2 Live Crew was an American hip hop group from Miami, Florida, which had it… Read Full Bio ↴2 Live Crew was an American hip hop group from Miami, Florida, which had its greatest commercial success from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. The group's most well-known line up was composed of Luke Campbell, Fresh Kid Ice, Mr. Mixx, and Brother Marquis. They were considerably controversial in the U.S. due to the sexually explicit content in their songs, particularly on their 1989 album As Nasty as They Wanna Be. They were frequently challenged for their sexually explicit lyrics.

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2 Live Crew Lyrics

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Verse One: Brother Marquis

I bring home the bacon
Bitch I put it in your hand
But behind my back bitch
You been seen with another man
Oh I just had to shed a tear
Bitch you got to leave here

Is it me or him baby?
So long my motherfuckin' dear

Verse Two: Luke Skywalker

Come lay your black ass down
Right beside me
Hold onto my dick
While I grab a little bit of that pussy
Suck it right
Bitch suck it all night
And if you ask me to eat some pussy
I choke your black ass all night

Verse Three: Fresh Kid Ice

Since my baby left me
I been doin' well on my own
Fucked the neighbour's wife
And broke up a happy home
Now the bitch want to live with me
This long dick Chinese
Bitch if you can't fry rice
Well get your bald-head ass out tonight

Verse Four: Mr. Mixx

I met this raggedy bitch
Down on southwest eighth street
I fuck that bitch from the top of her head
To the bunyons on her motherfuckin' feet
I said Bitch as long as your pussy is
It's a goddamn sin

I gotta hold an ironing board across your chest
To keep from fallin' in

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 2 Live Crew's song "2 Live Blues" are polarizing and controversial, as the group was notorious for pushing the boundaries of acceptable content in music. The first verse by Brother Marquis seems to be about infidelity and deception in a relationship. He accuses his partner of cheating on him with another man and decides to end the relationship, even though he is the one who provided for her ("I bring home the bacon/Bitch I put it in your hand"). The second verse by Luke Skywalker is sexually explicit, with the rapper describing his sexual activities with a woman. The third verse by Fresh Kid Ice details a man's sexual escapades after being left by his partner, including sleeping with a married woman. The verse also contains derogatory language towards Asians ("This long dick Chinese/Bitch if you can't fry rice/Well get your bald-head ass out tonight"). The final verse by Mr. Mixx is about his sexual encounter with a woman who has an unusually large vagina.

Overall, the lyrics to "2 Live Blues" are misogynistic and controversial, with the use of derogatory language towards women and minority groups. The verses by all four rappers are graphic in their descriptions of sexual activities and lack any redeeming qualities.

Line by Line Meaning

I bring home the bacon
I provide financial support for my partner

Bitch I put it in your hand
I give my partner money to manage

But behind my back bitch
My partner is unfaithful to me

You been seen with another man
My partner has been seen with another man

Oh I just had to shed a tear
I am hurt and upset

Bitch you got to leave here
I want my unfaithful partner to leave

Is it me or him baby?
I want to know who my partner wants to be with

So long my motherfuckin' dear
I am ending the relationship

Come lay your black ass down
I want my partner to lay down with me

Right beside me
I want my partner to be close to me

Hold onto my dick
I want my partner to touch me sexually

While I grab a little bit of that pussy
I want to sexually pleasure my partner

Suck it right
I want my partner to perform oral sex on me

Bitch suck it all night
I want my partner to perform oral sex on me for a long time

And if you ask me to eat some pussy
I am unwilling to perform oral sex on my partner

I choke your black ass all night
I will harm my partner if they insist on oral sex

Since my baby left me
I am single after a breakup

I been doin' well on my own
I am thriving since the breakup

Fucked the neighbour's wife
I had sex with a married woman

And broke up a happy home
I am responsible for the breakdown of a marriage

Now the bitch want to live with me
The woman I had sex with wants to be with me

This long dick Chinese
I am boasting about my sexual prowess

Bitch if you can't fry rice
I am insulting my partner's cooking ability

Well get your bald-head ass out tonight
I am rejecting my partner for their perceived shortcomings

I met this raggedy bitch
I had sex with a woman I regard as ugly

Down on southwest eighth street
The location where I met the woman

I fuck that bitch from the top of her head
I had sex with the woman for a long time

To the bunyons on her motherfuckin' feet
I had sex with the woman all over her body

I said Bitch as long as your pussy is
I am commenting on the size of the woman's genitalia

It's a goddamn sin
I am disappointed that the woman's genitalia is not larger

I gotta hold an ironing board across your chest
I am making a crude joke about how I need something to prevent myself from falling into the woman's vagina

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