Rest in peace B.I.G. {Oh...oh...}
Letâs pay our respects to Hip-Hop {Yeah...yeah...}
Remember when I was in high school, yoâ
And when we used to play this record over and over
again
I would flip it down like this {Letâs go}
It was all a dream, I used to read Vibe magazine
Puffy and Biggie up in the limousine
Hanginâ posters on my wall
Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men, New Edition, loved them
all
I let the CD flip till the CD skipped
Chasinâ girls, skippinâ school, actinâ crazy, beinâ
slick
Way back when I wore the Starter jacket and hat with
the Nikes to match
Remember Michael Jackson with the âHee heeâ
Who would thought this is where Next would be
Now we in the limelight cause we sing right
âBout to get fame, more love since the World Trade
Born tender, the opposite of a winner
âMember when we used to eat grilled cheese for dinner
Peace to Jagged Edge, 112, Jodeci
Troop, hear Boyz II Men, canât forget N.E.
We blowinâ up like we prayed we would
Catch me in a Benz in the same hood, itâs all good
{Itâs all good}
And if you donât know now you know {Damn}
You know very well who we are (You know)
Wonât let âem hold us down, reach for the stars
(Ho...)
You had a goal, but not that many
âCause youâre the only one, Iâll give you good and
plenty
We made the change from a common group
To doinâ big thangs over Kaygee loops
And we far from average even though many years could manage, huh
We kept stackinâ the cabbage
Benatori had us pissy, girls used to diss me
Now they write letter âcause they miss me
Never thought it could happen this singinâ stuff
Now they see me, Iâm displayinâ, bruh
Honeys play folks like butter play toast
From Minnesota back to the east coast
Condos in LA, my W suites
Sold out seats to hear N-E-X-T {Holla}
Livinâ life without fear
Stuffinâ hundreds in baby girl's brassiers
Lunches, brunches, interviews up at J
Everybody wanted to play, I wanted to sing
Everyone laughed at me in the hood, but itâs still all
good {Itâs all good}
And if you donât know now you know
You know very well who we are (Yâall know who you are)
Wonât let âem hold us down (Yeah), reach for the stars
You had a goal, but not that many (Uh)
âCause youâre the only one, Iâll give you good and
plenty (Letâs go)
This here is for the mix tapes (Mix Tapes)
This here is for the mix shows (Mix shows)
This here is for the DJs
On the radio rockinâ every day (Thank you)
This here is for the house parties (Yeah)
This here is for the clubs
This here is for everybody
This here is for the love (Itâs for all yâall)
Next (Yeah, Rayne)
Divine Mill (Yeah, yoâ Mich, you think they gonâ feel
this one?)
Foâ sure
(So letâs go just rock to the beat)
Uh-huh (Letâs get outta here)
Be out, be out (Holla, yeah, uh)
Keepinâ it juicy