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I Mr. Magic, Flash, Grandmaster Caz LL raising but, that didn't last Eric B. & Rakim was, the to me I flip to see a Doug E. Fresh show, with D And Red Alert was puttin in work, with Chill Had my homies on the 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, cause 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 through the With T La Rock and Mantronix, to "Push It" was the bomb shit, 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 didn't 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 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 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, to leavey, or catch a kiss Before the homies in my hood learned to smack a bitch, I Way back, the weak weed had Too many in the trey bag I'm on the headin uptown, freestyling With some wild kids from Bucktown, Cause the hoochies was starin, thinking, "Why them swearing?" I'm wondering if that's her hair, I Stickball, pump the on the wall Or taking leaks on the steps, up the hall Through my childhood, wild as a A young nigga tryin to stay away Rikers Isle Me and my homies breakin nights, tryin to it true Out on the roof sipping 90 proof, ain't nuttin the old school
What more could I say, I be here today If the old didn't pave 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 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 didn't pave the way
Remember popping and locking to Kurtis Blow, the belts And Scott LaRock the Ho back in Latin Quarters When Rick was spittin La-Di-Da-Di the hoochies at the neighborhood block parties, I remember Breakdancing to Mel Jekyll and Hyde, LL he Rocks the Bells Forget the TV, about to hit the streets and do Be don't let the transit cops see me It nothing like the old school!
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 today If the old didn't pave the way 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 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 today If the old didn't pave the way