Swizz Beatz - Ruff Ryders' Anthem lyrics

[Produced by Swizz Beatz] [Hook] Stop, drop, shut 'em down, open up shop Oh, no, that's how Ruff Ryders roll Stop, drop, shut 'em down, open up shop Oh, no, that's how Ruff Ryders roll [Verse 1] n***as wanna try, n***as wanna lie Then n***as wonder why n***as wanna die All I know is pain, all I feel is rain How can I maintain with mad sh** on my brain I resort to violence, my n***as move in silence Like you don't know what our style is New York n***as the wildest My n***as is with it; you want it, come and get it Took it, then we split it, you f**in' right we did it What the f** you gon' do when we run up on you? f**in' with the wrong crew Don't know what we're goin' through I'ma have to show n***as how easily we blow n***as When you find out there's some mo' n***as That's runnin' with yo' n***as Nothin' we can't handle, break it up and dismantle Light it up, like a candle, just ‘cause I can't stand you Put my sh** on tapes like you bustin' grapes Think you holdin' weight, then you haven't met the apes [Hook] Stop, drop, shut 'em down, open up shop Oh, no, that's how Ruff Ryders roll Stop, drop, shut 'em down, open up shop Oh, no, that's how Ruff Ryders roll [Verse 2] Is y'all n***as crazy? I'll bust you and be Swayze Stop actin' like a baby; mind your business, lady! Nosy people get it too, when you see me spit at you You know I'm tryin' to get rid of you, yeah, I know, it's pitiful That's how n***as get down, watch my n***as spit rounds Make y'all n***as kiss ground, just for talkin' sh**, clown Oh, you think it's funny? Then you don't know me, money It's about to get ugly, f** it, dawg, I'm hungry I guess you know what that mean, come up off that green Rob n***as on ravine, don't make it a murder scene Give a dog a bone, leave a dog alone Let a dog roam and he'll find his way home Home of the brave, my home is a cage Ayo, I'ma slave 'til my home is a grave I'ma pull capers, it's all about the papers b**hes caught the vapors, and now they wanna rape us [Hook] Stop, drop, shut 'em down, open up shop Oh, no, that's how Ruff Ryders roll Stop, drop, shut 'em down, open up shop Oh, no, that's how Ruff Ryders roll [Verse 3] Look what you done started, asked for it, you got it Had it, should've shot it, now you're dearly departed Get at me, dawg, did I rip sh**? With this one here I flip sh** n***as know when I kick sh** it's gon' be some slick sh** What was that look for when I walked in the door? Oh, you thought you was raw?! Boom! Not anymore ‘Cause now you on the floor, wishin' you never saw Me walk through that door with that .44 Now it's time for bed, two more to the head Got the floor red, yeah, that n***a's dead Another unsolved mystery, it's goin' down in history n***as ain't never did sh** to me b**h-a** n***as can't get to me Gots to make the move, got a point to prove Gotta make them groove, got 'em all like, "Ooh!" So to the next time you hear this n***a rhyme Try to keep your mind on gettin' p**y and crime [Hook] Stop, drop, shut 'em down, open up shop Oh, no, that's how Ruff Ryders roll Stop, drop, shut 'em down, open up shop Oh, no, that's how Ruff Ryders roll [Outro] Talk is cheap, mothaf**a!