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Classic (feat. Nas, KRS One & Rakim)

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Classic (feat. Nas, KRS One & Rakim)

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Is y’all ready for Twenty-0-7, it’s now another droughtEveryone’s a killer, wow we buggin outSince 86 showin the crowd what I’m aboutAnd they still want to know when the album comin’ outAsk the teenagers, O’Gs and Ask the kidsWhat they definition of Classic isTimeless, cause age don’t count in the boothAnd your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youthAnd no doubt the truth I’m off the metersEverybody co-signing even non-believersI came in the door, became one of y’alls leadersIn the fresh pair of Air Force One sneakersUptown we call ‘em uppies when they on divasProlly worn when KRS One teachesNas, made you look, before the hatersI bet you Kan had ‘em on when he walked with JesusThis is classicclassic, better than I'v ever beentalent,If it’s classic it’s gonna last forever than I’m everywhere you never been and better than I ever beenClassicBetter than I'v ever been[Kanye West:]Can’t buy this, superflyness, like a shyness, your highnessIt’s performin’, look how long the line isThat’s what happens when you make shit that’s timelessThat’s what happens these rappers is the pioneersWhat do it take to be a legend like Nas is?That’s so novice, I’m so polished, I got a right to be a little bit snobbishI did a little bit of college, semesters it took 2 like Rob BaseTo let me figure out this wasn’t my place, the beat slowed til’ you listened to my paceCuz I be killin’ shit, but that’s evident, and y’all feelin’ it, but I expected itIf it’s classic it’s gonna last forever than I’m everywhere you never been and better than I ever beenclassic, better than I'v ever beentalent,If it’s classic it’s gonna last forever than I’m everywhere you never been and better than I ever beenClassicBetter than I'v ever been[Nas:]Perseverance, see the fake hustler rapper to them it hurts to hear thisO you went platinum – yeah that’s nice, now let me see you do the same thing twiceNew times, 4 times, then been a couple of more times, please your amateur night is show timeIt’s one life to live so live it the best you can, the world could use one less manNot enough air, not enough car factories to manufacture new vehicles sedans and vansWhen they do make the whip you like ya chips ain’t right, by the time you could afford it the car ain’t importantIn the streets silent, it’s just I and - cops keep firin’ in my environmentLeavin’ your slum when they drive home far from the hood brothers they eager to jump onI like to be the wall that they post up on, I like to see them fall, guilty for doing wrongI’m classic like the Air Ones, the Hustler shoe, that’s what I’m accustomed toclassic, better than I'v ever beentalent,If it’s classic it’s gonna last forever than I’m everywhere you never been and better than I ever beenClassicBetter than I'v ever been[KRS One:]How many y’all got criminal minded you you you y’all don’t be blindedMe I got no jewels on my neck, why – I don’t need ‘em I got your respectKRS 1 20 years I rock I do it for JMJ and Scott LaRock – this hip hopAnd we’s a nation, don’t you want to hear more KRS on your radio station?Instead of broadcasting how we smokin’ trees, on the radio we need to hear more local MC’sWhere you at? Come on where you at? This is the difference between MC’ing and rapRappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal, MC’s spit rhymes to uplift they peoplePeace, love, unity, and Havin’ fun, these are the lyrics of KRS One
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