EPISODE · Nov 21, 2025 · 3 MIN

8-Take Me Back

from #StoriesAboutSongs · host RedefineHipHop

Take Me Back When I first started rhyming I was following trends Listening to Sugar Hill and Enjoy with my friends And my dad would get tapes from some people at work And he was in the military, which was really a perk See, people moved in from the east coast shores And brought records, tapes, they would let me record I would study every rhyme, plus learn every word Then it wasn’t too long, the next chapter occurred I was writing down my own rhymes, rocking in the lunchroom Started with a few but then I had bunch soon I had the Sharp GF-575 Plug the mic chord in and freestyle live My first group was the Devastating 2 Then a few years later came the 3D crew I feel things are getting serious, I’m building my skill The love is real, think it’s time to search for a record deal And the 3D crew had a perfect plan Graduate high school, then it’s time to expand Gonna learn about the biz, take it back to the root At MBI, the Music Business Institute BUT, ya know how it goes, most plans’ll a fail Bet a lot of rappers got that story to tell But all is well, Wildstyle came on scene Mad Maxx and LA, what a powerful team A crew with a dream, battle instigators supreme And when we step on the stage, took it to extreme Had a few labels offers but they ALL fell thru Failed to…make the big dream come true SO we went our separate ways, and I was back alone Making music on my own, sitting right at home 8-track, SP, plus a hell of a knack To develop a rap, them days, take me back