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Clap Back

Clap Back is a diss track by Ja Rule targeting 50 Cent, Eminem and DMX. The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

Released2003
Annotated3
ExplicitYes
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Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Intro]

    02

    Yeah, yeah

    03

    Haha, yeah

    04

    I gotta get my headphones, Buck

    05

    All my gangsta niggas is in the building on this one, you know

  2. 06

    Yeah, here we go, it's real

    07

    Hussein what's happenin', nigga? I see you

    08

    Aight, Shadoe what's poppin'? Blat! Haha, yeah

    09

    My nigga O-1 in the motherfucking house (O-1)

  3. 10

    Jody in the house (Jody Mack)

    11

    My nigga Cadillac, Gotti what up?

    12

    Black Child, what up?

    13

    I'd like to welcome all my niggas

  4. 14

    To the world famous Murda Inc. Show

    15

    Big shout to all my Queens niggas, all my Staten Island niggas

    16

    All my Uptown niggas, all my Brooklyn niggas

    17

    All my Bronx niggas, yeah, all my Jersey niggas, you know?

  5. 18

    We doing it real big right here (All my money niggas)

    19

    This shit commentated on the ones and twos

    20

    They call me the Mighty Rule, how ya living?

    21

    This real shit we talking

  6. 22

    I wanna ask all my gangsta niggas a real question (Holla back)

    23

    What do you do when niggas spit at you?

  7. 24

    [Chorus]

    25

    Clap back, we gon' clap back

    26

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

    27

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back

    28

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

  8. 29

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back

    30

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

    31

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back

    32

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

  9. 33

    [Verse 1]

    34

    Fuck what they hollerin' about Rule, nigga, here's the real

    35

    I'll pop ya top like champagne bottles to chill

    36

    With nuttin' but ice, now I'll send it up to the greatest

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    To tell 'em I'm nice too, plus push some nice coupes

  10. 38

    The Inc. roll like deuce, man, I'm OG Bobby J

    39

    And we slingin' soccer fields of yay

    40

    They don't respect that, or get ya mind around and

    41

    Get it pushed back, y'all don't want that

  11. 42

    I send 'em to the morgue while keepin' my bitches bouncin' for sure

    43

    In the club wit no gun, got 'em takin' it off

    44

    Can't help that, I'm the nigga that puts it down

    45

    Once I hit that, that's it, I'm up in the mind, maxin' them

  12. 46

    Holdin' the throwback, West, 44, Lakers

    Multi-line diss block
    47

    Let's make no mistakes when these F's take place

    48

    What's the procedure wit a gun in your face when you got one in your waist?

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    Let's cock back, nigga, air out the space (Come on), we gon'

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “What's the procedure wit a gun in your face when you got one in your waist?,” Ja Rule converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at 50 Cent. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts 50 Cent as unable to return for another round.

    ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

  13. 50

    [Chorus]

    51

    Clap back, we gon' clap back

    52

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

    53

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back

    54

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

  14. 55

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back

    56

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

    57

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back

    58

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

  15. 59

    [Verse 2]

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    Who be in the cub, Rule muhfucker poppin' the bubbly

    61

    When shit get ugly, I hug the snub closely

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    But usually used to see your bitches

    63

    Dancin' on some freak shit, tryna ride my dick

  16. 64

    I can handle it long as they manage

    65

    To get they ass in front of my dick and dance to Big's One More Chance

    66

    I'm catchin' hate from a glance, but I'm a giant

    67

    These niggas is mere ants, I'll stomp out 'em wit a shank

  17. 68

    Give bitches the back hand, this pimp shit, is not realistic

    69

    The game is helpless, let's not get it twisted

    70

    I'm young, black, and gifted, but still at the bottom

    71

    And stuck somewhere between Gomorrah and Sodom

  18. 72

    I'm here to make this rap shit hotter than Harlem

    Multi-line diss block
    73

    Fuck the dog, beware of Rule 'cause I'm the problem

    74

    What's the procedure wit a gun in your face when you got one in your waist?

    75

    Let's cock back, nigga, air out the space (Come on), we gon'

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “What's the procedure wit a gun in your face when you got one in your waist?,” Ja Rule converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at 50 Cent. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts 50 Cent as unable to return for another round.

    ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

  19. 76

    [Chorus]

    77

    Clap back, we gon' clap back

    78

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

    79

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back

    80

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

  20. 81

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back

    82

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

    83

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back

    84

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

  21. 85

    [Verse 3]

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    Let's take 'em to war, nigga, like Bush and Saddam, I'ma find out where Em Laden's hidin' and bomb first

    87

    It could be much worse, I could be hotter than your scrubs

    88

    Mask and gloves, gun hot to burn that ass up

    89

    I'd rather be bossed up wit a bunch of broads

  22. 90

    The preacher's daughter screamin' out, "Fuck the Lord!"

    91

    I may have struck a chord with the Christians

    92

    But y'all got the freakiest bitches out of all the religions

    93

    And God gave me his blessin' to handle my business

  23. 94

    On these wanksta, snitches, let the nina blow kisses

    95

    If she some how misses, he gon' meet the mistress

    96

    And clap that boy like Birdman and Clipse

    97

    I got these niggas all over my dick like hoes

  24. 98

    I'm the star a the shows, I must be as hot as they come

    Multi-line diss block
    99

    What's the procedure with a gun in your face when you got one in your waist?

    100

    Let's cock back, nigga, air out the space (C'mon), we gon'

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “What's the procedure with a gun in your face when you got one in your waist?,” Ja Rule converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at 50 Cent. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts 50 Cent as unable to return for another round.

    ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

  25. 101

    [Chorus]

    102

    Clap back, we gon' clap back

    103

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

    104

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back

    105

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

  26. 106

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back

    107

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

    108

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back

    109

    We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back (Let's take 'em to war, niggas)

  27. 110

    [Outro]

    111

    Yeah, my nigga Zino in this motherfucker (That's how we do it, know what I mean?)

    112

    Buck '89, what's up, baby? I see you (Bust it down, nigga, break 'em down)

    113

    Bringin' birds in the motherfucking house

    114

    It's not a game no more (Queens in this motherfucker)

  28. 115

    You know, all my Jersey niggas (All my Boston niggas)

    116

    All my Brooklyn niggas, Brooklyn Sun, what up?

    117

    Haha, yeah, holla at me, man