[Verse 1]
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It's the illin' empire, mid 90s
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I'm close to a cypher, it ain't hard to find me
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Kids claimin' they freestylin' but they just reciting lines
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Especially this Snoop Dogg wanna-be beside me
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On a normal Tuesday, I'm walking down the block
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I heard a song from a truck that made my body stop
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I'm like that ain't Pac, that ain't Big, that ain't Nas
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I gotta figure out who this is
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Yeah... it got me pickin' up the phone callin' the homies at home like
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Have you heard this song it went "you got money, get ya hands in the air"
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Oh snap he on rap city now with Joe Clair
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Boy was dope like a breath of fresh air
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When he told a story, I felt like I was right there
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I asked pop for ten bucks, he's like boy that's nonsense
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I don't work hard to buy you explicit content
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I'm kinda scared to go to the store and steal it though
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You know a brother broke so I just dub it from the radio
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But the homie came through the next night
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With a album that became the soundtrack of my life
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[Hook]
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Yesterday I fell in love, yesterday I...
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Tomorrow came I've had enough
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We want that real hip hop, that real hip hop
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We want that real hip hop, that real hip hop
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We want that real hip hop, that real hip hop
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Everybody make noise for that real hip hop
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[Verse 2]
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I'm a little older, I'm in college now (yeah)
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And you know my favorite artist still holdin' it down
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Any time we argue best rappers alive
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He's easily number 1 in my top 5
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The more I steal his style I feel credibility
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Cuz every college dude just wants an identity
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If he's describing his life, well that's how I act
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If he has an opinion where I don't then insert that
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But now insert the Lord (I'm changed now)
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Because I have different views I find myself even caring about stuff on the news
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My heart aches, with these current affairs is harder to enjoy
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"You got money, get ya hands in the air"
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The more I listen the more I feel a mental battle
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I recognize that his worldview is really shallow (dang)
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His lexicon is money sex and cars, that's all we get
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He kills on records then he says it's entertainment really quick
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That's pretty dangerous when you break it down
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Plus I notice even his music has the same sound
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It's not much depth to his content and art
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Me and my favorite artist are now growin' apart, dang
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[Hook]
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Yesterday I fell in love, yesterday I...
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Tomorrow came I've had enough
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We want that real hip hop, that real hip hop
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We want that real hip hop, that real hip hop
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We want that real hip hop, that real hip hop
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Everybody make noise for that real hip hop
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[Verse 3]
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Now I'm a grown man with new burdens to bear
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And this dude still rappin' about "you got money, get ya hands in the air"
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Friend get outta here with that mess
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There's a million other things that you can address
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This cat is close to 40 and he's still thuggin'
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Well at least that's the perception that he gives in public
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I mean I enjoy life like the next brother
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But it seems he ain't growin' up with the rest of us (come on man)
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Sometimes I just wanna know the truth about who's copyin' who
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Cuz instead of reachin' 'em I think he'd rather be the youth
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I wouldn't trip but this is more than just a trend
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Cuz this music and its brand promotes irresponsible men
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Cuz they never had a father who could walk 'em through the content
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Teachin' them the skill to discern all of the nonsense
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They need extended adolescence so they can blow up
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Hip-hop you're close to 50, when can we grow up?
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[Hook]
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Yesterday I fell in love, yesterday I...
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Tomorrow came I've had enough
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We want that real hip hop, that real hip hop
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We want that real hip hop, that real hip hop
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We want that real hip hop, that real hip hop
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Everybody make noise for that real hip hop
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Chapter 10: Peter Pan
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Sho Baraka |