Back in the Day Royce Da 5'9"

[Hook]
Back in the day, rappin was a way
Of life then became the price that we pay
A lot of people say they liked it in the days
Of the plain old mics and stage before it changed

[Verse 1]
Enter the new wave of the MC
Who traded his dookie chain in for the latest invention
Like the pager that since then became the two-way
That hangs from the pants of the man of the new day (yeah)
Due to the pop radio play on the norm is debatable
To any song that he do, probably gon' do somethin
On a stage with a goon walkin up on him (yeah)
He came a long way from the boombox on the corner (yeah!)
Plus he quick to mention the Midwest
Little bit of Twist', little bit of West
Mixed with a little East coast mixed with a switch of that FLOW!
From stuffin them tapes with the paper to record
To discussin how major the paper cause the way he records
From the kick in the trunk, to wishin
He can put out a hit, to puttin out hits on punk niggas
Who get away with singin over they whole RAPS
That's why he spit like he been here befo', a throw-BACK goin

[Hook] - 2X