What These Bitches Want )
DMX Lyrics


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Uh, DMX, Sisqo
Yo, what these bitches want from a nigga?
Dru Hill, you know what I'm sayin? What these bitches want from a nigga?
Hmm (Ruff Ryders) DMX break em off, what these bitches want from a nigga?
Break em off, some

Ay yo! Dog, I meet bitches, discrete bitches
Street bitches, slash, Cocoa Puff sweet bitches (what?)
Make you wanna eat bitches, but not me
Y'all niggas eat off the plate all you want but not D (uh)
I fuck with these hoes from a distance
The instant they start to catch feelings
I start to stealin' they shit
Then I'm out just like a thief in the night
I sink my teeth in to bite
You thinkin' life, I'm thinkin' more like, whats up tonight?
Come on ma, you know I got a wife
And even though that pussy tight I'm not gon' jeopardize my life (aight?)
So what is it you want from a nigga? (what?)
I gave you, you gave me, bitch, I blazed you, you blazed me (c'mon)
Nothin' more, nothin' less, but you at my door
Willin' to confess that it's the best you ever tested
Better than all the rest, I'm like, "Aight girlfriend, hold up
I gave you, what you gave me Boo, a nut (f'real)"

What these bitches want from a nigga? What you want (what you want)
What these bitches want from a nigga? Really want
What these bitches want from a nigga?
I've been keepin' you up on it
Bling bling'n, on that jewelry girl I bought it,
Ay yo, tell me what you want from me
Baby tell me what you want from me! (what you want?)

There was Brenda, LaTisha, Linda, Felicia (okay)
Dawn, LeShaun, Ines, and Alicia (ooh)
Teresa, Monica, Sharron, Nicki (uh-huh)
Lisa, Veronica, Karen, Vicky (damn)
Cookies, well I met her in a ice cream parlor (aight?)
Tonya, Diane, Lori and Carla (okay)
Marina (uh) Selena (uh) Katrina (uh) Sabrina (uh)
About three Kim's (what?) LaToya, and Tina (WHOO!)
Shelley, Bridget, Cavi, Rasheeda (uh-huh)
Kelly, Nicole, Angel, Juanita (damn!)
Stacy, Tracie, Rohna, and Ronda (what?)
Donna, Ulanda (what?) Tawana, and Wanda (what?)
Were all treated fairly but yet and still
Bitches is on some other shit now that I'm fuckin' wit Dru Hill
But I'ma keep it real (what?)
What the fuck you want from a nigga? (c'mon)
What the fuck you want from a nigga? (c'mon)

What these bitches want from a nigga? Really want
What these bitches want from a nigga? Really want
What these bitches want from a nigga?
I've been keepin' you up on it
Bling blingin', on that jewelry girl I bought it,
Ay yo, tell me what you want from me
Baby tell me what you want from me! (what you want?)

Ay yo, I think about when a nigga didn't have (yeah)
And a nigga told a joke, and the bitches didn't laugh
See now I do the math, I see if you got this
And this and this to some cats, that nigga's the shit (aight?)
And that's all they fuckin' with, but see these bitches don't know
If these bitches ain't for real, these bitches don't go
Knock on door, no show, I'm sleep tryin' to creep
Wit yo' best friend, put it in, dig deep (X let me talk to em for a minute)

Oh I know I know it's so hard to be, a victim of my reality
Heard you callin' me names, said I was trife
One thing you gotta know, I'ma be a nigga for life yeah!

What these bitches want from a nigga? What you want (what you want)
What these bitches want from a nigga? Really want
What these bitches want from a nigga?
I've been keepin' you up on it
Bling blingin', on that jewelry girl I bought it
Ayo, tell me what you want from me
Baby tell me what you want from me! (what you want?)

What these bitches want from a nigga? What you want (what you want)
What these bitches want from a nigga? Really want
What these bitches want from a nigga?
I've been keepin you up on it
Bling bling'n, on that jewelry girl I bought it
What these bitches want from a nigga?




Ay yo, tell me what you want from me
Baby tell me what you want from me! (So what you want?)

Overall Meaning

In this song, DMX is addressing the women who have been in his life and asking them a simple question - what do they want from him? He mentions different types of women he has encountered, from street girls to high-class ladies, and talks about how he doesn't become emotionally attached to any of them. In fact, he steals from them before leaving. DMX is clear that he is committed to his wife and won't risk his family for anyone else, even if the sex is great. He then starts listing the different women in his life, almost like a roll call, calling out their names one by one, creating this feeling of familiarity with the audience. Towards the end of the song, the R&B group Dru Hill takes over the chorus, still asking the same question: What do these women want from a man like DMX?


The song is more than just an ode to the women in DMX's past. It's a warning to men who might find themselves being used by these women. DMX does not sugarcoat anything, and his rawness is almost like a breath of fresh air. The song is about power dynamics, the complications of sexual relationships and the dangers of giving too much of yourself. It speaks to the idea of never knowing people's true intentions and the lengths others will go to just to get what they want.


Line by Line Meaning

Yo, what these bitches want from a nigga?
DMX is questioning what women really want from him.


I fuck with these hoes from a distance
DMX doesn't get too close to these women and starts stealing from them when they catch feelings for him.


And even though that pussy tight I'm not gon' jeopardize my life (aight?) So what is it you want from a nigga? (what?)
DMX is not willing to risk his life for any woman just because they have good sex. He questions what they really want from him.


I gave you, you gave me, bitch, I blazed you, you blazed me (c'mon) Nothin' more, nothin' less, but you at my door Willin' to confess that it's the best you ever tested
DMX wants a purely sexual relationship with these women and feels like they should feel the same. However, they always want more from him.


What these bitches want from a nigga? Really want
DMX is still questioning what the women really want from him. He thinks they don't even know themselves.


There was Brenda, LaTisha, Linda, Felicia (okay) Dawn, LeShaun, Ines, and Alicia (ooh) Teresa, Monica, Sharron, Nicki (uh-huh) Lisa, Veronica, Karen, Vicky (damn)
DMX lists the many women that he has been with, trying to show the listener how many different types of women he has encountered.


Bitches is on some other shit now that I'm fuckin' wit Dru Hill
DMX's relationships with women changed after he started collaborating with the R&B group, Dru Hill. The women now want more from him.


Ayo, tell me what you want from me
DMX is still trying to understand what these women really want from him.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Mark Andrews, Tamir Ruffin, Earl Simmons, Phillip Witherspoon

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