Threat
DJ Danger Mouse - Beatles Feat Jay Z Lyrics


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Yo once a pimp gets threats
That's right, that's the, the that's, that's threats them
And I'm serious about mine, I'm so sincere
And I, nigga I'll kill ya, I'll chop ya up
Put ya inside the mattress like drug money nigga

Yeah, I done told you niggas
Nine or ten times stop fucking with me
I done told you niggas
Nine albums, stop fucking with me
I done told you niggas
The 9 on me, stop fucking with me
You niggas must got nine lives
9th wonder

Put that knife in ya, take a little bit of life from ya
Am I frightening ya? Shall I continue?
I put the gun to ya, I let it sing you a song
I let it hum to ya, the other one sing along
Now it's a duet, and you wet, when you check out
The technique from the 2 tecs and I don't need two lips
To blow this like a trumpet you dumb shit
This is a unusual musical I conducting
You looking at the black Warren Buffett so all critics can duck sic
I don't care if you C. Delores Tuck-it
Or you Bill O'Reilly, you only ryling me up
For three years, they had me peeing out of a cup
Now they 'bout to free me up, what you think I'm goin' be, what?
Rehabilitated, man I still feel hatred
I'm young black and rich so they want to strip me naked, but
You never had me like Christina Aguiler-y
But catch me down the Westside, driving like Halle Berry
Or the FDR, in the seat of my car
Screaming out the sunroof death to y'all
You can't kill me, I live forever through these bars
I put the wolves on ya, I put a price on your head
The whole hood'll want ya, you starting to look like bread
I send them boys at ya, I ain't talking bout Feds
Nigga them body-snatchers, nigga you heard what I said

I make 'em wait for you 'til five in the mornin
Put your smarts on the side of your garment
Nigga stop fuckin with me
R.I.P.

That's right there nigga, nigga I'm wild
Nigga I keep trash bags with me
Never know when you gotta dump a nigga out
This sincere, this some sincere shit right here!

Grown man I put hands on you
I dig a hole in the desert, they build The Sands on you
Lay out blueprint plans on you
We Rat Pack niggas, let Sam tap dance on you
Then, I Sinatra shot ya God damn you
I put the boy in the box like David Blaine
Let the audience watch, it ain't a thing
Y'all wish I was fronting, I George Bush the button
Front of all you in your car lift up your hood nigga run it
Then lift up your whole hood like you got oil under it
Your boy got the goods y'all don't want nothing of it
Like, Castor oil, I Castor Troy you
Change your face or the bullets change all that for you
Y'all niggas is targets
Y'all garages for bullets, please don't make me park it
In your upper level, valet a couple strays
From the 38 special, nigga, God bless you

I make 'em wait for you 'til five in the mornin
Put your smarts on the side of your garment
Nigga stop fuckin with me
R.I.P.

Yeah I'm threatening ya, YEAH I'm threatening ya!
Who you think you dealing with?
They call me Threats, nigga I been making threats
Since I been in kindergarten nigga!
Huh, ask about me, see if you ain't heard

When the gun is tucked, untucked, nigga you dies
Like nunchucks held by the Jet L-I
I'm the one, thus meaning no one must try
No two, no three, no four, know why?
Because one's four-five might blow yo' high
You ain't gotta go to church to get to know yo' God
It's a match made in Heaven when I 'splay the 7
Put you on the nigga news, UPN at 11
Where you been? You ain't heard? Got the word that I'm
That I'm so sincere?
I'm especially Joe Pesci with a grin
I will kill you, commit suicide, and kill you again
That's right

I make 'em wait for you 'til five in the mornin
Put your smarts on the side of your garment




Nigga stop fuckin with me
R.I.P.

