“We made hip-hop history, You are a celebrity, Here we stand on guard for thee, The true north, yeah we strong and free”. This single represents my 40 Years Too Late attempt to do the right thing and create for the record, a Canadian Hip-hop anthem that is a blueprint for many of those who have contributed to Toronto’s and Canada’s early Hip-hop history, the people who pioneered our scene and sometimes didn’t get enough credit. WE MADE HIP HOP HISTORY was produced by the award-winning 2rude, available on Episode 01-Track 05 or as a single.

WE MADE HIP HOP HISTORY | DJ RON NELSON

Yeah let’s go back

To the old school man, really

Two rude, man kick that, man

Take you back in time

If you didn’t know, now you know
Give credit where credit’s due, you know

Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go

First emcee I know 

DJ Kurtis Blow 

Loved to rock the mic

And make the people say ho

Rapper’s Delight

Came out in seventy-nine

Hit song of my time 

Had to learn how to rhyme

When a rapper’s on the top

Evil people wanna pop

Peace to Biggie, Tupac 

Jam Master Jay, Scott La Rock

Biz Markie, we miss you 

You sang, we didn’t diss you

Sending flowers to Jalil

Whodine, a tough crew

Peace to Heavy D

And NWA

Compton, California,  LA

Eazy E died from Aids 

No Human Beat Box 

No Prince Markie D 

No more Big L, Tim Dog 

Craig Mack, no Dirty

Now the music’s not the same

Many missing from the game

And the stories that we told 

And these rappers getting old

Take a poll it was gold 

I’m 60 years old

I got it on record 

It’s the changing of the guards

 

We made Hip-hop history

You are a celebrity 

Here we stand on guard for thee

The true north

Yeah, we’re strong and free

K-Force and Blast

Pioneers of the craft

Just like Grandmaster Flash

Yeah, they were so creative

 

Maestro Fresh Wes

Aka Melody Mc

Let your backbone slide

DRK and Frankie

Respect goes out to Farley

I’m sending love to Kardi

Ivan Berry and Beat Factory 

Michie Mee, Maximum-Sixty

And my boy, DJ X

Power Move, Flow then Kiss

And big up Cyclone 457

Big up Colin from Heavens

Big up KGB

Big up Ten-K and Thrust

Mastermind, Logix, Kenne Krush

Two-rude, I trust

Wanna talk about devotion 

Dj Power, MC Motion 

John Bronski, the man 

He ran that Master Plan

Some rappers just turned fifty

Me, just turn sixty

See we, don’t diss we 

Canadian Hip-hop history

 

If you see Rumble 

Hug him, tell him that we love him 

Things not the way they ought to be 

Cause he’s Canadian royalty

 

We made Hip-hop history

You are a celebrity

Here, we stand on guard for thee

The true north

Yeah, we’re strong and free

We made Hip-hop history

You are a celebrity

Here, we stand on guard for thee

The true north

Yeah, we’re strong and free

Big up Stanley, Point Blank

C-Kane and D-Shan

Fly K and Kool K

Lady P, Superior J

Sugar C, Dexta MAC

Play De, Starsound, Tracks 

Rascals, HDV

Big up Charles from Club Z

Scam, Concrete Mob

Mr. Metro, Slinky D 

Big up Henry, Alcapone

Sweet Ebony and Big C

Remember Sunshine Crew 

And the great JC

Warren, Brother Different

And the one Tony D

Big up Chic Dynasty

DJ O’Neil and Ken

The great Howard Hughes 

On the one’s, and the two’s

Big up Eddie, Ebony Sound Crew 

Barry, TKO crew

Cleveland, Cosmic Crash Crew 

Kish and Get Loose Crew

 

Johnny P, Elite Squad 

Rob, Don, Anthony Bond 

Junior, Ken from Monicas 

My first partner, Ian Khan

Mr Q, Butch Lee

Mc J and Cool G

B-Kool, Jellystone 

Main Source, Saukrates

 

Daddy Snow, Dane-O

Ghetto Concept, Beats Control 

King Lou, Dream War

Choclair, OR

Remember Beat Box Roger

And Mighty Mouth Rock

They beat-box non-stop

That Kentucky Fried shop

Shout out Michael Williams

Master T and Michelle

Rap City number one 

Big up eighty-eight one

Big up X and Ron 

Now that stations gone 

Our legacy lives on

The worlds top rapper was born

 

We made Hip-hop history

You are a celebrity

Here, we stand on guard for thee

The true north

Yeah, we’re strong and free

We made Hip-hop history

You are a celebrity

Here, we stand on guard for thee

The true north

Yeah we’re strong and free

So glad you got me started 

On the Fantastic Voyage