I Love Rap Music – D.C. Talk – letras

[Some people out there givin’ rap a bad nameWell I’m here to let you know, we ain’t down with that]Rap music, the sound of the timesYa sorta talk lyrics to rhythm and rhymeAnd then deliver in various waysYou know, some sorta preach, and some sorta playNevertheless, there’s a common ground [word!]Ya know the def hip hop soundHyped up bass with a tiny snareThe subwoofer makes ya neighbor stareBut still(interlude)I luv rap musicI always have, and I always willNow rap started as the voice of the streetA sorta politics to a ghetto beatThen rappers started braggin’ all about their goldAnd the girlies, and the beepersAnd the big, black Olds-mobileIn ’83, the beatbox hitMakin’ funky drum sounds from out ya lipsBut takin’ on nu forms, rap has moved from the blockNow some mix it with soul and some mix it with rockYa know(chorus)I luv rap musicI always have, and I always willThere ain’t no other kinda music in all the worldThat makes me feel quite as chillI luv rap musicYa know, it’s sittin’ on the top of my listSo if ya wanna hang with me, ya better believeWe’ll be jammin’ to a hip hop mixConcert time in my part of the townYa know, I brought my mom cause I knew she was downShe was flat groovin’, but couldn’t understandHow they makin’ music when there ain’t no bandAnd then she cried, « James, » everybody staredShe heard a James Brown sample and thought he was thereShe got home, shook her head and said, »Kids these years »But then again, we think the Beatles were weirdI luv rap musicI luv rap music(repeat chorus)Today some rappers boast, some are makin’ me illAnd those obscene lyrics are overkillBut I started M.C.in’ way back in the dayAnd since then there’s been a serious changeYa know, I asked Christ to come into my heartAnd He gave me a brand new startAnd on top a dat, He cold gave me my dreamsDoin’ hip hop music with a Christian themeYa know(repeat chorus)I luv rap musicI luv rap musicI luv rap musicI luv rap music