Can you tell me what happened to the music
Is there something that we could do to make it right
Hey dj, can you tell me where the music is gone, gone, gone?

Is this real hiphop, YES IT IS
Say yeah if you're feeling hiphop YEAH
Is this real hiphop, YES IT IS
Say no to the garbage on the radio NO

So fill em up with knowledge tell all your children
It wasn't always this way before this polution
It used to be good then I guess it's evolution
And every sacrifice needs a revolution
A leader who is capable to motivate the people
A jewel in the crown, the thorn in the lion paw
Everything my music represent down to the last detail

Can you tell me what happened to the music
Is there something that we could do to make it right
Hey dj, can you tell me where the music is gone, gone, gone?

Is this real hiphop, YES IT IS

I'm sorry to be harsh but not everyone can make it
To get this opportunity to make the world their audience
I beg your forgiveness if it don't make sense
It's the path I've chosen understand the conscience
With every song I make I'm tryna spread knowledge
Give the youths a choice and take em off the edge
Tell em to rise above it and get blessed
Nonetheless I'll tell you the key to success
If you work hard you will achieve greatness

Is this real hiphop, YES IT IS
Say yeah if you're feeling hiphop YEAH

Before you look in the mirror with a cameraphone in hand
About to take a picture of yourself in vain
Try and remember the cause of your pain
Be wary of the lady in the red dress my people
Not the one across the bar with the bra that's see through
She the kind breeding hatred in the projects
Ghetto, slum, estate, whatever you call that