[Intro – Female Rapper (spoken, confident)] Yeah… Static Records... Let’s take it back [Verse 1 – Persona Cache Flow] Back when it hit like that (uh) Snapback low, on the cul-de-sac (yeah) Box on blast by the chain-link fence Whole block timed to the same drum sense ... Every rewind had the whole block hype That “run it back!” energy all night (talk to 'em) (scratch) we e e m m mmm p p p peee e m p [Chorus – Both (light melodic bounce, still rhythmic)] Back when the rap made your neck lean back Made you bop your head, couldn’t ever fight that Tap your feet ‘til the floorboards crack (yeah, yeah) Dap up your crew like “you heard that track?” Been waiting all summer for the jam to drop Now it’s all in your chest, can’t make it stop That old school slap, that concrete knock Back when it hit… back when it hit like that [Verse 2 – Female Rapper] Back when the rhythm had a hold on me (yeah) No filter needed, just soul on beat (uh) Braids in the breeze, kicks laced tight Every cypher felt like a stage that night I was ten toes down where the speakers lived Every verse I wrote was a piece I give (talk that) No gimmicks, just bars and breath Let the beat build up, then I carve it fresh Now they stream the vibe but they miss the feel We was outside making moments real (facts) Every line hit like a summer breeze But it knocked like drums on a MPC (uh) [Verse 3 – Persona Cache Flow + Female Rapper (back-and-forth trading bars)] Cache Flow: Tape deck click, let the loop run back Female Rapper: I was right there spittin’, never off track Cache Flow: Every bar raw, no edits, no cuts Female Rapper: Still polished with it when I line ‘em up Cache Flow: Whole block vibin’ when the beat drop low Female Rapper: I could turn that rhythm to a live show Cache Flow: Yeah, that boom bap knock still hit your chest Female Rapper: And I lace that cadence just to pass the test [Bridge – Both (layered energy, not sung)] We built this sound from the ground up No shortcuts, just time and trust If you felt that knock, then you one of us Back when it hit… yeah, back when it hit [Final Chorus – Both (slight melodic but still rhythmic)] Back when the rap made your neck lean back Made you bop your head, couldn’t ever fight that Tap your feet ‘til the floorboards crack Back when it hit… back when it hit like that
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