[Intro: Ice Cube sample & Inspectah Deck]
Early in the game, when I was still young, still not really sure how far it was gonna take me. I made a vow to myself that I wouldn’t let the game change me. Imma just be myself, let the chips fall where they may. But at the end of the day I’ma still be happy with who I am. Whether I blow up and fall off or whatever. I just vowed that I was gonna be happy with who I am. No matter what’s my status in the game…
Yeah, your highness
It’s in my blood
In my veins
It keeps calling, and calling
Word

[Verse 1: Inspectah Deck]
I fiend to hear the sound through the woofer
I love hip hop, more than Taye and Sanaa in Brown Sugar
From Mr. Magic’s Rap Attack, Hank Love and DNA
To Awesome 2, Kid Capri, Kay Slay
Chuck Chillout, Jesse Joyce, Jazzy Jeff
And cool DJ Red Alert was going years
I couldn’t wait to play my tape and make the block shake
Let the tape rock till the tape pop
Graffiti on my loose suit do this in my soul
Since Pete Rock and Marley Marl was in control
Used to mosey uptown to get the raw
I need that Ron G, S&S, Rated R
System or Green Lantern, the Funkmaster Flex bomb
Tony Touch and Doo Wop, grew with Desert Storm
That real shit, pump through my veins
No, I can’t stay away so I’m pumpin’ ‘til the grave
[Chorus: The Fascinations]
“It ain’t nothing like Hip-Hop music”
“Exorcist, Hip-Hop possess me”
“We bless mics,” “Don’t it sound amazing”
“Never thought that Hip-Hop would take it this far”
“It ain’t nothing like Hip-Hop music”
“Rap is somethin’ you do, Hip-Hop is somethin’ you live”
“Trick my wisdom,” “My poetry’s deep”
“Most valuable poet on the M-I-C”

[Verse 2: Inspectah Deck]
I got my b-boy stance from it
Skip school, poppin', lockin' to the Mantronik
Just-Ice made me wonder who Latoya is
And I learned that nobody beats the biz
We was kids just listenin’ to the music loud
So believe I was moved, when Rakim moved the crowd
Now as a rapper I remember moving till
Becky Jack the rapper Freaknic and how can I be down?
Just a young MC tryna bust a move
I was on Beat Street breaking to a Krush Groove
Do it for dough, do it ‘cause I love it
Since Hurricane G, told Red kicked that other shit
I must admit without hip-hop I’d disappear
It’s like my heart beat’s one with the kick and snare
That real shit, pump my veins
No, I can’t stay away so I’m pumpin’ ‘til the grave
[Chorus: The Fascinations]
“It ain’t nothing like Hip-Hop music”
“Exorcist, Hip-Hop possess me”
“We bless mics,” “Don’t it sound amazing”
“Never thought that Hip-Hop would take it this far”
“It ain’t nothing like Hip-Hop music”
“Rap is somethin’ you do, Hip-Hop is somethin’ you live”
“Trick my wisdom,” “My poetry’s deep”
“Most valuable poet on the M-I-C”