What more 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 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
I remember Mr. Magic, Flash, Caz LL hell but, that 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 on the hill getting ill, when shit was real Went out to steal, Raw, with Daddy Kane When De La Soul was Potholes in the game I can't explain how it was, Had me puffin on that buddha gettin buzzed, there I was Them block in the projects, and on my block You diggy don't stop, on that Private Stock Through my speaker Latifah, and MC Lyte Listen to Treach, KRS to get me the night With T La Rock and Mantronix, to 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 didn't pave the way What more 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 wouldn't be here If the old school didn't the way What more could I say, I wouldn't be here 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, to leavey, or catch a kiss Before the homies in my 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 from Bucktown, profiling Cause the hoochies was starin, thinking, "Why niggas swearing?" I'm wondering if her hair, I remember Stickball, the hoochies on the wall Or taking leaks on the steps, up the hall Through my childhood, as a juvenile A young tryin to stay away from Rikers Isle Me and my breakin nights, tryin to keep it true Out on the roof sipping 90 proof, nuttin like the old school
more 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 here 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 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
Remember and locking to Kurtis Blow, the name belts And Scott LaRock the Super Ho back in Latin When Slick was spittin La-Di-Da-Di Gaming the hoochies at the block parties, I remember to Melle Mel Jekyll and Hyde, LL he Rocks the Bells the TV, about to hit the streets and do graffiti Be careful don't let the transit see me It ain't like the old school!
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