What could I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old school pave the way 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 didn't pave the way What more could I say, I wouldn't be here 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 E. Fresh show, with Ricky D And Red Alert was puttin in work, with Chill Had my homies on the hill getting ill, when shit was Went out to steal, remember Raw, with Kane De La Soul was puttin Potholes in the game I can't how it was, Whodini 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, sippin on that Private Through my speaker Latifah, and MC Lyte to Treach, KRS to get me through the night With T La Rock and Mantronix, to Remember "Push It" was the shit, nuttin like the old school
What more could I say, I wouldn't be 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 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 didn't pave the way more could I say, I wouldn't be here today If the old didn't pave the way
I had, Toes, and BVD's A killer crease my Lee's when I hit the streets I'm playing skelly, ring to leavey, or a kiss Before the homies in my hood learned to a bitch, I remember Way back, the weed they had Too many in the trey bag I'm on the train headin uptown, With some kids from Bucktown, profiling Cause the hoochies was starin, thinking, "Why niggas swearing?" I'm wondering if that's her hair, I Stickball, pump the hoochies on the 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 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 didn't 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 didn't pave the way What more could I say, I wouldn't be here If the old school didn't the way
Remember and locking to Kurtis Blow, the name belts And Scott the Super Ho back in Latin Quarters When Slick Rick was spittin Gaming the hoochies at the neighborhood block parties, I to Melle Mel Jekyll and Hyde, LL when he Rocks the 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!
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 today If the old didn't pave the way What more could I say, I 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 pave the way What more could I say, I wouldn't be here 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