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Tha Dogg Pound – Respect lyrics
Intro: dr. Dre

I know you're bobbin your head, cause I can see yah (repeat 4x)
You can't see me, hah
Back up in that ass once again
With some of dat nigga daz shit
Beatin up on your ear drums with some of that g funk
Some of that gangsta funk
Some of that ghetto funk
Call it what you want, just don't forget the g
Got the motherfuckin dogg pound in the house

Verse one: dogg pound

Now tell me what's poppin in your head my brother
What you wanna do end up dead motherfucker
I don't know why we got to kill each other
Cause on the streets it's do or die motherfucker

[daz]
Now as a child I was raised in the church
Now what ever possessed me to do the shit that I do to put you in the dirt
I gives a fuck about a nigga on the street
I'm runnin ninety-fo' and I done ran ninety-three, don't like no hurdle
For the murders I committed in my omni fo' convertable
And not a soul saw who did it
As I lean to the side in my omni g-ride
On a mission, fo' deep, dogg pound do or die

[kurupt]
Now if you see me mobbin down the street what would you think (not)
Realizing that I'm surviving off instinct
What makes my mind click to perfect timing
For me to twist shit switchin bullshit the fuck up like the shining
Cause I'm in my own zone, alone look down
You think you saw but death is all round like a ghost town
Perhaps you, know I axe you
Fool if I have to, can you comprehend or adapt to

Chorus: prince ital

Respect to the deathrow inmates
Deathrow inmates lawd dem never hesitate
To bust a gun shot, in a i-diot face
This is dogg pound and your life goes to waste
Fraid, dogg pound carry no grace
Lifetime in static, put you inna your place
Dogg pound be killin a bitch mentality
Mess with dogg pound and you be dead each way
Lawd

Verse two: dogg pound

[kurupt]
Now wit dat nigga daz, everywhere I roll I'm set to blast
The way to success is elevating too fast
Every corner that I turn, there's money to burn
With no concern count the amount there's more to be earned
Set-trip, the word I hear every nigga spit
Sixty percent's trippin forty percent's bullshittin
Industy's shady, my safety's in jeapordy
Control the mind with mental telepathy nigga
Shady as fuck, kurupt can see it in your eyes
Anticipatin for the real to come from the disguise
The pound, we roll thick like one-time
And I could fuck your bitch after I bust just one rhyme
All we do is smoke weed and get blitzed
And kick that motherfuckin gangsta shit
(say what say what say what say what say what?)
Kick that motherfuckin gangsta shit

[daz]
Well I see myself on top, by the age of twenty-two
Or will I drop, a fallen star that has been forgotten not
In the past, I mainly hustled for the cash
Suprised to see that nigga rise up on that ass
Anybody killa, do or die if I have to
On deck, twenty-four seven and blastin if I have to
I live my life I done swore to courtin trigger long
Who would stop the movement why I journied so far
From the danger that lurks, from the one that's out doin dirt
Step to modify this and vanish away from this earth
Beyond the heartbreaks and heartaches, rest in peace
Riders died death is unexplainable when you die

Outro: prince ital

We don't got to stoop low
We don't got to stoop low
We don't got to stoop to your level
But when they see we coming lawd
Now when they see we coming lawd
Now when they see we coming lawd they tremble
Cause we a rebel, terror from a well fractured gun
And you know we keep it real to make your life invisible
So don't fuck, you betta be respectable
The nine millimeter, is really dreadable
Wicked an wild yes you're wicked an wild
Prince ital joe yes you're well versatile
Is it dogg pound yes you're well versatile
Dey form de picture of the gangsta styler
An wild yes you're wicked an wild, dogg pound
An wild yes you're wicked an wild
Is it death row yes you're well versatile
Yes, gangsta drop make the gangsta smile
De s*** girls dey love de doggystyle
An wild, yes you're wicked an wild
An wild... Hahaha.. Eazy!
Dogg pound, run tings, y'know, yeah
Cause we no respect no guys
Cause guys dick arder than shit
We no take orders, we give orders
Respect to the crew
Nigga daz kurupt an dre, come down
Eazy! Yeah
West coast, everytime, everytime, big-up!
To the death row posse
Lawd!
Nuff respect
Just quote, de faggot come here wit de violence
Death row are gon make you dead and silence
Well dem fraid to try, when afraid of no person an
No faggot come here actin like this
Oh lawd, oh lawd, hahaha
Yes star ital, you're large
Big up daz an de crew
Snoop dogg, big up, everytime
Eazy!
Dr. Dre an de massive
Yeah
×

