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It’s On

It’s On is a diss track by Eazy-E targeting Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. These records belong to Eazy-E's answer to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the emerging Death Row camp after Dre left Ruthless Records and mocked Eazy on The Chronic and ‘Dre Day.’ The attacks repeatedly contrast Death Row's image with Eazy's ownership history, Compton identity and claims of financial control.

Released1993
Annotated7
ExplicitYes
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  1. 01

    [Intro]

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    Today's a good day to die (*Screaming*)

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    Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay

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    Suck on these nuts, nigga, suck on these nuts

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    I tell 'em bow-wow-wow yippie-yo yippie-yay

  2. 06

    Suck on these nuts, nigga, suck on these nuts

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    It ain't nothin' but Eazy, baby

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    Here to smoke two niggas 'cause they crazy

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    Talk a gang of shit but it don't faze me

  3. 10

    That punk nigga Dre still pays me

  4. 11

    [Refrain]

    12

    Well, if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on, G

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    Now if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on, G

  5. 14

    [Verse 1]

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    Hey mister prankster, prankster, story book gangsta

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    Back in '86, you wore the pumps and mascara

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    Down with the motherfuckin' Wreckin' Cru, bitch

    18

    But once a bitch is always a bitch and now the fuckin' switch

  6. 19

    Fag, with the stethoscope, now you sag

    Multi-line diss block
    20

    Body slammin' bitches makes a Dre a bigger man

    21

    Khaki sportin' Locs in a G ride

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    What set you from, punk? What set you from, right?

    Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation

    TargetDr. Dre

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Fag, with the stethoscope, now you sag,” Eazy-E uses gendered or sexual language to question Dr. Dre's masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. Why it was said: These records belong to Eazy-E's answer to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the emerging Death Row camp after Dre left Ruthless Records and mocked Eazy on The Chronic and ‘Dre Day.’ The attacks repeatedly contrast Death Row's image with Eazy's ownership history, Compton identity and claims of financial control. The tactic tries to trigger an emotional reply and damage Dr. Dre's public image, even though the framing itself can reproduce homophobic or sexist stereotypes.

    ContextThese records belong to Eazy-E's answer to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the emerging Death Row camp after Dre left Ruthless Records and mocked Eazy on The Chronic and ‘Dre Day.’ The attacks repeatedly contrast Death Row's image with Eazy's ownership history, Compton identity and claims of financial control.

  7. 23

    Rip Van Winkle sleepin', nigga woke up and became a G

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    But you still don't impress the Eazy

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    Smoke a lil' sherm, now you call that shit The Chronic

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    Niggas on the Westside call it bionic

  8. 27

    I make a mill' here, make a mill' there

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    Fuck a bitch here, fuck a bitch there, yeah

  9. 29

    [Chorus]

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    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Well, if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on

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    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Well, if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on

  10. 34

    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Well, if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on

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    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Well, if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on

  11. 38

    [Verse 2]

    Multi-line diss block
    39

    Old nigga Eazy-E went to the cupboard

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    To get Snoop Doggy Dogg a bone, motherfucker

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    Here's another G

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    Or should I say a H, a I, a J, a K, a L-M-N-O-P?

    Block noteFrames the target as obsolete

    TargetSnoop Dogg

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Old nigga Eazy-E went to the cupboard,” Eazy-E makes age, longevity, or current relevance part of the argument with Snoop Dogg, either answering an age taunt or presenting the opponent as past a peak. Why it was said: These records belong to Eazy-E's answer to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the emerging Death Row camp after Dre left Ruthless Records and mocked Eazy on The Chronic and ‘Dre Day.’ The attacks repeatedly contrast Death Row's image with Eazy's ownership history, Compton identity and claims of financial control. The age argument is really a claim about relevance: it asks listeners to view Snoop Dogg's reputation as inherited from the past rather than earned in the current exchange.

    ContextThese records belong to Eazy-E's answer to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the emerging Death Row camp after Dre left Ruthless Records and mocked Eazy on The Chronic and ‘Dre Day.’ The attacks repeatedly contrast Death Row's image with Eazy's ownership history, Compton identity and claims of financial control.

  12. 43

    P for the pussy wussy wuffin' nigga broke

    Multi-line diss block
    44

    As a motherfuckin' joke, talkin' about you wanna smoke

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    The E to the A-Z-Y, nigga, this is E's side

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    Snoop Doggy Doggy Dogg, you wanna try?

    Block noteTurns money and possessions into leverage

    TargetSnoop Dogg

    MeaningWhat it means: In “P for the pussy wussy wuffin' nigga broke,” Eazy-E contrasts financial power or possessions with Snoop Dogg's alleged lack of money, access, or control. Why it was said: These records belong to Eazy-E's answer to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the emerging Death Row camp after Dre left Ruthless Records and mocked Eazy on The Chronic and ‘Dre Day.’ The attacks repeatedly contrast Death Row's image with Eazy's ownership history, Compton identity and claims of financial control. The comparison converts status into material evidence and is meant to make Snoop Dogg's success claims look hollow beside something listeners can picture and measure.

    ContextThese records belong to Eazy-E's answer to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the emerging Death Row camp after Dre left Ruthless Records and mocked Eazy on The Chronic and ‘Dre Day.’ The attacks repeatedly contrast Death Row's image with Eazy's ownership history, Compton identity and claims of financial control.

