Lyrical Breakdown of If It Ain't Ruff - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

Ren is the villain and you're just a hostage

So whenever I'm steppin' cover your head like an ostrich

Groupies been waitin' for this, suckers been hatin' for this

You know why? Because so many are relatin' to this

Jealous is how they feel it intentionally

But they start to love it because I made it eventually

Pumpin' the music I keep the music like pumpin'

'Cause Ren ain't in here for nothin', I keep the average crowd jumpin'

Yo, you know the color, the villain's in black

Always down to make noise, and attack

So you better get back unless you wanna come with it

And make your face like a target and close your eyes when I hit it

You're screamin' with fear but it's with fear that you're screamin'

You're wakin up in a sweat 'cause Ren is givin' bad dreams and

I'm not schemin', I'm just tellin' the facts

That's how it is when N.W.A. starts to jack

So brothers that wanna scrap with me

That sweezin' and sneezin' will have to lap with me

Especially beggin' to write some lyrics with me

I just snatch your girl to take a nap with me

'Cause when it comes to Ren there's no comparison

And if you try to be me, it's quite embarrassin'

But I understand 'cause you're mentally slow

'Cause I can tell from the jump you're too nervous to go

If it ain't ruff, it ain't me

The gangsta's black and he's about to attack

If it ain't ruff, it ain't me

Lemme bust a freestyle there - (alright bet)

I can tell that you're afraid to fight me

Simple because you lost the crowd and they had to invite me

Because your sweat is a puddle but there's a puddle o' sweat

I'm a threat, so get a cold rag and wipe your neck

And clean the dirt off your face that causes acne

It's ridiculous thinkin' that you can jack me

This is the round where the punch will go

Into your H-E-A-D; that's known as a blow

I'm makin' a point but it's a point that I'm makin'

Like, see, I'm hatin' the fakin' I keep the suckers like shakin'

Scared to speak with a thought when they're chosen

The sound of my voice in their ear and they're frozen

This is a battle to the death, it's like the same ol'

Against a brother on a tip, with a Kangol

Givin' a pain but it's with pain that I'm givin'

But I'm comparin' and tearin' 'em but I'm makin a livin'

With the hype of a nine volt battery

And the odds for me to conquer is averagely good

Meanin' I'mma flow

I'm from the streets so, yo, I'm ready to go

If it ain't ruff, it ain't me (yo Ren)

The gangsta's black and he's about to attack

If it ain't ruff, it ain't me

Man whatcha gonna do now? (Get funky)

The "Do Not Disturb" sign is in effect

While I'm thinkin' of a fool to select

To give the victim the verdict so for the verdict a victim

Slammin' my vocals on a dance with the rest then I kick them

Tell 'em they're guilty, and peep out the bailer

And get a new track o' drums so I can play with

Percussion, pumpin' it loud when I perform

Yo, you wanna play in my game, put on a uniform

It ain't a rule in the book you have to go by

Hey, 'cause when it comes to cheatin', yo, you should know I

For fear in the hearts 'cause it's the hearts full of fear

'Cause what you hear in your ear is something funky and clear

The Hulk was incredible yo but Ren he was super

But now I'm ruthless, a civilian and not a trooper

But a soldier with a top rankin'

Givin' dope material, the hell with the gankin'

So play like an airplane and just jet

And keep your blood pressure low 'cause I'm a threat, if not

I'm afraid of the show

That you're a sucker and you're too nervous to go

If it ain't ruff, it ain't me (yo Ren)

The gangsta's black and he's about to attack

If it ain't ruff, it ain't me (yo Ren)

The gangsta's black

If it ain't ruff, it ain't me

The gangsta's black and he's about to attack

If it ain't ruff, it ain't me (yo Ren)

The gangsta's black

If it ain't ruff, it ain't me

The gangsta's black and he's about to attack

If it ain't ruff, it ain't me (yo Ren)

The gangsta's black