808 808 808 80 808 808 808 80 And I came with an accent, I said, "howzit?" Surrounded by town folk who clowned it Why? cause I'm fresh off an island Miles from the 6 with a smile and a childhood Raised from bowels of military housing The place that I grew, mo' slippers than shoes Bunch of fools sitting wishin' in school With a principal who never saw no talent Dreamt of a crib like `Iolani Palace Pre-Lili`uokalani legendary status Every hand grabbin' for the sky like Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and in his prime f** a lime light Gimme sunshine and mic and I'm fine Life been defined by nights under skies Next to the line where the sea meet land Got both feet planted in the sand Like damn bra I've been missing all that, so I had to go back to the island like that And now it's flash forward on a track gotta liberate my people Like Haunani-Kay Trask Breathin' a breeze when I ease way back in a jeep With the top and the seats lay flat Yeah I got heat cause every time I speak I keep burning like a haole on a beach, why? It's the 808 love Like '88 playing tapes, ba** in the trunk It's the 808 kick That sh**'s so sick it makes your heartbeat skip Like this It's the 808 love Like '88 playing tapes, ba** in the trunk It's the 808 kick That sh**'s so sick it makes your heartbeat skip Like this I raise hell when I blaze well And we made next door feel sorta like Blaisdell And I came directly from the place Seen a whole lotta homes erased Faced with a ice epidemic so large it'll put global warming on pause Warning all frauds No its not a walk on the beach so Don't come thinking sh** is sweeter than a sugarcane tree Cause when a beat drops bra Don't blame me and now you wanna curse like Interstate-3 News flash jerk! Hawai`i ain't free And I vowed on the day I became an MC Never not say what I made to speak from The same rock Barack walked and breathed It be the smoke signals from them wowee trees And more In4mation is what we need If you ever came up rocking Swap Meet tees Or you stay havin' red stains under your feet In a spot this hot everybody stay cool Peace to the crew I'm a Light Sleeper too Late night wonder under the moon I got hot s** on a platter for two And yes I'm talking to you miss 808 love The best damn place on the world to wake up! 808 love 808 808 808 80 It's the 808 kick That sh**'s so sick it makes your heartbeat skip Like this It's the 808 love Like '88 playing tapes, ba** in the trunk It's the 808 kick That sh**'s so sick it makes your heartbeat skip Like this