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Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat

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Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat

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[Intro: guy talking]

You really don't understand do you?

Hey man, don't you know

In order for us to make this thing work

We gotta get rid of the pimps, and the pushers, and then start

All over agian clean

NIGGAZ you crazy!

[RBX]

Once again

The mighty Death Row organization commitin' mass murder

And we ain't askin for shit, nigga we takin'

It, so Dre, BLAST they ass nigga

[Dr. Dre]

Rat-tat-tat-tat late at night with my gat

On the streets of LA

Wonderin' where the pussy at

Staright for ya, looking for a hoe

Hangin' out, rollin in my '64

16 swicthes for the niggaz in my hood

17 shells so I make it understood

Stay back, lay back, way back in the cut

Ya come outside nigga ya gettin' fucked up

But I told ya, Creep, Creep ya best move

Like Luthor Vadros, fuckn' up the west coast

I'm right back up in ya when ya nut

1-2-3 nut, from the D-R-E but

This is for the hoes that I used to know

When I didn't have my '64 and a lot of doe

I keep ya this and like that

And I...

[Chorus:]

[Snoop] Never hesitate to put a nigga on his back

[Dr.Dre] Rat-tat-tat-tat tat ta tat like that, and I..

[Snoop] Never hesitate to put a nigga on his back

[Dr.Dre] Rat-tat-tat-tat tat ta tat like that, and I..

[Snoop] Never hesitate to put a nigga on his back

[Interlude: some guys talkin']

Ohh wait, that's that nigga that owe ya that grip

Ya,there that fool is

Break him off proper then

What's up, what's happinin'?

I'm the man, what's up?

Nigga you delinquent, can I get those in?

Nigga, pay this nigga here

(I ain't got yo money)

Well, yo, check this out, nigga

What's up *slaps around some guy that owes them money*

What's up?

What's up?

Ya motherfucker

(I'll be back though, I'll be back)

Ya, you ain't never comin' back, fool

[Chorus:]

[Snoop] Never hesitate to put a nigga on his back

[Dr.Dre] Yeah nigga

[both] Rat-tat-tat-tat like that, and I..

[Snoop] Never hesitate to put a nigga on his back

[Dr.Dre] Rat-tat-tat-tat like that, and I..

[Snoop] Never hesitate to put a nigga on his back

[Dr.Dre] Rat-tat-tat-tat like that, and I..

[Snoop] Never hesitate to put a nigga on his back

[Dr.Dre] Rat-tat-tat-tat like that, and I..

[Snoop] Never hesitate to put a nigga on his back

[Dr. Dre]

Creepin and peepin' and I can get with these

The chronic, slangin' fat keys from my block

And it don't stop

Tell me where ya wanna go

To the strip

Or take a trip bawlin' with the row

My shit off in ya system

Indo smoke in ya lungs, like that

And you can lift it, on, and a fist a bomb

Takin' away like hell at Veitnam

California, back in and on a mission, makin a point

Ain't no fuckin' competition

they wish they was a runnin' up in reality

C-P-T, CAL my locality

It's strage how I re-arange and change the buisness

By droppin' shit like this

Dope, ya can't cope with the real

I peal, in the penatentaries, and when I kill it goes...

[Chorus:]

[both] Rat-tat-tat-tat like that, and I...

[Snoop] Never hesitate to put a nigga on his back

[both] Rat-tat-tat-tat like that, and I..

[Snoop] Never hesitate to put a nigga on his back

[Dr. Dre] Rat-tat-tat-tat like that, and I..

[Snoop] Never hesitate to put a nigga on his back

[Dr. Dre] Rat-tat-tat-tat like that, and I..

[Snoop] Never hesitate to put a nigga on his back

[Snoop Doggy Dogg]

Straight up, now you niggaz know where my homey's comin' from

so quit the chit-chat, before ya find yourself flat on your biz-out, fool

it's 9-deuce, Dr. Drizzay, is sittin on Tizzart! It don't stop

treartin' buster's like a punk ass kizzart!

BEEEYYACHH!

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