Intro: dr. Dre I know you're bobbin your head, cause I can see yah (repeat 4x) You can't see me, hah Back up in that ass once again With some of dat nigga daz shit Beatin up on your ear drums with some of that g funk Some of that gangsta funk Some of that ghetto funk Call it what you want, just don't forget the g Got the motherfuckin dogg pound in the house Verse one: dogg pound Now tell me what's poppin in your head my brother What you wanna do end up dead motherfucker I don't know why we got to kill each other Cause on the streets it's do or die motherfucker [daz] Now as a child I was raised in the church Now what ever possessed me to do the shit that I do to put you in the dirt I gives a fuck about a nigga on the street I'm runnin ninety-fo' and I done ran ninety-three, don't like no hurdle For the murders I committed in my omni fo' convertable And not a soul saw who did it As I lean to the side in my omni g-ride On a mission, fo' deep, dogg pound do or die [kurupt] Now if you see me mobbin down the street what would you think (not) Realizing that I'm surviving off instinct What makes my mind click to perfect timing For me to twist shit switchin bullshit the fuck up like the shining Cause I'm in my own zone, alone look down You think you saw but death is all round like a ghost town Perhaps you, know I axe you Fool if I have to, can you comprehend or adapt to Chorus: prince ital Respect to the deathrow inmates Deathrow inmates lawd dem never hesitate To bust a gun shot, in a i-diot face This is dogg pound and your life goes to waste Fraid, dogg pound carry no grace Lifetime in static, put you inna your place Dogg pound be killin a bitch mentality Mess with dogg pound and you be dead each way Lawd Verse two: dogg pound [kurupt] Now wit dat nigga daz, everywhere I roll I'm set to blast The way to success is elevating too fast Every corner that I turn, there's money to burn With no concern count the amount there's more to be earned Set-trip, the word I hear every nigga spit Sixty percent's trippin forty percent's bullshittin Industy's shady, my safety's in jeapordy Control the mind with mental telepathy nigga Shady as fuck, kurupt can see it in your eyes Anticipatin for the real to come from the disguise The pound, we roll thick like one-time And I could fuck your bitch after I bust just one rhyme All we do is smoke weed and get blitzed And kick that motherfuckin gangsta shit (say what say what say what say what say what?) Kick that motherfuckin gangsta shit [daz] Well I see myself on top, by the age of twenty-two Or will I drop, a fallen star that has been forgotten not In the past, I mainly hustled for the cash Suprised to see that nigga rise up on that ass Anybody killa, do or die if I have to On deck, twenty-four seven and blastin if I have to I live my life I done swore to courtin trigger long Who would stop the movement why I journied so far From the danger that lurks, from the one that's out doin dirt Step to modify this and vanish away from this earth Beyond the heartbreaks and heartaches, rest in peace Riders died death is unexplainable when you die Outro: prince ital We don't got to stoop low We don't got to stoop low We don't got to stoop to your level But when they see we coming lawd Now when they see we coming lawd Now when they see we coming lawd they tremble Cause we a rebel, terror from a well fractured gun And you know we keep it real to make your life invisible So don't fuck, you betta be respectable The nine millimeter, is really dreadable Wicked an wild yes you're wicked an wild Prince ital joe yes you're well versatile Is it dogg pound yes you're well versatile Dey form de picture of the gangsta styler An wild yes you're wicked an wild, dogg pound An wild yes you're wicked an wild Is it death row yes you're well versatile Yes, gangsta drop make the gangsta smile De s*** girls dey love de doggystyle An wild, yes you're wicked an wild An wild... Hahaha.. Eazy! Dogg pound, run tings, y'know, yeah Cause we no respect no guys Cause guys dick arder than shit We no take orders, we give orders Respect to the crew Nigga daz kurupt an dre, come down Eazy! Yeah West coast, everytime, everytime, big-up! To the death row posse Lawd! Nuff respect Just quote, de faggot come here wit de violence Death row are gon make you dead and silence Well dem fraid to try, when afraid of no person an No faggot come here actin like this Oh lawd, oh lawd, hahaha Yes star ital, you're large Big up daz an de crew Snoop dogg, big up, everytime Eazy! Dr. Dre an de massive Yeah Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: Delmer Drew Arnaud, Joe Paquette, Mark Jordan, Ricardo Brown
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