I write rhymes and insert
They run through your bloodstream,
Since I first put my name
But my control's been unprecedented,
and you wrong if you thought
you was the best that did it
See I just started messing with it,
I've been married to the game
since 88, you just committed
The entire fate of the whole empire states
that's here to inspire hate
Hate for the state of the music,
looking for another way to abuse it
I wake you up like a gun in the face,
and just here to let you know
who's like running the place
Do a show? As long as you know
This is for those that don't
Backtrack turn back the page
So I can show y new rappers
This is for those that don't
Backtrack turn back the page
Don't be missing any word I say
the story again and again
Of how it all got started
When cats used to run in a pack
The rooftop, Union Square,
Unless you was from the hood
And even then you was taking a risk
They would rush you for your chain
while you was taking a piss
Hip -hop used to be so thick in the air
When it was there you ain't even
But nowadays it feels a little different
And, I be the best in these rap events
it's called experience, come on
This is for you, this is for you
This is for those that don't
Backtrack, turn back the page
Let me show y new rappers,
This is for those that don't
Backtrack, turn back the page
Then what's the ace in the flesh?
Oh, you thought that I was rotten?
Huh, you must have gotten
A bad sack of weed cause I track your speed
I've been a star since Pat Benatar
And I still want the house, the boat,
The limousine with the big screen
while she poured on like vinegar
Till I'm old and grey, control the day
I'm the one that collects the funds
They kinda fold away, then I stroll away
That crazy -ass Brooklyn -ass shit,
We came here tonight to get started
To co -act ill and get retarded
This is for those that don't
Backtrack, turn back the page
Let me show y new rappers
This is for those that don't
Backtrack, turn back the page
But don't look this in any
This is for those that don't
Backtrack, turn back the page
This is for those that don't
Don't know the half in this rap game
I remember like last year,
dudes talking about battling,
go outside just to try and go
and get like a slice of peace
dudes want to battle and all that,
He's yellin' from the crowd,
I just switched the last verse
And just destroyed that kid one time
just for spite right there, you know