties in the projects, and on my You diggy stop, sippin on that Private Stock my speaker Queen Latifah, and MC Lyte Listen to Treach, KRS to get me the night T La Rock and Mantronix, to Stetsasonic Remember "Push It" was the bomb shit, nuttin the old school
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I had, Toes, and BVD's A killer crease inside my when I hit the streets I'm playing skelly, ring to leavey, or a kiss Before the homies in my hood to smack a bitch, I remember Way back, the weed they had Too many in the trey bag I'm on the headin uptown, freestyling With wild kids from Bucktown, profiling Cause the was starin, thinking, "Why them niggas swearing?" I'm wondering if her hair, I remember Stickball, pump the hoochies on the Or taking leaks on the steps, stinking up the my childhood, wild as a juvenile A young nigga tryin to away from Rikers Isle Me and my homies breakin nights, tryin to keep it Out on the roof 90 proof, ain't nuttin like the old school
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 didn't pave the way What more could I say, I wouldn't be here If the old school pave the way 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 didn't the way What more could I say, I be here today If the old school pave the way
Remember popping and locking to Kurtis Blow, the belts And Scott LaRock the Super Ho in Latin Quarters When Slick was spittin La-Di-Da-Di Gaming the hoochies at the block parties, I remember Breakdancing to Mel Jekyll and Hyde, LL he Rocks 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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