whodini launchin’ rockets in the 90s
now i remember in the days of way back
with just a 4track
with no sp to make tracks
wearing leather suits and boots was the gear
of fly bands and hip hop stars of the year
heyho when rockin’ on the street was the show
when the people clapped but they went home with no dough
sportin’ all star walking to the beat of the funky four
and the awesome treacherous three
bump it in your walkman the music was explodin’
but these are the breaks from the king kurtis blow
and giving us the message is grandmaster flash the fearless four
but still they said that rap won’t last
radio was playin’ it street kids were sayin’ it
soulsonic force had the funk and they were bringing it
then we threw the whodini sound in the crew
with magic wand had it going on old school
bringing the freaks out at night rapper’s delight
fly girls were giving hip hop a new light
pioneers who’ve given rap its life and itself
all praise due and remember that time repeats itself
do it again
do it again
do it again
you know we got a reputation
let’s do it again
do it again
do it again
do it again
you know we got a reputation
now check it out
i remember in the days when we wore gold chains
and leisure suits adidas and pumas with no strings
and boppin’ to the rap attack
rundmc was hittin’ everywhere with rock box
the innercity was complimentin’ big mouth
one love and friends
the five minutes of funk those days will never end
the dynamix would break and all over town
all over the world hip hop came and made its rounds
taking up the fresh cuts and
that was whodini and rundmc
lookin’ at the kids with boomboxes on their shoulders
sheepskins gazelles leather bombers lookin’ bolder
then ll and rakim came to life
one for makin’ us dance the other insight
the fans was getting bigger look what we delivered
you still think that rap is gonna die how do you figure
every time you say it’s gonna pass
hiphop comes out with another style of rap and slaps your ass
boogie down production biz and public enemy
djs the red alert and magic gave us energy
tour and tour and show after show
and everybody freaked when marley marl had control
and pioneers who’ve given rap its life and itself
all praise due remember that time repeats itself
do it again
do it again
do it again
you know we got a reputation
let’s do it again
do it again
do it again
do it again
you know we got a reputation
do it do it do it
do it do it do it
i’m thinkin’ of today’s sound and how it all changed
to hear it on the radio no longer in the game
videos just get me depressed
well i guess a 9 to 5 isn’t a way to end my quest
i see mad mcs with fat raps and
thinkin’ if whodini could ever compete with that
little kids rockin’ on the mic with pure terror
whatever happened to the nameplates of funky fresh era
then i see rundmc comin’ back
old school mcs become the new school styles of rap
like naughty by nature leaders of the new
a tribe called quest dr dre and snoop doggy too
red alert keepin’ it street for the core
of hard rocks respect to you red and many more
awesome two paved the way thru and thru
thanks to all the djs keeping it real and true
we used to be on the outside lookin’ in
now whodini is comin’ back to do it all again
pioneers who’ve given rap its life and itself
all praise due and notice that time repeated itself
pete rock cl smooth
heavy d das efx
queen latifah redman brand nubian
all respects due
big daddy kane saltnpepa
spoonie gee t la rock special k
chuck chillout eric b funkmaster flex
all respects due
doug e fresh nice smooth
kid capri kool g rap dj starski
doctor ice mc lyte milk and mc shan
all respects due
Artist: Whodini
Year: 1985
Decade: 80s
Language: en
Word Count: 387