Real Hip Hop

Oh, oh, oh, ha, ha You know what this is right? This the real hip hop None of that watered down shit you used to Rest in peace Big L, rest in peace Big Pun Rest in peace Left Eye and rest in peace Aaliyah It was all a dream, the fancy limousines had me on a paper chase Back befo' Snoop Dogg beat his murder case I used to jam Run D.M.C Monie Love, MC Lyte, and Biz Markie When LL was bad with that gold rope phone Back when niggas used beepers, now we got mobile phones Me and my homies used to battle at the park We had to be back on our street by the time it got dark We used to wear cross colors now we love Guess "6 minutes your on" like Dougie E. Fresh I'm capable, I'm makin' dough like Puffy did But this ain't happen overnight, trust me kid Now e'rybody wanna spit 16 And live the glamorous life on the T.V. screen But it ain't that easy, y'all rappers cheesy I can't leave rap alone my fans need me This the real hip hop (Ay, you know we miss you 'Pac and Biggie) This the real hip hop (Ay, when I'm on stage my niggas rockin' with me) This the real hip hop (Ay, this time around I need five mics) This the real hip hop ('Cause my whole album ain't about ice) Huh, back in the days, Kool Herc was DJin' But nowadays e'rybody instant replayin' Ain't nobody scratchin' now 'Cause e'rybody goin platinum now I'm a Nigga with a attitude like Cube and them I got fame when I start f**kin' with Screw and them Freestylin' on tapes for eight minutes straight Pick a beat, rap to it, get another out the crate Thanks to hip hop I got a whole lot of cake I'm like these rappers actin' like they move a whole lot of weight But wait, in my state I'm considered the great And I refuse to pay for radio play Rest in peace Justo, we gon' miss you dog I know Jam Master Jay and Screw with you dog They'll never be a DJ better than y'all And by the way, rest in peace 'Pac and Biggie Smalls, yeah This the real hip hop (Ay, you know we miss you 'Pac and Biggie) This the real hip hop (Ay, when I'm on stage my niggas rockin' with me) This the real hip hop (Ay, this time around I need five mics) This the real hip hop ('Cause my whole album ain't about ice) This the real hip hop (Ay, you know we miss you 'Pac and Biggie) This the real hip hop (Ay, when I'm on stage my niggas rockin' with me)