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Cross ’Em Out And Put A ’K

By Westside Connection · Targeting Cypress Hill, Q-Tip

Cross ’Em Out And Put A ’K is a diss track by Westside Connection targeting Cypress Hill and Q-Tip. Westside Connection answered Cypress Hill during their feud over alleged borrowing of musical and lyrical ideas connected to the Friday soundtrack.

Released1996

Annotated4

ExplicitYes

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Lyrics & breakdown

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[Intro: Ice Cube]
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Brrrgh!
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Ay!
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Ay!
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In about four seconds, a gangsta will begin to speak
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[Verse 1: Mack 10]
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Well it's the mad chickenhawk with the dirty lick style
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Been pullin 211's ever since TaDow
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It's ten million ways to die, choose it
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Mack will hit the loop and loose it
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Off this gang-bang music
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Slaughter water got the room stunk
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I smoke and make dough like Trump
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Cookin' powder till they chunk, punk!
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Straight off dust, nigga trust I'll bust
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And cross 'em out and put a'K if they ain't down with us
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[Verse 2: Ice Cube]
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It's off the hook, nigga, I'm a Westside crook, nigga
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Put 40 motherfuckin' dollars on my books, nigga
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I'm not a MC, I'm not a G
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I mean I'm A-to-fuckin'-Z and everythang in between
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Rappers like gangbangin', 'cause I'm in it to the fullest
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And my hood ain't never dodging bullets
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It's all about the Bloods and Crips, dogs and rips
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Corners and dips, bitches and chips, nigga!
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[Verse 3: WC]
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Do-do-do-do-do-do
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What's this? My frickeler radar system detects busta B-I-itches on the premises
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Niggas be dissin' on a down low
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So now my motto's "Fuck every rapper from the East and the West Coast"
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New School, Old School, I hate you motherfuckers
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I'm steady plottin', wipin' my ass with your album covers
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Cross 'em out and put a'K
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Even on Sundays, nigga, to mothafuckin' holidays
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[Chorus: Ice Cube & WC]
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Hey, I cross 'em out and put a 'K
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Inglewoooood!
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Nigga! To South Central L.A
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Ay, I cross 'em out and put a 'K!
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Inglewoooood!
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Nigga! To South Central L.A
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Ay, I cross 'em out and put a 'K!
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Inglewoooood!
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Nigga! To South Central L.A
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Ay, I cross 'em out and put a 'K!
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Inglewoooood!
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Nigga! To South Central L.A
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[Verse 4: Mack 10 & Ice Cube]
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Goddamn nigga! This shit make me sick
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All these West Coast cowards ridin' New York dick (Brrgh)
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Bustas get sprayed wearin high-top fades
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And Kangol's backwards with dark-ass shades
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No switchblades, nigga, we shoot
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That's how it is on the West when you're true to your roots (Haha)
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So kill the action, punk, hoochie bitches clown
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Nigga get your sag on and keep your pants legs down
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[Verse 5: Ice Cube]
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Check it! Ho shut your mouth and get naked!
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I'm Connected and ain't no bitches singin on this record
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No R&B tracks, just niggas on wax
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Kickin' facts with these gang-bang raps
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Every nigga in the industry wanna rap with me
Multi-line diss block
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Like it's all good, you ain't from my hood
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Nigga, I don't even like your shit, I don't like your crew
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I'm true, you through, nigga fuck you!
Block noteMakes the rejection unmistakably direct
TargetCypress Hill
MeaningWhat it means: In “I'm true, you through, nigga fuck you!,” Westside Connection drops any pretense of a subliminal and rejects Cypress Hill in blunt, unqualified language. Why it was said: Westside Connection answered Cypress Hill during their feud over alleged borrowing of musical and lyrical ideas connected to the Friday soundtrack. The direct wording removes plausible deniability: listeners are not left guessing whether Cypress Hill is part of the dispute or whether a response is being invited.
ContextWestside Connection answered Cypress Hill during their feud over alleged borrowing of musical and lyrical ideas connected to the Friday soundtrack.
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[Verse 6: WC]
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Nigga get on, this shit is wack
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Fuck that, I bust you in the can with a motherfuckin bumper jack
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Spit on ya, shit on ya, when I get on ya, piss on ya
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Going up in ya, fucking ya, cause I ain't lovin none of ya
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And even female rappers are getting smacked
