| Microphone check, one two
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| Mic-microphone check, one two (is this thing on?)
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| Microphone check, one two
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| Mic-microphone check, one two
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| Microphone check, one two
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| Mic-microphone check, one two (is this thing on?)
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| Microphone check, one two
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| Mic-microphone check
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| Aiyyo Mr. Magic playing, big old boombox
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| Way before D-Block, a little before LOX
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| Krush Groove and Beat Street, spell my name out
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| Fat Boys, remember Disorderlies came out?
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| I remember Reverend Run was Tougher Than Leather
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| New laces and he wore the mob hats together
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| So who’s the next Jam Master Jay? |
| Is it Flex? |
| Is it Felli Fel?
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| Is Hova the next Melle Mel?
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| Is LOX the new Cold Crush, Furious Four?
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| New hood mink plus one more
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| A dying breed, yes indeed
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| But right now we what Hip Hop needs, aiyyo engineer
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| Aiyyo cars, fashion, jewelry dripping
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| What color you wearing, what drink you sipping?
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| It’s a new generation of Hip Hop
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| Now it’s more money involved, so it’s Hip Hop
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| And they expect you to change or get dropped
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| And you can listen or be mad when your shit flop
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| I like it though, all that just keep me on
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| Nowadays they say Sheek got a slick ass tongue
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| And I ain’t old or young, I fit right in between
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| Still a player but it’s only right I made her my queen
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| You don’t come for my Beem', I don’t come for yours
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| Let’s get money and do some tours, hey yo engineer
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| I know well I could sell more with Usher on the hook
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| Instead I make something to do a juk, look
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| It’s no good without bad
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| It wouldn’t be history if Shan didn’t get mad
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| Listen, niggas battle to say the least
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| It’s life, we go to war, we make peace
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| And they said that rap was the Devil’s play
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| But it was cool when them boys made 'Walk This Way'
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| Now look, you got Nelly with Garth Brook, Diddy with the Pussycats
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| Some rap dudes, different hats
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| And we ain’t going nowhere
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| Mr. if you got ears, this is all you gon' here, hey yo engineer |