Ol' School Playa

bjack

Genre: Rhythm and Blues

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Description

Talkin' about when I grew up in South Central Los Angeles in the early to mid 70's

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Lyrics

Verse 1
When I was a youngster back in '73
We used to kick it in the 'hood, just my homies and me
Block parties goin' on cause we had it like that
Ounce of bud for a dime about four fingers fat, yea
We wasn't saggin' baggin' back in the day
And if you had a hustle goin' then you knew how to play
When the Coup De came rollin' girls would stop and stare
They still do, huh. Cause I'm an Ol' School Playa

Chorus
Ol' School Playa, Ol' School Playa, Ol' School Playa
We're gonna go way back, back to the golden days
Ol' School Playa, Ol' School Playa, Ol' School Playa
We're gonna go way back, back to the golden days

Verse 2
Tilted brim, hair laid, hat off to the side
We used to cop the playa's pose when we jumped in the ride
We used to lean to the right, not to the left
Oh, yea. Huh, I guess because we had armrests
We were down for ours and we had it real good
you were welcome in the hood as long as you understood
It was a slang thang, not a gang thang
If you wanna try the bang-bang, you would get your dome rang, yea.
Every now and then we'd go to the park
We used to get our freaks on with the girls after dark
It was me, Roni, Mike and Monyea
Back in the day, we knew how to play, hey
And if you had a problem dealing with us
you had to fight the whole crew, it wasn't one on one
Cause everybody had your back and we were on you in layers
To this day, huh, we're still some Ol' School Playas

Chorus
Ol' School Playa, Ol' School Playa, Ol' School Playa
We're gonna go way back, back to the golden days
Ol' School Playa, Ol' School Playa, Ol' School Playa
We're gonna go way back, back to the golden days

Bridge
Pimpin, pimpin, come on pimpin, pimpin
Play on
Pimpin, pimpin, come on pimpin, pimpin
Play on
Pimpin, pimpin, come on pimpin, pimpin
Play on
Pimps up, ho's down, pimpin, pimpin
Play on

It's alright, alright if you wanna
It's alright, alright if you wanna
It's alright, alright if you wanna
If you wanna go way, way back
Nawoop aw, nowoop
Nawoop, aw, nawoop, um
Nawoop, aw, nawoop
Nawoop, aw, nawoop
It's alright
It's alright, alright if you wanna
It's alright, alright if you wanna
It's alright, alright if you wanna
If you wanna go way, way back

Chorus out
Ol' School Playa, Ol' School Playa, Ol' School Playa
We're gonna go way back, back to the golden days
Ol' School Playa, Ol' School Playa, Ol' School Playa
We're gonna go way back, back to the golden days

Song Stats

Hits: 3438
Comments: 17
Fans: 10
Plays: 694
Downloads: 130
Votes: 20
Uploaded: Feb 03, 2005 - 02:35:35 PM
Last Updated: Feb 05, 2005 - 02:09:02 PM Last Played: Oct 31, 2009 - 12:18:55 PM

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Hardware:

PowerMac Dual 2.5 GHz G5; 2.5 gigs of ram; Apple 20 in. Cinema Display; Motu 828mkll; Tascam US-2400; Event SP8's; LaCie d2 Extreme 250 GB Firewire 800 Hard Drive; Edirol PCR-50; Audio-Technica AT3060 Tube Mic; Roland XV-2020

Software:

Garage Band, Logic Pro 7

Comments

Peter Greenstone	Peter Greenstone said 1740 days ago (February 3rd, 2005)
	great vocals You can really sing. Very soulful. Not really my taste, but very nicely done. Nice pro sound to it. The Cosmo-D-like chipmunk voice at the end is a great touch Check out my latest song called From Nothing

bjack	bjack said 1739 days ago (February 3rd, 2005)
	great vocals Thanks. Rap's not really my thing either. It's just somethng I had in my head for a while and messing with Garage Band made me want to bring it out. I appreciate your feedback, though. Check out my latest song called Especially 4 U

TobinMueller

TobinMueller said 1739 days ago (February 4th, 2005)

Totally hip nostalgia
Totally pro, solid, mainstream from top to bottom. Love
the chutspa of the self-absorbed lyrics. Everything is
totally hip, except that Munchkin pimpin section, which
added a sense of humor and uniqueness to the track, but
just seemed out of place to me. Excellent track, excellent
performance. The past always seems better in
retrospective, doesn't it?

Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

	said 1739 days ago (February 4th, 2005)
	I'm trippin'... on the chorus. Can't listen to this a keep still. I know it's loops. But this is schoolin' on how to use them. 10 x 4. Hell Yeah. Thanks for this one.

mulletsrock	mulletsrock said 1739 days ago (February 4th, 2005)
	still legal My favorite of the first songs youmhave downloaded. Ready for sale, that's for sure. At first I thought it was an illegal rip from a major label CD. Very well done. Check out my latest song called Frankenfun II (with iGStudio, Tobin, Suz...)

Del	Del said 1739 days ago (February 4th, 2005)
	Oh yeah Never the old days when you an still kick it like this. No era is past if it can move like this. This should be the Now School, beause it never left. You're a heavy, man. What a pleasure! Check out my latest song called The Androgyne

	said 1739 days ago (February 4th, 2005)
	Yeawoop I'm dusting off my vinyl "Ya Mama" by Wuf Ticket and givin' it a spin. I'm in the groove now cause you done "Ol' School Playa" so righteously. Thanks for schoolin' us all in tune making.

aclarke	aclarke said 1738 days ago (February 4th, 2005)
	Great stuff You have a great sound. I've listened to three of your songs now and have to say they sound terrific. I won't claim to know anything about this genre but this did remind me of 1980's LL Cool J. Hope you keep writing and producing (and sharing) this high quality stuff! Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki

Tom Atwood	Tom Atwood said 1738 days ago (February 4th, 2005)
	Looks like you have a bunch of old guys for fans. Add me to the list. Got me with Nawoop aw, nawoop, um. Check out my latest song called Keep Looking for Jesus (MJRF)

	said 1738 days ago (February 4th, 2005)
	Yeah.. They were different times back then. You sing and play it well. Singing about those golden days. Still smiling as I listen... Jack

Mr. S	Mr. S said 1738 days ago (February 4th, 2005)
	smooth hey, nice flow. real smooth, nice vocals. I especially like the overlapping in the chorus. Keep it up. Check out my latest song called MacJammer's Tribute

ragurner

ragurner said 1658 days ago (April 26th, 2005)

Nice and funky
Good job in a great genre. I'm a big R & B fan, and this
reminds me a lot of tunes from when I was young. We
must be almost the same age.

Great vocal harmonies on the choruses, nice clean
rhythms. I'm a horn line junkie, so I always think there
needs to be a little sax and trumpet. Maybe think about a
remix with a horn line, just for me? ;)

Tagged.
Rebecca

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bjack	bjack said 1657 days ago (April 27th, 2005)
	Nice and funky I'll talk to my partner in rhyme and see if what he can do. Thanks --- Want to get your original music played on internet radio? Visit http://mix.dyndns.biz for details. Check out my latest song called Especially 4 U

ToozDzChild	ToozDzChild said 1380 days ago (January 28th, 2006)
	Mo Betta Groove Like the groove a lil better than the rap but like it overall. The groove reminds me a little of Be Thankful For What You Got. And as always your vocals or solid. Just another example of how the music industry doesn't get it. Great production. Keep it up. Check out my latest song called Anatomy of Seduction

	TMISSJAYEE said 1343 days ago (March 7th, 2006)
	YEAH!! RIGHT ON! THIS DID MAKE ME GO BACK NICE KEEP IT UP

Dj French Toast	Dj French Toast said 816 days ago (August 16th, 2007)
	yeah I caught that little Kool Moe Dee reference in there : ) Nice joint man . Smooth lyrics great sound quality you got goin on . http://www.lyricsdepot.com/kool-moe-dee/wild-wild-west.html Check out my latest song called Its The French Toast(Colab W/WillBill808)

bjack	bjack said 816 days ago (August 16th, 2007)
	Yeah I caught Damn, man. I never knew until you posted the link and I saw for myself. Believe me, it wasn't on purpose ;-) --- To go to MySpace and join our friends page click here. Check out my latest song called Especially 4 U

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Name: Barry Jackson

Independent music creators/producers trying to carve out a niche for ourselves in this ever expanding digital landscape. We're going to try to give out some knowledge on the business of music and the recording process in general while at the same tim... [see more]

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Genre Info

Rhythm and blues (or R&B) was coined as a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine, used to designate upbeat popular music performed by African American artists that combined jazz

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