Royce Da 5'9" - Back in the Day lyrics

[Hook] Back in the day, rappin was a way Of life then became the price that we pay A lot of people say they liked it in the days Of the plain old mics and stage before it changed [Verse 1] Enter the new wave of the MC Who traded his dookie chain in for the latest invention Like the pager that since then became the two-way That hangs from the pants of the man of the new day (yeah) Due to the pop radio play on the norm is debatable To any song that he do, probably gon' do somethin On a stage with a goon walkin up on him (yeah) He came a long way from the boombox on the corner (yeah!) Plus he quick to mention the Midwest Little bit of Twist', little bit of West Mixed with a little East coast mixed with a switch of that FLOW! From stuffin them tapes with the paper to record To discussin how major the paper cause the way he records From the kick in the trunk, to wishin He can put out a hit, to puttin out hits on punk n***as Who get away with singin over they whole RAPS That's why he spit like he been here befo', a throw-BACK goin [Hook] - 2X [Verse 2] Enter the new world of producin a new gimmick The future depends on you if you sterile What you sold is your soul - to get back in mind As you watch the climate of rap that's supposed to be cold, get hot The road traveled is lapped time and again Though common I watched it go from gold to platinum to diamond I watched watches go from silver to gold To the back road of behind the platinum and diamonds Flow thrown like quarterbacks to bomb me Go like a motor, crawl and I'm goin like BRRRAT when I'm rhymin And I ain't tryin to look back at my prime when I shine To say I was one of the best, after retirin My mind is amazin, findin my way Around problems, I'm kinda shy in a way It's a whole lot I ain't say, like I honestly think I'm in the game that any of these days I'mma be king (yeah) Most likely the flow like he LeBron James (yeah) Some time and a condom away, from yo' wifey (yeah) Those waitin they time with me who don't like me I pay you no mind like there ain't no line behind me From the same line as Kanye, most likely To be most liked and I ain't gotta gloat lightly Your whole staff's around, I'mma go laps around you Comin from goin back where they found you [Hook] - 2X