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Yeah, I fight to not diss tracks Distracts from the vision, reversing Win that, found a brother battling in He a war don't make a king It's what you do with the The ground crumbles at the of the humble But if you dope, you dope, keep the pride way low the hip-hop I fell in love with That's the hip-hop I my dubs with Round robin a mic Six east of Compton not to be the old dude always screaming old-school Hating on the new dudes, knowing I school fools of leveraging veteran status for they betterment Ligaments been itching like them coming to get me When you finally reach pinnacle, hard to not be cynical But down, enjoy the view Many are called, few That's the hip hop I in love with
Slow cook, dry rub, flame, let it sit That's the hip hop I fell in love That's the hip hop I fell in with That low flame marinate, the dry rub, let it sit That's the hip hop I fell in with That's the hip hop I in love with
On that boom-bap dad back when my dad Ran his through they living room And they set the crib on fire like "if I have you, no one can" Tainted love, mixed messages, and blesses Like patience is a virtue, but I ain't to hurt you Like crack smoke is silly, but sales is kingly And the black man is god but if you try to touch the *pow* My Charles got smoked by a bloke reppin' Ghostown And I I coulda known him My granny said he cold on that And he's why I music It's crazy how a man you met can influence you Like the music for you listen could shape how you raise your children Like crooked men with dope pens inspired how I my living Gang affiliation, how it fascinated a but That's the hip hop I fell in love
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Yeah, b-boy, p-noid, me and qya Roll into your like aché ate Destroy, deploy, eclectic low Sho' nuff showed up "don't play, José" Take notes of this fire of wokeness I inspire the dopest emcees to bold, kid Heavy-handed pen stroke, been dope Reaganomics down and ruined my hometown if I'm honest Me - just a boy, show me no pity, boy Stand up, man up, the rules of the committee On some climbing over to edge of the LA River And the syllables the city thought were silly But we was all we had though, door to the vatos Between Florence 13 and is how we grew 'em, hybrid hip-hop and hoodlum True school 'em the one you enrolled in is failing ya of rhyme books, no hooks, that's for radio My favorite don't play no stadiums Outside the Palladium, the openers Only audible stood in awe and awkwardness Obvious we were too young but better rap than Master kickflips, I don't hold clips They haggling for me to get a rag dangling From my pocket, with the wrong crowd Stop it but that's the hip-hop I fell in love That's the hip-hop I threw my with