It all started back when I was just a youngen
Twelve years old mother goose Paul Bunyan
When sugarhill hit the scene with King TimWithin a matter of days I′m spitting just like them
Still wasn't ready for parks and no demo′s
Nah and no dollar signs and no limos
Til Flash and the Furious Five hit the beats
From Busy Bee to Moe Dee and of course Spooner G
Melle Mel brought the conscious to rap
And Tla Rock boom bap was at the end of the track
The Fat Boys made us laugh because they were fat
This is way before Biggie's where brookyn at
Jimmy Spicer had the super rhymes Kurtis Blow had the christmas lines
Grand Master Caz one of the greatest minds legends of the century
Your not forgotten thanks for memories c'mon
I wanna thank you and you and you and you and you and you
Thanks for the memories
And you I wanna thank you too
And you and you and you and you
And you and you Thanks for
The memories
Def Jam in the house with RunDmc
Stutter played the role as Run
And I′m the one who couldn′t
See
And Kike played J cause we knew we needed three
Now RunDmc was the group we try and be
From the streets this brother name Mikey Dee influence me
Meet him once his tapes taught me how to M.C
The Parker Brothers Kevy Kev that's my man B
From D.J. Swan and Kid Flash that′s my family
Then LL hit the streets dudes killing it
With so much energy that Kangol I'm feeling it
Mass appealing the mass stealing it
Graffiti rock the inner city kids is building it
From Marly Marl Mr. Magic and Shan
From the Cold Crush Brothers to the Wu Tang Clan
Clap your hands legends of the century
Your not forgotten thanks for the memories c′mon
I wanna thank you and you and you and you and you and you
Thanks for the memories can't forget about you
Can′t forget about you neither
And you and you and you and you Thanks for the memories
G rap laid it down in a way I can't explain
With another great rapper name Big Daddy Kane
We all glad they came taking nothing away from them
But the number one MC might be the god Rakim
Check out my melody and follow the leader
If rap was a the Yankees Rakim
Is Derek Jeter
If rap was a child this is what I would feed her
Then nurture her with legends
And tell her how much we need her
Protect her so no one can defeat her
With this garbage now
I missed the days the Nas and KRS sound
I missed the days when rappers didn't gun you down
I missed the days when we battled in them playgrounds
I missed the crowds the cheers the boos
The rap supremacy the ah′s the ouu′s
Zap with energy to all the legends of the century
Thanks for the memories c'mon
I wanna thank you again I wanna thank you
And you and you Thanks for the memories
And you and you and you and you and you and you
Thanks for the memories yeah cmon
