Those Were The Days
The Genius Lyrics

Those were the days, back in Junior High
Reminiscing about the good old days during his Junior High school years

For an 8th grader, my style was kinda fly
Even at a young age, the rapper had a good sense of fashion

And just to prove I was an MC Pro
The rapper had a strong desire to prove himself as a professional MC

I often sponsored a classroom show
He would organize and sponsor a show in his classroom

And the hype part of my imagination
His imagination would feed his enthusiasm for hip hop music

Was making my homeroom a hip hop station
He envisioned and turned his homeroom into a hip hop station

Minutes before the late bell would ring
He would start his performances just before the late bell

I would greet the audience and then I'll swing
He would acknowledge and greet the crowd before he started rapping

A lyric or two as the students barked
The students would show their enthusiasm by barking after he delivered his first few lines

Because my rhymes had sparked
His rhymes were so good that they ignited excitement in the classroom

Off something causing the class to mingle
His rapping skills were so magnetic that they brought the whole class together

To a rhythm which is now a 12" single
The rhythm that he used in his performances has now become a 12" single

Letting off many styles of hip hop
He would perform various styles of hip hop music

Holding the mic that I made in wood shop
He made his own microphone in wood shop

Forget gold, my key chain was a cable
He didn't care about gold, his prized possession was his cable keychain

Two math textbooks were turntables
He used two math textbooks as his turntables

And for a mixer, something much cooler
Instead of a traditional mixer, he used a penny on a ruler to do crossfading

A penny being cross faded on a ruler
He used a penny on a ruler to do crossfading

Measuring dope beats that were flexed
He would measure dope beats that were flexed

From hands that played a drum roll on a desk
He would use the beat created by someone playing a drum roll on a desk

From my home girl, her name, fly as Emory
He had a friend in school with the nickname Emory

Sweet memory
All these experiences are now sweet memories for him

I remember sitting in my art class
He remembers sitting in his art class

Drawing up lyrics kinda fast
He would quickly write down lyrics during his art class

The outcome, a masterpiece
His efforts yielded a masterpiece of lyrics

Live shows with hyped up rhymes released
His performances had everyone excited and hyped up

As if lyrics were flowing from the heavens above
It felt like he was inspired by a divine source to create such great lyrics

I'll grab a mic and provoke a push to a shove
He would take the mic and encourage everyone to push and shove

From boys and girls who broke necks to see
Everyone, especially boys and girls, would crane their necks to watch him perform

The lyrics G.O.D.
He was viewed as a god-like figure by his fans because of his great lyrics

Now it's high school, lunch room's the scene
He had now moved on to high school and the lunch room was his new performing stage

And I'm ready to flip the routing
He was ready to switch up the routines and try something new

In the cafeteria, period three
He would perform in the cafeteria during third period

And here I come with the JVC
He brought his JVC equipment to entertain the crowd

I go in my pocket and pull out a mic
He took out his microphone from his pocket

Plug it in, check one-two...alright
He checked to ensure that the equipment was working well before starting his performance

Now who want to show and prove their MC skills?
He invited anyone who wanted to show off their MC skills

A brother stepped forward and tried to get ill
Someone took up his challenge and attempted to prove their MC skills

But when it came time to live out his name
The other MC wasn't able to match up to his own hype

He kicked rhymes that all sounded the same
The other MC's rhymes were all uninspired and monotonous

But I did him in with a matter of time
In a short period of time, he was able to outdo the other MC

And he was done with one victorious rhyme
With just one great rhyme, he was able to prove himself as the better MC

He was shocked because he knew he was rocked
The other MC was surprised that he had lost to the rapper

Along with his classmates from off his block
The other MC's classmates were also shocked at his defeat

YO!, I'm telling you, I flipped his whole crew
He completely outperformed the other MC and his entire crew

One against one or one against two
He was able to defeat MCs even when they ganged up against him

Or three or four brothers who swore they can rhyme
Even when three or four others claimed that they could outdo him, he was able to outperform them

Battled me and got taken out every time
No matter who tried to go up against him, he was always able to take them out

From my style and my dope profile
He had a unique style and a cool profile that set him apart from other MCs

Plus the period of time that I rocked for awhile
His success was also due to the amount of time and effort he put into his craft

As a motivated, dominated supreme force
He was a highly motivated and dominating MC

Cultivated, activated cream and source
He has cultivated and activated the best cream and source of music

The wise educated and born to be
He was born with the wisdom and education necessary to become a successful MC

The one who would flip an MC
He was known as the one who could defeat any MC who challenged him

Those were the days
He looks back nostalgically at those days when he was a highly successful MC in school