So When Are We TOO OLD... ?
To Be Seen As.... " Dope ".... ?!?

Or What's Called... " HOT "... !?!
Like Some SUPER FINE Crotch.... !!!!!

Well I'm... At THAT AGE...
Where My Body NOW ACHES... !!!
But STILL Have A BRAIN... !!!!!
That Functions... OKAY... !!!

So Let's Set Things STRAIGHT... !!!!!!!!!!

I STILL Have ARRAYS...
of... CLEVER Wordplay... !!!
THAT Rhythmically Flows...
When I Hit The Stage... !!!

So DON'T TRY To CLAIM...
That My Stage Show's LAME... !!!
And That My Beats Sound The Same... !!!!!

Cos' My Age NOW DICTATES...
That I'm ABLE Today... !!!
To Use FEAR As A Way...
To Make My Game PLAY...
In Ways That I COULDN'T...
When I Felt Young And Brave...

So Am I Now A VICTIM...
of What's Called... " Ageism "... ?!?

You Youngu'ns NEED To LISTEN.... !!!!!
You're ENTITLED To... YOUR Vision...

of ART You Feel Is... KICKIN'...
But DON'T You Be FORGETTIN'... !!!

That... OLDER Heads Had Rhythm...
BEFORE You Guys Were LIVING...
Or ITCHING... In The Pants...
of Who You Call Your Dads... !!!!!

SO DON'T Be So......... DISMISSIVE.........
of Heads Whose... Form of Wisdom...

When It Comes To Basic THINKING...
Is Something AGE Has Given...
THAT Like Nas' Said Is WRITTEN... !!!

OLD Artists DON'T Be Quitting...
Because NEW TRENDS Are HITTING... !!!
CHARTS And... Those Positions...
That Leave Them With...
TOM CRUISE Type Missions... !!!!!!!!

For Their ART To Gain MASS VISION... !!!
Come ON... OLD MAN Be FILMING... !!!!!

Like OLD Rockers Be ROCKING............ !!!!!!
And Hip Hop Keeps.... " EVOLVING "....

Or... SHOULD DO But It's Mocking...
What... OLDER Heads Had SET...

A Formula That Said....
BOOM BAP Right To Hip Hops' END... !!!!!!!!!!!!!

We Mean NO DISRESPECT... !!!

But Trends Get Left...
Where CLASS Is Kept...

In Art That YES Transcends....
BEYOND What's Hip Or The NEW LIK'... !!!!!

Take Some Time To THINK On It.............................

If Life Is A CYCLE That Circles Around... ???
Why Would It DIFFER When It Comes To SOUND... !?!

It's Studio SNIFFERS...
And TAKERS NOT Givers... !!!
Who Choose What Is... " COOL "...

They're Out FISHING For FOOLS... !!!!!!
Who... HAVEN'T BEEN Schooled... !!!

So Think That Their YOUTH...
Will Be The ATTRACTION...
That KEEPS Their Tunes BLASTING... !!!

While MANY Are Asking...
If Hip Hop's COLLAPSING... !!!!

NO Lyrics Or CLASSICS... ?!?
To Feed Todays' Masses... !!!

Because of The Way....
That The Music's... ARRanGeD... ?!?!?

NO... Bass Lines That BUMP...
Or Kick Drums That THUMP...

NO MORE Jazzy Grooves...
Or... Samples To Use... !!!

"Man, them styles are TOO OLD !!!
To now grab a hold, of young bodies and souls !"

I Guess That's The Way... ?
That The Story Unfolds............

Well ME I Don't Know..... ?
While There's STRENGTH In My Bones...
And MY BLOOD AIN'T Turned Cold... !!!

I'll NEVER Believe...
That I Like The Style....
That Makes My Art Flow...

Will EVER CONCEDE To It...

Being.............................. .

...... " Too Old "......