[ VERSE 1: El Da Sensei (& DJ Kaos) ]
Aight little man, let me tell you 'bout the days
When your favorite MC's had no major airplay (What?)
No video, car, crib or large deals (Huh?)

Only a single got you city-wide appeal (Damn!)
Showin your skill upon the mic, originality was key
And the law was not to bite in the highest degree (I hear that)
Plus you had to battle cats for respect
(Like Moe Dee, Busy Bee, MC Shan and KRS?)
Yeah kid, it goes deeper but you get the picture
You had to have lyrics and plus hot beats to get the mixture
As always you had to have the ill DJ
Technician with precision, switch the fader all day
A must to have these additives to smash and battle kids
(Well yo, that's like today's cats?) Nah, that's a negative
Today's MC's don't possess these qualities
So I put you to the test on this musical quest

[ El ]
What's the question?
[ Kaos ]
What made the music change through the time?
[ El ]
What's the answer?
They started gettin paid to rhyme
[ El ]
What's the question?
[ Kaos ]
What happened to the culture as a whole?
[ El ]
What's the answer?
Too many MC's sold their soul
[ El ]
What's the question?
[ Kaos ]
What happened to the MC's from the past?
[ El ]
What's the answer?
Not enough