Before da bright lights//
early mournins, & late nights//
Before da record began spinning//
way before even da begining//
before battle winnings//
before da deals, when it was sumpthin to feel//
before before it was considered real//
before da platinum chains//
before suv's with rims and woodgrain//
before it was even a concept in your brain//
before da studio equipment, before da seperation of da week and da gifted//
before dis sarene sound made your spirit uplifted//
before da dj called Herc even existed\\
or held a rattle//
before Run dmc's tales of battles//
before da cyphers herded together like cattle//
before all dat, before da music was called a trak//
before good trax were called phat//
before all dat, before da mic//
before anything we've eva said was considered tight//
before the first emcee even began to write//
THERE WAS ONLY DA DESIRE AND PASSION!!!!!!

^Inspired by Mos Def's converse commercial.
he did it about basketball I had to do it about Hip Hop Ya kNow
critique me !!!!