Overall Meaning

The song "Threat" by DJ Danger Mouse featuring The Beatles and Jay Z is a highly intense song about threats issued by Jay Z. Several verses of the song describe threats to kill and chop up a person, putting them inside a mattress, pouring gasoline on them, and setting them on fire. Jay Z emphasizes the severity of his threats by claiming that he is serious about them and is willing to act upon them. He also boasts about his wealth, youth, and power, and warns his enemies that they cannot kill him since he lives forever through his music.


The chorus of the song repeats the phrase, "I make 'em wait for you 'til five in the morning, put your smarts on the side of your garment, nigga stop fuckin' with me, R.I.P." This suggests that Jay Z is willing to wait and plan his revenge on his enemies, placing their brains on their clothes as a warning to others, and ultimately causing them harm. The song ends with an exclamation of "yeah, I'm threatening ya!" reinforcing that Jay Z is serious about his threats and should not be messed with.


Overall, "Threat" is an intense and aggressive song about the serious nature of conflict and the potential for harm. It highlights Jay Z's willingness to retaliate against those who cross him and reinforces the message of not messing with him.


Line by Line Meaning

Yo once a pimp gets threats
When a person in a position of power and control receives threats


That's right, that's the, the that's, that's threats them
Yes, those are indeed the threats that I've received


And I'm serious about mine, I'm so sincere
I take these threats seriously, my intentions are genuine


And I, nigga I'll kill ya, I'll chop ya up
I will not hesitate to harm you, even dismember you


Put ya inside the mattress like drug money nigga
I will hide your body in a mattress, just like drug money


Yeah, I done told you niggas
Yes, I have already warned all of you


Nine or ten times stop fucking with me
Repeatedly, I have requested for you to cease your actions against me


I done told you niggas
I have already conveyed this message to all of you


Nine albums, stop fucking with me
After releasing nine albums, I demand that you cease your interference


I done told you niggas
I have made it clear to each and every one of you


The 9 on me, stop fucking with me
I possess a firearm for self-defense, and I demand that you stop interfering with me


You niggas must got nine lives
You seem to have an infinite ability to survive or escape danger


9th wonder
This refers to oneself as the 9th wonder, implying greatness or uniqueness


Put that knife in ya, take a little bit of life from ya
I will stab you, stealing some of your life essence


Am I frightening ya? Shall I continue?
Are you scared? Should I go on and intensify the fear?


I put the gun to ya, I let it sing you a song
I aim a gun at you, and it becomes a melodic instrument of destruction


I let it hum to ya, the other one sing along
The sound of one gun is joined by another, harmonizing in a deadly duet


Now it's a duet, and you wet, when you check out
It has become a joint performance, and you will bleed when you meet your demise


The technique from the 2 tecs and I don't need two lips
My skillful execution with the two firearms, I don't require any additional assistance


To blow this like a trumpet you dumb shit
I can handle this situation effortlessly, you ignorant fool


This is a unusual musical I conducting
I am orchestrating a unique and unconventional act of violence


You looking at the black Warren Buffett so all critics can duck sic
I am a wealthy and influential figure like Warren Buffett, and critics should fear my power


I don't care if you C. Delores Tuck-it
I do not care whatever powerful or influential person you may be


Or you Bill O'Reilly, you only ryling me up
Even personalities like Bill O'Reilly can only provoke my anger


For three years, they had me peeing out of a cup
During a period of probation, I was subjected to urine testing


Now they 'bout to free me up, what you think I'm goin' be, what?
Now that I am about to be released, what do you think my next move will be?


Rehabilitated, man I still feel hatred
Although I may have undergone rehabilitation, I still harbor strong feelings of animosity


I'm young black and rich so they want to strip me naked, but
Being a young, wealthy black individual, they desire to expose me, but they won't succeed


You never had me like Christina Aguiler-y
You have never possessed control or influence over me, similar to Christina Aguilera


But catch me down the Westside, driving like Halle Berry
But you can find me on the Westside, speeding in a manner reminiscent of Halle Berry


Or the FDR, in the seat of my car
Or on the FDR Drive, sitting in the driver's seat of my car


