Verse 1)
Twelve years ago, I got hypnotized by Nas illmatic emcee rhyme
It was more than a classic super rhyme, dope beat combined on a perfect time
But more I truly felt something more. My heartbeat went crazy for sure.
Start screaming out phrases in a pure hardcore, for real b it was in a good art form
Yeah I know, it’s really hard to understand, nobody recommended, was not a fashion trend.
It was life and it was meant to be as H-I-P H-O-P emcee. Yes for me, it wasn’t just R-A-P,
ignorant rhymesayer in the place to be Like I said, it was L-I-F-E true soul true heart music M-I-C.
[Chorus]
I was walking down the street just humming to the beat
And everybody else was doing their freak
then they asked me bout another emcee
i said a whimp and a whamm i dont give a damn
I was walking down the street just humming to the beat
And everybody else was doing their freak
then they asked me bout another emcee
I said I looks like a jelly but they call it a jammmm
Verse 2)
Through music, I travel through space and time, word up MOS DEF, that’s one of my favorite line,
like “Memories won’t live like people do” but I always want to be the first and last for you.
I won’t survive for a century but hopefully I do, then, every second of my breath will be dedicated to you,
when all them cats be fanatically coming after you, don’t even sweat about it, I’m standing right next to you.
Verse 3)
Throughout the days of my life, I get many inspiration and many motivation through deep concentration,
tracing back the roots yes to know my DNA, it didn’t only happen in this ERA,
let’s see Grandmaster Flash to Grandmaster Caz, the history is alive through Jamel Shabazz,
keep searching for the early era records at last, Duke Ellington, B.B. King Soul Blues Jazz.
Fantastic Five to Furious 5, the Harlem World was always jam-packed alive!
Then it’s Kool Moe Dee to legendary Busy Bee, Kurtis Blow passed the mic to RUN DMC,
then Fugees sure shocked me spiritually, carry on to MOS DEF & TALIB KWELI, (uh!)
these are the few in the pedigree, yes, music changed the life of SUPERMAN IVY.
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Outro)
John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Stylistic,
Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Chaca Khan, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Hendrix, James Brown,
Jackson 5, Treacherous Three to the Cold Crush Brothers, Funky 4, Afrika Bambataa, DJ Kool Herc, Kid Capri,
KRS ONE to the DE LA, Lauryn Hill and the Okayplayers ya’ll. These are the few in the pedigree,
yes music changed the life of SUPERMAN IVY & shinin’ stone IT’S THE MUSIC!