[Verse One] You see the essence was this All about lyrics, beats that was the shit Pull up on the block and cipher on the strip Battle up some crews without causing no beef but but But now the essence is this All about whips, colors in the teeth This and that chick Guns on the street And how much that you have under your mattress and your sheets, now I dont tell it like a hippie Wanted hip hop to go back to what is really But nah, not really Dont mind the evolution of music But some people abuse it, its simply Lyrics matter, beats and flow matter Content, DJs, BBoys do matter What what, do matter What what, do matter The same to yourself is the same up in your chatter [Chorus] There aint nothing like hip hop music There aint nothing like hip hop music There aint nothing like hip hop Yeah There aint nothing like hip hop music [Verse Two] I tell you this You see the essence was, east Scarborough Boys Girls Club Or a red flame would come through and then the club Or when King Turbo came through with murder dubs, and Oh yes them baby doll dresses, them girls in them baby doll dresses Grinding on the floor like nobody wanna test this Get them on the wall then you grinding like you sexing To them sound effects them In my car I piled about 10 men Dont miss that time, but I miss my brethrens Shit split ways, but I got love for them Moms is good, the brothers are alright Yo, my girls are good, you need to come check them Mr. Chiz, I got your 6000 We leave the place surrounded and astounded Yo, yo [Chorus] There aint nothing like hip hop music There aint nothing like hip hop music There aint nothing like hip hop Yeah There aint nothing like hip hop music [Verse Three] Never would you ever see another iller brother comin past your way Cause I step into your jam, and I sit down, atmosphere comin this way Because the essence is Big raps bring them big biz And big raps bring them big cribs Then you get focused when you get kids I know what hard work is In a beautiful country thats hard to work in So I, got focused, put my work in Then I, stayed focused, heart my own line I tripped up and fell, but stumbled the skyline Im getting up, Im hitting some great rhymes Im getting up from thin to yummy girls Then I wanna get my shit around the world [Chorus] There aint nothing like hip hop music There aint nothing like hip hop music There aint nothing like hip hop Yeah There aint nothing like hip hop music
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