Keep It Street - Chubb Rock

Yo

Keep in the street

let the groove stay rough

Rougher than rough

Ignorance is enough

On the media tip

So that the read must grip

On reality

Don't let 'em gas up your mentality

This style started from the essence

Not the magazine

Maybeline cold cream afro sheen tip

Comin deep into the soul

cause I mean it

Disciples of pop want

to redeem it nope

I don't know why

Why is that

Why must I

Chase the cat

Nothin but the dog

In me

Continue you just gonna

Fall in the

Midst of a hip hop blitz with a trip

Back to the batter to

the gladys of the pi dup

Watch me ri dup

All

Type of tv screens movie type scenes

Just like blues

Hip hop paid dues

Dues can be recouped

if you act souped

Makin pop beats

So keep it street

Block party

Nineteen eighty one

People havin fun

No one with a gun

No ducats

You pay nothin at the gate

You escape to the sounds

of a cold crush tape

In your back pocket

Rap is always clocked then

Jump on the realistic mic then rock it

No clock don't stop

until mother nature says

No conflict between

usual knuckleheads

That didn't affect

the morale of the crowd

Just those kids

pumped the set up loud

Nowadays

Our appearance is a big part of it

Everybody wants a mr

T starter kit

Hip hop has always

been you have a beef

With another man step to him

And throw ya hands

Come back and dance to the rhythm

Of a james brown beat and keep it street

Children grow and women produce

And men go work and some go steal it

Children

Children grow and

Children

In nineteen ninety you will

get another treat

That's harder than concrete

Unique don't compete

Lyrical format uses

your rep as a doormat

You shoulda come sooner

if you wanted to kick a rumor

Never try to jest unless

you like your flesh

All scarred

Ripped and done hard

Cause kid you don't realize

That in my part of town

You'll get killed

if you wanna act a clown

Grab your heart

Play your part and pledge allegiance

School's in

So let's begin

Your first readings

Open your book

Here's a number two pencil

Feel the vibe of a chubb instrumental

No pop tunes only rough street beats

You can sample

butt snagger mick jagger

I'll stay with my crates

and make dome beats

And I'll keep it

Definitely keep it street

Peace