DISSNATION
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Ole School Shit

By Eazy-E · Targeting Death Row Records, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound

Ole School Shit is a diss track by Eazy-E targeting Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound and Death Row Records. The recording also credits Sylk-E. Fyne, B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta. 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.

Released1996
Annotated4
ExplicitYes
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Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Intro: Eazy-E]

    02

    Hey Yella

    03

    Kick that shit

    04

    19-9-muthaphukkin-E

    05

    The muthaphukkin year of the real muthaphuckkin G's

  2. 06

    And we gonna do this shit like this:

  3. 07

    [Verse 1: Dresta]

    08

    Nigga evidently, ya just don't know who ya fucking with

    09

    So I suggest get in ya shit and keep truckin', bitch

    10

    Before I get my gat ya pressure case

    11

    Blast, blast, I leave my gang rag layin' on ya face

  4. 12

    I tattoo Dre name on my chest

    13

    Cross it out just another nigga that I X-ed, huh

    14

    And you won't see R.I.P., you'll see P.N.D

    15

    A Punk Nigga Deceased, yeah

  5. 16

    And the bitch that was yours will be mine, buddy

    Multi-line diss block
    17

    All because ya woofed on a nigga that was Nutty

    18

    And I had to make an example

    19

    Nigga thinks I'm crazy now but that was just a sample

    Block noteUses a degrading label to strip status

    TargetDr. Dre

    MeaningWhat it means: In “And the bitch that was yours will be mine, buddy,” Eazy-E replaces Dr. Dre's chosen public identity with the degrading label in the quoted bar, making contempt—not neutral description—the point of the line. 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 insult supplies listeners with a short rival definition of Dr. Dre; repeating that definition is meant to damage the authority the target brings into the feud.

    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.

  6. 20

    Of a nigga with street wise reality

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    That don't give a fuck type Compton mentality

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    I stare back death right in the face

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    Contemplate my last day on and everyday base

  7. 24

    Cause a nigga never know when he go

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    I hope it only takes one shot

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    Cause I don't wanna die slow

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    My funeral will be full of my peers

  8. 28

    People that never gave a fuck about me droppin' phony tears

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    I hope I'm in the casket face down

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    So all you motherfuckers can kiss my black ass now

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    And fuck all that cryin' all night

  9. 32

    Just be happy that I'm rid of this fucked up life, yeah

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    And now you see you can't handle me

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    I give a shout to Tonel and the Ruthless fuckin' family

  10. 35

    [Interlude: Eazy-E]

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    Yeah, out with the old, in with the motherfuckin' new

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    But check this shit out

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    I got somebody for ya, bitch

    39

    Motherfucker

  11. 40

    (Kick that shit!)

  12. 41

    [Verse 2: Sylk]

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    Now it's about time for the Sylk to speak

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    Check dat ass last weak

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    You off the chronic and you tweak

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    Speak when I feel

  13. 46

    Cause I'm as real as they come

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    I'm a bitch with a gun

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    Never run ain't for none

    49

    So step, step up

  14. 50

    If ya wanna test ya luck, trick

    51

    Sister like Sylk

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    Really don't give a fuck, bitch

    53

    Punk bitches wanna step phony speak howdy doody

  15. 54

    I make ya self break ya self bitch you never knew me

    Multi-line diss block
    55

    Yours truly no longer layin' in the cut

    56

    Steady fuckin' shit up

    57

    Never see me shakin' my butt, I strut

    Block noteReduces the target to a dismissive caricature

    TargetDr. Dre

    MeaningWhat it means: In “I make ya self break ya self bitch you never knew me,” Eazy-E replaces Dr. Dre's preferred identity with a degrading label intended to make the opponent look ridiculous or contemptible. 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 label gives the audience a short, repeatable frame for the feud; repetition of that frame can shape how Dr. Dre is remembered.

    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.

  16. 58

    Like a gangsta bitch, no, not a pranksta bitch

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    I'm quick to gank a bitch, trick

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    Peep game at this bitch as I shoot this

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    Gangsta bitch steppin' rollin' with the Ruthless

  17. 62

    [Verse 3: B.G. Knocc Out]

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    The R-U-T-H-L-E double S, yo, it's the niggdy Knocc Out

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    Claim the Blocc so nigga what's next

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    Try to step and flex and get wrecked like a mack truck

    66

    I'm kickin', tah spittin' this funky shit to make a quick fat buck

  18. 67

    I'm doggin' a dog you suckers can't talk about tip flip I rip shit

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    I'm stressin'—

    69

    "Damn cuz", "Pick it back up"

    70

    Chillin' up in the studio

  19. 71

    With the Ruthless Family

    Multi-line diss block
    72

    Fuck the Death Row posse

    73

    Yo, them fools cannot handle me

    74

    Snoop and Andre ya come and try to fade the

    Block noteMakes the feud personal through family

    TargetSnoop Dogg

    MeaningWhat it means: In “With the Ruthless Family,” Eazy-E brings a relative or family boundary into the exchange with Snoop Dogg, moving the dispute beyond music and into private life. 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. Family references explain why the conflict feels personal: they raise the emotional cost for Snoop Dogg and make the line more consequential than a routine comparison of rap skill.

    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. 75

    Loc'ed out, Compton, original baby gangsta

    76

    1-8-7's how we do it on the West

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    Ya say ya shit is chronic, but to me, it's more like stress

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    Or should I say make my shit the stronic

  21. 79

    Tha Dogg Pound don't wanna step to the atomic dog

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    D-O-T-K-N-O-Double-C-O-U-T so motherfucker come and fuck with me

  22. 81

    [Bridge]

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    (Come on, come on)

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    This is just a little something to keep ya ass in check

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    Ruthless motherfuckin' family ya still in effect

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    This is just a little something to keep ya ass in check

  23. 86

    Ruthless motherfuckin' family ya still in effect

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    This is just a little something to keep ya ass in check

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    Ruthless motherfuckin' family ya still in effect

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    This is just a little something to keep ya ass in check

  24. 90

    Ruthless motherfuckin' family—

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    (Kick that shit!)

  25. 92

    [Verse 4: Eazy-E]

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    Jealousy is a motherfucker when you're the man

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    With the upper hand, I don't give a shit

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    Clock a grip like no other can

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    Wanna be like me, be a G like me

  26. 97

    But I'm the nigga that made a G

    Multi-line diss block
    98

    Outta the bitch D-R-E, see

    99

    I was the captain

    100

    Dre was my sidekick

    Block noteRewrites the target's success as a debt

    TargetDr. Dre

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Dre was my sidekick,” Eazy-E argues that Dr. Dre benefited from somebody else's access, labor, or protection and now presents that borrowed opportunity as independent success. 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. Credit is the pressure point: the line is meant to make Dr. Dre's current status look ungrateful or incomplete unless the earlier help is acknowledged.

    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.

  27. 101

    Everything was cool

    102

    Til he wanted to get what I get

    103

    Envy of a real G: Eazy-Muthaphukkin-E

    104

    Now claimin' you a G

  28. 105

    How does it feel to be me?