EPISODE · Nov 21, 2025 · 3 MIN

07-Last Laugh

from #StoriesAboutSongs · host RedefineHipHop

Last Laugh Back in the days I used to wear mic round my neck Walk into high school, watch it swing as I stepped Searching for threats, teaching MCs ‘bout regrets And shopping at Gand Music till I’m bouncing the checks Drum machines, samplers, plus 1200 decks Went from 4 to 8-track, to put him back in effect Neighborhood studio where anyone could record Love is free, best believe anyone could afford Just walk thru the door, I play a break beat and you rhyme Then I find the perfect sample, and I make em combine An a hour or so later, play the tape in your car Drive around the neighborhood, and make believe you’re star But if you’re still on foot, let the walkman blast Head to Lakehurst Mall, let your headphones pass Let them all get a taste of the demo you made Tell em Rage Cage Studio is where it was laid Talking circa ’88, till bout ’95 My crew was live, our motto, ‘Got rhymes, we’ll drive…’ Appear on your scene, step into the cipher and blow Cause we’re walking rhyme bombs, and it’s time to explode And, that was a track, we did around ’91 Performed it at the Avalon, man, them days was fun And that was my last time on a stage performing But I kept writing and recording from the night to the morning Love of the craft, essential like numbers in math But numb from the lack of success, not even one of us has Down on my last leg, so I strayed from the path But if you’re hearing what I’m hearing, guess I’ll claim last laugh Yeah, I stopped but now I’m back so I claim last laugh ANd I never gon’ stop again , I claim last laugh