Old to the New

Lyrics

[Chorus: Greg Nice] This is how we take the old from the new The new to the old, the old to the new This is how we take the old from the new The new to the old, the old to the new This is how we take the old from the new The new to the old, the old to the new This is how we take the old from the new The new to the old, the old to the new [Refrain Greg Nice] And if you pumpin in the BMs, pump it like this You whip it in the BMs, pump it like this You pump it in the Benz, pump it like this You pump it in the AC, pump it like this You pump it in the Jeep, just pump it like this Pump it in the BMs, just pump it like this [Verse 1: Greg Nice] Greg N-I my IQ high like a hat Ain't nothin wrong with my pockets stayin fat No static at all, if so get the gack You can't beat that with a baseball bat All I wanna do is shine Make some loot, and sip some wine Buy me a mansion then recline Have all the honey dips wine and grine Its in my nature to be kind Girlfriend what's your zodiac sign Greg N-I chillin with my partner in crimes, Smooth B You seen us on MTV '90, '91, '92, '93 Uhn, ahh lala wui wui Smooth B, uhn if you down with me Step on the mic, step on the mic Rock on, shock on, get on, get on Rock on, rock it to the break of dawn [Chorus: Greg Nice] This is how we take the old from the new The new to the old, the old to the new This is how we take the old from the new The new to the old, the old to the new This is how we take the old from the new The new to the old, the old to the new This is how we take the old from the new The new to the old, the old to the new [Verse 2: Smooth B] Yo, first no one knew that my skilla were tight That I could rock a mic all long and stay right Man, listen, when it come to rhymes I smell them I got lyrics locked in my cerebellum In other words: brainstem Like my man Rakim said, "I'm better than the rest of them" I'm a tidbit smoother, I bust a rapa like a Luger I'm dreamy like Krueger Smooth B, real in the flesh Greg Nice my counterpart, keepin' the vibe fresh And we can go on From night to morn Rippin the mic and leave the stage torn Never in a scuffle 'Cause i can chill in the Bronx And still do the Hollywood Shuffle Take it back to the essence To the jams in the park, ahh, effervescence Felt like yesterday When I was a shorty b-boy around the way Kangol, nylon, Nike suits and Pumas I had girls from here to Montezuma Now things are pretty much the same But I don't have to rhyme for free, and that's the price of fame I had to learn a lot to protect myself From those that want what I got Now, I can read a snake like a pamphlet And before they bite, I throw a damn fit I gotta keep makin' papers I got no time for no cornball capers So here's a word from the wise If you tryna act sneaky, you're in for a big surprise [Chorus: Greg Nice] This is how we take the old from the new The new to the old, the old to the new This is how we take the old from the new The new to the old, the old to the new This is how we take the old from the new The new to the old, the old to the new This is how we take the old from the new The new to the old, the old to the new