Hip-Hop

[Intro] Are you seeing what I'm seeing on the TV, man? I mean, look at 'em They say they rappers but they don't dress like rappers I mean we wore like 501s and Chuck Taylors and Cortez's You know, white tee shirts and Dickies, know what I mean? Skin tight jeans like my little girl homie Cognito, uh, B-Legit mane I mean, I don't know about y'all, but I'm really missin'... [Chorus] Hip Hop and the way it was Nowadays this game wasn't made for us Out with the old in with the new and away we go You can hear it through the videos and radio I ain't tryna downplay it that's the way it is Nowadays this game it was made for kids I ain't pointin' no fingers, I ain't sayin' names But raise your hand if you agree hip hop needs a change (Stop, stop, stop, stop) [Verse 1: B-Legit] I date back, way back, daddy brown Cadillac Sixes in the back, still rock the 8-track Then came the rap like Rapper's Delight Big Hank, word to Mike, Master G type hype I got it in when Run and them was the kings of rock Same donkey, same Adidas I was king of the block Ain't it funky kept it hot before the rock got shot Then Chris got hot but then miss that hip hop The west kept it gangsta, NWA Too Short kept it pimpin' for the whole damn Yay Tales from the triple beam, somethin to say It was all real [?] ill back in the day But now when they speak it just ain't the same They talk about the chains and how they makin' it rain They talk about the 'caine and don't see no bricks So it's hard for me to really understand this shit [Chorus] Hip Hop and the way it was Nowadays this game wasn't made for us Out with the old in with the new and away we go You can hear it through the videos and radio I ain't tryna downplay it that's the way it is Nowadays this game it was made for kids I ain't pointin' no fingers, I ain't sayin' names But raise your hand if you agree hip hop needs a change (Stop, stop, stop, stop) [Verse 2: Cognito] When I was young I would've killed for a pair of shell-toe Adidas Mom asked me why I wear them shoes, cuz Run DMC is That's what I loved about it Hip hop was a state of mind, a different time, a different grind A tape runs out you hit rewind I spent more time at the record shop then in school Thought I was cool, the first shoes that I bought were like LL Cool I never knew that hip hop would grow to be such a passion Not one day would pass that I was writing music in class In a flash I was rappin' myself If only everyone could feel the relief that I do through music And learn to use it seems like nowadays half these cats abuse it What ever happened to freestylin' on the block and in the park And flippin' sixteen bars back and forth 'til it was dark Gotta be honest I miss it Nowadays these young motherfuckers have got it twisted They spit shit but they ain't gifted Originality just drove by homie, you must've missed it I'm here to take this shit back in an instant, I'm that persistent I miss... [Chorus] Hip Hop and the way it was Nowadays this game wasn't made for us Out with the old in with the new and away we go You can hear it through the videos and radio I ain't tryna downplay it that's the way it is Nowadays this game it was made for kids I ain't pointin' no fingers, I ain't sayin' names But raise your hand if you agree hip hop needs a change (Stop, stop, stop, stop) [Bridge: Tech N9ne] I said how about some realness You bustas got an illness Hella wack but still rich One hit then came up real quick You prolly sucked the dealsnick Of a label rep to build it Favors for your meal tick And I'm 'bout to pull the killswitch Listen to me its over My Dickies say I'm a soldier All of you niggas are posers The skinny jeans are bogus Lookin' like some hoes, must Be dissin off of your doja I be rockin' shows, you're Slackin', practicin' yoga [Verse 3: Tech N9ne] Hip-Hop's in my blood and I still rep it I kill records in a millisecond I will wreck it throw up then Ville stepped it But nowadays some of these niggas I won't validate Cuz they salivate over cowards rallyin' for the style of gay I'm old school but new But I told you the truth When I said I flowed you and I made your hoes do the do And they rolled through the crew Told you toodaloo Real hip-hoppers say "get out the way bitch" like Luda do [Chorus] Hip Hop and the way it was Nowadays this game wasn't made for us Out with the old in with the new and away we go You can hear it through the videos and radio I ain't tryna downplay it that's the way it is Nowadays this game it was made for kids I ain't pointin' no fingers, I ain't sayin' names But raise your hand if you agree hip hop needs a change (Stop, stop, stop, stop)