Express Yourself

Song Express Yourself
Artist N.W.A
Album Straight Outta Compton

Lyrics

[00:00.460] Yo, man. There's a lot of brothers
[00:01.770] out there flakin' and perpetratin
[00:02.700] But scared to kick reality.
[00:04.510] Yo Dre, you've been doing all this dope producing.
[00:06.630] You had a chance to show 'em what time it is
[00:08.030] So, what you want me to do?
[00:10.390] Express Yourself...
[00:11.360] I'm expressin' with my full capabilities,
[00:13.220] And now I'm livin' in correctional facilities,
[00:15.740] Cause some don't agree with how I do this.
[00:18.340] I get straight, meditate like a Buddhist
[00:21.290] I'm droppin' flava, my behaviour is heriditery,
[00:23.450] But my technique is very necessary.
[00:26.010] Blame it on Ice Cube... Because he says it gets funky
[00:29.100] When you got a subject and a predacit.
[00:31.200] Add it on a dope beat
[00:32.200] And that'll make you think.
[00:33.780] Some suckaz just tickle me pink
[00:35.730] To my stomache. 'Cause they don't flow like this one.
[00:37.920] You know what? I won't hesitate to dis one
[00:40.980] Or two before I'm through.
[00:42.340] So don't try to sing this!
[00:43.690] Some drop science
[00:44.900] While I'm droppin' English.
[00:45.920] Even if Yella
[00:47.300] Makes it a-capella
[00:48.630] I still express, yo, I don't smoke weed or a sess.
[00:51.550] Cause its known to give a brother brain damage.
[00:53.770] And brain damage on the mic don't manage
[00:56.250] Nuthin'
[00:56.820] But makin' a sucker and you equal.
[00:58.750] Don't be another sequel...
[01:00.580] Express Yourself...
[01:05.750] Express Yourself...
[01:08.270] Come on and do it...
[01:10.820] Express Yourself...
[01:15.560] Express Yourself...
[01:18.790] Come on and do it...
[01:21.650] Now, gettin' back to the PG.
[01:24.040] That's program, and it's easy.
[01:26.720] Dre is back. Newjacks, I mean hollow,
[01:29.010] Expressin' ain't their subject
[01:31.120] Because they like to follow
[01:32.290] The words, the style, the trend,
[01:33.660] The records I spin.
[01:34.740] Again and again and again
[01:36.120] Yo, you on the other end.
[01:37.290] Whatch a brother playin' dope rhymes with no help.
[01:39.740] There's no fessin' and guessin'
[01:41.640] While I'm expressin myself.
[01:42.280] It's crazy to see people be
[01:44.320] What society wants them to be. But not me!
[01:47.040] Ruthless...
[01:48.130] Is the way to go
[01:49.260] They know.
[01:49.950] Others say rhymes that fail
[01:51.520] To be original.
[01:52.550] Or they kill where the hiphop starts,
[01:54.520] Forget about the ghetto
[01:55.990] And rap for the pop charts.
[01:57.500] Some musicians curse at home
[01:59.720] But scared to use profanity
[02:01.180] When up on the microphone.
[02:02.520] Yeah, they want reality.
[02:03.760] But you won't hear none.
[02:05.070] They rather exaggerate, a little fiction.
[02:07.440] Some say no to drugs and take a stand,
[02:09.890] But after the show they go lookin' for the dopeman.
[02:12.410] Or they ban my group from the radio.
[02:15.050] Hear NWA and say "Hell no!".
[02:17.660] But you know it ain't all about wealth.
[02:20.030] As long as you make a note to...
[02:21.920] Express Yourself...
[02:26.310] Express Yourself...
[02:30.060] Come on and do it...
[02:32.450] Express Yourself...
[02:36.590] Express Yourself...
[02:39.970] Come on and do it...
[02:42.360] Express Yourself...
[02:43.660] From the heart.
[02:44.070] Cause if you wanna start to move up the chart
[02:45.840] Then expression is a big part of it.
[02:48.060] You ain't efficient when you flow
[02:49.840] You ain't swift, movin' like a tortoise.
[02:51.860] Full of rigor mortis.
[02:53.110] There's a little bit more to show
[02:55.170] I got rhymes in my mind, and better like an embryo.
[02:57.840] Or a lesson - all of 'em expression
[03:00.530] And if you start fessin' -
[03:01.770] I got a Smith and Wessun For you.
[03:03.190] I might ignore your record
[03:04.700] Because it has no bottom.
[03:05.990] I get loose in the summer. When in spring and autumn
[03:08.430] It's Dre on the mic, gettin' physical.
[03:10.490] Doin' the job
[03:11.540] NWA is the lynch mob!
[03:13.240] Yes, I'm a cob?
[03:14.400] But you know you need this.
[03:15.880] And the knowledge is growin'
[03:17.570] Just like a foetus, or a tumor.
[03:19.540] But here's the rumor:
[03:20.730] Dre is in the neighborhood
[03:22.170] And he's up to no good.
[03:23.310] When I start expressin' myself,
[03:24.500] Yella, slam it!
[03:25.830] Cause If I stay funky like this I'm doin' damage.
[03:28.150] Or I'mma be too hyped,
[03:29.660] And need a straight jacket.
[03:31.060] I got knowledge and other suckaers lack it.
[03:33.200] So, when you see Dre, a DJ on the mic,
[03:35.910] Ask what it's like.
[03:37.050] It's like we gettin' hype tonight.
[03:38.240] Cause if I strike
[03:39.610] It ain't for your good health.
[03:41.090] But I won't strike if you just...
[03:42.840] Express Yourself...
[03:46.970] Express Yourself...
[03:50.140] Come on and do it...
[03:53.230] Express Yourself...
[03:57.170] Express Yourself...
[04:00.170] Come on and do it...
[04:03.300] Express Yourself...
[04:06.060] Come on and do it...
[04:08.750] Come on and do it...
[04:14.060] Come on and do it...
[04:15.290] Come on and do it...