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Many many years ago, Jurassic 5 began their quest to put real Hip-Hop on the radio Now here's a lil story that must be heard About the brothers with words sound so superb It started way back with these MC's Now here's a lil something on the history Yay, I'm a H-I-P H-O-P H-E-A-D ever since 1983 R to the A-P-P-I-N' '84 was the year I picked up the pen At the same time, record trynna come on in But I was already IN since way back when 1-9-7-5 the saga began R to the O-B-O-T-I-N' '81 I was poppin', 1-9-8-2 DJ in '83 it was all about Run-DMC, maaan The game then told me how to break-dance then The same year I picked up the pen And wrote my first rhyme and got that feelin' And I'm here in the flesh, still dope still def. trynna get my song rockin' on the radio In the summertime, yo, we would hang out and talk about that new jam that came out And from the way the beat was laid out and all the instruments tuned to play us And we would say our rhymes to the beat right but we never indulged in the street life And now we are good to go J5 is rockin' on the radio Yo, I was an inner-city ni**a and my room was sick Poppin' off quick cuz I can sing a lil bit with my high-top fade and matchin' outfits But once the record hit it's like “Listen to this” Hip-Hop is the reason that a brother evolve and I was so involved I ain't gon allow it on none of y'all By the time I start rhymin' in the late '80s, the drugs in Cali was crazy 1989's the number, this is the summer on some “Get Rich, Come Up”quest switched the drum up Invest this, some of my best years because then I repped with some of the best kids that done it My thugness came to the show, that's incredible Brothaz who locked the avenue, spent on they back several times It made me know whick way to go, and now the Jurassic is rockin' on the radio In the summertime, yo, we would hang out and talk about that new jam that came out And from the way the beat was laid out and all the instruments tuned to play us And we would say our rhymes to the beat right but we never indulged in the street life And now we are good to go J5 is rockin' on the radio I got my mind on back in the day They started addressin' the records they played Reminiscin' I got something to say Check it out cuz it went this way Cuz it went this way The year was '82 and our block was froze When I stepped out rockin' Burgundy shell toes, a fresh mock neck in some newly jeans at a Perika's L's, well you know what I mean DJ Red Alert and Mr.Magic cast static over Kiss FM or BLS which one is the baddest Brothers on the block was doin' a Wop While the car, jewles, fine J's joined the real Hip-Hop The vibe and the feelin' was all so real We held it, OH SO DOWN, so brother don't go there, phat boys, cold crush, force MC's, all show, we had to really be a real MC From the“Yes, yes, y'all!”to the “Ladies, say 'HO'!”I can't believe my jams rockin' on the radio From the“Yes, yes, y'all!”to the “Ladies, say 'HO'!”I can't believe my jams rockin' on the radio In the summertime, yo, we would hang out and talk about that new jam that came out And from the way the beat was laid out and all the instruments tuned to play us And we would say our rhymes to the beat right but we never indulged in the street life And now we are good to go J5 is rockin' on the radio J5 is rockin' on the radio J5 is rockin' on the radio