Flashbacks
Mr. Short Khop Lyrics

Rock Steady was a B-boy crew, but to me it's all about hip hop,
Rock Steady was originally a B-boy crew, however, for me, it is purely about hip hop now.

So, rock steady is a hip hop crew now. Its about all four elements, And we represent those lovely, sratch pickers, arsonists,
That is right! Rock Steady is purely about hip hop now, and all four elements of hip hop are represented. Plus, we have DJs, emcees, and graffiti artists like East and Zero T.

All the b-boys that are down with us, the b-girls, we have some dope B-girls, and you know, we got graf artists like East and Zero T,
All b-boys who collaborate with us, even the b-girls who are a part of our team along with some talented graffiti artists like East and Zero T.

Its just straight up on skills, this is Crazy Legs from the Rock Steady Crew, I'm out
Skill is the only thing that counts, as for me (Crazy Legs) from the Rock Steady Crew, am out.

Hip-Hop was breaking, spray paintin' full train cars
Hip-hop spread its influence through breaking and painting full train cars with spray cans.

DJ's cutting emcess presents the ghetto stars
The present ghetto stars were introduced by DJs cutting and breaking emcees.

I was the skinny shorty wop, with the bop in my step
When I was young, I was a slim kid known as 'shorty wop' who danced the boogie.

Shams the bear and teloids, playboys and I was set
I was part of the group consisting of Shams the bear, teloids, and playboys.

Running through the streets of the boogie with a bang Pops was kinda strict, so at times I couldn't hang
I roamed the streets while boogieing with great enthusiasm, but my dad was a bit stern and didn't like me hanging out with my friends at times.

But whateva the case, I stuck close to my hip-hop Somethin' in my soul just kept that, on lock
Regardless of what happened, my love for hip-hop never wavered, and it was always on my mind.

And oppurtunity never knocked, but we was still open Saying ish like fresh, like def (dope in)
Even though opportunities never came our way, we used to describe things as fresh or dope.

And crack was on the corner rumblin' the dry goods With something I decided never to persue in my hood
Although crack cocaine was easily accessible at the corner, I made a conscious decision to never pursue drugs.

I was, too busy in the middle of the streets playing skelly With Ray and Big Lou, listenin' to Flash and Melly
I was too busy playing skelly in the street with Ray and Big Lou, while listening to Flash and Melly.

And rockin' block parties, seemed to be my route But I had to give that up, they always ended in shoot outs
My path seemed to lead to block parties, but I had to give up due to the prevalent shootings happening in such events.

Hip-Hop was rhyming, hard timin', radio hits No dats, so the D.J's was still in the mix
The hard rhymes, radio hits, and no digital audio tapes (DATs) kept DJs playing an important role in hip hop.

Grafitti and breaking took a back seat Cuz the A&R's couldn't figure how to make they ends meet
Graffiti and breaking were put on the back burner as the Artists and Repertoire (A&R) departments could not find a way to make them match their needs.

I was the high school rapper to the girls in the hall While my nigga Clarence Greer was slammin' with a basketball
I was known as the high school rapper who could impress the girls in the hallways, while my friend Clarence Greer was busy showing off his skills in basketball.

Tune my radio on a saturday night Daydreamin' 'bout grippin' mikes and being in the spotlight
I used to tune in to the radio on Saturday nights, daydreaming about holding microphones and being in the spotlight.

Fat rope chains in a pair of A.J's in the p.j's frontin' like I had status (what) who's the baddest?
I used to wear fat rope chains and AJ's in the pajamas, pretending to be someone important. That said, who is the baddest?

The brotha on swinten ave, though fresh out the lab You just couldn't tell Q-Unique what he couldn't have
Q-Unique, fresh out of the lab, was an ambitious person who couldn't be told he couldn't have anything by anyone, especially the brother on Swinten Ave.

It all started in Bushwick, defacin' the community Around the way, all you saw was nothin' but graffiti
Everything started in Bushwick when their community was defaced. Graffiti was everywhere one looked around the place.

As a shorty I was poppin' never could I ever stand still Always battlin' cuz it was all about the skills
As a child, I was always dancing and could never stand still. Battling others because it was about proving our skills.

Never learned windmills, but my boogie took me places When I started emceeing, I kept it fat like my laces
I never learned windmills, but my dancing ability took me to great places. When I began emceeing, I chose to use my flow to make my presence noticeable.

Wrestlin' was the bomb, kept me from doing my homework Radio was my thing, when red alert went bezerk
Wrestling was great, it kept me from completing my homework. Radio was my thing, especially when Red Alert went mad.

[Chorus] 4x's Yes yes y'all, let me get some Cuz we, never forgot where we came from
The chorus is repeated four times. Yes, yes, y'all, let me get some because we never forgot our roots and where we came from.