In Tha Beginning... There Was Rap

Yo dis from the old school<br>Ha ha, ha hah<br>Ha ha, check it out<br><br>One two three (who be the top MC, it`s the K) to the U-R, U-P to the T<br>(And me, the capital D-the-A-the-Z<br>The a.k.a., the D-to-P-to-G)<br>And we, Tha D-to-the-O-to-the-G-to-the-G<br>(To the P-O, U-N to the D)<br>It`s time D (to rip the M-the-I-the-C)<br>So knick knack patty wack give a Dogg a bone<br>Yo E, I pass D the microphone<br>(Nah cuz) Why D? (To each his own<br>So knick knack patty wack give a Dogg a bone<br>Aiyyo, I pass Kurupt the microphone)<br><br>It`s me, yes the gangbang warrior<br>who loves rappin, and to it I stay loyal<br>Yo I can`t tell, our ride will stop in Drexel<br>We dwell in the garbage between blazin cell<br>Let`s start with your heart (your heart)<br>You ain`t got the heart for rappin, you can`t adapt to transcations<br>But me, I know the way it should be<br>to flow slow, like me and D-A-Z<br>And after that, we`ll blaze a fat sack<br>Dogg Pound Gangstaz, cool cool cool cats<br>like a jazz player or someone on the accordian<br>Producin crazy hits and, move the whole audience<br>Aim the tip, to show you how to tip<br>MC`s in half, load the clip and do a hit<br>Me, K-U-R-U-P-T, I come equipped<br>Heavy ammunition, so I don`t have to trip<br>so listen, to this Thunderdome session<br>The way I drop it, it`s Kurupt with no question<br><br>(So knick knack patty wack give a Dogg a bone<br>Aiyyo loc, I pass Kurupt the microphone)<br>Nah cuz (Why is that?) To each his own<br>So knick knack patty wack give a Dogg a bone<br>Check it cuz, I pass Daz the microphone<br><br>As I take the spot, with my madd Dogg wear<br>I start to floss on em, and throw my set in the air<br>But the older I get, the mo` ass I kick<br>Usin my rap G style with the gangbang twist<br>of the big chronic spliff then I take a hit<br>It`s like give it up, on the jack move tip<br>Cause after bass thumps you can feel the beat<br>You dropped your car down, and disappear in the street<br>Because a night rapper, tried to steal the funk<br>But the buck stop here, cuz I`ma let you know<br>No swingin, no knuckles, strictly M.O.<br>Cause as I rush, crush bust, and dust<br>a sucker new jack, with no if`s and`s or but`s<br>You can roll with the sucker ducks or roll with us<br>I push the Coupe (I stole a Benz) You roll with us<br>get out the way homey, and prepare to bust<br>But in the act of war, if he refuse to let up<br>you be the wannabe, gonna be, soon to be whatever<br>What`s clever in any type of weather<br>Cuz two birds of a feather, always flock together<br>So knick knack patty wack, give a Dogg a bone<br>`Rupt (I pass) Ha hah, I pass you the semi chrome<br><br>So knick knack patty wack, give a Dogg a chrome<br>automato`, with the Teflon tone<br><br>Yeah, check it...<br><br>Yeah... give it up for the E-P, knahmean?<br>EPMD, yeah and the D-P-G, live and direct<br>My nigga E man<br>Came with the beat, that`s so sweet<br>Dogg Pound Gangstaz, aiyyo<br>Uhh, my nigga Mark<br>We keep it hot...<br>Dogg Pound Gangstaz, torch the whole spot<br>Yo, without the cock<br>Cause everybody drop, we blaze the whole spot<br>What...<br><br>Yeah, my nigga Stop, Rex, Kurupt, knahmsayin<br>D-P, for life<br>Like Mack 10 nigga, Foe Life!<br>My nigga Daz, Snoop<br>It`s Dogg Pound Gangstaz for life nigga<br>Yeah, Nate Dogg, doin that shit<br>Yeah, aight?<br>Dogg Pound!!!