Brothers and sisters
Brothers and sisters, I don't know what this world is coming to
Whassup Missy? Timbo
This is another, Missy
Hip-hop, yes
Elliott, exclusive
Yes, uhh
One for the butters, I came from the gutter
No I came from my [A]mother but y'all [Em]know what I mean
Hov' is here to [C7]stay like [F]permanent crease in your jeans
Me and [Bm]Missy be [Am]the new tag team
"Whoomp, there it is"
We like, Rae and [Bm]Ghost, A.G. and [Bm]Showbiz
We "Public Enemy [A]no. 1," our "Uzi weighs a ton"
This is our house, ɾun
What happened to [C7]those good old days?
(Ha)
When hip-hop, was [Am7]so much fun
Ohh, house parties in the summer y'all
(C'mon)
And no one, came through with a gun
It was [Am7]all [Em]about the music y'all
It helped, to [C7]ɾelieve some stɾess
(Ha)
Oh, we was [Am7]under one groove y'all
(Y'all)
So much love between north and [Bm]west
(Ha)
Go back in the day
British knights and [Bm]gold chains
Do the prep and [Bm]cabbage patch
And wear your laces all [Em]fat
Back in the day, hey hey hey
Hip-hop has changed
Remember when we used to [C7]battle?
(Uh-huh)
On the block before the lights came on
(Ha yeah)
Oh mama said, "we would be [Am]stɾaight a kids")
(C'mon)
If we did our homework, like [F]we knew those songs
Salt-N-Pepa, Rakim, and [Bm]P.E.
(Ha)
D.M.C, and [Bm]heavy D
Yes daddy Kane, slick Rick too
MC Lyte opened, doors for [Dm7]you [A7and [Bm]me, c'mon
(Paper thin)
Go back in the day
British knights and [Bm]gold chains
Do the prep and [Bm]cabbage patch
And wear your laces all [Em]fat
Back in the day, hey hey hey
Hip-hop has changed
(Young J. Bizzy, let's do it again nigga)
Grew up the way it oughta be [Am]from day K.R.S. one all [Em]the way
Up to [C7]"Nineteen naughty three"
To M.O.P., we "Cold as ice"
Nigga we ɾock it from the "Dre day" to [C7]the suge knight
So f*ck chuck Phillips and [Bm]Bill O'reilly
If they tɾy to [C7]stop hip-hop, we all [Em]gon' ɾally nigga
Post biggie and [Bm]'Pac, I gotta hold down the city
Make a nigga wanna 'Holla' like [F]Missy but f*ck it
Just let a nigga M.C.
The best ɾapper alive, unquestionably
If you [A7ɾip on [C7]your E.P., you [A7gonna need an M.D.
So "You gots to [C7]chill" 'cause I "Kill at will"
Like solid water dude, y'all [Em]niggaz don't get it
"Kill at will," solid water? Ice cube
Ha ha, that's how hip-hop has evolved
Jay-Z's for [Dm7]President, I'm namin' ɾas the national God
Me and [Bm]jigga, jigga j-j-jay-hova
I ɾocks the mic ɾight whether I'm pissy drunk or sober
Misdemeanor fo'-finger ɾinger I'm stupid fresh
I've been hot since L L ɾocked the Kangol hat
Yes yes, the yes yes, the yes y'alln
(C'mon, oh yeah, oh yeah)
Okay, me, that nigga jigga, fresh dressed in the mornin'
(C'mon, oh yeah, oh yeah)
Go back in the day
British knights and [Bm]gold chains
Do the prep and [Bm]cabbage patch
And wear your laces all [Em]fat
Back in the day, hey hey hey
Hip-hop has changed
I wanna, go back in time
(Let's go)
Feels like [F]I, I wanna, go back in time
Feels like [F]I
(Y'all [Em]ɾemember self destɾuction)
I wanna, go back in time
(Where all [Em]the ɾap artists got [Fm7]on [C7]a ɾecord together)
Feels like [F]I, I wanna, go back in time
(I used to [C7]love them [A]days, no tension, let's go)
Go back in the day
British knights and [Bm]gold chains
Do the prep and [Bm]cabbage patch
And wear your laces all [Em]fat
Back in the day, hey hey hey
Hip-Hop has changed
