Artifacts - Whayback Lyrics
[El Da Sensai]I calculate that eighty-five was the yearI first grabbed the pen, daydreamin of the cheersAhead from rockin shows, no Girbauds that sagThe windbreaker suits and backspins that was madI stress progress roll joints at my resttil the ill wee hours, and I knew it was the bestI hit mad spots, many crews got droppedWhile I was gettin props niggaz was dealin on the blockStayin in crib on the weekends was Marley Marlwas freakin the cuts Mr. Magic was speakinThat's how I got my first taste, makin tapestil the rhyme skill was great and my style would escalatePractice made my perfect tacticsNow my dap gets clap, cause I'm the rap snap fanaticBut now in nine-trey I got the T-Ray trackAnd my trunks, my roots are growin styles from whayback..[Tame One]I flash back to fat Kangol hats, with plasticBack when steppin on kicks in eighty-six got your ass kickedBombers and sheepskins, were common when I first started rhyminStill I found time to go bombinMe and my pals rocked Cazals with no glassDark flavored Clarks, Lee Denims off the assBack when Mr. Magic had it goin all the way onthe beat with BDP, added flavor like a crayonIndeed MC's would represent with the skillsBut now in ninety-three a lot of them can get the dillzIt seems like a little sumthin missin in the mixBut now I got a deal, so it's up to me to fixWhen niggaz put me up on, with funky raps to cut onWord is BOND, if I hear another wack rap songI might snap and it's an actual factthat I'ma kick it like that, cause this is strictly bout the whayback..[El Da Sensai]Aww man damn, whayback, things was kinda fatHad the Godfather knot, a Starter hat, things are kin
