| This one here
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| (Let's take a sec to think back) -→Buckshot
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| Beatminerz in effect
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| Ain’t nothin ever lost between us Evil Dee
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| Nahmean
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| (Let's take a sec to think back)
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| Boot C&Clik
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| It’s a framalama thing
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| (Let's take a sec to think back)
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| It went like this
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| (Think back) (think back) (think back)
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| As we go back…
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| 1981 — the first year rap begun
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| The first time I saw a backwards spun
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| I was in my living room practisin
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| Watchin the tube, _Facts of Life_
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| _Different Strokes_ in the afternoon
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| _Scarface_ looked mean in the flicks
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| Everybody who pumped coke back then was fiendin for bricks
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| '86, no fades, afro tops
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| In those days your whole ave was the spot
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| The scene locked with Lee patches, Cazel glasses
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| Suede Pumas and rumors of rap not lastin
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| Till the class of '89 came through
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| High top fade, tailor-made Gucci suits
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| Jordan was ch&, Mike Tyson was &ed
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| Reagan was the pres and the border was a place to c&
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| Just think back like this
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| As you reminisce, reminisce
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| (Think back now)
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| When Erving said he had the monster
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| Baddest bitch in skin flicks was Heather Hunter
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| (Think back now)
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| Rosie Perez titties
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| _Def Comedy Jam_, the _Itty Bitty Titty Committee_
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| (Think back now)
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| When _Martin_ was on Jazzy Jeff, Fresh Prince Summertime was the song
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| (Think back now)
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| Buffalo was the spot
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| Snitches got stitches and you got jumped 'stead of gettin shot
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| Zone with me Come home with me Come home with me Picture in your mind, a place and a time
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| Where we all can go, don’t need dough to shine
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| All you gotta do is, be true to who you is
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| I’m original and God is my influence
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| Hip-hop, be bop, jazz, rock music
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| Palladium and Roof Top, Latin Quarters boomin
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| We keep it movin to the beats, tune in to the streets
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| The rumors and the passengers preach
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| Rap I master so I teach; |
| each I touch
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| Respect the power of the microphone in my clutch
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| Say ma, your little boy’s all grown up Hey y’all, I told you all we got is us
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| I love pops, he raised me on some good old soul
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| Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield and Nina Simone
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| Songs in the Key of Life to hold
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| When the streets get cold
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| Always focused when I’m reachin for goals
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| That’s PNC right behind me Let no man take us under, bee
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| And no bitch for that matter, ya heard me?
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| (Let's take a sec to think back)
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| This is for my 18 and under, 20 and over
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| Walkin round with the weight of they clothing on they shoulders
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| Look at me, 26 year old, years enfold
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| Drive a (?) 'bout a year old
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| Did the gold, stepped my game up to grade
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| Rosary throwback, exclusives and haze
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| Seen hoes and dough come and go Rememberin the reign of crack and power of dope
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| Witnessed miracles of babies bein born, niggas bein killed
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| Niggas gettin killed, babies born again
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| Showed your block love, Tekno Marine Breitling
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| The class of Lockman, new Jacob thing
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| Benz, 4, 5, 6
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| Truck, Navigator, Escalade, bitches want dick
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| Took it from the end of '89 through '99
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| I’m the nigga 2000 and beyond
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| Meadowlark Lemon
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| Wood-sevens on the god neck
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| They the ghetto park reverends (peace god)
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| Lee patches got snatched, d’s in the hatchback
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| With ease, nigga, pass that
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| Bennetton bag (?)
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| Niggas like, Son, you fly Yo, I can afford it Decept niggas, in the party we tangle
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| With anybody, jump on the train, punch Guardian Angels
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| Don’t believe, we put a stack on it Cops like, You can drink, put a bag on it Back in the days…
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| (Think back now)
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| What’s today’s mathematics?
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| Saturday Night Specials, now it’s automatics
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| (Think back now)
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| When crack appeared
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| VCR’s got stole, shorty asses disappeared
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| (Think back now)
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| IZOD, La Tigra, 8 ball coats
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| My man Earl (?)
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| (Think back now)
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| Karate flicks, Gucci kicks
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| Favorite team the New York Knicks
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| Think back now
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| Dem ah see how rapidly things change into the passage of time yah
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| Think back now
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| He, style we don’t borrow, we no lend
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| Go tell dem we ah set trend, yah
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| Yo (?) dem just can’t comprehend, yah
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| Yo, reset even though the times keep changin
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| Word is bond
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| Yo yo yo son
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| Remember goin Uptown, 125, youknowmsayin
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| in front of the Apollo and shit
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| standin there, went to take flicks and all that…
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| Think back now |