[00:00:00] One two [00:00:01] Yeah niggas don't know about Fatback [00:00:04] With the different color records they had back in the days [00:00:07] You know what I mean the belt-driven turntables the Technic joints [00:00:10] (With the slipmats) [00:00:11] Put nickels on the needles so the motherf**king record won't jump [00:00:14] The needle won't skip and sh*t [00:00:15] Getting juice from the f**king light poles [00:00:19] Shout out to the Bronx ni**a [00:00:20] Ay yo this sh*t go way back like a Uni marker kid [00:00:22] Bombing the D train and hit the Bronx up [00:00:25] Krylon bandits attack Planet Rock Bambaataa [00:00:27] Peace to Pelan discovering rap [00:00:29] And the DJ that made the first scratch [00:00:32] Paved the way for Flex Mister Cee 'nuff of them cats [00:00:35] See this rap sh*t came at a time that was accurate [00:00:37] Twenty-something years later I mastered it [00:00:40] Seen light poles get used for power [00:00:42] I was a little ni**a [00:00:43] Couldn't stay out late I was sour [00:00:45] So I sat by the window heard the DJ cut [00:00:47] "Impeach the Pres" "Apache" and "Just Begun" [00:00:50] Otis Redding "Tramp" [00:00:51] The music stopped guess the system blew out one of his amps [00:00:56] It'd take a little while then it come back on [00:00:58] Somebody stepped on the wire and sh*t that's all [00:01:00] Now everybody's back in the groove echo chamber [00:01:03] "Check one two one two" that's my favorite [00:01:05] Strobe lights is live Pink Champale [00:01:08] Little pink joints being lit up on the side [00:01:11] Couple niggas had two fives [00:01:12] Other than that cleared a circle in the park and shoot five [00:01:16] Girls wore they Lees and jellies [00:01:18] Jordache and Lees Tale Lords fit the fellys [00:01:21] Samster Barons and Kangol buckets BVD's [00:01:23] Go with the Sergio's like f**k it [00:01:26] Seen the stamp on that Crazy Eddie [00:01:28] Niggas coming back from the Funhouse dusted [00:01:30] Throwing bubbles on the wall [00:01:31] We must remind you [00:01:35] Where this rap come from [00:01:36] Yes my brother my sister [00:01:39] It's our duty we must remind you [00:01:41] Hip hop was set out in the park [00:01:47] We used to do it out in the dark [00:01:49] We used to do it out in the dark [00:01:51] Yo it all started at the After Midnight Philly but walk with me [00:01:54] Mad niggas coming down from New York City [00:01:56] Prolly hit the skating rink USA [00:01:59] Banging Schoolly "Gangster Boogie" and "PSK" [00:02:01] I remember shells Gazelles top tens and lottos [00:02:04] Mega design reefer smoke Coqui nine bottles [00:02:06] (Entire wore velours call the boys with the Lucci wore ) [00:02:09] 84's from Atlantic City Gucci store [00:02:12] Linoleum break dancing Rust-Oleum cans [00:02:14] I put the writing on the wall signed "Truly yours" [00:02:17] Philly smashed '87 Music Seminar [00:02:19] Out on the battlefield like Pat Benatar [00:02:22] Kick the ball with Krown Rulers out of Camden [00:02:24] People Patty Duke-ing in the party all cramped in [00:02:27] Around the time Flav started cold lamping [00:02:29] "Rebel Without a Pause" was the street anthem [00:02:31] Old Memorex cassette tape collections [00:02:34] Bright spotlights on all the fights at the Spectrum [00:02:37] When the Fresh Fest come leather bombers and sheepskins [00:02:40] Brothers would bust they guns to get one [00:02:42] MC Breeze Disco C Jazzy Jeff [00:02:45] Cash Money and Miz and Lady B [00:02:47] Everybody banging "Sucker MC's" in '83 [00:02:49] I was South Philly like St Charles and Crazy D [00:02:52] Them wild North Side Puerto Ricans would snuff you [00:02:55] Twenty deep in a Ford Escort pumping the Tuff Crew [00:02:58] I used to follow my cousin he was a buck too [00:03:00] "Y'all don't like how I'm living well f**k you " [00:03:03] I been a G since a little kid [00:03:04] Sticking my head up into somebody's dollar party getting into sh*t [00:03:08] And late nights shoulda been in bed [00:03:10] Instead I was running round with them downtown lemonheads