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Chorus: |
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Music evolution change |
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Sometimes the common makes it sound strange |
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Add a little this, take out a little that |
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Then you'll come up with jazz called rap |
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Where it's at, bring it back |
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Because it is an ill format |
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(Repeat) |
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Once upon a time not long ago |
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When all the cats went to hear Satchmo blow |
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Groovin' at a tempo fast or slow |
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Jazz was at a new plateau ready to grow |
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Also developing ways to make dough |
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Although we always heard no when at a show |
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The Klan couldn't keep the man from makin' mo' |
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Better blues, kinda confused here's the news |
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These grooves is better than your blue suede shoes |
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Some G's are fake and some will make moves |
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I prove jazz gone up another level |
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Real without making a deal with the devil |
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And so, I'm about to let the world know |
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That bebop and skattin' was an old school flow |
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Callaway was a dope MC, you didn't know? |
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Now that the years gone by some will try |
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Try to make that hip hop and jazz thing die |
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When it was skat before it was rap, Yo it was fly |
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Now it brings tears to the eye, oh my |
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I didn't hear that back in the days |
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I wonder why |
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Chorus: |
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Ennie, meenie, minie, mo |
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Let's pick a song |
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Let's make it long and add the rap to make it strong |
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And if it's wrong, then I'll chill and let it stop |
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If not, then I'll bust chops to get props |
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To make sure jazz and hip hop is at the tip top |
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But wait, we must cross roads to get it straight |
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in rhyme there's a thin line between love and hate |
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Some state rap will never make it out the gate |
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But I'm here to cause a debate and contemplate |
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Why jazz and hip hop is considered second rate |
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But what' the use, if I proceed to break it loose |
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There's always an excuse why the rapper gets abuse |
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Don't wanna tangle because the angle is obtuse |
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Same kinda cas that was facin' the juice |
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My tongue can get necks hung, where's the noose |
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My hypotenuse was to make rap fun |
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But what I done has put the soldier on the run |
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From sun to sun carryin' weight that weights a ton |
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Convinced without a gun |
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Forget the fame of your name they need someone |
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to blame |
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For murder one |
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Chorus (5x) |
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Change |
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Strange |
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This |
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That |
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Jazz |
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Rap |
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Because it is an ill format |
