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Switchez

By Eazy-E · Targeting Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg

Switchez is a diss track by Eazy-E targeting Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. The recording also credits Roc Slanga. 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.

Released2002
Annotated2
ExplicitYes
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Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Verse 1: Eazy-E]

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    1,2,3, and to the 4

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    Eazy muthafuckin' E

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    With the chrome to your dome

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    Cruisin' in my '64 rag top

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    I got a lot of juice

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    A lot of fuckin' block

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    Now when I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    Keep the gat in my lap

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    Cuz I'm fully strapped

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    For the car jackers

  4. 14

    Fuck no hapsters

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    I pack a Tech-9

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    Plus a AK-47

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    Send a one way ticket to my hell

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    Or maybe heaven, peep

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    Nigga I don't sleep

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    Bury muthafuckas in the concrete

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    You try creep kinda slow in a Astro

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    But I peep you niggas out in my left window

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    So I blast and I blast til I blast no mo

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    Yo, they call a muthafucka John Doe

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    [Chorus: Eazy-E]

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    Cuz when I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    Cuz when I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    Cuz when I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    Cuz when I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    [Verse 2: Roc Slanga]

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    Be a witness to murda

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    Niggas bustin' out of a '64 Chevy

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    Straight callin' my city

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    Niggas be winnin' and gettin' busy

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    Wit a tizy

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    Through my city

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    Chalk lines hang

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    Niggas bang

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    Chevy's swang like it ain't no thang

    Multi-line diss block
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    The gangs bang

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    So nigga tuck your chain

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    And try to duck this thang

    Block noteUses a public loss to puncture the image

    TargetDr. Dre

    MeaningWhat it means: In “So nigga tuck your chain,” Eazy-E points to property being taken or another visible loss as evidence that Dr. Dre's claimed security and power failed in practice. 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 anecdote gives the audience a concrete event against which to test Dr. Dre's persona, turning an abstract toughness debate into a remembered humiliation.

    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.

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    End up puffin' one stuck in you brain

    Multi-line diss block
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    To refrain from this game of stressin'

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    Smokin' on water

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    And fin to bang your daughter

    Block noteMakes the feud personal through family

    TargetDr. Dre

    MeaningWhat it means: In “And fin to bang your daughter,” Eazy-E brings a relative or family boundary into the exchange with Dr. Dre, 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 Dr. Dre 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.

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    All up in the Best Western

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    She like the way that my '64 hop

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    Drop the top

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    Grab a rock

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    Now she's givin' me top

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    Non stop on the R-O-C

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    Like the way she made me scream

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    So I two-wayed my nigga Eazy-E

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    [Chorus: Eazy-E]

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    Cuz when I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    When I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    When I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    When I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    [Verse 3: Eazy-E]

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    Old nigga E still cruisin'

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    Punk stay up on the nuts and the bone

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    Pussy nigga had beef knocked out of his teeth

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    The muthafucka should have stayed his ass home

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    Hey yo peep them bitchez in the Honda

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    4 deep with the proper ass sounds

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    Now every time that I meet a fine cute bitch

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    She got a friend from the fuckin' Dog Pound

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    Hey yo bitch

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    Here's the seven digits

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    Call me if you can

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    Only if you want it

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    Let a nigga know

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    Can I dig like a miner, 49er

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    Diggin' for gold from behind her

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    Watch this nigga do some diggin'

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    Pop that pussy on a platter

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    Watch this nigga do some diggin'

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    Loose or tight it doesn't matter

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    YO!

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    [Chorus: Eazy-E]

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    Cuz when I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    When I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    When I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    When I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    [Bridge Eazy-E]

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    Hit them switchez [hit them switchez]

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    Hit them switchez [come on nigga]

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    Hit the switchez [make that shit bounce man]

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    Make it bounce [make it bounce homie]

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    Hit them switchez [man come on homie]

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    Hit them switchez [make that shit bounce homie]

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    Hit the switchez [three wheel motion]

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    Make it bounce [say what]

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    [Chorus: Eazy-E]

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    Cuz when I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    When I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    When I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    When I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    Cuz when I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    When I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    When I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

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    When I hit that switch I'm bouncin'

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    More bounce to the ounce

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    And I'm clownin'

  35. 144

    [Outro: Roc Slanga]

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    That's right nigga

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    We back

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    That real gangsta shit

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    From one of the realest niggas in this game

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    You know his name nigga

  37. 150

    [Laughs]