Back to the Roots

Take me back, yeah, to where it all began

To the rhythm of the streets, yeah, the heartbeat of the land

Remember when we those youth, just trying to understand

Floors filled with dreams, not just the grain of cement sand

Taking me back to the first crew's, when LL wasn't old

When DMC was rockin', stories yet untold

Eric B and Rakim, still in high school, control

Before the Duggie, before the spotlight's glow

Beatboxing in the classrooms, where we learned to flow

Women rappers showing assets, but then, they just wanted to show

Their intellect, their voice, the strength they'd grow

Before radio told us what to know

Can you tell me where the hearts at?

Give me a minute, I’ll be right back

To fight the power, break the chains, stay on track

We can't never get our hearts back, no, no, no

Take me back to the roots, the raw and real

Where every lesson, every scar, had a story to tell

From the projects to the stages, we excel

Heart of the heart, where we dwell

It’s about more than dollars, more than the bars

It’s the spirit, the struggle, the scars

Self-distraction, see the truth behind the cars

We searching for our hearts, in the stars

Tell me where the love at, where the roots at?

Before the police terrorize, before the truth cracks

Show me how to flip the script, how to bring it back

Yeah, take me back, take me back, yeah