 
Where is that shit? 
*tapes rattle* 
I know it's on one of these tapes 
Verse One: Nouka 
On the bus, rollin to the crib 
I would get dibs on the seat with my man OJ 
and rock beats from LaMerte, Park to 81st 
When I, got home, this was first 
I plugged the headphones in, then catch the break 
Fourteen with the system, I was like great 
on the, turntables, I turned labels 
Back and forth then pushed stop on the tape 
Then down the street, to 81st, place the kid 
with the fat face with the fat case for sale 
Ten dollars, if you was known 
I put the turntable down for the microphone 
Chorus: repeat 2X 
I used to sell, mix tapes, but now I'm an MC 
I got the rhymes and beats, I used to rock them tapes 
Verse Two: Nouka 
Back up at World O' Wheels with the rap contest 
I used to try and get mine cuz I thought I was fresh 
I liked LL and Shan with my Roxanne rhyme 
It might sound wack but it was dope at the time 
Then it progressed with styles of the I-Fresh 
MC's like Ganjah K and the rest 
Post Meter, with the pause mix cut 
Rockin Southwest College tearin it up 
Money, really wasn't part of the rap 
Paid, was havin people start to clap 
Gettin ready for the break, your heart starts to race 
You was hyped, cuz I could see it on your face 
Yes yes, the beat is like fresh 
Plus we had the moves, that make the party move 
And those were the dues, without makin papes 
Damn I should go back, to sellin mix tapes 
Chorus 
Verse Three: Yusef Afloat 
One to the two, four and eight 
Hit the rewind and move and turn the black plate 
Get you a tape, watch the crew wreck and 
spin the vinyl til it melt and get a phat new casette 
across the West y'all 
Spin around with the sound and get choice 
while the clear voice rock from the ground 
Stereo, it's all in the jam 
Plus tricks that fixes styles through mixes 
If you're soft, beginning to end, you can't win 
Let the DJ freak pause then run it again 
While you're listening to the hit, it's nice can't you tell 
That the two are steady bringin till we swell 
Chorus 
"Pull the new school tape from out my rag" 
"Man I, man I, quit sellin (tapes) 
Yo what's up? I just wanted to give a shout out 
to all of those who was down back there when I started 
Back in eighty-four and eighty-five 
Yo I wanna give a shout out to my man Yusef Afloat 
To my man Ganjah K, Aceyalone, J-Sumbi, we out
| 1 | Keep It On | 
| 2 | Bus Stops | 
| 3 | Eighty Five | 
| 4 | Mix Tapes (1926 Sunday Night Remix) |