Platform Rapform Written and performed by Cutts the chemist The Temple Of HipHop Kulture - Criminal Justice (From Darkness To Light) Released November 9, 1999 Intro Yeah, pay attention to the story. Do the knowledge Yo, its the chemist, dig this know what im sayin Its the platformrapform know what i mean Peep these sciences here. listen to the story Break 1 Some sh** some sh** you won't be able to understand Some sh** you won't be able to understand Its the platformrapform understand Some sh** you won't be able to understand Aye yo you won't be able to understand Some sh** you won't be able to understand Its the platformrapform understand Some sh** you won't be able to understand Verse 1 A train express, uptown bound from 59th street A pilot marker in my pocket im kinda bent slightly Gortex fatigues ghetto uniform the basics Bronx uptown, catch the D train 125th and st nick Immediately taggin my click, so far so good and i ain't askin for sh** Infinite histories essentially Im walking with a HIP-HOP bop, proceeding to the last car of the train 'yo shorty Aljulah is my name' As far as the game goes im "all city", "all borough" More gritty than a mallboro your a small puddle! Compared to the action i witness on the "iron horse" Sing it with me, or imma make you by applying force! Chorus 1 Some chicks dont look this way just cuz i still take the train But still at least i stay real Some cops know my first name just cuz i still hop the train But still at least i stay real Im not who you should blame just cuz i spray paint the train But still at least i stay real You got blown out the frame, tryin to battle me? on the uptown A train But still at least i stay real Break2 Some sh** you won't be able to understand Some sh** you won't be able to understand Some sh** you won't be able to understand Some sh** you won't be able to understand Verse 2 I crack a can of wheat and barley on the 4 train and max Got off the horse on Mt.Eden, Leaving my bleedin from weed in my system With the rythm of wisdom on my mind and officer "oink" on my tail Trying to throw me in the joint Point taken. Sometimes i think if they keep faking, imma make em bacon Wild from coney Island to Jamaica Station Some n***as so anxious they need to wait for patience Im connected to an underworld of flagrant agents In the ghetto "metro cards" changed arrangements Guliani-modern day swami in satans army paper chasing Gotta figure if lived in every borough since birth- I mastered how to navigate through the slums of the earth One of the first ghetto stars to tuck his jeans in his boots The "Jakes" grabbed me and i doubt it cause the needed the proof And the 4 train is where i started to learn The catacombs of the city while a philly i burned In turn, i recieved mad summons' in the past Didn't givem sh** cause im hustelin for my cash Break 3 Aye yo you won't be able to understand Aye yo you won't be able to understand Some sh** only the GODS will understand Its the Platformrapform understand Some sh** you won't be able to understand Some sh** you won't be able to understand Chorus 2 Some chicks dont look this way just cuz i still take the train But still at least i stay real Some cops know my first name just cuz i still hop the train But still at least i stay real Im not who you should blame just cuz i spray paint the train But still at least i stay real You got blown out the frame, tryin to battle me? on the uptown A train But still at least i stay real Verse 3 When my "old earth" was pregnant with the GOD in her womb I took a ride on the train but it was dark in my room Yo i still felt the presence of the city at large In the ghetto my family got more credit than charge cards From the "E" and the "F" in Queens i see n***as stress routine- And still "b" they pressed for cream Roosevelt Island trains, only the "B" and the "Q" go At rushh hour the cars be packed tight like Yugo From midtown to bowling green all i see is laptop junkies Embezeling money from stolen dreams On the "Iron horse" many a scam corrupt the best You thought it was...but this ain't the "trans europe express"! Chorus 3 Some chicks dont look this way just cuz i still take the train But still at least i stay real Some cops know my first name just cuz i still hop the train But still at least i stay real Im not who you should blame just cuz i spray paint the train But still at least i stay real You got blown out the frame, tryin to battle me? on the uptown A train But still at least i stay real Break 4 Some sh** some sh** you won't be able to understand Some sh** you wouldn't be able to understand Some sh** you wouldn't be able to understand Some sh** you just can't understand