We Had to Tear This Motha----- Up
Ice Cube
(Peace, quiet and good order will be maintained in our cityTo the best of our ability. Riots, melees and disturbancesOf the peace are against the interests of all our people; andTherefore cannot be permitted.)(The jury found that they were all not guilty, not guilty)(We've been told that all along Crenshaw BoulevardThat there's a series of fires. A lot of looting is going on.A disaster area, obviously.)(The jury found that they were all not guilty, not guilty)[Cube] Make it rough(A lot of activity continues here at this command post.)[Cube] Make it rough!!(We have sporadic fires, throughout the city of Los Angeles.)Not guilty, the filthy, devils tried to kill meWhen the news get to the hood the niggaz will beHotter than cayenne pepper, cuss, bustKickin' up dust is a mustI can't trust, a cracker in a blue uniformStick a nigga like a unicornBorn, wicked, Laurence, Powell, foulCut his fuckin' throat and I smileGo to Simi Valley and surelySomebody knows the address of the juryPay a little visit, Who is it? (Oh it's Ice Cube)Can I talk to the grand wizard, then boom!Make him eat the barrel, modern day feralNow he's zipped up like leather tuscaderoPretty soon we'll catch Sergeant KoonShoot him in the face, run up in him with a broom-stick, prick, devils ain't shitIntroduce his ass to the AK-40 dickTwo days niggaz layed in the cutTo get some respect we had to tear this motherfucker upWrong nigga to fuck with!Make it roughWrong nigga to fuck with!I gotta mac-10 for Officer WindDamn his devil ass need to be shipped back to KansasIn a casket, crew cut faggotNow he ain't nothin' but food for the maggotsLunch, punch, Hawaiian, lyin'Niggas ain't buyin, ya story, bore meTearin' up shit with fire, shooters, lootersNow I got a laptop computerI told you it would happened and you heard it, read itBut all you can call me was anti-semiticRegret it? Nope, said it? YepListen to my big black boots as I stepNiggas had to break you off somethin', give Bush a pushBut your National Guard ain't hardYou had to get Rodney to stop me, cause you know what?We woulda to' this motherfucker upWrong nigga to fuck with![Cube] Make it roughWrong nigga to fuck with![Cube] Hey Muggs, make it rough!Wrong nigga to fuck with!Wrong nigga to fuck with!It's on, Gone With the WindAnd I know white men can't dunk, now I'm stealin' bluntsAnd a cake from Betty Crocker, Orville ReddenbacherDon't fuck with the black-owned stores but hit the Foot LockersSteal, motherfuck Fire Marshall BillOh what the hell, throw the cocktail, I smell smokeGot the fuck out, Ice Cube lucked outMy nigga had his truck out, didn't get stuck outIn front of that store with the Nikes and AdidasOh Jesus, Western Surplus got the heatersMeet us, so we can get the 9's and the what-notsGot the Mossberg with the double eyed buckshotReady for Darryl, and like Beretta would sayKeep your eye on the barrel, a sparrowDon't do the crime if you can't do the timeBut I'm rollin', so that's a fucked up sloganThe Hogan's, Heroes, spotted the guerrillaBy the Sizzler, hittin' up police killerThe super-duper nigga that'll buckWe had to tear this motherfucker up, so what the fuck!?!Wrong nigga to fuck with!Huh, make it rough!Wrong nigga to fuck with!Yo Muggs, make it roughWrong nigga to fuck with!Huh, make it roughWrong nigga to fuck with!Enough!Wrong nigga to fuck with!Wrong nigga to fuck with!Wrong nigga to fuck with!Wrong nigga to fuck with!Wrong nigga to fuck with!Wrong nigga to fuck with!Wrong nigga to fuck with!(Not guilty verdicts for Stacey Koon, Laurence Powell, TimothyWind, and Theodore Briseno.The four officers accused of beatingMotorist Rodney King.)
