G. Love & Special Sauce - Rock & Roll (Shouts Out Back To The Rappers) Lyrics
This is rock n' roll shouts outBack to the rappersA lot of people stake claimsSaying hip hop doesn't matterBut really what could be phatter thanJungle J.B's beats and streetside soundsProfound are the soundsThat i was hearingWhen at the basketball leagueThis kid said "Yo come here andPut these head phones on your ears"I was converted thenAnd practiced it for yearsRap music, like Jazz, Funk and R&BBlues Reggae Rock n' Roll, and rock steady G.Will be around foreverAnd its never going outThat's why I took this time to spell these lyrics outI wanna give thanx to the lyricists MC'sAnd DJ's that brought me near to thisBlastmaster, KRS-One the teacherRun D-M-C and the movie Beat StreetErik B. and Rakim was Paid in FullDe La Soul came along and broke all the rulesI remember when my girl bought me Tribe Called QuestWe broke up later but I kept the cassetteKool Moe Dee, Doug E. Fresh, Big Daddy KaneMain Source, Pharcyde and Dana DaneSteady B on the hilltopWith Lady B on Power 99 West PhillyCypress Hill, The Goats and Das EFXTupac, EPMDLets see who's nextJungle Brothers, Gang Starr and Bizmarkie Jazzy Jeff, the Fresh PrincePuts summer in my earsSlick Rick, Funk Doobie and the Beastie BoysAnd all the rest that make some noiseThere's plenty more people that's comin onAnd the list could runTil the break of dawnBut right now yoIts back to the bluesmanTrippin', Rollin', Flyin' or just cruisin'Yeah fire it upEh yo do it rightWe gonna go go until the mornin lightIts justa rock n' rollA little bit of rock n' rollI like a rock and rollAnd give me some rock n' rollOh la Oh la yeah
