I Luv Rap Music - DC Talk

[Some people out there givin' rap a bad name 
Well I'm here to let you know, we ain't down with that] 
Rap music, the sound of the times 
Ya sorta talk lyrics to rhythm and rhyme 
And then deliver in various ways 
You know, some sorta preach, and some sorta play 
Nevertheless, there's a common ground [word!] 
Ya know the def hip hop sound 
Hyped up bass with a tiny snare 
The subwoofer makes ya neighbor stare 
But still 

(interlude) 
I luv rap music 
I always have, and I always will 

Now rap started as the voice of the street 
A sorta politics to a ghetto beat 
Then rappers started braggin' all about their gold 
And the girlies, and the beepers 
And the big, black Olds-mobile 
In '83, the beatbox hit 
Makin' funky drum sounds from out ya lips 
But takin' on nu forms, rap has moved from the block 
Now some mix it with soul and some mix it with rock 
Ya know 

(chorus) 
I luv rap music 
I always have, and I always will 
There ain't no other kinda music in all the world 
That makes me feel quite as chill 
I luv rap music 
Ya know, it's sittin' on the top of my list 
So if ya wanna hang with me, ya better believe 
We'll be jammin' to a hip hop mix 

Concert time in my part of the town 
Ya know, I brought my mom cause I knew she was down 
She was flat groovin', but couldn't understand 
How they makin' music when there ain't no band 
And then she cried, "James," everybody stared 
She heard a James Brown sample and thought he was there 
She got home, shook her head and said, 
"Kids these years" 
But then again, we think the Beatles were weird 

I luv rap music 
I luv rap music 

(repeat chorus) 

Today some rappers boast, some are makin' me ill 
And those obscene lyrics are overkill 
But I started M.C.in' way back in the day 
And since then there's been a serious change 
Ya know, I asked Christ to come into my heart 
And He gave me a brand new start 
And on top a dat, He cold gave me my dreams 
Doin' hip hop music with a Christian theme 
Ya know 

(repeat chorus) 

I luv rap music 
I luv rap music 
I luv rap music 
I luv rap music