Prompt / Lyrics
Intro Yeah… Uh… this song for everybody who had to blow in Nintendo cartridges to make life work. ⸻ Verse 1 I grew up in the 90’s, man the drip was tragic Velcro shoes, bowl cut, feeling fantastic Saturday morning like a cartoon addict Watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles eating cereal that was 90% sugar, that’s math kid Mom yelling “Go outside!” I’m like “fine whatever” Hop on my bike like I’m training for the Tour de Never Neighborhood squad like a low-budget Avengers Only superpower was climbing fences Pocket full of toys like a walking Toys “R” Us Got a tiny dungeon from Mighty Max man that thing was nuts Meanwhile Jimmy had the bigger stuff Like “bro how your parents got dinosaur money?” bruh Watching Jurassic Park like “dinosaurs real?” Then I went outside checking bushes for a velociraptor reveal ⸻ Hook Back in the 90’s we were living too raw No phone, no apps, just a Game Boy and awe If you wanted your friend you’d knock on the door Now we texting like “you alive?” and that’s rapport Back in the 90’s life felt elite Quarter in the arcade like a king on the street Didn’t know it then but I’m telling you please We peaked as a species in the 90’s ⸻ Verse 2 Schoolyard hustler with a binder of cards Trying to trade up to Charizard like I’m playing the stock market hard “Bro I’ll give you two commons and a holographic sneeze” Man that deal was worse than NFTs Dial-up internet sounding possessed Like the modem screaming during an exorcist test Mom picked up the phone and the connection died I’m yelling “MOM I WAS HALFWAY THROUGH AOL GUY!” Baggy jeans so wide they creating a breeze Walking through the hallway like portable parachutes please Listening to Eminem when he first blew up My mom like “turn it off,” I’m like “nah this dude’s nuts” ⸻ Bridge Friday night mission, family expedition Pulling up to Blockbuster like it’s a sacred tradition If the movie was gone you’d panic and cry Like “WHO DIDN’T REWIND THIS? SOMEONE SHOULD DIE” ⸻ Verse 3 Played Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater like my career depended Grinding rails virtually, real life suspended Tried the same trick outside once… Let’s just say my knees and gravity got acquainted Streetlights came on, that was curfew time Every kid teleporting home like it’s bedtime prime No GPS, just vibes and instinct And every backyard had a ramp we’d invent Now we older scrolling memes all day Back then we’d throw a stick and just… play Honestly that sounds insane when I say it But we really entertained ourselves with a stick and were okay with it ⸻ Outro Yeah… Back when the internet made noises like a dying robot… And the best notification was your friend yelling your name outside. “JAMES! YOU COMING OUT?” That was the original push notification.
Tags
Hip hop, rap sounds like lil dicky, male
Duration
3:00
Instrumental
No
Created
3/16/2026