Yellow Brick Road (Explicit)

[1.37] What we have to do is deal with it when these idividuals are young enough
[4.43] If you wish to be saved not in a religious sense
[8.42] But not to constitute what this country at times calls if or which over
[14.79] We seem to be approaching an age of the gross
[20.15] We all have this idea that we should move up from our parents station
[25.27] And each generation should do a little bit better
[28.08] Come on let’s cut the bullshit enough
[30.46] Let’s get it started let’s start addressing this issue and open it up
[33.82] Let’s take this sh*t back to bassmint
[35.63] And we can disscuss statements thats made on this tape
[37.51] And its whole origin of the music that we all know and love
[40.99] The music that we all enjoy the music you all accuse me of tryna destroy
[44.8] Let’s rewind it to 89 when I was a boy on the east side of Detroit
[49.05] Crossin 8 Mile in the border in the hate territory
[51.47] I’d like to share a story
[53.16] This is my story and cant no body tell it for me
[56.11] You will well inform me I am well aware that I don’t belong here
[60.03] Youve made that perfectly clear
[61.71] I get my a** kicked damn near everywhere
[64.14] From Bel-Air shopping center just for stopping in there
[67.39] From the black side all the way to the white side
[69.89] Okay there’s a bright side a day that I might slide
[73.13] You may call it a past I call it haulin my a**
[75.81] Through that patch of grass over them railroad tracks
[78.44] Oh them railroad tracks them old railroad tracks
[81.43] Them good old notorious oh well known tracks
[84.37] Come on lets go back
[86.3] Follow the yellow brick road as we go on another episode
[89.3] Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place
[92.79] That I once used to call home sweet home
[108.009995] I roam the streets so much they call me a drifter
[110.82] Sometimes I stick up a thumb just to hitch hike
[112.880005] Just to get picked up to get me a lift to 8 mile and van dike
[117.0] And steal a god damn bike from somebody’s backyard
[120.05] And drop it off at the park that was the half way mark
[123.73] To meet Kim had to walk back to her mama’s them dramas after dark
[127.35] To sneak me in the house when I’m kicked out my mom’s
[130.54] Thats about the time I first met Proof when poof he’d carry on the set
[133.72] Set eyes born in and out some flyers he was doin some talent shows
[137.65] At center line I had told him to stop by and check this out sometime
[141.77] He looked at me like I’m out my mind
[144.58] Shook his head like white boys dont know how to rhyme
[147.26] I spit out a line and rhymed birthday with first place
[150.56] And we both had the same rhymes that sound alike
[153.37] We was on the same sh*t that Big Daddy Kane sh*t
[156.89] With compound syllables sound combined
[159.39] From that day we was down to ride
[161.45] Somehow we knew we’d meet again somewhere down the line
[164.26] Come on lets go back
[165.5] Follow the yellow brick road as we go on another episode
[168.94] Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place
[172.62] That I once used to call home sweet home
[186.8] My first year in 9th grade can’t forget that day at school
[190.24] It was cool till your man MC Sham came through
[192.67] And said that Boom was the brain cuz the clan makes troops
[195.35] It was rumors but man god damned they flew
[198.47] Musta been true because man we done banned they shoes
[201.22] I had the new ones the Cool J Ice land swayed too
[204.08] And we just through them in the trash like they yesterday’s news
[207.27] Guess who came through next X clam debut
[208.95] Professor X and glorious exists in a state of red black and green
[213.38] With a key sissies now with this bein a new trend
[217.38] We don’t fit in crackas is out with Cactus albums
[220.12] Blackness is in African symbols and medallions
[222.25] Represents black power and we ain’t know what it meant
[225.82] Me and my man Howard and would go to the mall with ’em
[229.44] All over our necks like we’re showin ’em off not knowin at all
[234.18] We was bein laughed at you ain’t even half black
[236.62] You ain’t supposed to have that homie let me grab that
[239.36] And that Flavor Flave clock we gon’ have to snatch that
[242.05] All I remember is meetin back at Manix’s basement
[244.8] Sayin how we hate this our races wit d**e the x clan take this
[249.9] Which reminds me back in 89 me and Kim broke up for the first time
[253.95] She was tryna two