Lyrics by Ice Cube
Sic Them Youngins On Em $100 Bill, Y'all $100 Dollar Bill Y'All [From All About the Benjami... $100 Dollar Bill Ya'll $100 Dollar Bill Ya'll 2 Decades Ago 2 Decades Ago (insert) 2 N the Morning 24 MC Hours 24 Mo' Hours 24 Mo' Hours 24 Wit An L 24 With an L 3 Strikes You In A Bird in the Hand A Bitch is a Bitch A Boy Was Conceived A Boy Was Conceived (Intro) A Gangsta's Fairytale A Gangsta's Fairytale A History Of Violence Alive on Arrival All Day Every Day All Day, Every Day AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Amerikkka's Most Wanted Anybody Seen The Popo's Anybody Seen The PoPo's?! Anybody Seen The PoPo's?! Anybody Seen The PoPos? Architect Of Gangsta Rap Ask About Me Behind Gates Bend A Corner Wit Me Better Off Dead Big Thangs Bird in the Hand Bird In The Hand Lyrics Black and White Black Korea Black. White. Black. White. Blackboy Bop Gun Bop Gun (One Nation) Bop Gun (One Nation) (Edit) Bop Gun (One Nation) [Radio Edit] Bow Down Bow Down - Westside Connection Bow Down (West Side Connection) Bow Down (Westside Connection) Burn Hollywood Burn Can You Bounce Can You Bounce? Cash Over Cash over Ass Cave B**** Cave Bitch Check Yo Self Check Yo Self - Das EFX Check Yo Self ("Message" Remix) Check Yo Self (Featuring Das EFX) Check Yo Self (Remix) Check Yo Self (Remix) (Featuring Das Efx) Check Yo Self [Remix Instrumental][Instrumental] Check Yo Self [Remix] Check Yo Self [Remix] (feat. Das EFX) Check Yo Self [The Message Remix] Check Yourself (Video Edit) Cheddar Child Support Child Support (Album Version) Children of the Korn Chin Check Chrome & Paint Chrome & Paint Chrome And Paint Cinta Click, Clack - Get Back! Cold Places Color Blind Colorblind Come & Get It Come And Get It Concrete Connected for Life Connected for Life [Clean Album] Connected for Life [Main/Clean] Crack Baby Crack Baby [*] Crack Baby? Crowded Dead Homiez Death Definition Of A West Coast G (Intro) Definitions Of A West Coast G (Intro) Dewick Dimes & Nicks Dimes & Nicks (A Call from Mike Epps) Dimes & Nicks (A Call From Mike Epps) Dirty Mack Do Ya Thang Do Your Thang Dodgers Anthem 2013 Doin' What It 'Pose 2Do Doin' What It 'pose 2Do Doing Dumb Sh** Doing Dumb Shit Don't Make Me Hurt Ya Feelings Don't Make Me Hurt Ya Feelings [*] Don't Trust 'em Don't Trust Em Don't Trust 'em Down For Whatever Dr. Frankenstein Drink the Kool-Aid Drink The Kool-Aid (Single) Drop Girl Drop Girl (Remix) Endangered Species (Tales From The Dark Side) (fea... Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside) Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside) (Feat... Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside) [Remi... Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside) [Remi... Enemy Everybody Wants You Everythang's Corrupt (Single) Everythang\u2019s Corrupt Extradition Fat Cat First Day Of School (Intro) Friday Friday [Beat] Friday [From Friday] Fuck Dying Funeral Game Over - DrDre Gangsta Fairytale 2 Gangsta Nation Gangsta Rap (Remix) Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It Gangsta's Fairytale 2 Gangsta's Fairytale, Pt. 2 Get Money, Spend Money, No Money Get Money, Spend Money, No Money Get off My *** and Tell Yo ***** to Come Here [Rem... Get Off My Dick & Tell Yo Bitch to Come Here Get Off My Dick And Tell Yo Bitch To Come Here Get Off My Dick And Tell Yo Bitch To Come Here (Re Get Off My Dick And Tell Yo Bitch To Come Here (Re... Get Off My Dick and Tell Yo' Bitch to Come Here (R... Get Use to