  13. 47

    1-8-7 on the E that you sing

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    But you cling on my balls when I swing my ding-a-ling

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    Yeah, you got more juice like a plant of puppy water

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    First, I'm gonna choke ya, then I smoke ya, then I'm gonna

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    Toss you in the back of my trunk, with the other punk

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    Smokin' Death Row like I smoke a Phillie blunt

  15. 53

    [Refrain]

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    If it's on, motherfucker, then it's on, G

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    Now if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on, G

  16. 56

    [Chorus]

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    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Well, if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on

    59

    Tell your motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Well, if it's on motherfucker then it's on

  17. 61

    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Well, if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on

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    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Well, if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on

  18. 65

    [Verse 3]

    Multi-line diss block
    66

    Still a nigga, once a nigga, always a nigga, down from the get-go

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    Never let go, never flossin'

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    Never slippin', never trippin', stickin'

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    Dick and my balls down your throat, doggy, listen

    Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation

    TargetDr. Dre

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Dick and my balls down your throat, doggy, listen,” Eazy-E uses gendered or sexual language to question Dr. Dre's masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. Why it was said: These records belong to Eazy-E's answer to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the emerging Death Row camp after Dre left Ruthless Records and mocked Eazy on The Chronic and ‘Dre Day.’ The attacks repeatedly contrast Death Row's image with Eazy's ownership history, Compton identity and claims of financial control. The tactic tries to trigger an emotional reply and damage Dr. Dre's public image, even though the framing itself can reproduce homophobic or sexist stereotypes.

    ContextThese records belong to Eazy-E's answer to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the emerging Death Row camp after Dre left Ruthless Records and mocked Eazy on The Chronic and ‘Dre Day.’ The attacks repeatedly contrast Death Row's image with Eazy's ownership history, Compton identity and claims of financial control.

  19. 70

    Niggas from the LBC, they never heard of ya, G

    Multi-line diss block
    71

    And niggas from the CPT ain't down with D-R-E

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    But you gave it up still, like a trooper

    73

    Let 'em play your jam, shake your hand and then they shoot ya

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    TargetDr. Dre

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Let 'em play your jam, shake your hand and then they shoot ya,” Eazy-E converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at Dr. Dre. Why it was said: These records belong to Eazy-E's answer to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the emerging Death Row camp after Dre left Ruthless Records and mocked Eazy on The Chronic and ‘Dre Day.’ The attacks repeatedly contrast Death Row's image with Eazy's ownership history, Compton identity and claims of financial control. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts Dr. Dre as unable to return for another round.

    ContextThese records belong to Eazy-E's answer to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the emerging Death Row camp after Dre left Ruthless Records and mocked Eazy on The Chronic and ‘Dre Day.’ The attacks repeatedly contrast Death Row's image with Eazy's ownership history, Compton identity and claims of financial control.

  20. 74

    You can fool the people on the East Coast and the Midwest

    Multi-line diss block
    75

    But in L.A., you still ain't pass the test

    76

    See, I can tell a pussy when I see one

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    Dre wearing lipstick, that mean ya have to be one

    Block noteUses image and fashion as evidence

    TargetDr. Dre

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Dre wearing lipstick, that mean ya have to be one,” Eazy-E treats Dr. Dre's clothing or presentation as a constructed image that can be mocked or traced to somebody else. Why it was said: These records belong to Eazy-E's answer to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the emerging Death Row camp after Dre left Ruthless Records and mocked Eazy on The Chronic and ‘Dre Day.’ The attacks repeatedly contrast Death Row's image with Eazy's ownership history, Compton identity and claims of financial control. Public style is part of a rapper's brand, so attacking it makes the entire persona look manufactured rather than self-defined.

    ContextThese records belong to Eazy-E's answer to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the emerging Death Row camp after Dre left Ruthless Records and mocked Eazy on The Chronic and ‘Dre Day.’ The attacks repeatedly contrast Death Row's image with Eazy's ownership history, Compton identity and claims of financial control.

  21. 78

    You need to change your sex and your occupation

    Multi-line diss block
    79

    You try to fuck with E, nigga, run, run, run

    Block noteTurns sexual access into humiliation

    TargetDr. Dre

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You need to change your sex and your occupation,” Eazy-E uses a sexual claim or joke to deny Dr. Dre control of an intimate relationship and to make the opponent look publicly rejected, displaced, or embarrassed. Why it was said: These records belong to Eazy-E's answer to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the emerging Death Row camp after Dre left Ruthless Records and mocked Eazy on The Chronic and ‘Dre Day.’ The attacks repeatedly contrast Death Row's image with Eazy's ownership history, Compton identity and claims of financial control. The point is provocation rather than romance: bringing private access into the record raises the emotional cost of the feud and pressures Dr. Dre to answer a claim that an audience can easily repeat.

    ContextThese records belong to Eazy-E's answer to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the emerging Death Row camp after Dre left Ruthless Records and mocked Eazy on The Chronic and ‘Dre Day.’ The attacks repeatedly contrast Death Row's image with Eazy's ownership history, Compton identity and claims of financial control.

  22. 80

    [Refrain]

    81

    'Cause if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on, G

    82

    Now if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on, G

  23. 83

    [Chorus]

    84

    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

    85

    Well, if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on

    86

    Tell you motherfuck—

    87

    Well, if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on

  24. 88

    Tell you motherfucker—

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    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Well, if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on

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    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Well, if it's on motherfucker, then it's on

  26. 93

    [Outro]

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    Whip-whip-whip it

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    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Tell you motherfuck—

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    Tell you motherfucker—

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    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Well, if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on

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    Well, if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on

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    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Well, if it's on motherfucker, then it's on

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    Tell you motherfucker—

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    Well, if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on

  29. 106

    Tell you motherfucker—

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    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Well, if it's on, motherfuckers who you fuckin' with

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    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

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    Well, if it's on, motherfucker, then it's on

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    Whip-whip-whip it

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    Tell you motherfucker—

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    Tell you motherfuck—

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    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy

    115

    Tell you motherfuckers who you fuckin' with, Eazy