The Origins Of 24/7 The Phrase Coined by Ivan Law

Ivan Law coined the phrase 24/7 as a lyric , in his 1986 song drop the Beat. 1
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I never could spell the word

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defeat with these lame brain suckers

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try to compete. They started flapping

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their gums as I began to hum. It was

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totally embarrassing in front of the

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freak. but rapping ain't the only thing

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that makes me unique. Wearing silk on my

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back, a snake off my feet. Got a rap line

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baby that can't be beate just as easy as

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walking. Just like I'm talking

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24/7. All rappers i'm, stalking not

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taking the test because of my pace is

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set. You haven't had the best till. You

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try the rest. I guarantee you. Baybe I

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give you no less because the beat is poppen

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and the base is boppen. All around the clock

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everybody's rocking got a rap so smooth that

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I can't lose. Drop the beat and watch the

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body move.

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I'm in the east and the West. Rocking

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with the Best. In the north and the South

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by word. I started with the four track

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Sitting in my room. Now I'm on the radio.

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It's time to boom

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Like arsenial Hall . I'm going to stand real tall.

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like Martin Luther King. Yes. I had a

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dream add it all up. And what does it mean

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plenty dead presidents for doing my

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thing. I'm the baddest known rapper from Watts to .

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The Bay is my glory time now. Yeah it's

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My day. If you want a dispute, then you.

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better commute or send me a plane fare. I

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definitely be there I travel all night

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just to rock on the mic. Not a mountain

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Or sea. Makes me stay away 'cause you.

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clown me once and it's time to pay like a

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two edge sword i cut you both ways . So drop the

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beat. It's my turn to get paid.