Krs-one - Outta Here Lyrics
* dj premier samples/scratches between verses:Boogie down was performin, hey they aint no joke -> slick rickDown with the sound called b-d-p -> krs *Verse one:Back in the days I knew rap would never dieI used to listen to awesome-2 on whbiI used to hear all kind of rap groups before sampling loopsRappers wore bell-bottom lee suitsMe and kenny couldnt afford thatSo we would go to the park when they was jammin to hear rapI used to listen till the cops broke it upI always thought to myself damn, why they *****ed it up?But never the less I was in love with the microphoneAnd it stayed that way until I left homeOn the streets of new york, now Im freeBut with freedom comes big responsibilityI used to walk around driven by the forceI remember how large super rhymes was when he fell offI used to wonder about crews that used to rockThey were large, but none of them could manage to stay on topDo you ever think about when you outta here?Record deal and video outta here?Mercedes benz and range rover outta here?No doubt bdp is old school, but we aint goin out!Verse two:After livin on the streets aloneSome years went by, I signed myself into a group homeI used to watch the show I dream of jeannieAnd dreamt about when will I be large like whodini?But I was messin with graffiti on the subwayAnd gettin chased by the cops almost everydayI knew it had to bea better way seeSo I would go to my room, blast run dmcAround 1984 I left the group home, again aloneStill dreamin about the microphoneGimme a chance man, I know I can rock itBut I had to worry about puttin money in my pocketSo when I reached the shelter I met my helper dj scott la rockAnd we both loved hip-hopI was takin suckas out in the shelter systemYeah there was rappers in the shelter but I had to diss emBut all along, my vision was never lostI kept seeing all these rap groups fallin offDo you ever think about when youre outta here?Fly girl and fresh gear outta here?Five-thousand dollar love seat outta here?No doubt bdp is old school, but we aint goin out!Verse three:While Im battling these rival crewsYes, bdp would stay in the street newsSome said all they wanna do is battleThey cant write a song, so their careers wont last longAround this time I used to hang with ced geeAnd dj scott la rock used to buy gold with eric bI didnt meet rakim till later with scottI remember we were jammin at the rooftopIt used to irk me when these critics had opinionsScott would say just keep rappin, Ill keep spinninWe had a *****ed up contract, but we signed itAnd dropped the hip-hop album criminal mindedWe told the critics your opinions are bullSame time eric b and rakim dropped paid in fullHip-hop pioneers we didnt ask to beBut right then hip-hop changed drasticallyPeople didnt wanna hear the old rap soundWe started samplin beats by james brownIn the middle of doin my philosophyScott was killed and that shit got to meBut knowin the laws of life and deathI knew his breath, was one with my breathI had nothin left and it was scarySo I dropped by all means necessaryAnother hip-hop group that was a friend of meWas a revolution crew called public enemyIt takes a nation of millions to hold us backThese two albums set off consciousness in rapBut all along, Im still lookin aroundAnd all I can see are these rap groups fallin downDo you ever think about when you outta here?Condominium and beach house outta here?Credit cards and bank accounts outta here?No doubt bdp is old school, be we aint goin out!
