Keep it Street

[Chubb Rock]<br>Yo, keep in the street let the groove stay rough<br>Rougher than rough, ignorance is enough<br>on the media tip, so that the read must grip<br>on reality, don`t let `em gas up your mentality<br>This style started from the essence<br>Not the magazine, Maybeline Cold Cream Afro-Sheen tip<br>Comin deep into the soul cause I mean it<br>Disciples of pop want to redeem it - nope<br>I don`t know why, why is that<br>why must I, chase the cat?<br>Nothin but the dog, in me<br>Continue you just gonna, fall in the<br>midst of a hip-hop blitz with a trip<br>back to the batter to the Gladys of the Pi-dup<br>Watch me ri-dup, all<br>type of TV screens movie type scenes<br>Just like blues, hip-hop paid dues<br>Dues can be recouped if you act souped<br>Makin pop beats, so keep it street<br><br>[Chubb Rock]<br>Block party, nineteen-eighty-one<br>People havin fun, no one with a gun<br>No ducats, you pay nothin at the gate<br>You escape to the sounds of a Cold Crush tape<br>In your back pocket, rap is always clocked then<br>jump on the Realistic mic then rock it<br>No clock don`t stop until mother nature says<br>No conflict between usual knuckleheads<br>That didn`t affect the morale of the crowd<br>Just those kids pumped the set up loud<br>Nowadays, our appearance is a big part of it<br>Everybody wants a Mr. T starter kit<br>Hip-Hop has always been you have a beef<br>with another man step to him, and throw ya hands<br>Come back and dance to the rhythm<br>of a James Brown beat - and keep it street<br><br> "Children grow and women produce<br> and men go work and some go steal it!"<br> "Children.. children grow and..<br> children.."<br><br>[Chubb Rock]<br>In nineteen-ninety you will get another treat<br>that`s harder than concrete, unique don`t compete<br>Lyrical format uses your rep as a doormat<br>You shoulda come sooner if you wanted to kick a rumor<br>Never try to jest unless you like your flesh<br>all scarred, ripped and done hard<br>Cause kid you don`t realize, that in my part of town<br>You`ll get killed if you wanna act a clown<br>Grab your heart, play your part and pledge allegiance<br>School`s in, so let`s begin, your first readings<br>Open your book, here`s a number two pencil<br>Feel the vibe of a Chubb instrumental<br>No pop tunes only rough street beats<br>You can sample butt-snagger Mick Jagger<br>I`ll stay with my crates and make dope beats<br>and I`ll keep it, definitely keep it street<br>Peace!