Just what it is... Real Music... basically this track is asking "what happened to the real hip-hop? where's all da real emcees? Where's da passion?"
Story behind the song
It's about the direction of hip-hop and the fall and rise of da real emcees. I was gonna get deeper with it but kats don't like to hear preaching cuz everybody wanna be a thug nowadays. Real smooth lil positive joint right here. Holla if ya feelin' it.
Lyrics
Sometimes my mind gets immersed in rhyme and I’m
Inclined to drop lines maybe nine at a time
Shoulda been ten but then again nobody’s a dime
if I was perfect…yo, would this shyt be worth it?
Would I be immuned to getting nervous
when I’m spittin my verses?
Or would it just defeat da purpose?
Let me tell you da deal, I writes shyt dat a nigga can feel
And if ya feelin’ me on that ,well then I know that you real
Like da… reel to reels that I bless when I spill
My guts out …no need to be tough now … I bust down
That wall… until I’m forced to brawl… omma stand tall
And rep hip-hop until I fall…
Hook: What ever happened to the days of old?
What ever happened to that hip-hop soul?
What ever happened to it?
That real shyt that made ya lose control
Made ya wanna grab a mic and flow
What ever happened to that?
· spoken * that’s real music y’all x’s 3
at times you gon’ go through ya setbacks
and get mad … homie you ain’t gotta accept that
just step back and smile… no need to stress on everything else
just keep it moving and no matter what stay true to yaself
the beauty is felt within …all that glitter and gloss
is glitter and gloss… what happens when ya glitter is lost?
When da shines gone… yo, could you keep ya eyes on
Da prize and drive on? When you got nothing else to rely on
what will you survive on? See I believe my life’s a song
and a song can live on and on … and on and on…
like eryka badu …or whatever have you
frozen in time like a statue
so while you nutty niggaz acting like you
harder than cashews
omma keep it real to real ‘til I pass you
Hook