Ruff Ryders' Anthem
[Hook](2x)Stop, drop, shut 'em down open up shopOh, no, that's how Ruff Ryders roll
[Verse 1: DMX]Niggas wanna try, niggas wanna lieThen niggas wonder why, niggas wanna dieAll I know is pain, all I feel is rainHow can I maintain, with mad shit on my brainI resort to violence, my niggas move in silenceLike you don't know what our style is, New York niggas the wildestMy niggas is wit' it, you want it, come and get itTook it then we split it, you fuckin' right we did itWhat the fuck you gonna do, when we run up on youFuckin' wit' the wrong crew, don't know what we goin' throughI'ma have ta show niggas how easily we blow niggasWhen you find out there's some more niggas, that's runnin' with your niggasNothin' we can't handle, break it up and dismantleLight it up like a candle just cause I can't stand youPut my shit on tapes, like you bustin' grapesThink you holdin' weight? Then you haven't met the Apes
[Hook](2x)
[Verse 2: DMX]Is ya'll niggas crazy, I'll bust you and be SwayzeStop actin' like a baby, mind your business ladyNosy people get it too, when you see me spit at youYou know I'm tryna get rid of you, ya I know it's pitifulThat's how niggas get down, watch my niggas spit roundMake ya'll niggas kiss ground, just for talkin' shit clownOh you think it's funny? Then you don't know me moneyIt's about to get ugly, fuck it dog I'm hungryI guess you know what that mean, come up off that greenRob niggas on ravine, don't make it a murder sceneGive a dog a bone, leave a dog aloneLet a dog roam and he'll find his way homeHome of the brave, my home is a cageAiyyo I'mma slave til' my home is a graveI'mma pull capers, it’s all about the papersBitches caught the vapors and now they wanna rape us
[Hook]
[Verse 3: DMX]Look what you done started, asked for it, you got itHad it, should have shot it, now your dearly departedGet at me dog, did I rip shit with this one here I flip shitNiggas know when I kick shit, It's gonna be some slick shitWhat was that look for, when I walked in the doorOh you thought you was raw, boom not anymoreCause now you on the floor, wishin' you never sawMe walk through that door, with that .44Now it's time for bed, two more to the headGot the floor red, yeah that nigga's deadAnother unsolved mystery, it's goin' down in historyNiggas ain't never did shit to me, bitch ass niggas can't get to meGots to make the move, got a point to proveGot a make'em grove, got'em all like, oohSo to the next time, you hear this nigga ryhmeTry to keep your mind, on gettin' pussy and crime
[Refrain]
[Outro]Talk is cheap, motherfucka