Living Legend

Intro: Grap Luva:

Yeah, I just wanna take this time to welcome you all to a historic moment, we in here, Grap Luva, Rob-O, Edo. G, Confidence on the track, we 'bout to talk about a living legend, none other than my brother, Pete Rock, yo Pete, this one's for you, baby, we love you, let's get it, listen

Verse 1: Grap Luva:

Right now I'm gonna take this time to spit a rhyme
Involvin' a true producer, Greatest of All Time
When I think sheer artistry comes to mind
And the sonics he creates support a line divine
Inspired by few, yet inspired so many
Marley, handed the crown down, knowin' he was ready
Influences includin' my father and James Brown
Fulla Cause, put in? tapes to sounds World Renown
Recognize, these clown *niggas* can't come close (Nah)
To the genius of Pete Rock, the beats don't stop
Shittin' on yo' weak beats that you spend weeks on
I bear witness 15 minutes he gone
Still a king with the heat who don't rock for the fame
Still got a relevant name up in the Rap game (Yeah)
Y'all new dudes, need to choose to bow down
And pay homage to that PR sound, respect due

Scratches Interlude:

Rock yo' SP, Pete Rock...
Straight from the basement
Take a left up in Columbus Hill, make a left and get fixed
I got a rare gift!
The Master!
Stop, look, and listen

Verse 2: Edo. G:

Peter Phillips, Big Shot, Chauncey Billups
One in to brawl?, strong beats, like they pull-ups
He wasn't called out (uh-huh), when All Souled Out, roled out
Heav', Ed and Marley had No Doubt
What they uncovered, was Mecca and the Soul Brother
Pete got beats like no other
He was raised by music lovers
Heard the likes o' the Stevie Wonder's
Fast forward, Electro was the founders of the Chocolate Boy Wonder
T.R.O.Y. destroyed the whole Summer!
From the basement, to every A & I? walk in a placement
Ayo there be no replacements
He became a good friend of me
When was recordin' My Own Worst Enemy
He raps, make beats, and still spinnin'
The best that ever did it, that's my opinion, it's Pete ROCK

Scratches Interlude:

Rock yo' SP, Pete Rock...
Straight from the basement
Take a left up in Columbus Hill, make a left and get fixed
I got a rare gift!
The Master!
Stop, look, and listen

Verse 3: Rob-O:

P.E.T.E. R.O.C.K. (Uh)
Usually the reason for a very nice day (Uh)
Me and Grap found the world map to success
Straight out Columbus Hill, make a left to the basement
Record stack in abundance
Keyboards, mic stands, SP1200s (Uh)
The PR, Chocolate Boy Wonder, the Creator
Funky Beat Maker, Pete Rock cross the fader
Hook the beat up, convert it into Hip Hop form
I write my rhymes in graffiti and bring in the horns
Like the Tom Scott joints you use, got me Reminiscin'
About Dwight Myers and Troy Dixon
InI, Deda, and Cory Pen
The YGz, Heavy D and the Boys is where it begins
In the flesh once again went from Boyz II Men
Representin' Golden Era 'til the end
And I'm out, I'm out, I'm out, I'm out, I'm out
Confidence on the beat, uh, peace to Edo. G, money earnin' Mount Vernon, Ill Adrenaline, Grap Luva, Grap Luva, come on, yeah, peace

Outro: Pete Rock:

When we were actually discoverin' our talents, we were havin' we just-we were havin' fun and didn't think of it as a priority or nuthin' we was just like "wow, we onto somethin'", let's just keep, let's just, have fun, (yeah), and it turned out to be that, and you know, before that it was nothin' but, basement down in Staten Island, where it tweaked and turned into that!