Alkaholiks
Back in the days, I knew rap would never die
And I'm through with wonderin' who's still alive
Until one day I'm just walkin' along
Know what I'm sayin'?
Back in the days, I knew rap would never die
To build a makeshift crib where Hollywood used to be
And I hear this kid singin' a hip-hop song
So I cleared my throat got in a b-boy stance
Hip-hop don't stop
He took me to his pops and he handed me a spliff
I'm pickin' up things that could be of use to me
I give thanks to God then I'm off on my mission
I hear people scream across the street gettin' crushed
Check it out
Back in the days, I knew rap would never die
Yo, we cool in 2014, Alkaholiks still rulin'
These crazy thoughts in my head won't stop
(Back in the days, I knew rap would never die)
They took me to a freestyle session it was on
Why am I the last man?
And I ran through a rhyme that made him piss in his pants
He said, "That's the way it is and it's like that"
I couldn't see shit but I could feel myself breathin'
(Back in the days, I knew rap would never die)
Back in the days, I knew rap would never die
This goes out to the P-Town, [Incomprehensible]
Where I can hear the sound of the big bass pound
He said, "My daddy taught me about the hip-hop game
He said, "Yo I'll take you to him, come follow me
With tears in his eyes, he grabbed me by the hand
Back in the days, I knew rap would never die
Check it out
(Back in the days, I knew rap would never die)
The year is 2004, people talk about war
(Back in the days, I knew rap would never die)
I ain't had no ass in five years and eight months
I knew hip-hop would never be gone
And it ain't no forties, it ain't no blunts
I'm eight years old and Rakim is my name"
Where's my moms and my pops and what about hip-hop
It's gonna live forever
No joke loc, well can I get a toke?
But first you gotta prove that you can MC"
Ain't no stars in the sky so it ain't no wishin'
And out behind the wall came Tash and E-Swift
Ten minutes ago I was mad 'cause my stomach was grumbling
Back in the days, I knew rap would never die
Five hundred hip-hop deep
Back in the days, I knew rap would never die
This went on for twenty minutes then the whole world hushed
He took me to the spot, dig deep underground
Back in the days, I knew rap would never die
Now the whole world is crumbling
I wonder, I wonder, I just can't understand
I had to hit the floor when the bombs began to pour
Five more years pass and I still survive
(Back in the days, I knew rap would never die)
I said, "Yo kid c'mere, where you learn that song at?"
And then we ran, ten miles across the sand
I wasn't really sure but I swore we smelled blunt smoke
Damn, I'm still kickin' but I'm just not believin'
