[Announcer]
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Many, many moons ago
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Jurassic 5
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Began their quest
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To put real hip hop on the radio
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[Akil]
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Now here's a little story that must be heard
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About the brother with the word sounds so superb
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It started way back with these emcees
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Now here's a little somethin on the history
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[Zaakir]
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I'm a H-I-P H-O-P H-E
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A-D, been since one-nine-eight-three
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R to the A-P-P-I-N
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Eighty-four was the year I picked up the pen
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At the same time breakin tryin' to come on in
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But I was already in since way back when
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One-nine-seven-five, the saga began
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R to the O-B-O-T-I-N
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Eighty-one I was P-O-P-P-I-N
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One-nine-eighty-two D-J-in
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Eighty-three it was all about Run-DMC man
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A gangbanger taught me how to break dance then
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The same year I picked up the pen
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And wrote my first rhyme and got that feelin
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And now I'm here in the flesh still dope still death
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Tryin' to get my song (rockin on the radio)
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[Chorus]
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The summertime yo we would hang out
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And talk about the new jam that came out
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And from the way the beat was laid out
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And all the emcees had turned the place out
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And we would say our rhymes to the beat
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Right but we never indulged in the street
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Life and now we all good to go
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J5 is rockin on the radio
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[Akil]
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Yo I was an inner-city nigga in my room I'd sit
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Poppin off quick cause I could sing a little bit
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with my hi-top fade and matchin outfits
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But once the record hit it's like listen to this
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Hip hop is the reason that a brother evolved
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And I was so involved I ain't gonna lie to none a y'all
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By the time I started rhymin in the late eighties
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The drugs in Cali was crazy
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[Chali 2na]
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Nine-teen eighty
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Nine's the number this is the summer
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On some get rich come up Quest switch the drum up
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Invested some of my best years because of
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Then I repped with some of the best kids that done it
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My love dates back to show, that's incredible
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Brothers who lack revenue spent on they back several
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Times It made me know which way to go
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And now (Jurassic is rockin on the Radio)
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[Chorus]
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The summertime yo we would hang out
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And talk about the new jam that came out
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And from the way the beat was laid out
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And all the emcees had turned the place out
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And we would say our rhymes to the beat
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Right but we never indulged in the street
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Life and now we all good to go
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J5 is rockin on the radio
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[All Together]
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I got my mind on back in the day
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The style a dress and the records they play
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Reminisce I got somethin to say
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Check it out cause it went this way cause it went this way
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[Mark 7even]
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The year was eighty-two and the block was froze
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When I stepped out rockin burgundy shell-toes
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A fresh mock-neck and some new Lee jeans
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Add a pair a Gazelles and well you know what I mean
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DJ Red Alert and Mr. Magic had static
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Over Kiss FM and BLS which one is the baddest
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Brothers on the block was doin the Wop
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While the cars drove by bumpin real hip hop
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The vibe and the feelin was oh so real
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We held it oh so dear so brother don't go there
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Fat Boys Cold Crush Force MCs
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All showed me how to really be a real emcee
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From the Yes Yes Y'alls to the Ladies say Ho
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I can't believe my jam is (rockin on the radio)
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[Akil]
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From the Yes Yes Y'alls to the Ladies say Ho
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I can't believe my jam (rockin on the radio)
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[Chorus]
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The summertime yo we would hang out
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And talk about the new jam that came out
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And from the way the beat was laid out
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And all the emcees had turned the place out
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And we would say our rhymes to the beat
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Right but we never indulged in the street
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Life and now we all good to go
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J5 is rockin' on the radio
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J5 is rockin' on the radio
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J5 is rockin' on the radio
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