"Before Live From Iraq, there was only the dream of making music. All we ha… Read Full Bio ↴"Before Live From Iraq, there was only the dream of making music. All we had was a COMPAQ computer with a SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY card, a $100 mic, and a burnt copy of ACID PRO. Every Friday, a bunch of us would pile into my barracks room, drink, write, and record whatever it was that came to mind. It was one of these Friday nights that SGT. ALVIN GREEN, in response to probably the hottest cut we ever dropped back then said, "this is the 4th quarter right here... the game's about to be over... This joint is they 2 minute warning". Little did we know what those words "4th Quarter" would inspire.

It was our deployment that truely defined the term 4th Quarter. No more was it just the words Alvin Green spoke one Friday night... It was the mentality we embraced. The 4th Quarter in the game of our lives. This is where we had to play thru our injuries both mental and physical, because losing was not an option. There were no timeouts or instant replays... no penalties or flags on the play... and no home field advantage. This was whether or not we ever stepped foot on the field to play again, and the most humbling moment of our lives. There, there is no such thing as overtime, or a tie. You either win or you lose. And, we were down 1, faced with a decision to which there was only one answer. Go for two. Because, anything less was to have given up without ever having tried to win. And winning there was the difference between life and death.

That same mentality inspires our music. 4th25 music. Consider this your 2 minute warning!!!"
- 4th25

I Ride
4th25 Lyrics

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Chorus

I ride for these niggaz
I die for these niggaz
6,000 miles away
I'm takin fire with these niggaz so
Y'all wanna fuck around
We can fuck around to

Don't getm round 1
Fuckem gettem round 2
Everybody's targets now
Don't make us have to target you
Fallen saoldiers live forever
We'll never remember you

V1
Look here,

this is for them soldiers
That's not gon make it home
So we go red in y'all memory
Shootem dead in y'all memory

engage em point blank in they face
In y'all memory
Cause for we leave best believe
These iraq's will remember me

cause we are not fuckin around here
We don't get much sleep
When we on the block all night
Exchanging bullets for peace

and once we start pullin these triggers
We don't stop
Till the whole block leaks
Till its not a live body in the streets

somebody should a toldem
Soldiers don't know how to die easy
And we are fittin to get you back
For them families that's now grieving

so it el be a whole lot a fuckers
In return that stop breathin
They should a laid down
We wouldn't a had to killem when we seeum

but they don't learn so quick
So we keep havin to teachem
That the hungrier they get
The more death we gon feedem

until its over we ain't got no problem
With more bodies
That's just how we get down
For them soldiers that served proudly

chorus

V2
They trying to see my body in the streets partner
But that's not happenin
So for every bullet in my direction
I'm throwin 30 back at em

and when the crew serves start poppin off
Its no more questions
These fuckers is meetin allah
In a matter of seconds fuckem

losin my patience
Maybe I've been here too long
But y'all is fittin to pay me back
For those soldiers not goin home

seen too many of us wounded
I won't be the next one
So the only Arabic I'm speakins
Getting spoke through this gun

y'all don't understand nothing else
And y'all ain't tryng to talk neither
You trying to win
And you only score when a soldier stops breathin

Only rules out this mofucker
Don't get caught sleepin
And when somethins poppin of
Them triggers you got squeezem

Cause they wanna see me gone
But I am not leavin
And at times
I exercise this finger for no reason

Keep these other mofuckers bleedin
Rather them than me
And god willing you fuckers
Gon meetem before me

Chorus

Overall Meaning

The song "I Ride" by 4th25 is a tribute to the soldiers who are fighting in Iraq. The song talks about the fierce battles they face every day and the dedication they have to the cause. The chorus emphasizes the camaraderie and brotherhood among the soldiers, who are ready to ride and die for each other. The verse talks about the grueling and dangerous situations they face every day, and how they are constantly under attack from the enemy. The lyrics also reflect the frustration and anger they feel towards the enemy who is causing so much death and pain. It is a powerful song that highlights the sacrifices made by these brave soldiers.

Line by Line Meaning

I ride for these niggaz
I am fighting for my fellow soldiers and comrades

I die for these niggaz
I am willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for my fellow soldiers and comrades

6,000 miles away
I am fighting in a distant land, far from home

I'm takin fire with these niggaz so
I am under enemy fire with my fellow soldiers and comrades

Y'all wanna fuck around
If you want to start trouble

We can fuck around to
We are not afraid to engage in combat if provoked

Don't getm round 1
You don't want to mess with us in the first place

Fuckem gettem round 2
If you do try to mess with us, we will retaliate with full force

Everybody's targets now
Anyone who is against us is now our enemy

Don't make us have to target you
If you don't want to be targeted, don't mess with us

Fallen soldiers live forever
We will always remember and honor our fallen comrades

We'll never remember you
If you are our enemy, we will not remember you, you will not be honored or respected by us

this is for them soldiers
This song is about the soldiers who have lost their lives in battle

