| Once upon a rhyme, the time late 60s, dark age of history
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| Murders and mysteries, the future was misty
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| Needles were shot down and crime was risky
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| Yo check this party and stick with me
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| Race brutality because of my nationality
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| And this is what they call reality
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| From that state of mind and at that date and time
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| I was born inclined and waiting to shine
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| Once upon a rhyme
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| Once upon a time not long ago
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| Once upon a time not long ago
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| The beginning, the scenery sets in New York
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| With times are hard and streets ain’t easy to walk
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| Crimes is underrated, neighborhoods overpopulated
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| Competition gets complicated, some can’t take it
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| My place of rest in the city that never sleeps
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| To compete it gets deep I learn to play for keeps
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| And hawk the sidewalk, dominate the court
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| I’m nice in all sports, was taught with high thoughts
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| Then came an Africans and knew where it was at
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| Spreadin' across the map with no time flat
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| They said this kid name Herc started spinning records back
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| Had to look into that then get it down pat
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| First I do research it’s gonna take time
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| Me and my crew is hittin' all the parties we could find
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| Waitin' for the day where I could go for mine
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| But later dates await down the line
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| Once upon a rhyme
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| Once upon a time not long ago
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| Once upon a time not long ago
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| Many shall come but only few get the plot off the top
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| You gotta be hip to hop and get visual
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| With musical forms, lyrical pictures from city slickers
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| Beats getting blast by ass kickers
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| It was the pioneers with all kinda ideas
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| Trade will shift to higher gears over the years
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| Some get left in the dust by the thrust
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| If rhymes won’t bust with a mic full of rust
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| DJs, get your fingers musically amputated
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| You can’t touch a jam if the next man slayed it
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| Battle at the center, I’m too young too enter
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| We cool outside, even in the winter
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| We have a good time with the people on line
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| And party time seem like the neighborhood shine
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| But I get vexed when I can’t get mine
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| But later dates await down the line
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| Once upon a rhyme
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| Once upon a time not long ago
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| Once upon a time not long ago
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| I kick a hole in the speaker, pull the plug, then I jet
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| I kick a hole in the speaker, pull the plug, then I jet
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| Through the times my rhymes got longer
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| Mind got stronger, wonder I’d ever be a performer
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| My blood starts to boil I could heat up the party for you
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| Girls wanna rub me and my mic down with oil
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| Rappers started coming out the woodwork
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| A neighborhood expert, we ready for trouble and stay alert
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| Days got close til my debut got recruited to a crew
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| Now I could do the things I always wanted to
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| Code red I inherited, many ways to say the unsaid
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| Born with three 7's in my head
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| Blessed it, destined to be one of the best and
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| Anything I find interesting yeah no question
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| A swift kid I get lifted by the mind
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| Gifted skills exist to be on my prime
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| Combined with all kinds of designs which is mine
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| Its showtimes await down the line
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| Once upon a rhyme
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| Once upon a time not long ago
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| Once upon a time not long ago |
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Once Upon A Rhyme , by - J-Love. Song from the album Legends Vol 1.2, in the genre Иностранный рэп и хип-хоп