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[Dr. Dre:] |
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Yo, man... There's a lot of brothers out there flakin' and perpetratin |
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But scared to kick reality. |
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[Ice Cube:] |
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Man, you've been doing all this **** producing. |
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You had a chance to show 'em what time it is... |
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[Dr. Dre:] |
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So, what you want me to do? |
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Express Yourself... |
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[Dr. Dre:] |
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I'm expressin' with my full capabilities, |
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And now I'm livin' in correctional facilities, |
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Cause some don't agree with how I do this. |
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I get straight, meditate like a Buddhist |
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I'm droppin' flava, my behaviour is heriditery, |
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But my technique is very necessary. |
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Blame it on Ice Cube... Because he says it gets funky |
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When you got a subject and a predacit. |
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Add it on a **** beat |
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And that'll make you think. |
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Some suckaz just tickle me pink |
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To my stomache. 'Cause they don't flow like this one. |
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You know what? I won't hesitate to dis one |
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Or two before I'm through. |
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So don't try to sing this! |
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Some drop science |
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While I'm droppin' English. |
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Even if Yella |
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Makes it a-capella |
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I still express, yo, I don't smoke **** or a sess. |
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Cause its known to give a brother brain damage. |
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And brain damage on the mic don't manage |
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Nuthin' |
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But makin' a sucker and you equal. |
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Don't be another sequel... |
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Express Yourself... |
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Express Yourself... |
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Come on and do it... |
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Express Yourself... |
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Express Yourself... |
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Come on and do it... |
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Now, gettin' back to the PG. |
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That's program, and it's easy. |
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Dre is back. Newjacks, I mean hollow, |
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Expressin' ain't their subject |
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Because they like to follow |
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The words, the style, the trend, |
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The records I spin. |
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Again and again and again |
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Yo, you on the other end. |
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Whatch a brother playin' **** rhymes with no help. |
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There's no fessin' and guessin' |
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While I'm expressin myself. |
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It's crazy to see people be |
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What society wants them to be. But not me! |
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Ruthless... |
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Is the way to go |
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They know. |
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Others say rhymes that fail |
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To be original. |
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Or they kill where the hiphop starts, |
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Forget about the ghetto |
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And rap for the pop charts. |
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Some musicians curse at home |
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But scared to use profanity |
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When up on the microphone. |
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Yeah, they want reality. |
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But you won't hear none. |
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They rather exaggerate, a little fiction. |
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Some say no to drugs and take a stand, |
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But after the show they go lookin' for the ****man. |
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Or they ban my group from the radio. |
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Hear NWA and say "Hell no!". |
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But you know it ain't all about wealth. |
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As long as you make a note to... |
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Express Yourself... |
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Express Yourself... |
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Come on and do it... |
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Express Yourself... |
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Express Yourself... |
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Come on and do it... |
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Express Yourself... |
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From the heart. |
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Cause if you wanna start to move up the chart |
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Then expression is a big part of it. |
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You ain't efficient when you flow |
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You ain't swift, movin' like a tortoise. |
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Full of rigor mortis. |
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There's a little bit more to show |
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I got rhymes in my mind, embedded like an embryo. |
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Or a lesson - all of 'em expression |
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And if you start fessin' - |
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I got a Smith and Wessun |
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For you. |
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I might ignore your record |
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Because it has no bottom. |
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I get loose in the summer. When in spring and autumn |
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It's Dre on the mic, gettin' physical. |
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Doin' the job |
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NWA is the lynch mob! |
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Yes, I'm a cob? |
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But you know you need this. |
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And the knowledge is growin' |
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Just like a foetus, or a tumor. |
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But here's the rumor: |
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Dre is in the neighborhood |
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And he's up to no good. |
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When I start expressin' myself, |
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Yella, slam it! |
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Cause If I stay funky like this I'm doin' damage. |
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Or I'mma be too hyped, |
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And need a straight jacket. |
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I got knowledge and other suckaers lack it. |
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So, when you see Dre, a DJ on the mic, |
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Ask what it's like. |
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It's like we gettin' hype tonight. |
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Cause if I strike |
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It ain't for your good health. |
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But I won't strike if you just... |
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Express Yourself... |
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Express Yourself... |
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Come on and do it... |
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Express Yourself... |
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Express Yourself... |
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Come on and do it... |
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Express Yourself... |
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Come on and do it... |
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Come on and do it... |
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Come on and do it... |
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Come on and do it... [music fades] |