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Moodboard: Moon in Pisces

Moodboard: Moon in Pisces

Old School  BY TUPAC SHAKUR

[Intro: 2Pac] Here we go; we gonna send this one out to the old school All these motherfuckers in the Bronx, and Brooklyn, and Staten Island Queens, and all the motherfuckers that laid it down, the foundation Ya know what I’m saying? Nothing but love for the old school That’s who were going do this one for, ya feel me?

[Hook: Grand Puba sample] (x5) “What more could I say? I wouldn’t be here today If the old school didn’t pave the way”

[Verse 1: 2Pac]

I remember Mr. Magic, Flash, Grandmaster Caz LL, Raising Hell, but, that didn’t last Eric B. & Rakim was, the shit to me I flip to see a Doug E. Fresh show, with Ricky D And Red Alert was puttin in work, with Chuck Chill Had my homies on the hill getting ill, when shit was real Went out to steal. Remember Raw, with Daddy Kane?! When De La Soul was puttin Potholes in the game I can’t explain how it was, Whodini Had me puffin on that buddha gettin buzzed, cause there I was Them block parties in the projects, and on my block You diggy don’t stop, sippin on that Private Stock Through my speaker Queen Latifah, and MC Lyte Listen to Treach, KRS to get me through the night With T La Rock and Mantronix, to Stetsasonic Remember “Push It” was the bomb shit, nuttin like the old school

[Hook: Grand Puba sample] (x5) “What more could I say? I wouldn’t be here today If the old school didn’t pave the way“ 

[Verse 2: 2Pac]

I had, Shell Toes, and BVD’s A killer crease inside my Lee’s when I hit the streets I’m playing skelly, Ringolevio, or catch a kiss Before the homies in my hood learned to smack a bitch I remember. way back, the weak weed they had Too many seeds in the trey bag Too many seeds in the trey bag I’m on the train headin uptown, freestyling With some wild kids from Bucktown, profiling Cus the hoochies was starin, thinking “what them niggas wearing?” I’m wondering if that’s her hair, I remember Stickball, humpin hoochies on the wall Or taking leaks on the steps, stinking up the hall Through my childhood, wild as a juvenile A young nigga tryin to stay away from Rikers Isle Me and my homies breakin nights, tryin to keep it true Out on the roof sipping 90 proof, ain’t nuttin like the old school

[Hook: Grand Puba sample] (x5) “What more could I say? I wouldn’t be here today If the old school didn’t pave the way If the old school didn’t pave the way”

[Verse 3: 2Pac]

Remember popping and locking to Kurtis Blow, the name belts And Scott LaRock the Super Ho back in Latin Quarters When Slick Rick was spittin La Di Da Di Gaming the hoochies at the neighborhood block parties I remember, breakdancing to Melle Mel Jekyll and Hyde, LL when he Rocks the Bells Forget the TV, I’d rather hit the streets and do graffiti Be careful don’t let the transit cops see me It ain’t nothing like the old school!

[Hook: Grand Puba]

[Outro: 2Pac]

Haha, on the real though

Remember seeing Brooklyn go crazy up in the motherfucking party?

Remember motherfuckers used to go, “Is Brooklyn in the house?” And motherfuckers would lose they God Damn Mind!

That’s the old school to me; that’s what I’m sayin

(Super, Sperm)

I remember goin places that motherfuckers was scared to say They was from anywhere but Brooklyn; that shit was the bomb Back in the motherfucking old school nigga

Remember skelly nigga?

Knocking niggas out the box, popping boxes?

Remember stickball?

Member niggas to run that shit like that?

Remember the block– ‘Member screaming up at your moms from the window?

(

LL Cool J is hard as Hell..

.)

The ice cream truck, remember all the mother–

‘Member the Italian Ices, yo? Yo, remember the Italian Ices?! The Spanish Niggas comin’ down with the coconut ices and shit?

I came through the door, said it before

That was the shit!

BLESSED BE THE 70′S,80′S, AND 90′S GOLDEN ERA OF HIP HOP

KOOL AID SOCKS,ICE CREAMS TRUCKS WITH PIG FEETS,POPPING ROCKS,CRY BABIES, MR T CEREAL, MIXING SUGAR WITH KOOL AID, WCW ON SUNDAYS, KUNG FU SUNDAY ON USA, REAL MIXTAPES WITH UNDERGROUND ARTISTS,YOUNG GIRLS SNAPPING THE FINGERS

WHO’S DAUGHTER YOU CALL A BITCH,” GO CHOOSE A SWITCH FROM THE BUSHES”

YOU BETTER HAVE YOUR ASS IN THIS HOUSE BEFORE THE STREET LIGHTS COME ON

“A LET ME GET A BAG OF SUGAR TIL FRIDAY”

 A LET ME ROCK THAT AFRICAN MEDALLION, 

WHO YOU PLAYING “WHO” BIGGIE LET ME GET A DUB OF THAT

A MOM WE OUT OF MILK “ADD SOME WATER TO IT”. 

A MOM CAN I SPEND THE NIGHT AT “HELL NO”

NAH! GOD I DON’T EAT NO SWINE

YO! THEM JORDANS FRESH “ YOU SEE THE WATCH ON MY CHEST, YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS

WHY DID YOUR MOTHER SEND YOU TO CHURCH WITH PINK ON, “YOU A SISSY”

GOVERNMENT CHEESE, A MAN Y’ALL ON WELFARE???

HEY KEISHA YOU LOOK GOOD, “I DO”, SIKE!!!!!!!

WHY YO MOMMA GOT ALL THE BEBE KIDS

WHAT’S YOUR NAME, O COOL, WHERE IS IT FROM, AFRICA. CAN I CALL YOU SOMETHING ELSE. YOU JUST SAID MY NAME. ETHIOPIAN NAMES ARE HARD FOR ME TO SAY.. BUT………. YOU JUST SAID MY NAME

MY MOMS IS FROM NIGERIA, WHAT PART OF ETHIOPIA IS THAT

YO! DUKE SNAPPED, RE WIND THAT

GIVING SHOUTS TO MY ANCESTORS AND GODS IN THE EARTH. THANK YOU FOR THE WISDOM,SOUL FOOD, IMPRACTICAL PUNISHMENTS. ALL PRAISE TO YOUR ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY OF PUTTING TWO VCRS TOGETHER TO GET THAT MOVIE QUALITY. THANKS TO ALL MY GRAND PARENTS, OLDER FAMILY, OLDER COUSINS “WHO CLOTHES I STOLE ON FRIDAYS TO LOOK OLDER THAN I WAS”, YEAH WALKED AT SLOW SPEED WITH A PIMP STROLL, CAUSE I HAD AIR MAX 2 SIZES TO BIG, AND A DISCONNECTED CELL PHONE PERPETRATING.( YEAH NAY, THANKS FOR THE PHONE NUMBER, GLAD YOU DIDN’T ASK ME TO DIAL IT) LMAO

LOVE THE OLD SCHOOL!!!