NWA – EXPRESS YOURSELF

Lyrics

Yo, man, it's a lot of brothers out there flakin' and perpetratin'
But scared to kick reality
Man, you've been doin' all this dope producin'
You ain't had a chance to show 'em what time it is
So what you want me to do? (Express yourself)
[Dr. Dre]
I'm expressin' with my full capabilities
And now I'm livin' in correctional facilities
'Cause some don't agree with how I do this
I get straight, meditate like a Buddhist
I'm droppin' flavor, my behavior is hereditary
But my technique is very necessary
Blame it on Ice Cube, because he says it gets funky
When you got a subject and a predicate
Add it on a dope beat, and that'll make you think
Some suckas just tickle me pink to my stomach
'Cause they don't flow like this one
You know what?
I won't hesitate to diss one or two before I'm through
So don't try to sing this
Some drop science, well, I'm droppin' English
Even if Yella makes it a cappella
I still express, yo, I don't smoke weed or sess
'Cause it's known to give a brother brain damage
And brain damage on the mic don't manage nothin'
But makin' a sucka and you equal, don't be another sequel
Express yourself (Ah, ah, ah yeah, ah yeah, ah yeah, ah yeah)
Express yourself (Smoke, smoke)
Come on and do it (Yeah, kick it over here)
Express yourself (Do it, do it, [?])
Express yourself
Come on and do it
[Dr. Dre]
Now, gettin' back to the PG
That's program, and it's easy
Dre is back, new jacks are made hollow
Expressin' ain't their subject because they like to follow
The words, the style, the trend, the records I spin
Again and again and again — yo, you on the other end
Watch a brother sayin' dope rhymes with no help
There's no fessin' and guessin' while I'm expressin' myself
It's crazy to see people be
What society wants 'em to be, but not me
Ruthless is the way to go, they know
Others say rhymes that fail to be original
Or they kill where the hip-hop starts
Forget about the ghetto and rap for the pop charts
Some musicians cuss at home
But scared to use profanity when up on the microphone
Yeah, they want reality, but you won't hear none
They'd rather exaggerate a little fiction
Some say no to drugs and take a stand
But after the show, they go lookin' for the dopeman
Or they ban my group from the radio
Hear N.W.A and say "Hell no!"
But you know, it ain't all about wealth
As long as you make a note to..
Express yourself (Yeah, yeah, yeah, [?])
Express yourself
Come on and do it (Yeah, yeah, do it)
Express yourself (Dr. Dre, Dr. Dre in full effect and N.W.A)
Express yourself
Come on and do it
Express yourself
[Dr. Dre]
From the heart 'cause if you wanna start to move up the chart
Then expression is a big part of it
You ain't efficient when you flow
You ain't swift, movin' like a tortoise, full of rigor mortis
There's a little bit more to show
I got rhymes in my mind, embedded like an embryo
Or a lesson, all of 'em expression
And if you start fessin', I got a Smith & Wesson for you
I might ignore your record because it has no bottom
I get loose in the summer, winter, spring and autumn
It's Dre on the mic, gettin' physical
Doin' the job, N.W.A is the lynch mob
Yes, I'm macabre but you know you need this
And the knowledge is growin', just like a fetus
Or a tumor, but here's the rumor
Dre is in the neighborhood, and he's up to no good
When I start expressin' myself — Yella, slam it!
'Cause If I stay funky like this, I'm doin' damage
Or I'mma be too hyped and need a straitjacket
I got knowledge and other suckas lack it
So when you see Dre, a DJ on the mic
Ask what it's like — it's like we gettin' hype tonight
'Cause if I strike, it ain't for your good health
But I won't strike if you just..
Express yourself
(Yeah, yeah, this record's almost over, almost over, gotta get hyped up)
Express yourself (Do it, do it)
Come on and do it (Do it, do it, do it)
Express yourself (Compton's full of fakes, Compton's full of fakes, yeah)
Express yourself
Come on and do it (Do it, do it, do it)
Express yourself
Come on and do it (That's what she said, what she said)
Come on and do it
Come on and do it

Paroles (Traduction)

Yo, mec, il y a beaucoup de frères qui se défilent et qui se font passer pour ce qu'ils ne sont pas
Mais ils ont peur de faire face à la réalité
Mec, tu as fait tellement de bonnes productions
Tu n'as pas eu l'occasion de leur montrer ce dont tu es capable
Alors, que veux-tu que je fasse ? (Exprime-toi)
[Dr. Dre]
J'exprime mes pleines capacités
Et maintenant je vis dans des établissements correctionnels
Parce que certains ne sont pas d'accord avec ma manière de faire
Je me concentre, médite comme un Bouddhiste
Je distille du goût, mon comportement est héréditaire
Mais ma technique est très nécessaire
Blâme Ice Cube, car il dit que ça devient funky
Quand tu as un sujet et un prédicat
Ajoute une bonne rythmique, et ça te fera réfléchir
Certains me font vraiment rire à en avoir mal au ventre
Car ils ne coulent pas comme moi
Tu sais quoi ?
Je n'hésiterai pas à critiquer un ou deux avant d'avoir fini
Donc n'essaie pas de chanter ça
Certains débitent de la science, eh bien, moi je débite de l'anglais
Même si Yella le fait a cappella
J'exprime quand même, je ne fume pas d'herbe ou de beuh
Car ça peut causer des dommages cérébraux
Et des dommages cérébraux au micro ne mènent à rien
Sauf à faire d'un nul et toi un égal, ne sois pas une suite
Exprime-toi (Ah, ah, ah ouais, ah ouais, ah ouais, ah ouais)
Exprime-toi (Fume, fume)
Allez, fais-le (Ouais, balance ça ici)
Exprime-toi (Fais-le, fais-le, [?])
Exprime-toi
Allez, fais-le
[Dr. Dre]
Maintenant, revenons au PG
C'est le programme, et c'est facile
Dre est de retour, les nouveaux sont

Thématique La liberté d’expression

Style Rap

Keywords Gangsta rap, Los Angeles

Entités normées Dr. Dre, Ice Cube