It really near its likeOf 100% is 98%Good jobe my DJ

[2Pac:]Here we go; we gonna send this one out to the old schoolAll these motherfuckers in the Bronx, and Brooklyn, and Staten IslandQueens, and all the motherfuckers that laid it down, the foundationYa know what I'm saying? Nothing but love for the old schoolThat's who were going do this one for, ya feel me?[Grand Puba sample:]"What more could I say? I wouldn't be here todayIf the old school didn't pave the way."[5x][2Pac:]I remember Mr. Magic, FLASH, Grandmaster CazLL, Raising Hell, but, that didn't lastEric B. & Rakim was, the shit to meI flip to see a Doug E. Fresh show, with Ricky Dand Red Alert was puttin in work, with Chuck ChillHad my homies on the hill getting ill, when shit was realWent out to steal. Remember Raw, with Daddy Kane?!when De La Soul was puttin Potholes in the gameI can't explain how it was, Whodinihad me puffin on that Buddha gettin buzzed, cause there I wasThem block parties in the projects, and on my blockYou diggy don't stop, sippin on that Private StockThrough my speaker Queen Latifah, and MC LyteListen to Treach, KRS to get me through the nightWith T La Rock and Mantronix, to StetsasonicRemember "Push It" was the bomb shit, nuttin like the old school[Grand Puba sample:]"What more could I say? I wouldn't be here todayIf the old school didn't pave the way."[2Pac:]I had, Shell Toes, and BVD'sA killer crease inside my Lee's when I hit the streetsI'm playing skelly, Ringolevio, or catch a kissBefore the homies in my hood learned to smack a bitchI remember. Way back, the weak weed they hadToo many seeds in the trey bagI'm on the train headin uptown, freestylingWith some wild kids from Bucktown, profilingCus the hoochies was starin, thinking, "What them niggas wearing?"I'm wondering if that's her hair, I rememberStickball, humpin hoochies on the wallOr taking leaks on the steps, stinking up the hallThrough my childhood, wild as a juvenileA young nigga tryin to stay away from Rikers IsleMe and my homies breakin nights, tryin to keep it trueOut on the roof sipping 90 proof, ain't nuttin like the old school[Grand Puba sample:]"What more could I say? I wouldn't be here todayIf the old school didn't pave the way."[2Pac:]Remember popping and locking to Kurtis Blow, the name beltsAnd Scott LaRock the Super Ho back in Latin QuartersWhen Slick Rick was spittin La Di Da DiGaming the hoochies at the neighborhood block partiesI remember, breakdancing to Melle MelJekyll and Hyde, LL when he Rocks the BellsForget the TV, I'd rather hit the streets and do graffitiBe careful don't let the transit cops see meIt ain't nothing like the old school![Grand Puba sample:]"What more could I say? I wouldn't be here todayIf the old school didn't pave the way."[2Pac:]Haha, on the real thoughRemember seeing Brooklyn go crazy up in the motherfucking party?Remember motherfuckers used to go, "Is Brooklyn in the house?"And motherfuckers would lose they God Damn Mind!That's the old school to me; that's what I'm sayin (Super, Sperm)I remember goin places that motherfuckers was scared to saythey was from anywhere but Brooklyn; that shit was the bombBack in the motherfucking old school niggaRemember skelly nigga? Knocking niggas out the box, popping boxes?Remember stickball? Member niggas to run that shit like that?Remember the block-- 'Member screaming up at your moms from the window?(LL Cool J is hard as HELL...)The ice cream truck, remember all the mother--'Member the Italian Ices, yo? Yo, remember the Italian Ices?!The Spanish Niggas comin' down with the coconut ices and shit?I came through the door, said it beforeThat was the SHIT!

2pac Harlem legend 1st King of new york.

I like this version more than the og w those random breakdowns in it. This way makes it more smooth. Less diverse. But just better for me. 👍🎵🎵Never take this down bro. I'll be heated. Lol Listened to this about 200 times by now.

