Evolution from Main Ingredient by D.E.C. & MC T

The question remains. Whuss goin on wit Hip-Hop nowadayz
Rap artists don’ appreciate them Cultural thangs
Them youngbloodz gittin played by the A&Rs n’labels
Sign a contract, cuz yo check iz onna table…
N they do! Wishin on a supastar moment
But this swag shit got’em so blind - dey be far from it
I can try to put maselv in oldtimers boots
Way back inna dayz when oldskool had a juice
MCz… dey used to have talent n style
Had a fresh rhyme dat’ make the crowd goin’ wild
At tha club, at the park, (inna) mornin’ whether afterdark
Onna beatbox, acapella, unplugged.
Dey started to put alotta work in a musik
To make it so original n’ bring sumthin’ new to it
Dey kept on movin’ so tha fresh became fat
Juice became a flava, and a freestyle became rap
The same time when a trueskool wuz forming
industry starts to snatchin’ representativez off the corners
ceremonymastaz turning to a product
studio producers make’em look like dey all brothers
Word to mutha, flow n’skillz ain’ even matter
the bigga the swagga the betta the rapper - so whuteva!
And whut We have at the end of a Golden Age
Lab digital rappers hu neva saw a stage?
Whutta shame! This music be losin MCz
Evolution u’ll say, but do we need it like this?

Think about it… do we really need it like this?

• Hip-Hop/Rap
• boombap
• classic hiphop
• conscious hip hop
• hip hop
• rap
• United States