I remember back in '94
Time of war between the
Lame dinosaurs
And gangstas of fine couture
The less forgotten
Now the messages are effortless
It's time to resurrect
And not neglect
The master penmanship
Whatever happened to connecting
To the streets?
And respect upon the beat
Never set it on repeat
I see your rap style
And proceed to laugh wild
So please keep it down
While I bring it back now
Bring it back now
Yo
I remember when we wrote it all down
So we jump, jumped around
No jokes or the clowns
Cause we spoke with our minds
And the dopest rhymes
Saying "fuck the police"
No gold or a dime
When we waved our hands side to side
Dance, why comply when the rave demands high
Stand by for another damn radio lie
Landlines staying quiet, why you playing this jive
Hip-hop's back with a thift-shop swag
I kick it up a notch with the wob on max
Remember Slim Shady wasn't this angry
Losing ourselves to the funk and get crazy
Bass ringing 80's swingin, make me want to sing it ain't
Nothing but a g thang baby, yeah
– You listening to what I got to say?
When it was all about the pay
We forgot about dre
From New York to California
The whole world is counting on ya
The eastside, the west coast
Do you remember when we used to sing?
Do you remember
When nobody was the best?
When we got to express
Off of the chest
Till we rest in peace
The less forgotten
Now the messages are effortless
I'm settin the stage
Pencil to page
To never neglect the pioneers
And we were dead
But I sing it out loud
Till they hear it downtown
I don't need a wild crowd
Just speaking how it sounds
So delete your rap style
Cause I
Cause I
Cause I
Bring it Back Now
From New York to California
The whole world is counting on ya
The eastside, the west coast
Do you remember when we used to sing?
Yo
I remember when we wrote it all down
So we jump, jumped around
No jokes or the clowns
Cause we spoke with our minds
And the dopest rhymes
Saying "fuck the police"
No gold or a dime
When we waved our hands side to side
Dance, why comply when the rave demands high
Stand by for another damn radio lie
Landlines staying quiet, why you playing this jive
From New York to California
The whole world is counting on ya
The eastside, the west coast
Do you remember when we used to sing?