The duo “Das EFX” emerged in 1991 from the well-established East Coast Hip-… Read Full Bio ↴The duo “Das EFX” emerged in 1991 from the well-established East Coast Hip-Hop scene. The group is composed of Willie “Skoob” Hines and Andre “Krazy Drayz” Weston. With their first album “Dead serious” released in 1992, the group creates a mini-revolution by using an ultra-fast rap associated with funky beats. The album was a commercial success. The following year, Das EFX released their second LP “Straight up Sewaside", “Hold it down” in 1995, and “Generation EFX” in 1998. Their last album was "How We Do" which was released in 2003.
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Das EFX's wildly playful, rapid-fire stuttering -- dense with rhymes and nonsense words -- was one of the most distinctive and influential lyrical styles in early-'90s hip-hop. While the duo completely rewrote the MC rule book, they themselves were increasingly pegged as a one-dimensional novelty the longer their career progressed, despite watching elements of their style creep into countless rappers' bags of tricks. Krazy Drazyz (born Andre Weston; Teaneck, NJ) and Skoob (born Willie Hines) were both raised in Brooklyn, but didn't begin performing together until they met at Virginia State University in 1988. Removed from an active music scene, the two were free to develop their most idiosyncratic tendencies; they started making up gibberish words (anything ending in "-iggity" was a favorite) that added loads of extra syllables to their lines, and wove plenty of pop-cultural references into the tongue-twisting lyrical gymnastics that resulted. Das EFX caught their big break when they performed at a talent show judged by EPMD; though they didn't win, EPMD was impressed enough to offer them a deal, and the duo became part of the Hit Squad crew of protégés.

Signing to the East West label, Das EFX began work on their debut album, commuting between Virginia and New York and mailing tapes to EPMD (then touring the country) for guidance. Upon its release in 1992, Dead Serious caused an immediate sensation, and is still considered something of a landmark in hip-hop circles. The first single, the instantly memorable signature song "They Want EFX," was a Top 40 pop hit and a Top Ten R&B hit, and helped push sales of Dead Serious past the platinum mark. Wary of being pigeonholed by repeating themselves, the duo slowed down their lyrical flow and downplayed the surrealistic side of their interplay on the follow-up album, 1993's Straight Up Sewaside, which went gold. Around the time of 1995's disappointing Hold It Down, Das EFX found themselves caught in the middle of EPMD's ugly breakup; it led to a three-year absence from recording. By the time they returned in 1998 with Generation EFX, the group was playing more to a devoted but narrower cult audience; they have remained largely silent since. Steve Huey, All Music Guide

No doubt
Das EFX Lyrics

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Kick ass nigga come on
Yeah yeah Hit Squad Firing Squad
Nine eight shit

[Chorus]
No doubt no doubt
Do your thing do your thing
No doubt no doubt

Do your thing do your thing
Yo it's Diggy Das M.O.P. and that nigga Teflon
Let's get it on what what
Let's get it on yeah yeah

Another new year I got my crew here lets get it on
Miggity make money money! Yo son I got the bomb
See me swervan, through the urban
Black Suburban, puffing urban
Wiggity wild and drinking bourbon

See I'm learnin, while I'm earnin
Rapidly firin, like that shit that the Ku Klux be burnin
Who want to get stuck up
Or get fucked the fuck up?
Blucka, blucka blowe!
Bitch nigga your lucks up

Yo, I'm about to pull the plug out
Thug out, but rub out
Head for my car, get blazed, turn the whole club out
Shit I set it for real when I bug out
My trey mark making it possible for paramedics to pull the plug out

Yo, we just seep underground to be dug out
We represent the Ruffhouse
Keep one and a half, even while I'm banned
at the thug house (tha'ts right)
Now your facing a one of a kind dude
Undefined dude, top of the line dude

Aiyyo, we giggity getting bug in here
All my people up in here
It's rough in here
Bullets figgity flying every fucking where
It's un fucking faitiggity tear cats out the frame
Diggity Das, Billy Danz, Teflon, and Lil Fame

[Chorus: x2]

Say hello to the bad guy
Hmmhm, excuse me as I
Grab my N-you-Ts no need to ask why
We blow the spot up
Hit em with the uncut raw
Could be somewhat more
Advance with the product

You dealing with sacrifice, real hardcore
All the love for these thugs that I'm willing to die for
First family style! Its deep
You catch us on these beats
But we should never be disconnected from these streets

See my higgity hard times
That bring forth these higgity hard rhymes
Hard crimes, leave em hospitalized with scar lines
Figgity far rhymes, my squad shines, Its turn to eat again
Motivated by cats who would never see the street again

See him in the next life cause that's where were gon meet again
And if it goes down then, you gon bleed again
Any ground I roam I stand on it
Keep a llama with eight shots and my hand on it

Yeah, so lets expand on it (what)
Put my mans on it (what)
Its the shit that make flies want to land on it (what)
The Higgity Hit Squad and Firing Squad
We billin ya, killin ya, figgity feelin ya til the next millennia

[Chorus: x2]

Overall Meaning

The song "No Doubt" by Das EFX is a high-energy rap song that is primarily focused on the rappers' braggadocio and the gritty life of the streets. The track begins with a bang and the chorus sets the tone of the song - "No doubt, no doubt, do your thing, do your thing." The lyrics themselves boast of the hard rhymes they spit, the money they make and the risks they take in the African American community they live in.

