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Royce Da 5'9"

Basic Rap

From M.I.C. Presents2004

Written by Royce Da 5'9"

Produced by Asar

Lyrics

Basic Rap

[Intro]

Uh, uh

[Pre-Verse]

You, you, you

Nothin' about your

Flow, flow, flow

Can make my mouth go

Down, down, down

Or my eyebrow go

Up, up

You suck, suck!

[Verse 1]

Nigga don't look at me like I knocked the party

Cause I want you to leave my time like Doc and Marti

You are not a part of my era

Titch, nigga get the fuck up, outta my era

You are making me sick

You (You, you, you)

Rubik's cubes and crews that chasin' a dream

You can take two plus two, and make it extreme

Navy, weak as hell

Only blocks that you saw are the ones with the letters that teach you to spell

So

[Chorus]

(You, you, you)

Basic rapper, I hate you

About this track

"Basic Rap" is a song by Royce Da 5'9" from the album M.I.C. Presents, released in 2004. The song was written by Royce Da 5'9". It was produced by Asar.

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  • Chuck Alkazian— 44 credits as mixing engineer →
  • Asar— 25 credits as producer →
  • Royce Da 5'9"— 684 credits as songwriter & producer →

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Go back, to the dates you came from (You, you, you)

Nigga rhymes done changed (You, you, you)

Styles done advanced

RUN DMC is a classic (You, you, you)

Nigga get back, in your time machine

(You, you, you)

Basic rappers, I hate you

Go back, to the dates you came from (You, you, you)

Nigga rhymes done changed (You, you, you)

Styles done advanced

RUN DMC is a classic (You, you, you)

Nigga get back, in your time machine

[Verse 2]

I think you niggas be writin' your rhymes

On that green paper with the thick lines

Niggas use in kindergarten

Dudes like me, I'm holy like Synagogues

I'm, Godly pick the pen apart like I'm a god

For you rap hard, but I know the answer

To what you add up to like the back of a flash card

If you take heave to the make believe

Niggas rappin' like they be sayin' they ABC's then you whack

Then you a

[Chorus]

(You, you, you)

Basic rapper, I hate you

Go back, to the dates you came from (You, you, you)

Nigga rhymes done changed (You, you, you)

Styles done advanced

RUN DMC is a classic (You, you, you)

Nigga get back, in your time machine

(You, you, you)

Basic rappers, I hate you

Go back, to the dates you came from (You, you, you)

Nigga rhymes done changed (You, you, you)

Styles done advanced

RUN DMC is a classic (You, you, you)

Nigga get back, in your time machine

[Bridge]

You, you, you

Nothin' about your

Flow, flow, flow

Can make my mouth go

Down, down, down

Or my eyebrow go

Up, up

You suck, suck!

[Verse 3]

The highlight, of my life, is my writin'

The type for five mics that strike like lightnin'

When I hear a nigga in here, griffin' because

He finished a year, you think that he spittin, nigga no

That ain't how it goes

You gotta think of how many niggas originated this shit

How many of 'em broke?

You think that how many niggas is rich today in this bitch

You can say that many niggas is dope?

No

[Chorus]

(You, you, you)

Basic rapper, I hate you

Go back, to the dates you came from (You, you, you)

Nigga rhymes done changed (You, you, you)

Styles done advanced

RUN DMC is a classic (You, you, you)

Nigga get back, in your time machine

(You, you, you)

Basic rappers, I hate you

Go back, to the dates you came from (You, you, you)

Nigga rhymes done changed (You, you, you)

Styles done advanced

RUN DMC is a classic (You, you, you)

Nigga get back, in your time machine

[Bridge]

You, you, you

Nothin' about your

Flow, flow, flow

Can make my mouth go

Down, down, down

Or my eyebrow go

Up, up

You suck, suck!

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