Aight little man let me tell you 'bout the days
When your favorite MC's had no major airplay What )
No video car crib or large deals Huh )
Only a single got you city-wide appeal Damn )
Showin your skill upon the mic originality was key
And the law was not to bite in the highest degree I hear that)
Plus you had to battle cats for respect
Like Moe Dee Busy Bee MC Shan and KRS )
Yeah kid it goes deeper but you get the picture
You had to have lyrics and plus hot beats to get the mixture
As always you had to have the ill DJ
Technician with precision switch the fader all day
A must to have these additives to smash and battle kids
Well yo that's like today's cats ) Nah that's a negative
Today's MC's don't possess these qualities
So I put you to the test on this musical quest
What's the question
What made the music change through the time
What's the answer
They started gettin paid to rhyme
What's the question
What happened to the culture as a whole
What's the answer
Too many MC's sold their soul
What's the question
What happened to the MC's from the past
What's the answer
Not enough fans and no cash
What's the question
How do we get it back like before
What's the answer
More skills and niggas gotta be raw
What's the question
How so many groups fall apart
What's the answer
They in it but it's not from the heart
Look at the records in this store know the faces and the names
All the places that they come from and staked it as their claim
Acclaimed writers like Kane G Rap Doug and the Biz
DJ's like Cool V Mister Cee in the mix
Yo I heard this one kid who made beats and rhymed correct)
You must be talkin 'bout this man here his name is Lord Finesse
It was another cat too yo this n***a beats was hot
He was down with CL Smooth The Soul Brother Pete Rock
Plenty others I could name but the most by far
These pioneers most revered group named Gang Starr
Put it down through the years most respected by the peers
For Primo's hot beats Guru's voice so clear
Yeah I know about them "Hard to Earn" one of the best
What about the Cella Dwellas Special Ed and Das EFX
Ah shit you got some history you're buildin on your lessons
When you see me next time be refined for your confession
Yo I'ma cop this word up
Yeah yo do that you do that
I heard this on "Future Flavas" the other night
Okay okay
I'ma get two of them
What's the question
How long can it last like this
What's the answer
When all MC's are gone and they're missed
What's the question
What happened to the sound of the East
What's the answer
Niggas went south to tryin to eat
What's the question
When the niggas gonna dig back in the crates
What's the answer
When certain niggas stop tryin to hate
What's the question
When will all the bullshit stop
What's the answer
When your top MC's stop gettin dropped
What's the question
What you say your name was again kid
Yo El Da Sensei man Artifacts man
Aight peace
Yeah we comin from the Bricks
Hold up
"Wrong Side of da Tracks"
Yeah man
Yo that's you on this cover
That's me
You didn't tell me you had joints out
I know I'm doin work I'm workin yo
I knew you'd get that like that yo
Always workin
Peace yo
No doubt
I check you on the re
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