[ti:Hip Hop]
[ar:LL Cool J]
[al:Mr. Smith]
[offset:0]
[00:00.91]Word up! yknowhutimsayin?
[00:03.29]I gotta globe in the world in the mail today
[00:05.73]Nahimsayin? heh, word up!
[00:08.54]Uhh, kid told me yo, the world is yours kid, put it in ya pocket
[00:11.91]Nahmean?
[00:12.35]
[00:13.77]Make a brother feel good, word up!
[00:17.27]Brother feel energised
[00:18.64]I wanna dedicate this one to the game that put me on the map
[00:22.27]Ynahimsayin?
[00:23.71]I know you love it, the game is so irresistable to touch
[00:26.71]You should see me when fienin for microphones that I can clutch
[00:29.52]Droppin bombs, combinin the club attracts
[00:31.21]Like the ol sugarhill gang, king tim and fatback
[00:33.96]Theres no question the suggestion was made
[00:36.65]The foundation was laid when the furious played
[00:39.34]Grandmaster flash slayed the competition that was wishin
[00:42.40]They could serve the technician with the number one position
[00:45.09]Uhh, the real deal, fearless four scored
[00:47.40]Bambataa was hotter, spoony was givin em nutta
[00:50.40]An I was all up in my headzone, melody and all
[00:53.15]Cosign and the movement sayin yes, yes yall
[00:56.27]Its just the love affair that never ended
[00:58.40]I recommended that I take microphones and blow em up, aint that splendid
[01:01.59]This one goes out to all do-or-diersthe hip-hop
[01:04.30]A song is dedicated to the music I admire
[01:09.68]Whenever and ever
[01:15.24]We want you, I need you (I need hip-hop)
[01:18.24]Whenever and ever
[01:21.06]We want you, do you feel the same way too? (I need hip-hop)
[01:29.87]Kanes era was terror, he warmed it up
[01:31.56]Parrish and erick cat lyrics thatll make ya turn it up
[01:34.06]And I was in the cut, chillin in my drop-top benz
[01:36.62]With friends, loungin with my mens, laughin bout all the ends
[01:39.62]That I spends, making snaps, pumping kool g rap and biz
[01:42.37]Dapper don, dookie wrotes Im about to show what time it is
[01:45.12]At the rooftop, I was with doug e.fresh and slick rick
[01:47.93]la di da di, who likes to party? was the fat shit
[01:51.06]I mean I saw this hip-hop thing on every level
[01:53.74]Chuck d, pe, yes the rhythm and the rebel
[01:55.87]I can reminisce the black fist, uzi, terminators
[01:58.37]Terror doom techniques that terrorise the lighter shade
[02:01.74]Its all about the game that we play everyday
[02:04.25]Eric b & rakim flow to such a diffrent way
[02:07.06]Im lovin hip-hop cos it help brothers escape
[02:09.56]Lets celebrate our music people before its too late
[02:34.81]Survival of the fittest-mobb deep, and lost boyz
[02:37.12]Lickin shots got the game hot
[02:38.37]They even flipped on 2pac
[02:39.81]Snoop doggy dogg put the west coast in gear
[02:42.04]Dr dre, nwa, eazy es in here
[02:45.35]I wanna tell the world they just dont understand
[02:47.60]My man nas escobar, wu-tang clan
[02:50.35]Keith murray to the redman, down south da brat
[02:53.29]My people are you with me where you at? ...ya peep that?
[02:56.48]Im on a mission to rejuvenate the funk
[02:58.54]Bring the game back and give the do-or-diers what they want
[03:01.23]When you hear craig mack, notorious b.i.g.
[03:03.91]Latifah, heavy d, you should reminisce of me
[03:06.54]Some say its naughty by nature-hip-hop in all its glory
[03:09.54]A fleet of battleships floatin in diffrent categories
[03:12.54]My love affair with hip-hopll never fade away
[03:15.16]Sincerely yours, ll cool j
[03:27.56]
[04:02.76]Yeah, aint no doubt about it kid, knowimsayin?
[04:06.01]Hip-hops the game, helped a lot of brothers escape
[04:10.82]Take it to another level, knowimsayin?
[04:13.45]Its our music, we own this music, knowhutimsayin?
[04:18.13]Word life! I wanna give a couple of shoutouts here, knowhutimsayin?
[04:23.44]First of all, I wanna thank my man baby chris, ynahmean?
[04:28.07]Helped me put this mr. smith...mr.smith album together
[04:32.07]Make it hot, knowimsayin?
[04:35.19]Thank the trackmasters-*? pope tone? *, steve stout
[04:40.32]We definitely turning this joint out, ynahmean
[04:43.32]Word bond! hip-hop for life, kid!
[04:46.82]Yeah!