Hip Hop

[Produced by The Trackmasters]

[Intro]

Word up! Ya know what I'm sayin'?

I gotta globe in the world in the mail today

NahI'msayin? Heh, word up!

Uhh, kid told me "Yo, the world is yours kid, put it in ya pocket"

Nahmean?

Make a brother feel good, word up!

Brother feel energized

I wanna dedicate this one to the game that put me on the map

Y'nahI'msayin?

[Verse 1]

I know you love it, the game is so irresistible to touch

You should see me when fiendin' for microphones that I can clutch

Droppin' bombs, combinin' the club attracts

Like the old Sugarhill Gang, King Tim and Fatback

There's no question the suggestion was made

The foundation was laid when the Furious played

Grandmaster Flash slayed competition that was wishin'

They could serve the technician with the number one position

Ugh, the real deal, Fearless Four scored

Bambaataa was hotter, Spoonie was givin' em nada

An' I was all up in my headzone, melody and' all

Cosign and The Movement sayin', "Yes, yes y'all"

It's just the love affair that never ended

I recommended that I take microphones and blow 'em up

Ain't that splendid?

This one goes out to all the hip-hop do-or-diers

A song is dedicated to the music I admire

[Chorus]

Whenever and ever

We want you, I need you (I need hip-hop)

Whenever and ever

We want you, do you feel the same way too? (I need hip-hop)

[Verse 2]

Kane's era was terror, he warmed it up

Parrish and Erick, cat lyrics that'll make ya turn it up

And I was in the cut, chillin' in my drop-top Benz with friends, Loungin' with my mens, laughin' 'bout all the ends that I spends

Making snaps, pumping Kool G Rap and Biz

Dapper Dan, dookie ropes, I'm about to show what time it is

At the rooftop, I was with Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick

"La Di Da Di, who likes to party?" was the fat shit

I mean, I saw this hip-hop thing on every level

Chuck D, P.E., yes, the rhythm and the rebel

I can reminisce the black fist, Uzi, Terminators

Terrordome techniques that terrorize the lighter shade-a

It's all about the game that we play every day

Eric B & Rakim flow to such a different way

I'm lovin' hip-hop cos it help brothers escape

Let's celebrate our music people before it's too late

[Chorus]

Whenever and ever

We want you, I need you (I need hip-hop)

Whenever and ever

We want you, do you feel the same way too? (I need hip-hop)

[Verse 3]

Survival Of The Fittest, Mobb Deep, and Lost Boyz

Lickin' shots got the game hot, they even flipped on 2Pac

Snoop Doggy Dogg put the West Coast in gear

Dr. Dre, NWA, Eazy-E's in here

I wanna tell the world they just don't understand

My man Nas Escobar, Wu-Tang Clan

Keith Murray to the Redman, down south Da Brat

My people are you with me where you at? Ya peep that?

I'm on a mission to rejuvenate the funk

Bring the game back and give the do-or-diers what they want

When you hear Craig Mack, Notorious B.I.G

Latifah, Heavy D, you should reminisce of me

Some say it's Naughty By Nature, "Hip-hop in all its glory"

A fleet of battleships floatin' in different categories

My love affair with hip-hop'll never fade away

Sincerely yours, LL Cool J

Peace

[Chorus]

Whenever and ever

We want you, I need you (I need hip-hop)

Whenever and ever

We want you, do you feel the same way too? (I need hip-hop)

[Outro]

Yeah, ain't no doubt about it kid, know I'm sayin'?

Hip-Hop's the game, helped a lot of brothers escape

Take it to another level, know I'm sayin'?

It's our music, we own this music, know what I'm sayin'?

Word life! I wanna give a couple of shoutouts here, know what I'm saying?

First of all, I wanna thank my man Baby Chris, y'nahmean?

Helped me put this Mr. Smith, Mr. Smith album together

Make it hot, know I'm sayin'?

Thank the Trackmasters, Poke & Tone, Steve Stoute

We definitely turning this joint out, y'nahmean

Word bond! Hip-Hop for life, kid!

Yeah!