It Get Use To It Get Used To It Get Used To It (ft. WC & The Game) Ghetto Bird Ghetto Horror Show Ghetto Vet Ghetto Vet [From I Got the Hook Up] Ghetto Vet [Instrumental] Ghetto Vet [LP Version] Givin' Up The Nappy Dug Out Givin' up The Nappy Dugout Givin' Up The Nappy Dug Out Go to Church Go To Church (Clean) Gotta Be Insanity Grand Finale Greed Growin Up Growin' Up Growing Up Hand of the Dead Body Heaven Hell Low Hello Hello (Featuring Dr.Dre & M.C. Ren) Hello [*] Hello [Instrumental] Hello [Radio Edit] Here He Come Here He Come Higher Higher [From Higher Learning] Holla @ Cha' Boy Holla At Cha Boy Hoo-Bangin' Hood Mentality Hood Robbin Hood Robbin' Hood Robbin' Horny Lil' Devil Horny Lil' Devil Horny Little Devil How To Survive In South Central How to Survive in South Central [*] How to Survive in South Central [Boyz N the Hood] How We Do It I Got My Locs On I Gotta Say What Up!! I Gotta Say What Up!!! I Rep That West I Rep That West (Single) I Wanna Kill Sam I'm Only Out For One Thang I'm Only Out For One Thang (Featuring Flavor Flav) I'm Only Out For One Thang Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day If I Should Die Before I Wake If I Was Fuckin' You If I Was Fucking You In the Late Night Hour Irresistible (West Side Connection) It Is What It Is It Takes a Nation It Was a Good Day It Was a Good Day (Remix) It's A Man's World It's A Man's World Feat.Yo-Yo It's A Man's World"(feat. Yo-Yo It's All Hood It's A Man's World Jack In The Box Jack N the Box Jackin For Beats Jackin' for Beats Jd's Gaffilin' (Part 2) Keep It Gangsta Killas Last Wordz Late Night Hour Laugh Now, Cry Later LAX Let it Rain Life in California Lil Ass Gee Lil Ass Gee (Eerie Gumbo Remix) Limos, Demos & Bimbos Limos, Demos & Bimbos"(feat. Mr. Short Khop Limos, Demos & Bimbos Look Who's Burnin' Look Who's Burning Look Who's Burnin' Make It Ruff Make It Smooth Make It Ruff, Make It Smooth Make It Ruff, Make It Smooth (Featuring K-Dee) Man Vs Machine Man Vs. Machine Man's Best Friend Man's Best Friend Maniac In The Brainiac Maniac In The Braniac Men of Steel Mental Warfare Mental Warfare (Insert) Mixtape Shit My Loved One My Loved One (Featuring Mr. Short Khop) My Skin Is My Sin My Summer Vacation N**** of the Century Natural Born Killaz Natural Born Killaz - DrDre Natural Born Killaz [From Murder Was the Case: The... Natural Born Killaz [From Murder Was the Case: The... Nigga of the Century No Country for Young Men No Vaseline No Vaseline [*] Nothing Like L..A. Nothing Like L.A. Now I Gotta Wet 'Cha Now I Gotta Wet'Cha Now I Gotta Wet'cha Once Upon a Time in the Projects Once Upon A Time In The Projects 2 Once upon a Time in the Projects, Pt. 2 Only in California Penitentiary Pimp Homeo Pimp Homeo (Insert) Pros Vs Joes Pros Vs. Joes Pushin Weight Remix Pushin' Weight Pushin' Weight [LP Version] Pushin' Weight"(feat. Mr. Short KHOP Pushin' Weight Raider Nation Raised in the Hood Really Doe Reckless in the Booth Record Company Pimpin' Record Company Pimpin' Right Here Right Now Right Here, Right Now Right Here, Right Now (w/ Paul Oakenfold) Right Here, Right Now [From Blade 2] Ring Ding Dong Robbin' Hood (Cause it Ain't All Good) Robbin' Hood (Cause It Ain't All Good) Robin Lench Roll All Day Roll All Day [From Gone in 60 Seconds] Rollin' Wit The Lench Mob Rollin' Wit The Lench Mob Sasquatch Say Hi to the Bad Guy Set It Off She Couldn't Make It On Her Own Should I Stay or Should I Go Sic Them Youngin's On Em Sic Them Youngins On 'E Sic Them Youngins