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Why U Turn on Me?

Why U Turn on Me? is a diss track by 2Pac targeting Wendy Williams, The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep. The recording also credits Yusef Sharid. 2Pac responds to broadcaster Wendy Williams over a report about his imprisonment that he publicly rejected, while also extending his existing hostility toward The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep.

Released2001
Annotated6
ExplicitYes
Addressable transcript

Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Intro: 2Pac]

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    (Ol' switcheroo-ass, bitch made motherfuckers, just be friends)

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    Outlaw nigga, Westside, throw it up

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    Hahaha.. had love for 'em, but why you turnin' on me?

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    Why me? Westside, how you do it boy?

  2. 06

    [Verse 1: 2Pac]

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    I went from, nothin' to somethin' now they all wanna see me fallin'

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    And the player haters hate to see a thug nigga ballin'

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    They say we hate the East coast, but that's funny

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    Got a lot of love for, any nigga gettin' money

  3. 11

    I made a song about my enemies and niggas tripped

    Multi-line diss block
    12

    It was hip-hop until 2Pac fucked Biggie bitch

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    Y'all niggas hypocrites and bitch made

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    Now either love me or hate me but real thug niggas get paid

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetThe Notorious B.I.G.

    MeaningWhat it means: In “It was hip-hop until 2Pac fucked Biggie bitch,” 2Pac addresses The Notorious B.I.G. directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: 2Pac responds to broadcaster Wendy Williams over a report about his imprisonment that he publicly rejected, while also extending his existing hostility toward The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep. Naming or plainly addressing The Notorious B.I.G. removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    Context2Pac responds to broadcaster Wendy Williams over a report about his imprisonment that he publicly rejected, while also extending his existing hostility toward The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep.

  4. 15

    Have me catchin' cases all across the nation

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    I went from jail to bail to barely on probation

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    They got a player facin' three strikes

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    And we might, just blast God bless the child, that can get cash

  5. 19

    But all these niggas turnin' and never learn

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    Got a long line of niggas player hatin' me but gettin' burned

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    Talk a lot of shit but you's a trick in drag

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    Like the MAC make you fall back and stick yo' ass for back stab

  6. 23

    [Hook: Yusef Sharid & (2Pac)2]

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    Why you wanna turn on me?

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    Never thought you would backstab me (Why y'all turnin' on me?)

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    When you niggas see me you flee (Why me?)

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    Cause I'm a T-H with the U-G.. (Why me?)

  7. 28

    Why you wanna turn on me?

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    Never thought you would backstab me

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    When you niggas see me you flee (yeah nigga)

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    Cause I'm a T-H with the U-G

  8. 32

    [Verse 2: 2Pac]

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    It, started so innocent, but ended in the fifth precinct

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    Although two juvenile delinquents, we still decent

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    Playin' catch and kiss, used to diss the herbs

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    Fuck school we was skippin' drink a fifth on the curb

  9. 37

    Me and you, no closer two, while drinkin' brew

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    What you need nigga? Anything at all come to me nigga

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    You can wear my clothes and my gold for the hoes

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    Gave you the keys to the jeep, offered my home as an open door

  10. 41

    But then you picked a new direction, in the blink of an eye

    Multi-line diss block
    42

    My time away just made perfection, did you think I'd die?

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    I never got a single visit yet I carry on

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    All my old friends too busy now my money gone

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    TargetWendy Williams

    MeaningWhat it means: In “My time away just made perfection, did you think I'd die?,” 2Pac converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at Wendy Williams. Why it was said: 2Pac responds to broadcaster Wendy Williams over a report about his imprisonment that he publicly rejected, while also extending his existing hostility toward The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts Wendy Williams as unable to return for another round.

    Context2Pac responds to broadcaster Wendy Williams over a report about his imprisonment that he publicly rejected, while also extending his existing hostility toward The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep.

  11. 45

    Said I got raped in jail, picture that? {​*laughter*}​

    Multi-line diss block
    46

    Revenge is a payback bitch, get ya gat

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    Fuck {​Wendy Williams}​ and I pray you choke

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    On the next dick down your throat

    Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation

    TargetWendy Williams

    MeaningWhat it means: In “On the next dick down your throat,” 2Pac uses gendered or sexual language to question Wendy Williams' masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. Why it was said: 2Pac responds to broadcaster Wendy Williams over a report about his imprisonment that he publicly rejected, while also extending his existing hostility toward The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep. The tactic tries to trigger an emotional reply and damage Wendy Williams' public image, even though the framing itself can reproduce homophobic or sexist stereotypes.

