Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Back in my day, the cipher was a sermon,
Lessons in the verses, minds were emergin’.
Chuck D on the mic, had the whole block learnin’,
Now they mumble through the track, stomachs churnin’.
We had KRS, knowledge reigns supreme,
Now it’s lean, foreign whips, cash machine dreams.
The boom-bap crackled, street tales unraveled,
Now beats gettin' drowned in Auto-Tune babble.
[Chorus]
Back in my day, it was stop the violence,
Now the beat drops, and they peddle the silence.
OG’s grab the chrome, young bucks in defiance,
Respect long gone, just a clash of the titans.
[Verse 2]
The elders spoke jewels, the hood paid attention,
Now they scroll through the ‘Gram, seeking retention.
Malcolm and Martin, the bars held their echoes,
Now it’s yachts, fake flexin’, empty staccatos.
I see the young thug, saggin’ with his head low,
No respect for the roots, seeds they don’t sow.
The cypher’s a battleground, no handshake after,
Just captions and memes, the culture’s disaster.
[Bridge]
Who stole the essence? The mic’s sacred flame,
Lost in the smoke, we just chasing the fame.
The pen’s still mighty, but the ink runnin' dry,
And the youth won't listen, they just let it fly.
[Chorus]
Back in my day, it was stop the violence,
Now the beat drops, and they peddle the silence.
OG’s grab the chrome, young bucks in defiance,
Respect long gone, just a clash of the titans.
[Outro]
Back in my day, the block had a purpose,
Now it’s all surface, the art feels worthless.
But the spirit’s still there, it’s buried and deep,
Waiting for a new voice to wake it from sleep.
Style
boom-bapraphard-hittinggritty with sparse piano loops and heavy drum breaks
Prompt
A rap song about back in my day they wrapped about stop the violence and now they mumble about cars and hoes how OG’s have grab the chrome the young thug have no respect towards the old 
Credits
Prompt by
Denway
DenwayGeneratedAug 20, 2025
ModelAria v4
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