What more could I say, I wouldn't be 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 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 didn't the way
I remember Mr. Magic, Flash, Caz LL raising hell but, that last Eric B. & Rakim was, the to me I to see a Doug E. Fresh show, with Ricky D And Red Alert was puttin in work, with Chuck Had my homies on the hill getting ill, when was real Went out to steal, Raw, with Daddy Kane When De La Soul was Potholes in the game I explain how it was, Whodini Had me puffin on that gettin buzzed, cause there I was block parties in the projects, and on my block You diggy don't stop, sippin on Private Stock Through my 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
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 school pave the way What more could I say, I wouldn't be here 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 didn't the way What more could I say, I wouldn't be today If the old didn't pave the way
I had, Shell Toes, and A killer crease my Lee's when I hit the streets I'm skelly, ring to leavey, or catch a kiss Before the homies in my learned to smack 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 kids from Bucktown, profiling Cause the was starin, thinking, "Why them niggas swearing?" I'm wondering if her hair, I remember Stickball, the hoochies on the wall Or leaks on the steps, stinking up the hall my childhood, wild as a juvenile A young nigga tryin to stay away Rikers Isle Me and my homies nights, tryin to keep it true Out on the sipping 90 proof, ain't nuttin like the old school
more 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 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 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 school didn't the way
Remember popping and locking to Kurtis Blow, the belts And Scott LaRock the Super Ho back in Quarters When Slick Rick was La-Di-Da-Di Gaming the hoochies at the neighborhood parties, I remember Breakdancing to Mel Jekyll and Hyde, LL he Rocks the Bells Forget the TV, about to hit the and do graffiti Be careful don't let the cops see me It ain't nothing 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 wouldn't be 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 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