We love the reggae and jazz, the rock n' roll can be cool   Alternative too, we love the rhythm and blues   But I'm a hip-hop baby, from the heart I never flip-flop baby   We love the reggae and jazz, the rock n' roll can be cool   Alternative too, we love the rhythm and blues   But I'm a hip-hop baby, from the heart I never flip-flop baby      If it wasn't for my music, tell me where would I be, where would I be?   Probably standin' on the hot block, sellin' crack rock   Runnin' them streets, runnin' them streets   I say my music is my best friend, my confidant      I love the way we live as one together we the perfect bunch   Me and my radio doin' ninety on the freeway no other way to go   And I like to feel the rhythm, the beat be bumpin' don't it   And I love to give it to y'all because I know you want it      And if you feel like I feel you love the rhythm and blues   Reggae and jazz, and rock n' roll can be cool   But I'm a hip-hop baby, it's from the heart I never flip-flop baby   Gimme a drank and a song and I'll be stress free kickin' it all night long      It ain't nothin' like hip-hop music careful how you use it   And please don't abuse it when you do it music can keep the party   People dressin' up put your mind in a trans and keep you happy   Give it a chance come on, just flow with the music   Get blowed off with music      When I was thirteen I got the king   I had a dream to be one of the greatest musicians   In life so they remember when I die, I love, I love music   It's got me stayin' alive and if you took my mic right now   One thing you'll never do is take my love away   'Cause I'm a hip-hop baby, from the heart I never flip-flop baby      We love the reggae and jazz, the rock n' roll can be cool   Alternative too, we love the rhythm and blues   But I'm a hip-hop baby, from the heart I never flip-flop baby   We love the reggae and jazz, the rock n' roll can be cool   Alternative too, we love the rhythm and blues   But I'm a hip-hop baby, from the heart I never flip-flop baby      Tossin' and turnin' I'm burnin' with different melodies, words   My niggaz tellin' me sellin' it to the world, been rappin'   Since the day I heard Rakim and Dana Dane, Doug E. Fresh   Slick Rick, always been a singer mayne      Late night foster home workin' on perfection   On selection of the songs that I heard was my erection   As for timing was my girl friend Lord of the rap   Said I'm the baddest mamma-jamma, half white and black      Had my babies to Jodeci, six with Serena, little Bri   Bone Bri, Miss Mo, and Shaniqua, little Trey-trey, Destiny   And plus Aaliyah and the newest one is Shelby   I can't wait 'til I see her      They are the music in my physical form since they was born   I been singin' with tears in my eyes as I perform for the whole world   Until I die like confucius tell the world my name is Brian   I'm in love with my music      'Cause I'm a hip-hop baby, 'cause I'm a hip-hop baby   'Cause I'm a hip-hop baby, 'cause I'm a hip-hop      Now everybody got that jam that make you get up, wanna boogie   To the beat now, and if it wasn't for the drums and the strings   And the lyrics that we sing what would life really mean now      Would it be just as fun, would you kick it the same, could you   Live with out it, could you still maintain? My thang is   Crank up the volume, because it helps me escape from my problems   'Til I solve 'em and I'm a solve 'em, it's all music, bone thug music      We love the reggae and jazz, the rock n' roll can be cool   Alternative too, we love the rhythm and blues   But I'm a hip-hop baby, from the heart I never flip-flop baby   We love the reggae and jazz, the rock n' roll can be cool   Alternative too, we love the rhythm and blues   But I'm a hip-hop baby, from the heart I never flip-flop baby      We love the reggae and jazz, the rock n' roll can be cool   Alternative too, we love the rhythm and blues   But I'm a hip-hop baby, from the heart I never flip-flop baby   We love the reggae and jazz, the rock n' roll can be cool   Alternative too, we love the rhythm and blues   But I'm a hip-hop baby, from the heart I never flip-flop baby