[Verse 1:]
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I don't know exactly when it started going downhill
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Let's take it back to the days it was about skill
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Before it was sweet boys parading as tough geeza's
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Educated men naming themselves after drug dealers
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When it was a way to vent a mans pain
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Before it became a tool for presidential campaigns
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Before the 50's, Lil' Wayne's and Rick Ross's
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I'm about to show you the essence of what Hip-Hop is
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Before it was about street credibility
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When it was he's alright but he's better lyrically
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Think about the zombies your bad words influence
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Before Hip-Hop became an advert for ignorance
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Before it became Kamikaze
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I'm half Gil Scott-Heron and half Talib Kwelli
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You think getting shot makes you the next best thing
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For every 50 cent there's at least 50 MF Grimms
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And that's grim
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[Verse 2:]
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I know you think that this is easier
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But don't believe the flippin' media
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Or what you read on Wikipedia
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It used to be all for the love
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Now pricks are greedier
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This business is sicker than an infant with leucemia
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I live Hip-Hop, don't disrespect my household
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I'm about to kill these rappers sales like internet downloads
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We've come a long way from the old timers
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Now it's all 360, deals and fucking ghost writers
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Am I controversial 'cause I'm not commercial?
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Or 'cause I don't rap like a rapper that wants to hurt you?
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Every man's bragging, making anthems with gang-banging
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I'm like a man standing, over the Grand Canyon
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Hip-Hop broke down barriers like skin tone
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Hip-Hop 2008 is selling ring tones
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Hip-Hop even had your son dressing up in pink clothes
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Is Hip-Hop responsible for your kids soul?
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I think so!
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The Essence
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Lowkey |