[00:00:01] Radio - Jurassic 5 [00:00:06] Many many moons ago [00:00:08] Jurassic 5 [00:00:11] Began their quest [00:00:14] To put real hip hop [00:00:15] On the radio [00:00:26] Now here's a little story [00:00:27] That must be heard [00:00:28] About the brother with [00:00:30] The word sounds so superb [00:00:31] It started way back [00:00:32] With these emcees [00:00:33] Now here's a little somethin [00:00:34] On the history [00:00:36] I'm a H-I-P H-O-P H-E [00:00:38] A-D been since [00:00:40] One-nine-eight-three [00:00:40] R to the A-P-P-I-N [00:00:43] Eighty-four was the year [00:00:44] I picked up the pen [00:00:45] At the same time breakin [00:00:47] Tryin' to come on in [00:00:48] But I was already in [00:00:49] Since way back when [00:00:50] One-nine-seven-five [00:00:51] The saga began [00:00:52] R to the O-B-O-T-I-N [00:00:55] Eighty-one I was P-O-P-P-I-N [00:00:57] One-nine-eighty-two D-J-in [00:00:59] Eighty-three it was all [00:01:01] About Run-DMC man [00:01:02] A gangbanger taught me [00:01:04] How to break dance then [00:01:05] The same year I [00:01:06] Picked up the pen [00:01:07] And wrote my first rhyme [00:01:08] And got that feelin [00:01:09] And now I'm here in the [00:01:11] Flesh still dope still death [00:01:12] Tryin' to get my song [00:01:13] (rockin on the radio) [00:01:15] The summertime yo [00:01:15] We would hang out [00:01:16] And talk about the new [00:01:18] Jam that came out [00:01:19] And from the way [00:01:20] The beat was laid out [00:01:22] And all the emcees had [00:01:23] Turned the place out [00:01:24] And we would say [00:01:25] Our rhymes to the beat [00:01:26] Right but we never [00:01:27] Indulged in the street [00:01:28] Life and now we all good to go [00:01:31] J5 is rockin on the radio [00:01:32] Yo I was an inner-city [00:01:34] Nigga in my room I'd sit [00:01:36] Poppin off quick cause [00:01:37] I could sing a little bit [00:01:38] With my hi-top fade [00:01:39] And matchin outfits [00:01:40] But once the record hit [00:01:41] It's like listen to this [00:01:43] Hip hop is the reason [00:01:44] That a brother evolved [00:01:45] And I was so involved [00:01:46] I ain't gonna lie to none a y'all [00:01:48] By the time I started [00:01:49] Rhymin in the late eighties [00:01:50] The drugs in Cali was crazy [00:01:52] Nine-teen eighty [00:01:53] Nine's the number [00:01:54] This is the summer [00:01:55] On some get rich come up [00:01:56] Quest switch the drum up [00:01:57] Invested some of my best [00:01:59] Years because of [00:02:00] Then I repped with some [00:02:01] Of the best kids that done it [00:02:02] My love dates back to show [00:02:04] That's incredible [00:02:04] Brothers who lack revenue [00:02:05] Spent on they back several [00:02:06] Times It made me [00:02:07] Know which way to go [00:02:09] And now [00:02:09] (Jurassic is rockin on the Radio) [00:02:12] The summertime yo [00:02:13] We would hang out [00:02:14] And talk about the new [00:02:16] Jam that came out [00:02:17] And from the way [00:02:18] The beat was laid out [00:02:19] And all the emcees [00:02:20] Had turned the place out [00:02:21] And we would say our [00:02:23] Rhymes to the beat [00:02:24] Right but we never [00:02:25] Indulged in the street [00:02:26] Life and now we all good to go [00:02:28] J5 is rockin on the radio [00:02:31] I got my mind on [00:02:33] Back in the day [00:02:34] The style a dress and [00:02:35] The records they play [00:02:36] Reminisce I got somethin to say [00:02:38] Check it out [00:02:39] Cause it went this way [00:02:40] Cause it went this way [00:02:41] The year was eighty-two [00:02:42] And the block was froze [00:02:43] When I stepped out rockin [00:02:44] Burgundy shell-toes [00:02:45] A fresh mock-neck [00:02:46] And some new Lee jeans [00:02:48] Add a pair a Gazelles and [00:02:49] Well you know what I mean [00:02:50] DJ Red Alert and Mr Magic had static [00:02:52] Over Kiss FM and BLS [00:02:54] Which one is the baddest [00:02:55] Brothers on the block [00:02:56] Was doin the Wop [00:02:57] While the cars drove