This Thing of Ours

[Intro]
“You know, hip-hop as a whole, man
It’s still alive, man
We got to, we got to let the young cats do what they do, man
Big up to the young artists, man, that’s coming up
That’s keeping the torch lit
And got something to say, man
In a good way or doing what they do, man
Real hip-hop, baby”

“Yeah, that’s what happening man, [?] real rap”

[Verse 1: Billy Danze]
Hip-hop ain’t supposed to wait, fuck segregation
You take whatever’s great and align it with greatness
A 40-year design and the climb was amazing
We’re worldwide now, the sacred ground is contagious
Who would’ve though the power this thing of ours could have
To cell towers from lampposts from the ave
And I’m sure somebody laughed and said that it’ll never work
And tried to shatter your dream of establishing better worth
It’ll never be immortalized and [?]
(Is what they said) You’ll never have a Bentley dripped with chrome
(And then they said) You’ll never have a million dollar home
When ain’t nobody willing to spend a billion for some headphones
(Ooh) So let it switch lanes, never call it a strange sound
See it for what it is, we continue to gain ground
So if it’s battle, trap, twerk, pop, let it rock
Home for the purpose of hip-hop

[Interlude 1]
“I think it’s different that even though it’s in the industry
Do you think that it has changed for the better? Or”

“It’s completely different
You know, the style of music has changed so much
Hip-hop has become more popular
It’s become more of a lucrative
You know, a lot has changed since then”

[Verse 2: Billy Danze]
Disserving disturbance and flying first class now
Pop up in Berlin like Merlin to put it down
(Foof) Thousands in the crowd with their shouts
Where you can look in the cloud and see Biggie and Pac smile
The word from the sitdown, uptown ([?])
Stretch it west, send it down south to Motown
Unlimited, sonically bound to no sound
And my cousin from Chi-Town would really put it down for hip-hop

[Interlude 2]
“What distinguish hip-hop from [?]”

“That it’s no different
You know, It’s no different though
Shakespeare was a man who wrote poetry
A man who wrote poetry
So why not compare yourself to the best
What, we’re supposed to be here to be second best?”

[Verse 3: Billy Danze]
Dudes you went to school with decorated with floss
Prestigious award now cover his walls
Voted most likely failed, he would become the boss
To bring hope to the community, he would become the source
Bridging the gap, politicians couldn’t enforce it
They’ll never pass a bill to make you feel it’s important
My people in Vienna will support it and endorse it
Wrap it around their body and sport it, all for hip-hop

[Outro]
For hip-hop

So let it switch lanes, never call it a strange sound
So see it for what it is, continue to gain ground

“Hip-Hop as a whole, man
It’s still alive, man
We got to, we got to let these young cats do what they do”

For hip-hop