The Nonce - Mix Tapes lyrics

Artist: The Nonce Album: World Ultimate Song: Mix Tapes Where is that sh**? *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 Leimert 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