Whayback - Artifacts, Justice

«A world premiere»

«A world premiere»

«A world premiere»

I calculate that Eighty-Five was the year

I first grabbed the pen, daydreamin' of the cheers

I’d hear from rockin' shows, no Girbauds that sag

The windbreaker suits and backspins that was mad

I stress progress, roll joints at my rest ‘til

The ill wee hours, and I knew it was the best

I hit mad spots, many crews got dropped

While I was gettin' props, niggas was dealin' on the block

Stayin' in crib on the weekends ‘cause was Marley Marl

Was freakin' the cuts Mr. Magic was speakin'

That’s how I got my first taste, makin' tapes ‘til

The rhyme skill was great and my style would escalate

Practice made my perfect tactics, now my dap

Gets clap ‘cause I’m the rap snap fanatic

But now in Nine-Trey, I got the T-Ray tracks

And my trunks, my roots are growin' styles from way back

«Going way back, way back, way back»

«Back in- Back in the days»

«Going way back, way back, way back»

«Back in- Back in the days»

I flash back

To fat Kangol hats with plastic, back when

Steppin' on kicks in Eighty-Six got your ass kicked

Bombers and sheepskins were common when I first started

Rhymin'.

Still, I found time to go bombin'

Me and my pals rocked Cazals with no glass

Dark-flavored Clarks, Lee Denims off the ass

Back when Mr. Magic had it goin' all the way on

The beef with BDP added flavor like a crayon

Indeed, MCs would represent with the skills

But now in Ninety-Three, a lot of them can get the dillz

It seems like a little somethin' missin' in the mix

But now I got a deal, so it’s up to me to fix

When niggas put me up on with funky raps to cut on

Word is bond, if I hear another wack rap song

I might snap, and it’s an actual fact that I’ma

Kick it like that ‘cause this is strictly ‘bout the way back

«Going way back, way back, way back»

«Back in- Back in the days»

«Going way back, way back, way back»

«Back in- Back in the days»

«Going way back, way back, way back»

«Back in- Back in the days»

«Going way back, way back, way back»

«Back in- Back in the days»

«It's like that y’all, it’s like that y’all»

«It's like that tha- tha-that, it’s like that y’all»

«It's like that y’all, it’s like that y’all»

«It's like that tha- tha-that, it’s like that y’all»

Aww man

Damn, way back, things was kinda fat.

Had

The Godfather knot, a Starter hat, things are kinda wack

Now.

Packed up my cardboard and stepped away

I didn’t have a choice, the culture was slayed

Graffiti had died, and things were disappearin'

The West coast was here, and all these wack beats appearin'

DJs were breakin' down record store doors

To get the Biz Dance and the Chante Moores

Peace to Buck Four, Rock Steady on the floor

New York and Dynamic crews plus many more

Remember the time when you didn’t pack a nine, niggas

Just came to hear some funky-ass rhymes

But all of that’s over ‘cause brothers wanna act up

No clubs to go to, they’ll just pack rap up

That’s how the media wants it to stop

So peep the first and last showing of Graffiti Rock

So check it.

The brothers wanna wreck it to get what’s

Expected ‘cause hip-hop should be respected

Gotta get it back to get it on track

Artifacts kickin' styles illy on the way back

Like back when my Timberlands were only size sixes

I used to take pictures, shootin' spitballs at bitches

Cross New Jersey Transit just to see a rapper kick it

But now I ain’t with it ‘cause niggas just ain’t worth the ticket

Shit man, I remember jams that were slammin', gettin'

Me and my man in was harder than backgammon

DJs would scratch back to back on boom baps

And rappers with real raps would drop shit real fat

But now, kid, as I recollect, rappers out

Who caught wreck respected, just got stuck up in my tape deck

Real deal hip-hop, when Biz used to flip-flop

His fat ass on stage and do a dance in busted Reeboks

Niggas must’ve forgot when real rhymes was hot

‘Cause now if you ain’t gold, you ain’t got no props

But fuck that.

I’m above that, I don’t play that

The Artifacts staff drops math about the way back

«Going way back, way back, way back»

«Back in- Back in the days»

«Going way back, way back, way back»

«Back in- Back in the days»

«Going way back, way back, way back»

«Back in- Back in the days»

«Going way back, way back, way back»

«Back in- Back in the days»

«It's a demo…»

«Back in- Back in the days»

«You gots to chill…»

«Back in- Back in the days»

«South Bronx»

«To the- to the Bridge»

«South Bronx»

«Back in- Back in the days»

«Jimbrowski… that’s what it is»

«Back in- Back in the days»

«It's like that y’all, it’s like that y’all

«It's like that tha- tha-that, it’s like that y’all»

«It's like that y’all, it’s like that y’all

«It's like that tha- tha-that, it’s like that y’all»

«It's like that y’all, it’s like that y’all

«It's like that tha- tha-that, it’s like that y’all»

«It's like that y’all, it’s like that y’all

«It's like that tha- tha-that, it’s like that y’all»