Ain’t nothin like the old school

Nuthin but loooove.

the instrumental's lyrics are correct. the old school paved the way for my university, and many other things that are around today because of the old school things paving the way for a brighter future for the later years

I studied the whole entire genre and art of Hip HopIts roots started from the New York burrough, in South BronxIt wasn't just rapping, freestyling, and poems being spitHip Hop always had dance, and it started from politicsLets take it back to 79, 38 years of the rap gameUp to 89, the 80s, Hip Hop's very first decadeThe 80s kicked off by the Sugar Hill Gang, back then they were real hotThen came African Bambatta, as they came and made the Planet RockThen Kurtis Blow put on a show, and then Grandmaster Flash gave us The MessageTo the rap game, and we all learned the lessonOn and popping at his best, you had LL Cool J in the eastNow we hip hopping to the west, when you had Ice-TAnd the rap game was runned by Run D.M.C., running Hip HopThey told us to Walk This Way, and they started Hip RockHip hop and Rock, hip hop was dominated by blacks back then stillThen came a group of white boys, who were beast and really illThey needed a License to be ill, as they made a place into Hip Hop's residenceThe OG lyricist and G.O.A.T. MC,Rakim , along with Eric B, and were Paid in Full with Dead PresidentsThen came the Public Enemy, Chuck D, who started political rapYou can try and Fight their Power, but It Takes a Nation to Hold them BackThen Boogie Down Productions and KRS-1 came in the rap game stompingSome Negroes With Attitudes came in the rap game, coming Straight Out of ComptonYou had Dougie Fresh introduce beat boxing into the rap gameSlick Rick had the best story telling, Kool Rap really had rap gamethen rap was ruled by Big Daddy Kane, Long Live the KaneThe late 80s came, which was the start of Hip Hop's Golden AgeHonarable mentions, femcees such as Roxxane and Mc Lyte kept rap going like a bulletThen Salt N Peppa shook up the rap game, as they continued to Push itThen Biz Markie and The Fresh Prince made the final Hip Hop Hits and,Hip Hop was still in its Golden Age, but thats how the first decade ended

Almost man. missing a few instruments. what a shame the rest is good.

Could you gimme Young Niggaz?

let me get a copy of this beat

so close but na. respect the effort tho

this sounds like a beat, that would be on illmatic

que dice la voz

what more can I say?

what more can I say I wouldn't be here today if the oldschool didn't pave the way,...but i got a lot of things to sayfirst off, fuck gayscan't stand their ugly ass faceand I bet a lot of dicks have been to that placeand umm.. reincarnate

you should do "only fear of death"

All the download links are dead. :(

I wouldn't be here today if my grandfather didn't pave the way

right answer!!!

has anyone else been searching for this original song and only found shitty remixes?

What more can I say?

Where are the lyrics to go with this son??

epmd came along for the thrills,sendin' chills to white society,beastie was makin' noise quietly,can't forget about whodini,friends only want ya for dividends,imma keep reppin' the old til the end of time,fool ain't nothin but the old school

grandmaster flash was droppin' a message,to the ears of the ghetto,i couldnt let go,cuz it was keepin' me goin' down under,sounds of thunder funk force,lookin' at source heavy d,and public enemy,was reachin' out to thee,through mellow beats,ll was rockin the bells,eric b and rakim was deliverin' the mail,lyrics were cold as hell,nwa came along added more fire to the bale,run dmc had all the epitome,uh big daddy kane wasn't half steppin',biz markie keep preepin',up crazy beat boxin' skills,then

i remember sugar hill gang,spreadin' rapper delight,then i was just a little kid whole wanna get in the spotlight,sight was on kurtis blow,throwin' mad verses at the show,high as fuck then along came the beatboxin' fat boys,in jail cuz we failed,yea that was crazy but then there was a new style that phased me,it was some ladies,by the name of salt n peppa,mc lyte queen latifah bringin' back power to our black women,cuz they felt left no doubt,the old school is back to rule,jamaica funk tom brown

what about the trumpet??

thanks this made my beat

1994 not 1995

i made a song to this beat

you saved my life

The good die young NO doubt

can u remake the fuck the world instrumental, its for a friendthanks DJCVince

what did u use for that nice sick at 1:06?

This is the shit!!!

i LOVE 'Pac.. Love this song! Nice instrumental!! Thanks for posting this!