On 'em Sic Them Youngins On 'Em Sic Them Youngins On Em Smoke Some **** (Album Version) Smoke Some Weed Something To Think About Soul on Ice Spittin' Pollaseeds Spittin' Pollaseeds Stand Tall State of Emergency Steady Mobbin Steady Mobbin' Steal the Show Steal The Show Stop Snitchin' Stop Snitchin' Stop Snitchin’ (Album Version) Stop Snitchin’ (feat. Swizz Beatz) (Album Versio... Street Fighter Streetz Illustrated Supreme Hustle Take Me Away Take Me Away Tales From The Darkside Tales From the Darkside (Remix) Tales From The Darkside"(feat. Chuck D Thank God Thank God The Big Show The Bomb The Bonnie and Clyde Theme The Curse Of Money The Curse Of Money"(feat. Mack 10 The Funeral The Game Lord The Game Lord The Guppies The Gutter Shit The Gutter Shit (Featuring Jayo Felony, Gangsta & ... The Gutter Shit"(feat. Gangsta, Jayo Felony, Squee... The Looters The N**** Ya Love to Hate The N***a Trapp The Nigga Of The Century The Nigga Trapp The Nigga Ya Love To Hate The Peckin' Order The Peckin' Order"(feat. Mack 10 The Peckin' Order The Predator The Product The Shot The Shot (Intro) The World is Mine The World Is Mine [[from Dangerous Ground] The Wrong Nigga to Fuck Wit The Wrong Nigga to Fuck Wit [From Bullworth] The Wrong Nigga To Fuck With Three Strikes You In Today Was A Good Day Today Was A Good Day (Remix) Tomorrow Too West Coast Trespass Trespass (Featuring ice t) Trespass [From Trespass] True to the Game Turn off the Radio Two To The Head U Ain't Gonna Take My Life U Ain't Gonna Take My Life Until We Rich Until We Rich (Featuring Krayzie Bone) Until We Rich"(feat. Krayzie Bone Urbanian Us Waitin' Ta Hate Waitin' Ta Hate Wanna Ride War & Peace War & Peace We Be Clubbin We Be Clubbin' We Be Clubbin' (clark World Remix) We Be Clubbin' [From the Players Club] We Had to Tear This Mothafucka Up We Had To Tear This Muthafucka Up West Up! Westside Slaughterhouse Westside Slaughterhouse [Edited] Westward Ho [Edited] What Can I Do What Can I Do? What Can I Do? (Eastside Remix) What Can I Do? (Remix) What Can I Do? [Remix] What Is A Pyroclastic Flow? What Is a Pyroclastic Flow? What They Hittin' Foe What They Hittin' Foe? What They Hittin' Foe? What They Hittn' Foe? When I Get to Heaven When I Get to Heaven (Remix) When I Get to Heaven [Remix] When Will They Shoot When Will They Shoot? Where Ya At Where Ya At? Where Ya At? [Album Version] Who Are You Lovin Who Are You Lovin' Who Got The Camera Who Got the Camera? Who's The Mack Who's The Mack? Who's The Mack? Why Me Why Me? Why We Thugs Why We Thugs (Album Version) Wicked Wicked - LP Version Wicked [Instrumental] Wicked Wayz Wrong Nigga to Fuck Wit X Bitches X-Bitches Y'all Know How I Am Ya'll Know How I Am You Ain't Gotta Lie (Ta Kick It) You Ain't Gotta Lie Ta Kick It You Ain't Gotta Lie Ta Kick It"(feat. Chris Rock You Ain't Gotta Lie Ta Kick It You Can Do It You Can Do It [From Next Friday] You Can Do It [Instrumental] You Can Do It"(feat. Mack 10, Ms. Toi You Can't Fade Me You Can't Fade Me / JD's Gaffilin' You Can't Fade Me/J.D.'s Gaffilin' You Can't Fade Me You Don't Wanna Fuck Wit These You Don't Wanna Fuck Wit These (Unreleased '93 Shi You Don't Wanna Fuck Wit These (Unreleased '93 Shi... You Don't Wanna Fuck Wit These (Unreleased 93 Shit... You Gotta Lotta That You Gotta Lotta That You Gotta Lotta That (feat. Snoop Dogg) (Album Ver... You Know How We Do It You Know How We Do It (Remix) You Know How We Do It [Remix] You Know I'm a Ho You Know I'm a Hoe Your Money or Your Life