Express Yourself
NWA"Express Yourself" is a song by NWA, released in 2000 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:09 long and contains 93 lines and 688 words.
Lyrics
0:01Flakin and perpetratin but scared to kick reality
0:04Man you been doin all this d**e producin
0:05You ain't had a chance to show them what time it is
0:08So what you want me to do Express yourself
0:10I'm expressin with my full capabilities
0:13And now I'm livin' in correctional facilities
0:15Cause some don't agree with how I do this
0:18I get straight and meditate like a Buddhist
0:20I'm droppin flava my behavior is hereditary
0:23But my technique is very necessary
0:25Blame it on Ice Cube because he said it gets funky
0:28When you got a subject and a predicate
0:30Add it on a d**e beat and it'll make you think
0:33Some suckers just tickle me pink to my stomach
0:36Cause they don't flow like this one
0:38You know what I won't hesitate to diss one
0:40Or two before I'm through so don't try to sing this
0:43Some drop science while I'm droppin English
0:45Even if Yella makes it acapella
0:48I still express yo I don't smoke w**d or sess
0:51Cause it's known to give a brother brain damage
0:53And brain damage on the mic don't manage nuthin
0:56But makin a sucka and you equal
0:58Don't be another sequel express yourself
1:01Ah ah ah yeah
1:05Express yourself
1:08Go on and do it
1:10Express yourself
1:15Express yourself
1:18Go on and do it
1:21Now gettin back to the PG
1:23That's program and it's easy
1:26Dre is back new jacks are made hollow
1:28Expressin ain't their subject because they like to follow
1:30The words the style the trend the records I spin
1:33Again and again and again yo you are on the other end
1:36Watch a brother blend d**e rhymes with no help
1:38There's no fessin or guessin while I'm expressin myself
1:41It's crazy to see people be
1:43What society wants them to be but not me
1:46Ruthless is the way to go they know
1:48Others say rhymes which fail to be original
1:51Or they kill where the hip hop starts
1:53Forget about the ghetto and rap for the pop charts
1:56Some musicians cuss at home
1:58But scared to use profanity when up on the microphone
2:01Yeah they want reality but you will hear none
2:04They'd rather exaggerate a little fiction
2:06Some say no to drugs and take a stand
2:08But after the show they go lookin for the dopeman
2:11Or they ban my group from the radio
2:14Hear NWA and say hell no
2:16But you know it ain't all about wealth
2:19As long as you make a note to express yourself
2:26Express yourself
2:28Go on and do it
2:31Express yourself
2:36Express yourself
2:38Go on and do it
2:41Express yourself
2:42From the heart cause
2:42If you wanna start to move up the chart
2:44Then expression is a big part of it
2:47You ain't efficient when you flow you ain't swift
2:49Movin like a tortoise full of rigor mortis
2:52There's a little bit more to show
2:54I got rhymes in my mind embedded like an embryo
2:57Or a lesson all of them expression
2:59And if you start fessin I got a Smith & Wesson for ya
3:02I might ignore your record because it has no bottom
3:04I get loose in the summer winter spring and autumn
3:07It's Dre on the mic gettin physical
3:09Doin the job NWA is the lynch mob
3:12Yes I'm a calm but you know you need this
3:14And the knowledge is growin just like a fetus
3:17Or a tumor but here is the rumor
3:19Dre is in the neighborhood and he's up to no good
3:22When I start expressin myself Yella slam it
3:24Cause if I stay funky like this I'm doin damage
3:27Or I'm a be too hyped and need a straight jacket
3:29I got knowledge and other suckers lack it
3:32So when you see Dre a DJ on the mic
3:35Ask what it's like it's like we're gettin hyped tonight
3:37Cause if I strike it ain't for your good health
3:40But I won't strike if you just express yourself
3:46Express yourself
3:49Go on and do it
3:52Express yourself
3:57Express yourself
4:00Go on and do it
4:02Express yourself
4:04Go on and do it
4:09Go on and do it
Flakin and perpetratin but scared to kick reality Man you been doin all this d**e producin You ain't had a chance to show them what time it is So what you want me to do Express yourself I'm expressin with my full capabilities And now I'm livin' in correctional facilities Cause some don't agree with how I do this I get straight and meditate like a Buddhist I'm droppin flava my behavior is hereditary But my technique is very necessary Blame it on Ice Cube because he said it gets funky When you got a subject and a predicate Add it on a d**e beat and it'll make you think Some suckers just tickle me pink to my stomach Cause they don't flow like this one You know what I won't hesitate to diss one Or two before I'm through so don't try to sing this Some drop science while I'm droppin English Even if Yella makes it acapella I still express yo I don't smoke w**d or sess Cause it's known to give a brother brain damage And brain damage on the mic don't manage nuthin But makin a sucka and you equal Don't be another sequel express yourself Ah ah ah yeah Express yourself Go on and do it Express yourself Express yourself Go on and do it Now gettin back to the PG That's program and it's easy Dre is back new jacks are made hollow Expressin ain't their subject because they like to follow The words the style the trend the records I spin Again and again and again yo you are on the other end Watch a brother blend d**e rhymes with no help There's no fessin or guessin while I'm expressin myself It's crazy to see people be What society wants them to be but not me Ruthless is the way to go they know Others say rhymes which fail to be original Or they kill where the hip hop starts Forget about the ghetto and rap for the pop charts Some musicians cuss at home But scared to use profanity when up on the microphone Yeah they want reality but you will hear none They'd rather exaggerate a little fiction Some say no to drugs and take a stand But after the show they go lookin for the dopeman Or they ban my group from the radio Hear NWA and say hell no But you know it ain't all about wealth As long as you make a note to express yourself Express yourself Go on and do it Express yourself Express yourself Go on and do it Express yourself From the heart cause If you wanna start to move up the chart Then expression is a big part of it You ain't efficient when you flow you ain't swift Movin like a tortoise full of rigor mortis There's a little bit more to show I got rhymes in my mind embedded like an embryo Or a lesson all of them expression And if you start fessin I got a Smith & Wesson for ya I might ignore your record because it has no bottom I get loose in the summer winter spring and autumn It's Dre on the mic gettin physical Doin the job NWA is the lynch mob Yes I'm a calm but you know you need this And the knowledge is growin just like a fetus Or a tumor but here is the rumor Dre is in the neighborhood and he's up to no good When I start expressin myself Yella slam it Cause if I stay funky like this I'm doin damage Or I'm a be too hyped and need a straight jacket I got knowledge and other suckers lack it So when you see Dre a DJ on the mic Ask what it's like it's like we're gettin hyped tonight Cause if I strike it ain't for your good health But I won't strike if you just express yourself Express yourself Go on and do it Express yourself Express yourself Go on and do it Express yourself Go on and do it Go on and do it
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