That's not gon make it home
Those soldiers who will never return home

So we go red in y'all memory
We fight to avenge our fallen comrades and honor their memory

Shootem dead in y'all memory
We will do whatever it takes to defeat our enemies and honor our fallen comrades

engage em point blank in they face
We fight our enemies face to face, without fear or hesitation

Cause for we leave best believe
Before we leave, we will make sure that our enemies know who we are and what we stand for

These iraq's will remember me
Our enemies in Iraq will know that we are not to be messed with and will remember us

cause we are not fuckin around here
We are serious about our mission and will not tolerate any nonsense

We don't get much sleep
We are constantly working and fighting, and we do not have much time for rest or relaxation

When we on the block all night
When we are on duty, patrolling or protecting an area

Exchanging bullets for peace
We are fighting to bring peace to a war-torn land

and once we start pullin these triggers
Once we start shooting our weapons

We don't stop
We will not stop until the mission is completed or the threat is neutralized

Till the whole block leaks
We will keep fighting until the enemy is defeated, even if it means a lot of bloodshed

Till its not a live body in the streets
We will continue fighting until there are no more enemies left alive on the streets

somebody should a toldem
Someone should have warned our enemies about how dangerous and deadly we are

Soldiers don't know how to die easy
We are trained to fight and defend ourselves, and we will not go down without a fight

And we are fittin to get you back
We will retaliate against our enemies and make them pay for what they have done

For them families that's now grieving
We fight to honor the families of our fallen comrades and bring justice to those who have caused them pain

so it el be a whole lot a fuckers
We will take out a lot of enemies in the process of avenging our fallen comrades

In return that stop breathin
Our enemies who have caused us harm or pain will be eliminated

They should a laid down
Our enemies should have surrendered or given up instead of fighting us

We wouldn't a had to killem when we seeum
If our enemies had given up or surrendered, we would not have had to kill them

but they don't learn so quick
Our enemies are stubborn and do not learn from their mistakes

So we keep havin to teachem
We will continue fighting and defeating our enemies so that they learn their lesson

That the hungrier they get
The more our enemies try to fight us

The more death we gon feedem
The more we will have to fight and eliminate our enemies

until its over we ain't got no problem
We will continue fighting until the war is won and the enemy is defeated

With more bodies
We will not be afraid to take out more enemies in order to win the war

That's just how we get down
This is our way of fighting and it works for us

For them soldiers that served proudly
We fight to honor the memory and sacrifice of our brave soldiers who have fought before us

They trying to see my body in the streets partner
Our enemies want to kill us and see us dead in the streets

But that's not happenin
We will not let our enemies take us down easily

So for every bullet in my direction
For every shot that our enemies take at us

I'm throwin 30 back at em
We will fight back with everything we have, and for every shot they take, we will shoot back 30 times

And when the crew serves start poppin off
When we engage in combat and start fighting

Its no more questions
There is no room for doubt or hesitation in combat

These fuckers is meetin allah
Our enemies will face God when they die, and we will be the ones to send them there

In a matter of seconds fuckem
We will take out our enemies quickly and effectively

losing my patience
We are growing tired of the constant fighting and bloodshed

Maybe I've been here too long
Our soldiers are exhausted from the long and intense fighting in the war

But y'all is fittin to pay me back
We will make our enemies pay for the damage and harm they have caused us

For those soldiers not goin home
We fight to avenge our fallen soldiers who will never return home

seen too many of us wounded
We have witnessed too many of our fellow soldiers getting injured or killed in battle

I won't be the next one
We will do everything in our power to protect ourselves and prevent ourselves from getting injured or killed

So the only Arabic I'm speakins
The only language we will use to communicate with our enemies is the language of war and violence

Getting spoke through this gun
We will use our weapons to speak for us in this war

y'all don't understand nothing else
Our enemies do not understand anything except violence and fighting

And y'all ain't tryng to talk neither
Our enemies are not interested in talking or finding a peaceful resolution

You trying to win
Our enemies are only interested in winning the war and defeating us

And you only score when a soldier stops breathin
Our enemies only feel like they are winning when they have killed one of our soldiers

Only rules out this mofucker
The only rule in this war is to survive and win at all costs

Don't get caught sleepin
We must always be alert and ready for anything in this war

And when somethins poppin of
When there is a conflict or a fight happening

Them triggers you got squeezem
We must be ready to pull the trigger and fight back

Cause they wanna see me gone
Our enemies want to eliminate us and take us out of the war

But I am not leavin
We will not let our enemies defeat us or push us out of the war

And at times
Sometimes in this war

I exercise this finger for no reason
We must keep our fingers on the trigger and be ready to fight at any moment, even if there is not an immediate threat

Keep these other mofuckers bleedin
We will make sure that our enemies continue to suffer and bleed in this war

Rather them than me
We would rather our enemies suffer and die than our own soldiers

And god willing you fuckers
We hope and pray that we will be the ones to defeat our enemies

Gon meetem before me
We want to be the ones to take out our enemies and win the war

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