    Context2Pac responds to broadcaster Wendy Williams over a report about his imprisonment that he publicly rejected, while also extending his existing hostility toward The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep.

  12. 49

    For turnin' on me

  13. 50

    [Hook: Singers & 2Pac]

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    Why you wanna turn on me?

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    Never thought you would backstab me (Why y'all turnin' on me?)

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    When you niggas see me you flee (Why me?)

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    Cause I'm a T-H with the U-G.. (Why me?)

  14. 55

    Why you wanna turn on me?

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    Never thought you would backstab me

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    When you niggas see me you flee

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    Cause I'm a T-H with the U-G

  15. 59

    [Ad-libs: 2Pac]

    Multi-line diss block
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    I put Jenny Craig on your fat ass, you fat troll

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    Anybody ever seen {​Wendy Williams}​ fat ass?

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    Why you always wearin' Spandex you fat bitch?

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    I know your pussy stinks, you fat ho

    Block noteTurns the target into a visual punchline

    TargetWendy Williams

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Anybody ever seen {​Wendy Williams}​ fat ass?,” 2Pac reduces Wendy Williams to an exaggerated physical caricature instead of engaging the target's preferred public image. Why it was said: 2Pac responds to broadcaster Wendy Williams over a report about his imprisonment that he publicly rejected, while also extending his existing hostility toward The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep. A visual insult is easy for an audience to remember and repeat; the goal is to make ridicule of Wendy Williams travel beyond the song itself.

    Context2Pac responds to broadcaster Wendy Williams over a report about his imprisonment that he publicly rejected, while also extending his existing hostility toward The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep.

  16. 64

    I'm puttin' Jenny Craig on you bitch

    Multi-line diss block
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    I'm about to put a twenty-thousand dollar, hit

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    Through Jenny Craig to come find yo' ass

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    And put you in a fat farm, you fat bitch!

    Block noteTurns the target into a visual punchline

    TargetWendy Williams

    MeaningWhat it means: In “And put you in a fat farm, you fat bitch!,” 2Pac reduces Wendy Williams to an exaggerated physical caricature instead of engaging the target's preferred public image. Why it was said: 2Pac responds to broadcaster Wendy Williams over a report about his imprisonment that he publicly rejected, while also extending his existing hostility toward The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep. A visual insult is easy for an audience to remember and repeat; the goal is to make ridicule of Wendy Williams travel beyond the song itself.

    Context2Pac responds to broadcaster Wendy Williams over a report about his imprisonment that he publicly rejected, while also extending his existing hostility toward The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep.

  17. 68

    Thug Life, Outlaw, Westside bitch

    Multi-line diss block
    69

    It's 2Pac so you know who said it

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    And for everybody who didn't like what I said about that other trick

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    And Mobb Deep, fuck you too nigga!

    Block noteMakes the rejection unmistakably direct

    TargetMobb Deep

    MeaningWhat it means: In “And Mobb Deep, fuck you too nigga!,” 2Pac drops any pretense of a subliminal and rejects Mobb Deep in blunt, unqualified language. Why it was said: 2Pac responds to broadcaster Wendy Williams over a report about his imprisonment that he publicly rejected, while also extending his existing hostility toward The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep. The direct wording removes plausible deniability: listeners are not left guessing whether Mobb Deep is part of the dispute or whether a response is being invited.

    Context2Pac responds to broadcaster Wendy Williams over a report about his imprisonment that he publicly rejected, while also extending his existing hostility toward The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep.

  18. 72

    If a nigga didn't want to get talked about

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    He shouldn'ta stepped in the fuckin' ring

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    If Tyson don't want to get knocked out

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    He don't step in the fuckin' ring, that's how the shit go

  19. 76

    When Tyson get in the ring, he knock motherfuckers out!

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    Well that's what 2Pac gon' do

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    When niggas come against me, I'ma knock they punk ass out!

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    One way or the motherfuckin' other

  20. 80

    This old motherfuckin' nigga in the South told me nigga

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    It's more than one way to skin a cat

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    It's more than one way to shoot a gat

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    It's more than one way to die nigga

  21. 84

    When I'm through, everybody cry nigga

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    This is how we do it

  22. 86

    [Hook: Singers & 2Pac]

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    Why you wanna turn on me?

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    Never thought you would backstab me (Why y'all turnin' on me?)

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    When you niggas see me you flee (Why me?)

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    Cause I'm a T-H with the U-G..

  23. 91

    Why you wanna turn on me?

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    Never thought you would backstab me

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    When you niggas see me you flee

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    Cause I'm a T-H with the U-G

  24. 95

    (Fuck you too nigga!)