[00:10.10]Melodiq, Pat D, Lady P sounding sweet
[00:12.82]The UK and the USA
[00:15.46]Paradox and Melodiq, poetic like sonnets
[00:18.12]Words come alive, these lyrics keep flowing
[00:20.68]
[00:20.97]Melodiq, Pat D, Lady P sounding sweet
[00:23.43]The UK and the USA
[00:25.78]Paradox and Melodiq, poetic like sonnets
[00:28.57]Go together like treble and bass
[00:30.69]
[00:30.87]Music’s meaning is more than the words, it’s the feeling
[00:33.56]The passion, the soul, writing late in the evenings
[00:36.41]It breathes in the records like turn to the ceiling
[00:38.87]Motivated dreaming, back to what believing
[00:41.56]It’s been in hearts, on tracks in vain
[00:44.14]It’s seen in awe on graff on trains
[00:46.70]The media try to attack its name
[00:49.24]But the realness can’t be attached to fame
[00:51.82]But who am I to say what hip-hop is?
[00:54.56]Hip-hop was before Paradox lived
[00:57.15]Before Yo! MTV Raps got big
[00:59.68]When the soul and the words was what made hop hits
[01:02.38]DJs rock kicks after digging in the crates
[01:04.83]Now we’re living in an age where the rhythm is misplaced
[01:07.52]It’s all about the chains, the millions you make
[01:10.13]So I sit back, imagine as I listen to the greats
[01:12.72]
[01:12.93]Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
[01:16.64]It’s real hip-hop
[01:18.57]Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
[01:21.71]What’s it worth?
[01:23.27]
[01:23.64]Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
[01:27.19]It’s real hip-hop
[01:28.63]Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
[01:30.77]Some say it’s still the same, it ain’t that
[01:33.17]
[01:33.67]It’s the authentic, all the time prolific, lyrical extraordinaire
[01:39.03]Got rhymes to share, to educate the masses
[01:41.64]Toasting the realness, raise your glasses
[01:44.48]Never underestimate the movement
[01:46.86]Always keeping my ear to the pavement
[01:49.74]That’s what the pioneers did back then
[01:52.01]Before they had two 12s making the blend
[01:54.59]No emails to send, only word of mouth
[01:57.28]Seems that real hip-hop is in a drought
[01:59.98]Critics kept saying that it wouldn’t last
[02:02.56]Through the years it persevered and made cash
[02:05.28]Somehow it grew up too fast
[02:07.92]Matured incorrectly, evidently
[02:10.66]Now it’s time to do my thing
[02:13.11]With ill flows and vibes that I bring no doubt
[02:15.94]
[02:16.15]Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
[02:19.15]It’s real hip-hop
[02:21.03]Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
[02:24.63]What’s it worth?
[02:25.91]
[02:26.20]Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
[02:29.96]It’s real hip-hop
[02:31.48]Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
[02:33.75]Now let’s take a sec to think back
[02:35.92]
[02:36.42]Gangstarr
[02:39.03]JD
[02:41.64]Common Sense
[02:44.25]Large Pro
[02:46.84]Nas
[02:49.35]Pete Rock
[02:52.01]Tribe Called Quest
[02:54.70]KRS was number one
[02:56.27]
[03:18.03]Just being in here
[03:20.07]Is a humbling experience to me
[03:21.29]Because you’re looking through all these records
[03:24.09]And it’s sort of like a big pile of broken dreams in a way
[03:27.56]Almost none of these artists still have a
[03:29.71]A career, really
[03:31.43]Ten years down the line you’ll be in here
[03:33.31]So keep that in mind when you start thinking like
[03:37.05]“Oh yeah, I’m invincible and I’m the
[03:38.82]I’m the world’s best or whatever
[03:40.49]Because that’s what all these cats thought

Melodiq, Pat D, Lady P sounding sweet
The UK and the USA
Paradox and Melodiq, poetic like sonnets
Words come alive, these lyrics keep flowing
Melodiq, Pat D, Lady P sounding sweet
The UK and the USA
Paradox and Melodiq, poetic like sonnets
Go together like treble and bass
Music’s meaning is more than the words, it’s the feeling
The passion, the soul, writing late in the evenings
It breathes in the records like turn to the ceiling
Motivated dreaming, back to what believing
It’s been in hearts, on tracks in vain
It’s seen in awe on graff on trains
The media try to attack its name
But the realness can’t be attached to fame
But who am I to say what hip-hop is?
Hip-hop was before Paradox lived
Before Yo! MTV Raps got big
When the soul and the words was what made hop hits
DJs rock kicks after digging in the crates
Now we’re living in an age where the rhythm is misplaced
It’s all about the chains, the millions you make
So I sit back, imagine as I listen to the greats
Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
It’s real hip-hop
Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
What’s it worth?
Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
It’s real hip-hop
Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
Some say it’s still the same, it ain’t that
It’s the authentic, all the time prolific, lyrical extraordinaire
Got rhymes to share, to educate the masses
Toasting the realness, raise your glasses
Never underestimate the movement
Always keeping my ear to the pavement
That’s what the pioneers did back then
Before they had two 12s making the blend
No emails to send, only word of mouth
Seems that real hip-hop is in a drought
Critics kept saying that it wouldn’t last
Through the years it persevered and made cash
Somehow it grew up too fast
Matured incorrectly, evidently
Now it’s time to do my thing
With ill flows and vibes that I bring no doubt
Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
It’s real hip-hop
Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
What’s it worth?
Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
It’s real hip-hop
Hip-hop, some say it’s still the same
Now let’s take a sec to think back
Gangstarr
JD
Common Sense
Large Pro
Nas
Pete Rock
Tribe Called Quest
KRS was number one
Just being in here
Is a humbling experience to me
Because you’re looking through all these records
And it’s sort of like a big pile of broken dreams in a way
Almost none of these artists still have a
A career, really
Ten years down the line you’ll be in here
So keep that in mind when you start thinking like
“Oh yeah, I’m invincible and I’m the
I’m the world’s best or whatever
Because that’s what all these cats thought