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I remember Mr. Magic, Flash, Caz LL raising hell but, didn't last Eric B. & Rakim was, the 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 hill getting ill, shit was real Went out to steal, remember Raw, with Daddy When De La Soul was Potholes in the game I explain how it was, Whodini Had me on that buddha 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 through the T La Rock and Mantronix, to Stetsasonic Remember "Push It" was the bomb shit, nuttin the old school
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I had, Shell Toes, and A crease inside my Lee's when I hit the streets I'm skelly, ring to leavey, or catch a kiss Before the homies in my hood learned to smack a bitch, I Way back, the weak they had Too many seeds in the bag I'm on the headin uptown, freestyling With some wild kids Bucktown, profiling Cause the was starin, thinking, "Why them niggas swearing?" I'm if that's her hair, I remember Stickball, the hoochies on the wall Or taking leaks on the steps, up the hall my childhood, wild as a juvenile A young nigga to stay away from Rikers Isle Me and my breakin nights, tryin to keep it true Out on the roof sipping 90 proof, ain't nuttin the old school
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Remember popping and locking to Kurtis Blow, the belts And LaRock the Super Ho back in Latin Quarters Slick Rick was spittin La-Di-Da-Di Gaming the hoochies at the block parties, I remember Breakdancing to Mel Jekyll and Hyde, LL when he Rocks the Forget the TV, about to hit the and do graffiti Be careful let the transit cops see me It ain't nothing the old school!
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