What more could I say, I wouldn't be today If the old school didn't the way more 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 didn't pave the way What could I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old school pave 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 Doug E. show, with Ricky D And Red Alert was puttin in work, with Chuck Had my homies on the getting ill, when shit was real out to steal, remember Raw, with Daddy Kane When De La was puttin Potholes in the game I can't explain how it was, Had me puffin on that gettin buzzed, cause there I was block parties in the projects, and on my block You don't stop, sippin on that Private Stock Through my speaker Queen Latifah, and MC Listen to Treach, KRS to get me through the 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 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 pave 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 school didn't the way What could I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old school pave the way
I had, Toes, and BVD's A killer crease my Lee's when I hit the streets I'm playing skelly, to leavey, or catch a kiss 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 kids 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, stinking up the Through my childhood, wild as a 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
What more could I say, I wouldn't be here If the old school didn't the way more 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 more could I say, I wouldn't 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 I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old school pave the way
popping and locking to Kurtis Blow, the name belts And Scott the Super Ho back in Latin Quarters Slick Rick was spittin La-Di-Da-Di Gaming the hoochies at the neighborhood parties, I remember Breakdancing to Mel Jekyll and Hyde, LL when he Rocks the the TV, about to hit the streets and do graffiti Be careful let the transit cops see me It nothing like the old school!
What could I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old school pave 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 wouldn't be today If the old didn't pave the way more could I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old school pave the way What more could I say, I wouldn't be here If the old didn't pave the way What more could I say, I wouldn't be here If the old didn't pave the way