Yo, Rude
Time to talk some sense
And reminisce a little bit
Take you back in time
Spit some rhymes
And make a little hit
I’m talking facts
My life story
Is history
Is your history
My life story
I can’t wait
Till the big beat drops
I serve Hip-hop
I love hip hop
I’m talking facts
My life story
Is history
Is your history
My life story
I can’t wait
Till the big beat drops
It’s big like rock
I love hip hop
Facts
My life story
Is history
Is your history
My life story
I can’t wait
Till the big beat drops
I serve Hip-hop
I love Hip-hop
Radio in T-Dot
Let’s see if they play me
Call themselves urban
Don’t think that they rate me
Cause I’m turning sixty
Some people wanna diss me
I made Hip-hop history
True fact, you don’t like that
Helped paved the way
Don’t wanna give me credit
Thought I’d just forget it
You say that I’m done
But I’m tough like iron
You owe me a ton
Was rapping when it begun
So call me Mr. Nelson
No, call me Ron
Or Ron da Mc
Not the Run-DMC
From nineteen eighty-three
I was a Hip-hop professor
York University
Wait, you’re criticizing
My imperfect timing
Not good at free-stying
I’m texting while I’m writing
I put a lotta time in
I use basic rhyming
Like one, two, three, yeah
Or three, two, one, yeah
Music makes me live on
On to infinite
Dedicated, underrated
So underestimated
Now I’m older, stake holder
I put Hip-hop on my shoulder
People they want all of me
The stories in my head
Do it quick before he’s dead
Was written, now it’s read
I’m talking facts
My life story
Is history
Is your history
My life story
I can’t wait
Till the big beat drops
It’s big like rock
I love Hip-hop
I’m talking facts
My life story
Is history
Is your history
My life story
I can’t wait
Till the big beat drops
I serve Hip-hop
I love Hip-hop
Sometimes I get hungry
I pick from the tree
Many great MCs
They rapped before me
In the time that they ruled
Teachers of their school
Leaders of their pack
The writing’s on their plaque
Now I’m going way back
Say respect due
Big up all the MC’s
Security and the crew
And all the pioneers
B-boys and civilians
Who should’ve got millions
And trillions, and zillions
Didn’t get no pension
Attention and props
Many heroes of Hip-hop
Whose lives are ill-fated
Die unappreciated
They planted the seeds
Hip-hop’s your work
Shout out Kool Herc
And all the songs that go pop
When an MC’s on top
Mad love to Hip-hop
Wish my old school heroes
Didn’t fade, go away
Big up Grandmaster Flash
He ’s still here today
He helped paved the way
Tried to do things same way
Big up all the painters
And dancers, break dancers
The DJs, the Rappers
Playas, promoters
The movers, the shakers
Good luck all you haters
My life story
Is history
Is your history
My life story
I can’t wait
Till the big beat drops
It’s big like rock
I love Hip-hop
My life story
Is history
Is your history
My life story
I can’t wait
Till the big beat drops
I serve Hip-hop
I love Hip-hop
I’m talking facts
Yo, Rude
I hope we taught ‘em
Did we teach ‘em?
Love and respect
Alright can we just
Let the beat play
Ron Nelson rocks
At the concert hall
Sunshine Sound
At the concert hall
Chic Dynasty
At the concert hall
Maceo, TKO
At the concert hall
Kilowatt Crew
At the concert hall
Donovan, D.O.C
At the concert hall
Breakdance competition
At the concert hall
Hip-hop and reggae
At the concert hall
My life story
Is history
Is your history
My life story
I can’t wait
My legacy
Hip-hop
Hip-hop
I’m talking facts
I knew I always had it in me