Mix Tapes (album version)

Where is that shit? I know it's on one of these tapes On the bus, rollin to the crib I would get dibs on the seat with my man OJ And rock beats from LaMerte, Park to 81st When I, got home, this was first I plugged the headphones in, then catch the break Fourteen with the system, I was like great On the, turntables, I turned labels Back and forth then pushed stop on the tape Then down the street, to 81st, place the kid With the fat face with the fat case for sale Ten dollars, if you was known I put the turntable down for the microphone I used to sell, mix tapes, but now I'm an MC I got the rhymes and beats, I used to rock them tapes I used to sell, mix tapes, but now I'm an MC I got the rhymes and beats, I used to rock them tapes Back up at World O' Wheels with the rap contest I used to try and get mine cause I thought I was fresh I liked LL and Shan with my Roxanne rhyme It might sound wack but it was dope at the time Then it progressed with styles of the I-Fresh MC's like Ganjah K and the rest Post Meter, with the pause mix cut Rockin Southwest College tearin it up Money, really wasn't part of the rap Paid, was havin people start to clap Gettin ready for the break, your heart starts to race You was hyped, cause I could see it on your face Yes yes, the beat is like fresh Plus we had the moves, that make the party move And those were the dues, without makin papes Damn I should go back, to sellin mix tapes I used to sell, mix tapes, but now I'm an MC I got the rhymes and beats, I used to rock them tapes I used to sell, mix tapes, but now I'm an MC I got the rhymes and beats, I used to rock them tapes One to the two, four and eight Hit the rewind and move and turn the black plate Get you a tape, watch the crew wreck and Spin the vinyl til it melt and get a phat new cassette Across the West y'all Spin around with the sound and get choice While the clear voice rock from the ground Stereo, it's all in the jam Plus tricks that fixes styles through mixes If you're soft, beginning to end, you can't win Let the DJ freak pause then run it again While you're listening to the hit, it's nice can't you tell That the two are steady bringin till we swell I used to sell, mix tapes, but now I'm an MC I got the rhymes and beats, I used to rock them tapes I used to sell, mix tapes, but now I'm an MC I got the rhymes and beats, I used to rock them tapes "Pull the new school tape from out my rag" "Man I, man I, quit sellin (tapes) Yo what's up? I just wanted to give a shout out To all of those who was down back there when I started Back in eighty-four and eighty-five Yo I want to give a shout out to my man Yusef Afloat To my man Ganjah K, Aceyalone, J-Sumbi, we out