Screaming out the sunroof death to y'all
Yelling with fervor through the open sunroof, expressing my desire for your demise


You can't kill me, I live forever through these bars
You cannot destroy me, my legacy will live on eternally through my lyrics


I put the wolves on ya, I put a price on your head
I will unleash my henchmen on you, there's a bounty placed on your life


The whole hood'll want ya, you starting to look like bread
The entire neighborhood will pursue you, you are now seen as a valuable target


I send them boys at ya, I ain't talking bout Feds
I will dispatch my associates to confront you, not referring to federal authorities


Nigga them body-snatchers, nigga you heard what I said
They are ruthless criminals who dispose of bodies, you understand the stakes


I make 'em wait for you 'til five in the mornin
I will make them delay their actions until the early hours of the morning


Put your smarts on the side of your garment
Make sure you have your wits about you, keep them close at hand


Nigga stop fuckin with me
Cease your actions of antagonizing me


R.I.P.
Rest in peace, a warning or threat to the person


That's right there nigga, nigga I'm wild
Yes, that is the reality, I am untamed and unpredictable


Nigga I keep trash bags with me
I carry trash bags with me, implying their use for disposing of bodies


Never know when you gotta dump a nigga out
One can never predict when the need to dispose of a person might arise


This sincere, this some sincere shit right here!
This is genuine, this is authentic and serious


Grown man I put hands on you
I, as an adult, will physically assault you


I dig a hole in the desert, they build The Sands on you
I will bury you in a desert, and eventually a casino will be built over your grave


Lay out blueprint plans on you
I will carefully plot and strategize your demise


We Rat Pack niggas, let Sam tap dance on you
We are a group of influential individuals, similar to the Rat Pack, and we will allow Sam (possibly referring to Samuel Davis Jr.) to humiliate you


Then, I Sinatra shot ya God damn you
Then, I will shoot you in the manner of Frank Sinatra, and damn you for your actions


I put the boy in the box like David Blaine
I will trap you and confine you like David Blaine's street magic tricks


Let the audience watch, it ain't a thing
I will allow spectators to witness your downfall, as it doesn't bother me


Y'all wish I was fronting, I George Bush the button
You may hope that I am bluffing, but I am fully prepared to take action, like George Bush in pressing the button for military strikes


Front of all you in your car lift up your hood nigga run it
I will publicly embarrass you by opening your car hood and demanding your valuables


Then lift up your whole hood like you got oil under it
I will expose the true nature of your entire community, as if you are hiding something illicit


Your boy got the goods y'all don't want nothing of it
I possess valuable possessions that none of you want to challenge or attempt to steal


Like, Castor oil, I Castor Troy you
Similar to the effects of castor oil, I will cause chaos and destruction in your life


Change your face or the bullets change all that for you
Either you alter your appearance or face the deadly consequences of my bullets


Y'all niggas is targets
All of you are now my intended victims


Y'all garages for bullets, please don't make me park it
Your bodies will serve as the final resting place for my bullets, so avoid provoking me to that extent


In your upper level, valet a couple strays
I will bring some stray bullets to your upper floor or high-end neighborhood


From the 38 special, nigga, God bless you
These stray bullets will come from a .38 special firearm, and I sarcastically wish you luck in avoiding them


Yeah I'm threatening ya, YEAH I'm threatening ya!
Yes, I am indeed issuing threats to you


Who you think you dealing with?
You should consider the severity of the person you are engaging with


They call me Threats, nigga I been making threats
They refer to me as Threats, as I have been consistently issuing threats


Since I been in kindergarten nigga!
From a very young age, I have been making these threats


Huh, ask about me, see if you ain't heard
Inquire about my reputation, and you will undoubtedly discover what I am capable of


When the gun is tucked, untucked, nigga you dies
Whether my gun is concealed or revealed, if I choose to use it, you will meet your demise


Like nunchucks held by the Jet L-I
My gun will be as deadly and swift as nunchucks wielded by martial artist Jet Li


I'm the one, thus meaning no one must try
I am the superior force, so no one should even dare to challenge me


No two, no three, no four, know why?
Not two, not three, not four people together can defeat me, do you know why?


