[Intro] Grit your teeth DMX Ruff Riders [Hook: Swizz Beatz] La familia If it ain't about the dog, we ain't feelin' ya' A lot of rappers been soft for a long time Bout to put the hoodie dog on times They said pain is back I said, naw, Bane is back The Dark Knight blitzing with the hoodie on [?] will come through your block Make all your n***as really missing (Where they at?) Where they at now? You want that new sh**, don't cha'? You want that street sh**, don't cha'? [Verse 1: DMX] Man, cats nowadays be spittin' that f** sh** Bird a** n***as spittin' that duck sh** I'm from the old school and that there we don't f** with Been locked down on lockdown [?] s** a dick Four ways to get in when you fit in: floor, chair Before you climb the ladder try to find the stairs Just the go-getters, flow spitters That roll with us are gorillas Cold k**ers that blow triggers You got n***as, but my n***as know your n***as And what my n***as know 'bout your n***as they ho n***as Oh no, and I call 'em "oh no" n***as 'cause the last thing them b**hes said was, "oh no" n***a You're about to go, n***a And the last thing your people heard was "Amen from the past and release the birds" We gonna' end it with the word, may God rest his soul And though it looks like he's sleeping, to the touch he's cold [Hook: Swizz Beatz] La familia If it ain't about the dog, we ain't feelin' ya' A lot of rappers been soft for a long time Bout to put the hoodie dog on times They said pain is back I said, naw, Bane is back The Dark Knight blitzing with the hoodie on [?] will come through your block Make all your n***as really missing Where they at now? You want that new sh**, don't cha'? You want that street sh**, don't cha'? [Verse 2: DMX] Gimme the second chance, so respect the stance You plan to go reckless and you make reckless plans So, respect that we can dance b**h a** n***a Motherf** you and your man, we can do it with the hands f** I need a gun for? I done f**ed a lot of b**hes already So when it come to p**y you just one more Hit 'em with the 1-4 That's when you know a n***as a b**h and he's still gonna' get the hand, but you like, "What for?" Really? You want more? I come through with the click, click boom - click, click, boom Put it through your front door Brains on the wall like paint 'cause I don't need to know what it is as long as I know what it ain't Ain't a f**in' thing fake about me The devil spent so much time ruining my life What would the snake do without me? Keep running your mouth and see what happens when a n***a keeps running they mouth They get knocked the f** out, n***a [Hook: Swizz Beatz] La familia If it ain't about the dog, we ain't feelin' ya' A lot of rappers been soft for a long time Bout to put the hoodie dog on times They said pain is back I said, naw, Bane is back The Dark Knight blitzing with the hoodie on [?] will come through your block Make all your n***as really missing Where they at now? You want that new sh**, don't cha'? You want that street sh**, don't cha'? [Outro: DMX (talking)] Real n***as recognize real n***as man A real n***a ain't gonna go through the trouble of trying a real n***a Cuz he know a real n***a will get down just like he get down And he don't want that headache He'd rather push up on a soft a** n***a [?] it mean's something, technically, know what I saying? He spot a b**h n***a from a mile away And carry 'em just like, know what I mean?