[00:00:00] Music Evolution - Buckshot LeFonque [00:00:13] Music evolution change [00:00:15] Sometimes the common makes it sound strange [00:00:17] Add a little this take out a little that [00:00:20] Then you'll come up with jazz called rap [00:00:22] Where it's at bring it back [00:00:24] Because it is an ill format [00:00:25] Music evolution change [00:00:27] Sometimes the common makes it sound strange [00:00:30] Add a little this take out a little that [00:00:32] Then you'll come up with jazz called rap [00:00:35] Where it's at bring it back [00:00:36] Because it is an ill format [00:00:38] Once upon a time not long ago [00:00:41] When all the cats went to hear Satchmo blow [00:00:43] Groovin' at a tempo fast or slow [00:00:46] Jazz was at a new plateau ready to grow [00:00:48] Also developing ways to make dough [00:00:51] Although we always heard no when at a show [00:00:54] The Klan couldn't keep the man from makin' mo' [00:00:56] Better blues kinda confused here's the news [00:00:59] These grooves is better than your blue suede shoes [00:01:01] Some G's are fake and some will make moves [00:01:04] I prove jazz gone up another level [00:01:06] Real without making a deal with the devil [00:01:09] And so I'm about to let the world know [00:01:12] That bebop and skattin' was an old school flow [00:01:14] Callaway was a d**e MC you didn't know [00:01:17] Now that the years gone by some will try [00:01:19] Try to make that hip hop and jazz thing die [00:01:22] When it was skat before it was rap yo it was fly [00:01:24] Now it brings tears to the eye oh my [00:01:27] I didn't hear that back in the days [00:01:29] I wonder why [00:01:30] Music evolution change [00:01:32] Sometimes the common makes it sound strange [00:01:34] Add a little this take out a little that [00:01:37] Then you'll come up with jazz called rap [00:01:39] Where it's at bring it back [00:01:40] Because it is an ill format [00:01:42] Music evolution change [00:01:44] Sometimes the common makes it sound strange [00:01:47] Add a little this take out a little that [00:01:49] Then you'll come up with jazz called rap [00:01:52] Where it's at bring it back [00:01:53] Because it is an ill format [00:01:55] Ennie meenie minie mo [00:01:57] Let's pick a song [00:01:58] Let's make it long and add the rap to make it strong [00:02:01] And if it's wrong then I'll chill and let it stop [00:02:03] If not then I'll bust chops to get props [00:02:05] To make sure jazz and hip hop is at the tip top [00:02:08] But wait we must 'cross roads to get it straight [00:02:11] In rhyme there's a thin line between love and hate [00:02:13] Some state rap will never make it out the gate [00:02:16] But I'm here to 'cause a debate and contemplate [00:02:18] Why jazz and hip hop is considered second rate [00:02:21] But what' the use if I proceed to break it loose [00:02:24] There's always an excuse why the rapper gets abuse [00:02:26] Don't wanna tangle because the angle is obtuse [00:02:29] Same kinda cas that was facin' the juice [00:02:31] My tongue can get necks hung where's the noose [00:02:34] My hypotenuse was to make rap fun [00:02:36] But what I done has put the soldier on the run [00:02:39] From sun to sun carryin' weight that weights a ton [00:02:41] Convinced without a gun [00:02:43] Forget the fame of your name they need someone [00:02:45] To blame [00:02:46] For murder one [00:02:47] Music evolution change [00:02:49] Sometimes the common makes it sound strange [00:02:51] Add a little this take out a little that [00:02:54] Then you'll come up with jazz called rap [00:02:56] Where it's at bring it back [00:02:58] Because it is an ill format [00:02:59] Music evolution change [00:03:02] Sometimes the common makes it sound strange [00:03:04] Add a little this take out a little that [00:03:07] Then you'll come up with jazz called rap [00:03:09] Where it's at bring it back [00:03:11] Because it is an ill format [00:03:38] Music evolution change [00:03:40] Sometimes the common makes it sound strange [00:03:43] Add a little this take out a little that [00:03:45] Then you'll come up with jazz called rap