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[Announcer] 

Many, many moons ago 

Jurassic 5 

Began their quest 

To put real hip hop on the radio 

[Akil] 

Now here's a little story that must be heard 

About the brother with the word sounds so superb 

It started way back with these emcees 

Now here's a little somethin on the history 

[Zaakir] 

I'm a H-I-P H-O-P H-E-A-D, 

been since one-nine-eight-three 

R to the A-P-P-I-N 

Eighty-four was the year I picked up the pen 

At the same time breakin tryin' to come on in 

But I was already in since way back when 

One-nine-seven-five, the saga began 

R to the O-B-O-T-I-N 

Eighty-one I was P-O-P-P-I-N 

One-nine-eighty-two D-J-in 

Eighty-three it was all about Run-DMC man 

A game nigger taught me how to break dance then 

The same year I picked up the pen 

And wrote my first rhyme and got that feelin' 

And now I'm here in the flesh still dope still death 

Tryin' to get my song (rockin' on the radio) 

[Chorus] 

The summertime yo we would hang out 

And talk about the new jam that came out 

And from the way the beat was laid out 

And all the emcees had turned the place out 

And we would say our rhymes to the beat 

Right but we never indulged in the street 

Life and now we all good to go 

J5 is rockin' on the radio 

[Akil] 

Yo, I was an inner-city nigga in my room I'd sit 

Poppin off quick cause I could sing a little bit 

with my hi-top fade and matchin' outfits 

But once the record hit it's like listen to this 

Hip hop is the reason that a brother evolved 

And I was so involved I ain't gonna lie to none a y'all 

By the time I started rhymin' in the late eighties 

The drugs in Cali was crazy 

[Chali 2na] 

Nine-teen eighty 

Nine's the number this is the summer 

On some get rich come up quest switch the drum up 

Invested some of my best years because of 

Then I repped with some of the best kids that done it 

My love dates back to show, that's incredible 

Brothers who lack revenue spent on they back several 

times. It made me know which way to go 

And now (Jurassic is rockin on the Radio) 

[Chorus] 

The summertime yo we would hang out 

And talk about the new jam that came out 

And from the way the beat was laid out 

And all the emcees had turned the place out 

And we would say our rhymes to the beat 

Right but we never indulged in the street 

Life and now we all good to go 

J5 is rockin on the radio 

[All Together] 

I got my mind on back in the day 

The style a dress and the records they play 

Reminisce I got somethin' to say 

Check it out cause it went this way cause it went this way 

[Mark 7even] 

The year was eighty-two and the block was froze 

When I stepped out rockin' burgundy shell-toes 

A fresh mock-neck and some new Lee jeans 

Add a pair a Gazelles and well you know what I mean 

DJ Red Alert and Mr. Magic had static 

Over Kiss FM and BLS which one is the baddest 

Brothers on the block was doin' the Wop 

While the cars drove by bumpin' real hip hop 

The vibe and the feelin' was oh so real 

We held it oh so dear so brother don't go there 

Fat Boys Cold Crush Force MCs 

All showed me how to really be a real emcee 

From the Yes Yes Y'alls to the Ladies say Ho 

I can't believe my jam is (rockin' on the radio) 

[Akil] 

From the Yes Yes Y'alls to the Ladies say Ho 

I can't believe my jam (rockin' on the radio) 

[Chorus] 

The summertime yo we would hang out 

And talk about the new jam that came out 

And from the way the beat was laid out 

And all the emcees had turned the place out 

And we would say our rhymes to the beat 

Right but we never indulged in the street 

Life and now we all good to go 

J5 is rockin' on the radio 

J5 is rockin' on the radio 

J5 is rockin' on the radio