I remember way back in California
when I first heard The Chronic I was 10 (hah)
I had to make amends, for my lack of knowledge
on hip hop, so I'm payin' homage
real music disappearing like the Sonics
before I lyrically vomited I was just a youngin' wit
a desire for J's, that shit was like validation
nothin' but classic R&B on the radio stations
plus the hip hop, that got me inspired, my motivation
was Nas, Rakim, LL Cool, stayin' afterschool
bumpin' Kriss Kross at the gym, BBD at the pool
back when wearin' Reebok was respectable, remember that?
Clinton era, when all the houses went to Democrats
before my Timberlands, Osh Kosh back when Pete would Rock
MJ in Space Jam, whole world was sneaker shocked
championship number 4 coincided wit Independence Day
my favorite movie, same year that 'Pac passed away
and the pastor say, try to learn from ya past, right
I'm tryna help a game recoverin' from gas lights
my generation known for technology, and I done seen
enough shit to blow your mind I feel like Socrates
Fresh
Chorus
What ya know about me
over 21 and I ain't showin' ID
backpack strap loose, no bottle still I got juice
rockin' Jumpmans over my feet
Wake up...
get it together n I raise up
runnin' shit, I gotta keep the pace up
trust I got my J's and they laced up
Verse 2
Suburbs in LA, that's traffic wit no valet,
lookin' for them rich folks, Beverly Hills is that way
modest means, actin' out and chasin' childish dreams
and thirteen years later, nigga I'm doin' the same..thing
and I still got that N, 64 on deck I been
bidin' my, time, and relivin' it through these rhymes
while exercisin' fantasies runnin' through all these dimes
it was My Brother And Me, remember the slide we used to climb backwards?
them clothes, always hand me downs until we grow
why the hell Bishop shot up Raheem, I don't really knoowww
Juice got arrested, same time, my homie sent
me Naughty By Nature instrumentals, so they could Feel Me Flow
this that decade that made a nigga, schoolyard fights
and we was too bad for babysitters, had everything I could ask for
can't pretend to be po', ask anybody I grew up with, I was friendly before
everything changed...future still most promising in the house
I found this rap shit, lost it like pennies up in the couch,
chillin' out, hoopin' after school, beatboxin' on desks
no doubt, 90's was better, now I'm out to be the best nigga
fresh
Air Jordan 11's, errybody rocked 'em
from the hoes to the reverends
y'all remember those,
every day was like an episode
of the best shows, fiendin' to get the best of clothes
I, reminisce on, the decade that built me up
afternoons outside, one on one for 20 bucks
man... sometimes I the world could rewind
thoughts of an adolescent as I sat up on the bus
word up
credits
from Orange Soda: The 90's EP,
released March 23, 2013
Written, Recorded & Mixed by The Concept in Orlando, FL
Clips: Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Original song "Return Of The Mack" performed by Mark Morrison
Contains sample of "Brand New Funk" by The Fresh Prince & Jazzy Jeff
Produced by The Concept, Cutfather & Joe
The Chicago icon enlists The Roots' Black Thought, Lenny Kravitz, and more for a set of hip-hop songs created to heal, uplift, and inspire. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 25, 2020