Real Hip Hop 5: Act Too (Love of my Life) by The Roots

Quite possibly one of my top 20 hip hop songs of all time, and that is no easy list to make. This song gives off some of the most ridiculous hip hop sensations you will ever experience, and it is suitably dedicated to its cause. Please, do yourself a favor and listen to this if you love hip hop. Expect another roots join for the 6th edition; i gotta get some more of this cd up before i move on to the next song.

questLove review
vibes 5.5/5 (yea i can do that)
beat 4.5/5
lyrics 4.5/5
overall 5/5

Lyrics

What?
Hip-Hop y'all, to the top y'all
Hip-Hop check it out
It's like that, and it sounds so nice
Hip-Hop, you the love of my life
We bout to take it to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the check it out
Yo, what? And it sounds so nice
Hip-Hop, you the love of my life
I'm bout to take it to the top, what?
Hip-Hop (hip-hop love)
To the top (to the top) hip-hop, check it out
It's like, word up, and it sounds so nice
Hip-Hop, you the love of my life (of my life)

[Black Thought]
The anticipation arose as time froze
I stared off the stage with my eyes closed and dove
into the deep cosmos
The impact pushed back, the first five rows
But before the raw live shows
I remember I'se a little snot-nosed
Rockin Gazelle, goggles and Izod clothes
Learnin the ropes of ghetto survival
Peepin out the situation I had to slide through
Had to watch my back my front plus my sides too
When it came to gettin mine I ain't tryin, to argue
Sometimes I wouldn'ta made it if it wasn't for you
Hip-Hop, you the love of my life and that's true
When I was handlin the shit I had to do
It was all for you, from the door for you
Speak through you, gettin paper on tour for you
From the start, Thought was down by law for you
Used to hit up every corner store wall for you
We ripped shit, and kept it hardcore for you
I remember late nights, steady rockin the mic
Hip-Hop, you the love of my life
So tell the people like that y'all (that y'all)
And it sounds so nice
Hip-Hop, you the love of my life
We bout to take it to the top..

[Common]
Yo, yo I was speakin, to my guy 'Riq and
How she was desperately seekin to Organize in a Konfusion
Usin, no protection, told H.E.R. on _Resurrection_
Caught in the Hype Williams, and lost H.E.R. direction
Gettin eight/ate in sections where I wouldn't eat H.E.R.
An under the counter love, so _Silent_-ly I _Treat_ H.E.R.
Her Daddy'll beat H.E.R., eyes all Puff-ed
In the mix on tape, niggaz had her in the buff
When we touch, it was more than just a fuck
The Police, in her I found peace (like who?)
Like Malcolm in the East
Seen H.E.R. on the streets of New York, trickin off
Tried to make a hit with H.E.R. but my dick went soft
Movin weight, losin weight, not picky - with who she choose to date
To confuse the hate, with her struggle I relate
Close to thirty, most of the niggaz she know is dirty
Havin more babies than Lauryn, she started showin early
As of late I realized, that this is H.E.R. fate
Or destiny that brings the best of me
It's like God is testin me
In _Retrospect_ I see she brought _Life_ and death to me
Peace to us collectively, live and direct when we perform
It's just coffee shop chicks and white dudes
Over H.E.R. I got into it with that nigga Ice Cube
Now the fight moved to in life, makin the right moves
Besides God and family, you my life's jewel
Like that y'all
Hip-Hop.. *echoes*

[whispered]
Take it to the top, what? Hip-Hop (hip-hip)
To the top, hip-hop (hip-hop) check it out

[Black Thought - louder]
It's like, word up, and it sounds nice
Hip-Hop, you the love of my life, what?
Bout to take you to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the, yo
Fifth Dynamite, and it sounds so nice
Hip-Hop, you the love of my life
I'm bout to take you to the top love
Hip-Hop, word up, to the top (to the top)
Hip-Hop, check it out
It's like that, what? And it sounds alright
Hey, cause you the love of my life
I'm bout to take you to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the, check it out
What? Yeah, and it sounds so nice
Hip-Hop, you the love of my life
Bout to take you to the top love
Hip-Hop (hip-hop) to the top (to the top) hip-hop (hip-hop)
Fifth Dynamite, and it sounds alright
Hey, cause you the love of my life
I'm bout to take you to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the, check it out, yo
Ye-yeh-yo, yo, and it sounds so nice
Hip-Hop, you the love of my life
We bout to take you to the top love, hip-hop (hip-hop)
To the top (to the top) hip-hop (hip-hop)
Check it out, it's like, yeah, and it's sounds alright
Hip-Hop, you the love of my life
We bout, take it to the to the to the *vocals fade*

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[TwiggyDig]

There is a BIGG difference between Hip Hop and Rap. Hip hop lives forever, THIS is hip hop...

RAP is that shit that they play at clubs and that lil wayne/rick ross/DJ Khaled Shit.

Hip hop is what makes you feel GOOD.

[Bluebloodshot]

Hip-hop has, and will always be my mistress...she'll always live on in the hearts, souls, and lyrics of the people who truly love and respect her...this song is just one of her many beauties, the anthem for today's modern poets who sit back, look at the world, look at their lives and spit their shit on life, love, the real struggle, and everything and anything in between, for the people who still still see hip-hop as an art form...seriously, every time I hear this song, my love for her blossoms.

[AAKoolDre]

@TwiggyDig I like to call what they play today Hip POP. Just shit that is rotated all day everyday, like top 40 bs.

[acadia1106]

Hold on Lil Wayne goes hard, give props where props is due. Louis XIV has it's place but so does Remy VSOP.

[80ferris1]

@TwiggyDig Rap is the music, hip hop is the culture. The shit that they play at clubs and that lil wayne/rick ross/DJ Khaled shit is just shitty rap music.

[berimbauhero]

@TwiggyDig tupac was rap, notorious big was rap, and it was good

[pahco6]

god loves keep your eyez on the prize your soul is more important than riches! pahco said that.

[RasXcellent1]

common killed this shyt!!

[RasXcellent1]

this beat iz waaaayyyyyy 2 ill, DAMN!!! makez u wanna start hummin' 2 it, combine it wit the dope lyricz & u gotta masterpiece!!

[MrTotosaurus]

There are rappers in Hip Hop. Hip is the major genre. You wake and you live hip hop. you spread the love. you live

[VegardKlaus]

Rap's just a part of the four elements...

[cruzjuvenal01]

Common-Used to love her.....One of my most favorite!!!