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Old to the New Lyrics by Nice & Smooth

Jewel of the Nile

1994

[Chorus: Greg Nice]
This is how we take the old from the new
The new to the old, the old to the new
This is how we take the old from the new
The new to the old, the old to the new
This is how we take the old from the new
The new to the old, the old to the new
This is how we take the old from the new
The new to the old, the old to the new
[Refrain Greg Nice]
And if you pumpin in the BMs, pump it like this
You whip it in the BMs, pump it like this
You pump it in the Benz, pump it like this
You pump it in the AC, pump it like this
You pump it in the Jeep, just pump it like this
Pump it in the BMs, just pump it like this
[Verse 1: Greg Nice]
Greg N-I my IQ high like a hat
Ain't nothin wrong with my pockets stayin fat
No static at all, if so get the gack
You can't beat that with a baseball bat
All I wanna do is shine
Make some loot, and sip some wine
Buy me a mansion then recline
Have all the honey dips wine and grine
Its in my nature to be kind
Girlfriend what's your zodiac sign
Greg N-I chillin with my partner in crimes, Smooth B
You seen us on MTV
'90, '91, '92, '93
Uhn, ahh lala wui wui
Smooth B, uhn if you down with me
Step on the mic, step on the mic
Rock on, shock on, get on, get on
Rock on, rock it to the break of dawn
[Chorus: Greg Nice]
This is how we take the old from the new
The new to the old, the old to the new
This is how we take the old from the new
The new to the old, the old to the new
This is how we take the old from the new
The new to the old, the old to the new
This is how we take the old from the new
The new to the old, the old to the new
[Verse 2: Smooth B]
Yo, first no one knew that my skilla were tight
That I could rock a mic all long and stay right
Man, listen, when it come to rhymes I smell them
I got lyrics locked in my cerebellum
In other words: brainstem
Like my man Rakim said, "I'm better than the rest of them"
I'm a tidbit smoother, I bust a rapa like a Luger
I'm dreamy like Krueger
Smooth B, real in the flesh
Greg Nice my counterpart, keepin' the vibe fresh
And we can go on
From night to morn
Rippin the mic and leave the stage torn
Never in a scuffle
'Cause i can chill in the Bronx
And still do the Hollywood Shuffle
Take it back to the essence
To the jams in the park, ahh, effervescence
Felt like yesterday
When I was a shorty b-boy around the way
Kangol, nylon, Nike suits and Pumas
I had girls from here to Montezuma
Now things are pretty much the same
But I don't have to rhyme for free, and that's the price of fame
I had to learn a lot to protect myself
From those that want what I got
Now, I can read a snake like a pamphlet
And before they bite, I throw a damn fit
I gotta keep makin' papers
I got no time for no cornball capers
So here's a word from the wise
If you tryna act sneaky, you're in for a big surprise
[Chorus: Greg Nice]
This is how we take the old from the new
The new to the old, the old to the new
This is how we take the old from the new
The new to the old, the old to the new
This is how we take the old from the new
The new to the old, the old to the new
This is how we take the old from the new
The new to the old, the old to the new
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Nice & Smooth

Nice & Smooth

About “Old to the New” by Nice & Smooth

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