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She smiled every time I did my little Southern drawl Murs – 1st Love

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Although I made fun of her by imitating her southern accent she recognized and appreciated it as show of affection

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Used to sell weed to her roommate, that's how we met
Old girl didn't smoke, but she had jokes on deck Murs – 1st Love

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I wasn’t initially interested in the young lady I was focused on selling marijuana to her roommate. However she would engage me by playfully teasing me about my financial situation and my use of west coast slang.

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I was Boyz in tha Hood. She was ATL Murs – 1st Love

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I grew up on Wonder Years. She was Saved by the Bell Murs – 1st Love

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But you do what you can to make it out the trap
And that right there is the origin of rap
It wasn't always played on every radio station
It was us makin the best out of a bad situation
Inner city schools stopped teaching us instruments
We took turntables and started flippin' it
Stole electricity from the street lights
Plugged it into a system and made the beat hype
There was a mic but MC's weren't rulin' Murs – The Science

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As the story goes in the mid to late 70’s NY public schools cut funding to the music programs. Which led kids in the city to find new ways to express themselves musically. Kool Herc, Afrika Bambatta, and DJ Hollywood were some of the first to make a name for themeselves using turntables as their instruments. Some even used power stolen from street lights in the park to power their soundsystems

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