I Luv Rap Music

Lyrics

[Intro: TobyMac, Kevin Max, Michael Tait & Choir] Some people out there givin' rap a bad name Well, I'm here to let you know We ain't down with that Yeah! Oh, yeah (Yeah-eah) A-hey, yeah Come on [Verse 1: TobyMac & Michael Tait] (Rap music): the sound of the times Ya sorta talk lyrics to rhythm and rhyme And then deliver in various ways You know, some sorta preach and some sorta play Nevertheless, there's some common ground (Word) Ya know the def hip-hop sound Hyped up bass with a tiny snare The subwoofer makes ya neighbor stare But still I… [Interlude 1: Choir & TobyMac] I love rap music I always have and I always will Drop it [Verse 2: TobyMac] Now rap started as the voice of the streets A sorta politics to a ghetto beat Then rappers started braggin' all about their gold And the girlies and the beepers and the big, black Olds (Mobile) In '83, the beatbox hit A-makin' funky drum sounds from out ya lips But takin' on new forms, rap has moved from the block Now some mix it with soul and some mix it with rock (Mix it with rock), ya know [Chorus: Michael Tait & Choir, TobyMac] I love rap music I always have and I always will There ain't no other kind of music in the world That makes me feel quite as chill (Chill) I love rap music You know, it's sittin' on top of my list (Ya know) So, if ya wanna hang with me, just better believe We'll be jammin' to a hip-hop mix-a [Verse 3: TobyMac, Kevin Max, TobyMac & Kevin Max, James Brown] Concert time in my part of the town Ya know, I brought my mom 'cause I knew she was down She was flat groovin' but couldn't understand How they makin' music when there ain't no band (I feel good) And, then she cried "James," everybody stared She heard a James Brown sample (Uh) and thought he was there She got home, shook her head and said, "Kids these years" (Mmm-hmm) But then again, we think the Beatles were weird [Interlude 2: Choir] I love rap music I love rap music [Chorus: Michael Tait & Choir, TobyMac, Kevin Max, Michael Tait] I love rap music I always have and I always will (I can dig it) There ain't no other kind of music in the world That makes me feel quite as chill (Oh, yeah) (Gots ta be) I love rap music You know, it's sittin' on top of my list (Sittin' on top) (Ya know I love it) So, if ya wanna hang with me, just better believe We'll be jammin' to a hip-hop mix (Hip-hop mix) [Post-Chorus: TobyMac] We're droppin' science [Verse 4: TobyMac & Michael Tait] Today, some rappers boast, some are makin' me ill And those obscene lyrics are overkilled But I started emceein' way back in the day (Mm-hmm) And since then, there's been a serious change Ya know, I asked Christ to come into my heart (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) (He did) And He gave me a brand new start And on top a dat, He cold gave me my dreams Doin' hip-hop music with a Christian theme, ya know [Chorus: Michael Tait & Choir, Kevin Max, TobyMac, Michael Tait] I love rap music I always have and I always will (Always will) There ain't no other kind (No) of music in the world (No) That makes me feel quite as chill (Makes me feel chill) (I'm chillin') I love rap music You know, it's sittin' on top of my list (Sittin' on, sittin' on, sittin' on) (Ya know) So, if ya wanna hang with me, just better believe We'll be jammin' to a hip-hop mix (Jammin') (Hip-hop jam) [Outro: Choir, Kevin Max, TobyMac, Michael Tait] I love (I love) rap music Oh, yeah Cold hip-hoppin' Hip-hop music I love (I love) rap music Ooh, always love it From the R to the A to the P Hip-hop mu— I love (I love) rap music Always love DC Talk And we sing it's on, it's on… I love (I love) rap music …It's on the top of my list And this session is called history Hip-hop music Ya know what I'm sayin'? *chuckles*