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Fumbling over words that rhyme [x4]



[Verse 1]

Mad rap user, game made under pressure

Expose the jewel teeth, school at my leisure

Fumble over words that rhyme with a verse divine

I backtrack and think of the greatest of all-time

Class is in session, master this lesson

Teacher was a student, studied like a Buddhist

But few went on the best to do it

So let's do this



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Nothin' to it

Considered the first emcee to blow the spot

and do what was Coke La Rock spittin' for Kool Herc

Followin' the influence and heard from more parties

Brothas like Cowboy made you move your body

Cowboy would toast for the G and Flash

And his skills elevated as crews started to clash

Flash and Bam, they both saw clientele

So Flash formed the Four with the father Melle Mel

Four became Five, more became live

Routines on the breaks, crew kings motivate

After L the brothers became Fantastic

With Theodore they battled the Cold Crush Four

Few had the confidence of G. MC

Without the CCB's [Cold Crush Brothers] there'd be no Run-DMC

The Funky and the Fearless Four forced emcees to small Spoonie G

And I can't forget the Treacherous Three MC's



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[Verse 2]



"Props to the Kool Moe Dee, he elevated

and changed the r-records like the new rap language

Before the first four length LP's

There was abstract brothas like the one from LZ

Run DMC broke crew in '83

Outta Queens, started rapping hard over drum machines

808's started shakin' up floors ["The World is Yours" Sample]

We takin' rock's complex metaphors ["T La Rock" Sample]

A primary influence on L.L. Cool J

T La Rock's futurism must've been respectable

'Cuz Tragedy from Queens was young but very technical

Sham was eloquent, Chris was intelligent

The 'R' was all of the above with added elements

Slick Rick the Ruler was a street-made producer

Ultramagnetic had the vision for the future

Big Daddy Kane getting raw at The Appolo and

Kool G Rap was probably the sickest of all of them

Jaz from the BK, Mercy and Finesse from the BX

Prince Paul and Pharoe came next

Wu with the G-Z-A, C-F-K

N-A-S one of the best out to date

Any MC that's added on to the list

Pump your fist, but first give praise to the true scientists



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