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Stabbed in the titties and kicked in the back
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'Cause I'm a westside Connection hoodsta
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Far from a lover dishing nothing but bullets and dirty rubbers
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[Chorus: Ice Cube & WC]
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Ay, I cross 'em out and put a 'K
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Inglewoooood!
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Nigga! To South Central L.A
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Ay, I cross 'em out and put a 'K!
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Inglewoooood!
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Nigga! To South Central L.A
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Ay, I cross 'em out and put a 'K!
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Inglewoooood!
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Nigga! To South Central L.A
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Ay, I cross 'em out and put a 'K!
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Inglewoooood!
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Nigga! To South Central L.A
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[Ice Cube]
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Brrrgh!
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In about four seconds, a killa will begin to speak
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[Verse 7: Mack 10 & Ice Cube]
Multi-line diss block
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Now you can cross out the bustas and snitches
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B-Real and Ms. Muggs is like Hollywood bitches
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From the niggas I know in the streets I run through
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Swear to God, Bitch-Real it ain't one dog that know you (Not one)
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetCypress Hill
MeaningWhat it means: In “Swear to God, Bitch-Real it ain't one dog that know you (Not one),” Westside Connection addresses Cypress Hill directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: Westside Connection answered Cypress Hill during their feud over alleged borrowing of musical and lyrical ideas connected to the Friday soundtrack. Naming or plainly addressing Cypress Hill removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextWestside Connection answered Cypress Hill during their feud over alleged borrowing of musical and lyrical ideas connected to the Friday soundtrack.
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So watch what you say, who ya talk about, you tweekin
Multi-line diss block
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And keep hogs out'cha mouth when ya bitch ass is speakin'
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I'm sick wit it, cap at your dome till I hit it
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This Westside Connection, Cypress know they can't fuck with it
Block noteTreats the target's persona as fabricated
TargetCypress Hill
MeaningWhat it means: In “I'm sick wit it, cap at your dome till I hit it,” Westside Connection says Cypress Hill's public story or image is false rather than a reliable account of who the target is. Why it was said: Westside Connection answered Cypress Hill during their feud over alleged borrowing of musical and lyrical ideas connected to the Friday soundtrack. Once the persona is presented as invented, the boasts and accusations built on it become easier for listeners to dismiss.
ContextWestside Connection answered Cypress Hill during their feud over alleged borrowing of musical and lyrical ideas connected to the Friday soundtrack.
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[Verse 8: Ice Cube]
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Use to get kisses and hugs, now I'm servin' ya slugs
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Fuck B-Real and Muggs, y'all niggas ain't no fuckin' thugs
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To your surprise, everybody dies
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From Columbian neck ties covered with flies
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Ya fuckin' maggots, ya fuckin' faggots
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I should alert you, every motherfucker that I know wanna hurt you
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So when I pull my spray can to spray
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I'm sprayin' C-H-K, all motherfuckin' day
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[Verse 9: WC]
Multi-line diss block
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I once knew this bitch by the name of Q-Tip
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Who claim he got a problem with this gangsta shit
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Behind closed doors, runnin' his mouth like a trick and
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'Til this nigga by the name of Dub caught him slippin'
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetQ-Tip
MeaningWhat it means: In “I once knew this bitch by the name of Q-Tip,” Westside Connection addresses Q-Tip directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: Westside Connection answered Cypress Hill during their feud over alleged borrowing of musical and lyrical ideas connected to the Friday soundtrack. Naming or plainly addressing Q-Tip removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextWestside Connection answered Cypress Hill during their feud over alleged borrowing of musical and lyrical ideas connected to the Friday soundtrack.
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Tied his ass up and threw him in the trunk
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Put a apple in his mouth then dug his ass out
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About a month later they found his body stashed
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In a trash bag with a cucumber in his ass
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[Chorus: Ice Cube & WC]
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Ay, I cross 'em out and put a 'K
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Inglewoooood!
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Nigga! To South Central L.A
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Ay, I cross 'em out and put a 'K!
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Inglewoooood!
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Nigga! To South Central L.A
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Ay, I cross 'em out and put a 'K!
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Inglewoooood!
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Nigga! To South Central L.A
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Ay, I cross 'em out and put a 'K!
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Inglewoooood!
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Nigga! To South Central L.A
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[Outro: Ice Cube]
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Don't go chasin' waterfalls
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Stick to them dicks and balls you used to
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Punk ass motherfucka
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Brrrrgh!