(feat. Afrika Bambaataa) [Afrika Bambaataa:] We got to understand rap been here for a long time~! When God talked to the prophets, he was rappin And when the prophets talked back to God, they was rappin And then if people wanna bring it up and get all up to the modern days and ages We can start to goin in the 60's when you had Shirley Ellis When she did "The Name Game" and "The Clapping Song" We can go to the poetry rappin of of sister Son... Sonia Sanchez With uh The Watts Poets, or The Last Poets We can get into the political or the message rap Of The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, Malcolm X Or The Honorable Elijah Muhammad We can get into the the the the party and fun raps Of Pigby Markam[? ], Marks Baby[? ] We can go back to the "Hi De Hi De Ho" with Cab Calloway We can go back to the radio disc jockey or jocko Eddie OJ, and all the others that did things We can go back to the LOVE RAP of Isaac Hayes, Black Moses To the LOVE RAP of Barry White out there This is all part of rap And if all you country people want to get into the country & western thing We can take it to, Tony Joe White, when he did "Poke Salad Annie" This is all dealin with the rap Rap has always been there... [echoes]
(feat. Afrika Bambaataa) [Afrika Bambaataa:] We got to understand rap been here for a long time~! When God talked to the prophets, he was rappin And when the prophets talked back to God, they was rappin And then if people wanna bring it up and get all up to the modern days and ages We can start to goin in the 60's when you had Shirley Ellis When she did "The Name Game" and "The Clapping Song" We can go to the poetry rappin of of sister Son... Sonia Sanchez With uh The Watts Poets, or The Last Poets We can get into the political or the message rap Of The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, Malcolm X Or The Honorable Elijah Muhammad We can get into the the the the party and fun raps Of Pigby Markam[? ], Marks Baby[? ] We can go back to the "Hi De Hi De Ho" with Cab Calloway We can go back to the radio disc jockey or jocko Eddie OJ, and all the others that did things We can go back to the LOVE RAP of Isaac Hayes, Black Moses To the LOVE RAP of Barry White out there This is all part of rap And if all you country people want to get into the country & western thing We can take it to, Tony Joe White, when he did "Poke Salad Annie" This is all dealin with the rap Rap has always been there... [echoes]
