| I remember back in ‘94, a time of war
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| Between the lame dinosaurs and gangstas of fine couture
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| The less forgotten, now the messages are effortless
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| It’s time to resurrect and not neglect the master penmanship
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| Whatever happened to connecting to the streets?
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| And respect upon the beat, never set it on repeat
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| I see your rap style and proceed to laugh wild
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| So please keep it down while I bring it back now
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| (Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it)
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| Bring it back now
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| Yo, I remember when we wrote it all down
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| So we jump, jumped around, no jokes or the clowns
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| Cause we spoke with our minds and the dopest rhymes
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| Saying «fuck the police,» no gold or a dime
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| When we waved our hands side to side
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| Dance, why comply when the rave demands high
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| Stand by for another damn radio lie
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| Landlines staying quiet, why you playing this jive?
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| Hip-hop's back with a thift-shop swag
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| I kick it up a notch with the wild-ball mags
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| Remember Slim Shady wasn’t this angry
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| Losing ourselves to the funk and get crazy
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| Bass ringing, 80's swingin, make me want to sing it ain’t
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| Nothing but a g-thang baby, yeah
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| You listening to what I got to say?
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| When it was all about the pay, we forgot about Dre
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| (I bring it back now)
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| From New York to California
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| The whole world is counting on ya
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| The east side, the west coast
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| Do you remember when we used to sing?
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| Do you remember when nobody was the best?
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| When we got to express off of the chest
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| Till we rest in peace
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| The less forgotten, now the messages are effortless
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| I’m setting the stage, pencil to page
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| To never neglect the pioneers
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| And we were dead but I sing it out loud
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| Till they hear it downtown, I don’t need a wild crowd
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| Just speaking how it sounds, so delete your rap style
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| Cause I, cause I, cause I bring it back now
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| From New York, NYC, to California, straight outta Compton
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| The whole world, the whole world, is counting on ya, we’re all counting on you
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| The east side, to the east, the west coast, to the west
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| Do you remember when we used to sing?
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| Yo, I remember when we wrote it all down
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| So we jump, jumped around, no jokes or the clowns
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| Cause we spoke with our minds and the dopest rhymes
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| Saying «fuck the police,» no gold or a dime
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| When we waved our hands side to side
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| Dance, why comply when the rave demands high
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| Stand by for another damn radio lie
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| Landlines staying quiet, why you playing this jive?
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| From New York to California
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| The whole world is counting on ya
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| The east side, the west coast
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| Do you remember when we used to sing? |