i rememba when fades used ta be in/
niggas chilled on da rooftops of da buildins they used ta be in/
ford expedition used ta cruise like da wind/
play a Jodeci song, makin gurls give up they v, and lose it again/
Kings Plaza was a must if u was tryna meet a shawtie/
Astro Land too, gurls ta bag, future tales, so u seein stories/
Twin Towers was still around, look up u seein stories/
everybodie repeat da hooks ta Jay-Z and Biggie Songs/
it was easy ta get fly, harder ta get s***ty dawg/
every movie that came out guaranteed ta be a classic/
lined up 4 The Bodyguard, Men In Black and Hercules, u see da masses/
but its cool, take ya gurl ta a restaurant after school, even if its pizza, grab it/
niggas used ta ride they lil sistas bikes, that used ta be gangsta/
blocc parties was poppin, till dem shots poppin and moved in were da gangstas/
rap battles took place in da cafeteria/
16 bars 4 hip hop, i wud marry ya/
but hold on, maybe 32, if its my babie that u carryin/
Snoop and the Dogg Pound was da s***, but East Coast was mad at 'em/
Tupac, the only real gangsta, and the Hughes Brothers tried ta cancel him/
deaths of him and B.I.G./
would mark a shaky presence, in da streets/
cant rememba da last time death been so deep/
but conrows and braids used ta be in/
leave wit ya squad in a cinema when a movie wud end/
all u knew about was Nike Airs n Jordan, niggas used ta, shoot G's for dem/
shows like Fresh Prince and Martin ruled da, television/
people complainin bout content, u cud, tell they bitchin/
everybodie wanted ta be wit da in crew, but u cudnt, tell wuts fiction/
everybodie copped da Nintendo 64 afta school or for, Christmas/
on a hot sunny day, round ice cream truccs was da, bitches/
well, playin jump rope, hop scotch n football were da children/
sippin a drink, on a fold up chair they sittin/
35 jus ta stretch da limit/
Jordan said fucc u ta da laws of gravity n stretched da limit/
damn i miss da 90's, make way for the 2000's, but dose years was da, best for livin'/
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