EARLY IN DA MORNIN'

Da REAL HIP HOP 
I kicked in the door, said it before
We don’t want to hear that weak shit no more
I came from a place, where we’re fed up
And since you’re all up in my face, I’m a give ya the heads up

The real HIP HOP is over here
And I just really wanna make it clear
I stand on the shoulders of those who came
And created the game, let me name some names

Starting with those who put in REAL work
Afrika Bambataa  and Godfather Kool Herc
Grandmaster FLASH and Grandmaster CAZ
Emcees like BUSY BEE who did it for no cash

Lovebug Starski and of course KOOL MO DEE
KURTIS BLOW, THE FAT BOYS and the TRECHEROUS THREE
And if you don’t know the history and it’s a mystery
You can rewind this one time and get it from me

Cause the REAL HIP HOP IS OVER HERE
I’m just being sincere and making it clear
THE REAL HIP HOP IS OVER HERE
So there’s no need to have any fear
Cause, THE REAL HIP HOP AIN’T ON YOUR RADIO
So tell those wack D.J.’s....YO they gotta go...
And THE REAL HIP HOP AINT IN THOSE VIDEOS
No matter how much dough they show...

I used to love the “Funky Four” and the “Furious Five”
And tears came to my eyes when “Kieth Cowboy” died
And my favorite emcee, to this day is Melle Mel
Back when Lyrics were important, not your record sales

When LL was not a lover, but wore a Kango hat
Before Whodini even put out “BACK IN BLACK”
“Five minutes of Funk” Kwame in polka dots
“KID N PLAY...Gettin funky” used to rock the spot

When everybody wore Filas and a “Gumby” on their heads
Way before emcee “Run” became a rev
When Sequence funked me up wth Angie Stone
Angie B,  not TLC, upon the microphone

I remember when music and culture was fun
And at a club, it was love, nobody pulled a gun
But that was when I was young, those days are done
But still I say without delay, like KRS ONE...

Cause the REAL HIP HOP IS OVER HERE
I’m just being sincere and making it clear
THE REAL HIP HOP IS OVER HERE
So there’s no need to have any fear

Cause, THE REAL HIP HOP AIN’T ON YOUR RADIO
So tell those wack D.J.’s....YO they gotta go...
And THE REAL HIP HOP AINT IN THOSE VIDEOS
No matter how much dough they show...

CAUSE HIP HOP is about using your intellect
And HIP HOP is about having Mad respect
And HIP HOP is a culture with (5) elements
And HIP HOP is priceless, no matter who selling it...

From “the golden era” up to the mid nineties
If I had a time machine, that’s where you’d find me
Cause back then even the media treated us kindly
But now emcees just make records blindly

Even the dances, from back in time
Still stay in the back of my mind
Like the “Roger Rabbit”, “Pee-Wee” and “Robo-Cop”
The “Guess” and the “Gucci” were real hip hop

The “Prep”, “Penn State”, and “Kid & Play” kick step
Even the “RUNNING MAN” and the wop were so def
After being on the floor, you could hardly catch your breath
And you’d be groovin’ in the spot till everyone left

And that’s why I’m involved in this here renaissance
Of the Authentic Hip Hop, that the people truly want
And if you’re feeling like I’m feeling and really care
Then just sing along with me with your fist up in the air

Cause the REAL HIP HOP IS OVER HERE
I’m just being sincere and making it clear
THE REAL HIP HOP IS OVER HERE
So there’s no need to have any fear

Cause, THE REAL HIP HOP AIN’T ON YOUR RADIO
So tell those wack D.J.’s....YO they gotta go...
And THE REAL HIP HOP AINT IN THOSE VIDEOS
No matter how much dough they show...

Da Real Hip Hop

A renaissance man (Harlem Renaissance that is), TONY B. CONSCIOUS 
is the personification of AFRICAN-AMERICAN culture. 

He is (amongst other things) A B-BOY, BEATBOX,EMCEE, GRAFFITI/VISUAL ARTIST (known as “THE GHETTO VAN-GO”), Poet/ Spoken Word Artist, Vocalist, AUTHOR, ACTIVIST, VEGAN VEGETARIAN and PHILOSOPHER. 

ALSO  a  member of THE UNIVERSAL ZULU NATION and THE TEMPLE OF HIP HOP.

Tony B. Conscious

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