Lyrics

MC, remember the day you were hype In Europe you heard the first dose of rhyme It shivered your spine, the music was fine, I suppose It made you presumptuous, you can't come close to a cigar No superstar 'cause you copy Make a cliche what they say in USA, MC Don't believe, rub your eyes a clear vision You're lucky in your zone, no US collision Now, make that decision to cross the ocean Rap your tracks, they smack, before you have a notion 'Cause all originals gotta be original Make 'em say "European style is typical" No bite or snatches, big apple's a temple Now make your own, you know the example, the Big Big Apple, it's only an example, Big Apple Big Apple, it's only an example, Big Apple [KRS-One excerpt] Ya gotta have style, style, st-style, in order to be ori-i-i-iginal Ya gotta have style, style, st-style, in order to be ori-i-i-iginal The rhyme specter haunts like a corrector My hate of imitating MCs is the factor You see, I take a walk around in my hometown Visit now and then clubs underground See them walk around blowing their mouths off They can't hang, so why hang around son Not learning, no progress about the past Stuck with old school, old wax, all that jazz, well, the Big Big Apple, it's only an example, Big Apple Big Apple, it's only an example, Big Apple The roof'll blast and you're going on drugs Like designer drugs, you get the best bang for the buck Now let me show you the big picture You as an outsider, you get a mixture Of whack rhymes, over and over Now you feel dizzy, here's an artist to make you sober With strong rhymes made for success Sometimes I stand alone, this time with a band act And I guess UDS is fresh 'Cause we don't mess with things they do in the US, well, um, the Big Big Apple, it's only an example, Big Apple Big Apple, it's only an example, Big Apple Big Apple, it's only an example, Big Apple Big Apple, it's only an example, Big Apple Take it away [KRS excerpts and talking] Big Apple, Big Apple, Big Apple, Big Apple Hey, funky