[Announcer:]

Many, many moons ago

Jurassic 5

Began their quest

To put real hip hop on the radio



[Akil:]

Now here's a little story that must be heard

About the brother with the word sounds so superb

It started way back with these emcees

Now here's a little somethin on the history



[Zaakir:]

I'm a H-I-P H-O-P H-E

A-D, been since one-nine-eight-three

R to the A-P-P-I-N

Eighty-four was the year I picked up the pen

At the same time breakin tryin' to come on in

But I was already in since way back when

One-nine-seven-five, the saga began

R to the O-B-O-T-I-N

Eighty-one I was P-O-P-P-I-N

One-nine-eighty-two D-J-in

Eighty-three it was all about Run-DMC man

A gangbanger taught me how to break dance then

The same year I picked up the pen

And wrote my first rhyme and got that feelin

And now I'm here in the flesh still dope still death

Tryin' to get my song (rockin on the radio)



[Chorus:]

The summertime yo we would hang out

And talk about the new jam that came out

And from the way the beat was laid out

And all the emcees had turned the place out

And we would say our rhymes to the beat

Right but we never indulged in the street

Life and now we all good to go

J5 is rockin on the radio



[Akil:]

Yo I was an inner-city nigga in my room I'd sit

Poppin off quick cause I could sing a little bit

with my hi-top fade and matchin outfits

But once the record hit it's like listen to this

Hip hop is the reason that a brother evolved

And I was so involved I ain't gonna lie to none a y'all

By the time I started rhymin in the late eighties

The drugs in Cali was crazy



[Chali 2na:]

Nine-teen eighty

Nine's the number this is the summer

On some get rich come up Quest switch the drum up

Invested some of my best years because of

Then I repped with some of the best kids that done it

My love dates back to show, that's incredible

Brothers who lack revenue spent on they back several

Times It made me know which way to go

And now (Jurassic is rockin on the Radio)



[Chorus:]

The summertime yo we would hang out

And talk about the new jam that came out

And from the way the beat was laid out

And all the emcees had turned the place out

And we would say our rhymes to the beat

Right but we never indulged in the street

Life and now we all good to go

J5 is rockin on the radio



[All Together:]

I got my mind on back in the day

The style a dress and the records they play

Reminisce I got somethin to say

Check it out cause it went this way cause it went this way



[Mark 7even:]

The year was eighty-two and the block was froze

When I stepped out rockin burgundy shell-toes

A fresh mock-neck and some new Lee jeans

Add a pair a Gazelles and well you know what I mean

DJ Red Alert and Mr. Magic had static

Over Kiss FM and BLS which one is the baddest

Brothers on the block was doin the Wop

While the cars drove by bumpin real hip hop

The vibe and the feelin was oh so real

We held it oh so dear so brother don't go there

Fat Boys Cold Crush Force MCs

All showed me how to really be a real emcee

From the Yes Yes Y'alls to the Ladies say Ho

I can't believe my jam is (rockin on the radio)



[Akil:]

From the Yes Yes Y'alls to the Ladies say Ho

I can't believe my jam (rockin on the radio)



[Chorus:]

The summertime yo we would hang out

And talk about the new jam that came out

And from the way the beat was laid out

And all the emcees had turned the place out

And we would say our rhymes to the beat

Right but we never indulged in the street

Life and now we all good to go

J5 is rockin' on the radio

J5 is rockin' on the radio

J5 is rockin' on the radio