[Verse 1]
In my lil' bro's room bumping D Pryde
If you don't know him, check him out, he need shine
One of the best yet, like me
Like Nas, like Jay, like P
That's 2Pac, uh, that's my favorite
I used to hate Jay but now I play him
I never realized how dope he was
I was sleeping on him like opiates
I still vibe to Eminem
But now it's my turn to step up and then again
Move a foot at a time on the stairway
To the top of the air waves
While I still show love to other local rappers
Even if they stay local rappers, I know they matter
Cause it's how this whole thing got started
And it's a trip how we got this far kid
[Hook]
Everyday is a big shot
I need hip hop, I bleed hip hop
Mad love to the disc jocks
Keeping this hot, when it hit blocks
To the emcees at the tip top
Rest in peace 'Pac, and Big Pop
In the underground where it get hot
I jam hip hop, I am hip hop
I love the music, I wake up to it
Stuck on that Kanye, "I Wonder" now, ooh it's
That fire, even tho it's like 6 years old
I play that and it hits my soul
Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Gang Starr, all have taught me
That it's all about the sk**s, and knowledge dropping
DJ Premier, I still wanna make a track with him
To this day I still play Eric and Rakim
If wasn't for them and Big Daddy Kane
I might not be doing this multi-syllable rap today
Aye, Swizz Beatz, Dr. Dre
Hi-Tek made the beats to help us rock the stage
Now it's Mike Will and Young Chop today
But Run DMC helped us all "walk this way"
Ok, but it's not only music
I'm talking about the whole movement
[Hook]