Ode 2 HER (The Love of My Life) [feat. Alexia Hall]

I met this girl when I was 9 years old And what I love most She had so much soul My head was movin' Body groovin' I just couldn't control It was the new doo wop That thing was loud on the radio We'd be on the stoop Bumpin up Badu Designed to get us high But more importantly by Cuz we was raised by the sculptors That created this culture Everybody from the bottom Not you industry vultures I mean the realest like Dilla Your sense ain't Common Too many sell outs Not enough payin homage Not enough emcees Cuz there's way too many Rodmans Leavin ya more let down Than breaking news by Bobby Mueller But to say it ain't made Is to throw us some shade Underground sound Now watch the pictures I paint That old school vibe did not die yet Alive and well homeboy Bet! Ode to the love of my life Always been right by my side Ode to the love of my life Always been right by my side Hip hop hooray ho! Now put your hands high If you're feelin me flow Cuz ya'll know Dirty Jersey is Naughty by nature Not that I hate ya But I crush a lot Guess that makes me playa No diggity no doubt It's the plays that pays no doubt But I'm not out for presidents to represent me Say what? I'm out for dead presidents Dead Prez Not your Mercedes Benz But should I make some ends That'd be stupendous For my friends Cause I just want something Different than the top 40 You know? Positive music that uplifts the young kids Rough rhymes for tough times Keep ya keep up shorty I ain't in the streets tryna pop some glocks I flow over funky beats so my block can rock Stayin' true to my roots From the ground up like Roots A quest for old school love That's why I'm up in the booth Ode to the love of my life Always been right by my side Ode to the love of my life Always been right by my side Reminisce getting blissed Thinking way back to high school 'White boy you white washed' Stayin cold as Ice Cube Before my ball games Heavy hittaz on the mix Burnin CDs for my boys Yo what you want on ya disc I had that Illmatic mind state Break the bread south Get my boys out 66 route We need some California love You know what I mean Detours through Detroit Adding to Chicago's crime rate I paid my dues though No disrespect daddy I ain't a thug Just because my clothes baggy Matter fact all them raps Taught me I should give back So while y'all appropriate I teach kids how to meditate Yoga classes off of Crenshaw Get em buzzed like a chainsaw Mental and spiritual muscle Go getta for the ghetto One thing I'll never let go Buy back the back Bro we learned that Nipsey Hussle Ode to the love of my life Always been right by my side Ode to the love of my life Always been right by my side