The song is a fusion of East Coast and West Coast rap styles with quick, sometimes off-beat, rhyming and a heavy reliance upon slang. The vocabulary is streetwise and often employs metaphors with its themes of making money, keeping up their reputations, and dealing with adversity. Many of the lines feel like they have a deeper meaning or a metaphorical twist that speaks volumes of the experiences of African Americans in that era.

To sum up, "No Doubt" is a testament to the grit and determination of the American urban youth of the '90s, with a hard-hitting, braggadocios, and incredibly fun rap style.

Line by Line Meaning

Kick ass nigga come on
Let's get pumped up and ready for action.

No doubt no doubt
Absolutely, without a doubt.

Do your thing do your thing
Do what you need to do and be yourself.

No doubt no doubt
Absolutely, without a doubt.

Do your thing do your thing
Do what you need to do and be yourself.

Yo it's Diggy Das M.O.P. and that nigga Teflon
It's us, Diggy Das, M.O.P., and Teflon.

Let's get it on what what
Let's get started and do this thing.

Another new year I got my crew here lets get it on
It's a new year and we're ready to take on the world with our crew.

Miggity make money money! Yo son I got the bomb
Let's make some money and I've got the good stuff.

See me swervan, through the urban Black Suburban, puffing urban Wiggity wild and drinking bourbon
You'll see me cruising through the city in my black Suburban, smoking and drinking.

See I'm learnin, while I'm earnin Rapidly firin, like that shit that the Ku Klux be burnin
I'm constantly learning while I'm making money, and I'm firing quickly like the Ku Klux Klan does with their burning crosses.

Who want to get stuck up Or get fucked the fuck up? Blucka, blucka blowe! Bitch nigga your lucks up
Who wants to get robbed or hurt? You're out of luck, buddy.

Yo, I'm about to pull the plug out Thug out, but rub out Head for my car, get blazed, turn the whole club out Shit I set it for real when I bug out My trey mark making it possible for paramedics to pull the plug out
I'm getting ready to leave and go smoke in my car, causing chaos and destruction. My tattoos make it easy for paramedics to identify my body.

Yo, we just seep underground to be dug out We represent the Ruffhouse Keep one and a half, even while I'm banned at the thug house (tha'ts right) Now your facing a one of a kind dude Undefined dude, top of the line dude
We're underground and represent the Ruffhouse. Even when I'm not allowed in the thug house, I still keep a weapon. I'm a unique, top-of-the-line guy.

Aiyyo, we giggity getting bug in here All my people up in here It's rough in here Bullets figgity flying every fucking where It's un fucking faitiggity tear cats out the frame Diggity Das, Billy Danz, Teflon, and Lil Fame
Things are crazy in here, with bullets flying everywhere. We're tearing it up with Diggity Das, Billy Danz, Teflon, and Lil Fame.

Say hello to the bad guy Hmmhm, excuse me as I Grab my N-you-Ts no need to ask why We blow the spot up Hit em with the uncut raw Could be somewhat more Advance with the product
I'm the bad guy but I don't need to explain myself. We're killing it with our raw and uncut product.

You dealing with sacrifice, real hardcore All the love for these thugs that I'm willing to die for First family style! Its deep You catch us on these beats But we should never be disconnected from these streets
We're hardcore and willing to sacrifice for our people. We're like family and committed to these streets.

See my higgity hard times That bring forth these higgity hard rhymes Hard crimes, leave em hospitalized with scar lines Figgity far rhymes, my squad shines, Its turn to eat again Motivated by cats who would never see the street again
I've been through tough times which have inspired my hard music. Crimes we commit leave people with permanent scars. We're motivated by those who can't be here.

See him in the next life cause that's where were gon meet again And if it goes down then, you gon bleed again Any ground I roam I stand on it Keep a llama with eight shots and my hand on it
We'll meet again in the afterlife if something goes wrong. Wherever I go, I'm ready to defend myself with my gun.

Yeah, so lets expand on it (what) Put my mans on it (what) Its the shit that make flies want to land on it (what) The Higgity Hit Squad and Firing Squad We billin ya, killin ya, figgity feelin ya til the next millennia
Let's keep going and put our people on it. Our music is buzzing and attracting attention. We're the Higgity Hit Squad and Firing Squad, and we're here to express ourselves, entertain, and connect with our audiences.

Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: ANDRE G WESTON, CHRISTOPHER ALLEN CHARITY, DEREK FRANCISCO LYNCH, ERIC MURRY, JAMAL GERARD GRINNAGE, WILLIAM D HINES

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