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Yeah, I to not write diss tracks Distracts from the vision, reversing Win that, found a battling in Keytown He said a war make a king It's what you do the crown The ground crumbles at the feet of the But if you dope, you dope, just keep the way low That's the hip-hop I fell in with the hip-hop I throw 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 could school Instead of leveraging veteran for they betterment Ligaments been itching like kids coming to get me When you finally reach pinnacle, hard to not be cynical But down, enjoy the view are called, chosen few That's the hip hop I fell in with
cook, dry rub, little flame, let it sit That's the hip hop I fell in with 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 love That's the hip hop I fell in with
On that dad back when my neighbor's dad Ran his truck through they living And they set the on fire like "if I can't have you, no one can" Tainted love, mixed messages, curses and patience is a virtue, but I ain't afraid to hurt you Like crack smoke is silly, but crack sales is And the black man is god but if you try to touch the *pow* My uncle Charles got smoked by a bloke reppin' And I wish I known him My granny said he cold on saxophone And he's why I music It's crazy how a man you met can influence you the music for which you listen could shape how you raise your children Like crooked men with dope pens inspired how I my living affiliation, how it fascinated a nation but That's the hip hop I in love with
That cook, that dry rub, marinate, gotta let it sit That's the hip hop I in love with the hip hop I fell in love with That slow cook, head nod, the neck brace, that stank face That's the hip hop I in love with That's the hip hop I in love with
Yeah, b-boy, p-noid, me and qya Roll into your like aché ate Destroy, deploy, eclectic low nuff showed up like "don't play, José" Take of this fire hydrant of wokeness I the dopest emcees to stay bold, kid Heavy-handed pen stroke, been dope since Trickle down and ruined my hometown if I'm Me - just a boy, show me no pity, boy Stand up, man up, the only rules of the On climbing over fences to edge of the LA River And scribble the syllables the thought were silly But we was all we had though, next to the vatos Florence 13 and dieciocho This is how we grew 'em, hybrid hip-hop and True school 'em the one you enrolled in is failing ya Backpack of books, no hooks, that's for radio My emcees don't play no stadiums the Palladium, battling the openers Only audible audience in awe and awkwardness Obvious we were too young but better rap guns kickflips, I don't hold semi-automatic clips They for me to get a blue rag dangling my pocket, tangling with the wrong crowd Stop it but the hip-hop I fell in love with That's the hip-hop I my dubs with