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I was bigging up others spit
Way before I even wrote a damn verse
Got served like Sampras
My life was in for change
Like a hand in a damn purse
BVK even Funny Kaap
POC and Black Noise had b-boys
So I was kapping art
And nah I didnt enter
But went to Battle of the Years
At the Goodhope Centre
There I saw Max Normal
Tracks more ill than the shit I hear today
Now rap's awful
Got Perspektif at Zula
Who would've thought he'd mix my first album
A real true old school bra
Many veterans met
Legendary sets Falko Azuhl Eazy
Classic times like Mercury steps
Had to call an assembly
Pyrex racked venues packed
Like stadiums like cup vinyls at Wembley

We constantly hear people talking
About what they don't like
We need more people that are proactive
And loud about what is right
For the industry
You know
To celebrate artists that
Are actually doing good things
And making good moves and things like that
So angles like that work well
We need the fans back you know what I'm saying
And we need to be fans first

Too many MCs not enough mics
Like too many entjies not enough light
Acknowledge the ones that standout though
No handouts but still kills a packed out show
Makes me think of my broe Linkris
Professionally handles business
And when on a stage a true lyricist
I remember 08' Raak Wys
Seth Grey on beat
Truly one of the greats
And yeah De La Soul mattered
But back then I was on that Kuila Stones battles

We constantly hear people talking
About what they don't like
We need more people thats proactive
And loud about what is right
For the industry
You know
To celebrate artists that
Are actually doing good things
And making good moves and things like that
So angles like that work well
We need the fans back you know what Im saying
And we need to be fans first

I remember Riaan at Boogaloos
With Benny on the the floor
Type of b-boys that wouldn't lose
Benny and Jed in the two on twos
If you wanted to test they would have to abuse your crew
And I've always been a boom bap man
Age 20 blessed with a folder of Boesmankamp
When they pulled through they were a baanslag
Classic shit like Leagan Davids on slaan 8
Respect to Shaheen and Big Dre
For the bricks laid
My heads been warm since 11th grade

We constantly hear people talking
About what they don't like
We need more people thats proactive
And loud about what is right
For the industry
You know
To celebrate artists that
Are actually doing good things
And making good moves and things like that
So angles like that work well
We need the fans back you know what I'm saying
And we need to be fans first
First and foremost

Awe man there are too many of my influences to mention
But much respect to those
Who stay true to the South African
Hip Hop scene past and present
And big ups for keeping the fire alive
We'll definitely do what it
Takes to keep the flame burning
We are Hip Hop's oxygen