| Long time since red hens, a trail of dead pens
|
| Release meant rest in peace for some best friends
|
| Met Mojo and the Duj through T1
|
| Laced a track in Queens Modells had begun
|
| Last day for London my bag was packed
|
| But I swore, we’ll record many more when I’m back
|
| Met Mark B droppin' frees at Vadim’s Shack
|
| For Thing and Kela’s mixtape, had bangers and mash
|
| And discussed wax we dug for, culture we loved more
|
| Than life itself, before it became a drug war
|
| Foundations for my records in '04
|
| At the corner formed that Nuffsaid onslaught
|
| Met Prowla, made a connect
|
| Backstage at LC’s launch for stage is set
|
| Staen 1 made the plan be paid respect
|
| We rep Adelaide to death from a to z
|
| Menace worked like a madman not takin' a breath
|
| Tore truth from the books 'til no pages were left
|
| Let no man kill a legacy remaining a threat
|
| Chess game, check mate in this playground of death
|
| We still kings, every piece had to play a role
|
| Refused to play pawn, we saw the majors fold
|
| Kids in the street don’t care what your label sold
|
| They want it real from the heart and displaying soul
|
| Culture of Kings got album of the week
|
| We Built This and my track were both four spins deep
|
| Everyday when it played, I saw my friend Josh weep
|
| Tears of joy for the boy he’d seen fiend for these beats
|
| Since second grade Kool Herc, Melle Mel, Busy Bee
|
| Rock Steady Frees by Rammellzee
|
| Cold Crush, Bambaataa and the Treacherous Three
|
| Vaughn Bode, Skeme, See, Frank Frazetta and Lee
|
| These kings reigned from LA to NYC
|
| But back home mad pioneers taking the lead
|
| Hype Magazine readers, RIP chrome pieces
|
| 73A, RCE, TDC Heaters
|
| AKA Brothers, Rise and Tarkee
|
| The Almighty Def Wish, Die C and Unique
|
| Puzle Burners had a kid too impressed to speak
|
| Voices from the underground when our culture was free
|
| Many see it now as rotten beef vultures will eat
|
| And hyenas guard the carcass of an MPC
|
| If you need good times, I’ve got double of chic
|
| Need hood rhymes? |
| Parkside by Schoolly D
|
| Respect my history livin' in the here and now
|
| I pray the youth are gonna take the time to hear me out
|
| Infinite people out there owed props and clout
|
| So if I missed you out, next time I’ll give you a shout
|
| We still kings, every piece had to play a role
|
| Refused to play pawn, we saw the majors fold
|
| Kids in the street don’t care what your label sold
|
| They want it real from the heart and displaying soul
|
| I know a king without a fam will die a lonely man
|
| I owe my clan a flamboyant holler wavin' my hands
|
| Four in a Home, thousand round the globe
|
| 7 warriors in Harlem, DTA, Ayo, Milano
|
| Wax Po, Mas D on Lennox and Two Fifth
|
| My home away from home, Buddy, Rheturik and Jig
|
| BX connects Ready Cee and DJ Mixx
|
| The Beatnuts, The Dapkings, peace Akir we rebellious
|
| Big Jeff, DP One, Murs and Seam
|
| Will tell on the boards recorded verses for Mean
|
| Strong Hold, Atoms Fam, The Plague and FT
|
| Z Trip, Marvellous Flowz RIP
|
| USN, Planetrock, Tomkat, The A Team
|
| Motion, D&D, Terra Firma, BG
|
| My Oz Japanese Leo bro Matty Biz
|
| Quilly, P-Torx and Bhaev what it is
|
| Cake, Carlisle Clique, Ahska, The Mud Fam
|
| Without all you kings I was just one man
|
| In an hourglass clutchin' at the sand
|
| You expanded my mind and you made me what I am
|
| Now I do it for the kings
|
| We still kings, every piece had to play a role
|
| Refused to play pawn, we saw the majors fold
|
| Kids in the street don’t care what your label sold
|
| They want it real from the heart and displaying soul |