Because one's four-five might blow yo' high
Because a single .45 caliber pistol shot could end your life


You ain't gotta go to church to get to know yo' God
You do not need religious rituals to become acquainted with the concept of facing your own mortality


It's a match made in Heaven when I 'splay the 7
When I display my seven-shot firearm, it's like a perfect alignment of fate


Put you on the nigga news, UPN at 11
I will ensure that your demise receives media attention, broadcasted on UPN at 11 PM


Where you been? You ain't heard? Got the word that I'm
Where have you been? Haven't you heard? The word is spreading that I am


That I'm so sincere?
That I am genuinely committed to following through on my threats


I'm especially Joe Pesci with a grin
Just like Joe Pesci's characters, I am capable of extreme violence, all while smiling


I will kill you, commit suicide, and kill you again
I will murder you, then take my own life, only to come back and kill you once more


That's right
Indeed, that is the reality


I make 'em wait for you 'til five in the mornin
I will make them delay their actions until the early hours of the morning


Put your smarts on the side of your garment
Keep your intelligence close at hand, position it next to your clothing


Nigga stop fuckin with me
Cease your actions of antagonizing me


R.I.P.
Rest in peace, a warning or threat to the person


Yeah I'm threatening ya, YEAH I'm threatening ya!
Yes, I am indeed issuing threats to you


Who you think you dealing with?
You should consider the severity of the person you are engaging with


They call me Threats, nigga I been making threats
They refer to me as Threats, as I have been consistently issuing threats


Since I been in kindergarten nigga!
From a very young age, I have been making these threats


Huh, ask about me, see if you ain't heard
Inquire about my reputation, and you will undoubtedly discover what I am capable of


When the gun is tucked, untucked, nigga you dies
Whether my gun is concealed or revealed, if I choose to use it, you will meet your demise


Like nunchucks held by the Jet L-I
My gun will be as deadly and swift as nunchucks wielded by martial artist Jet Li


I'm the one, thus meaning no one must try
I am the superior force, so no one should even dare to challenge me


No two, no three, no four, know why?
Not two, not three, not four people together can defeat me, do you know why?


Because one's four-five might blow yo' high
Because a single .45 caliber pistol shot could end your life


You ain't gotta go to church to get to know yo' God
You do not need religious rituals to become acquainted with the concept of facing your own mortality


It's a match made in Heaven when I 'splay the 7
When I display my seven-shot firearm, it's like a perfect alignment of fate


Put you on the nigga news, UPN at 11
I will ensure that your demise receives media attention, broadcasted on UPN at 11 PM


Where you been? You ain't heard? Got the word that I'm
Where have you been? Haven't you heard? The word is spreading that I am


That I'm so sincere?
That I am genuinely committed to following through on my threats


I'm especially Joe Pesci with a grin
Just like Joe Pesci's characters, I am capable of extreme violence, all while smiling


I will kill you, commit suicide, and kill you again
I will murder you, then take my own life, only to come back and kill you once more


That's right
Indeed, that is the reality


I make 'em wait for you 'til five in the mornin
I will make them delay their actions until the early hours of the morning


Put your smarts on the side of your garment
Keep your intelligence close at hand, position it next to your clothing


Nigga stop fuckin with me
Cease your actions of antagonizing me


R.I.P.
Rest in peace, a warning or threat to the person




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Written by: Robert Kelly, Shawn Carter

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I love how despite the EMI lawsuit, the exposure from this project really boosted Danger Mouseโ€™s career. Still a classic

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@msminnie1113

its a shame that this album never really hit the market....this shit was dope

@The_Mansmith

Messing with the beatles is dangerous territory! haha but i think this song pulled it off pretty well

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This mashup is so dope. That melody of the piano over that bombastic base line.

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