It all started back when I was just a youngen

Twelve years old mother goose Paul Bunyan

When sugarhill hit the scene with King TimWithin a matter of days I′m spitting just like them

Still wasn't ready for parks and no demo′s

Nah and no dollar signs and no limos

Til Flash and the Furious Five hit the beats

From Busy Bee to Moe Dee and of course Spooner G

Melle Mel brought the conscious to rap

And Tla Rock boom bap was at the end of the track

The Fat Boys made us laugh because they were fat

This is way before Biggie's where brookyn at

Jimmy Spicer had the super rhymes Kurtis Blow had the christmas lines

Grand Master Caz one of the greatest minds legends of the century

Your not forgotten thanks for memories c'mon

I wanna thank you and you and you and you and you and you

Thanks for the memories

And you I wanna thank you too

And you and you and you and you

And you and you Thanks for

The memories

Def Jam in the house with RunDmc

Stutter played the role as Run

And I′m the one who couldn′t

See

And Kike played J cause we knew we needed three

Now RunDmc was the group we try and be

From the streets this brother name Mikey Dee influence me

Meet him once his tapes taught me how to M.C

The Parker Brothers Kevy Kev that's my man B

From D.J. Swan and Kid Flash that′s my family

Then LL hit the streets dudes killing it

With so much energy that Kangol I'm feeling it

Mass appealing the mass stealing it

Graffiti rock the inner city kids is building it

From Marly Marl Mr. Magic and Shan

From the Cold Crush Brothers to the Wu Tang Clan

Clap your hands legends of the century

Your not forgotten thanks for the memories c′mon

I wanna thank you and you and you and you and you and you

Thanks for the memories can't forget about you

Can′t forget about you neither

And you and you and you and you Thanks for the memories

G rap laid it down in a way I can't explain

With another great rapper name Big Daddy Kane

We all glad they came taking nothing away from them

But the number one MC might be the god Rakim

Check out my melody and follow the leader

If rap was a the Yankees Rakim

Is Derek Jeter

If rap was a child this is what I would feed her

Then nurture her with legends

And tell her how much we need her

Protect her so no one can defeat her

With this garbage now

I missed the days the Nas and KRS sound

I missed the days when rappers didn't gun you down

I missed the days when we battled in them playgrounds

I missed the crowds the cheers the boos

The rap supremacy the ah′s the ouu′s

Zap with energy to all the legends of the century

Thanks for the memories c'mon

I wanna thank you again I wanna thank you

And you and you Thanks for the memories

And you and you and you and you and you and you

Thanks for the memories yeah cmon