Uproar
Lil Wayne Lyrics

Y'all know his name
Everyone knows who Lil Wayne is.

Ayo Mack let the beat drop
Mack is the DJ and he is starting the instrumental.

Ladies and gentlemen, C5 (Oh)
Introducing Lil Wayne's album, Tha Carter V.

Wayne time (Oh)
It's Lil Wayne's time to shine.

Yeah, yeah, yeah (Woo)
Lil Wayne is hyping up the audience.

Zone, zone, zone, zone, zone
Lil Wayne is in his own zone and focused on his performance.

Let me see your shoulders work
Lil Wayne wants the crowd to dance and move their shoulders to the beat.

I mean, I don't know what y'all came here to do, but uhh
Lil Wayne acknowledges that everyone may have come for different reasons.

If you ain't got a lighter, what the fuck you smoking for
Lil Wayne doesn't understand why someone would smoke without having a lighter.

What the fuck though? Where the love go?
Lil Wayne questions where the love has gone and why people are acting hostile.

Five, four, three, two, I let one go
Lil Wayne counts down before firing a shot, metaphorically speaking.

Bow, get the fuck though, I don't bluff, bro
Lil Wayne means business and isn't afraid to defend himself.

Aimin' at your head like a buffalo
Lil Wayne is aiming for a precise hit like a buffalo hunter.

You a roughneck, I'm a cutthroat
Lil Wayne is comparing his toughness to someone else's.

You're a tough guy, that's enough jokes
Lil Wayne is done with the other person's jokes or attempts at being tough.

Then the sun die, the night is young though
Metaphorically, when one situation ends, another begins. Time is still on Lil Wayne's side.

The diamonds still shine in the rough, hoe
Lil Wayne is saying that despite struggles, he remains a diamond in the rough.

Five, four, three, two, where the ones go?
Lil Wayne wonders where the people he started with or trusted have gone.

It's a shit show, put you front row
Lil Wayne is calling out people who put on a bad performance, and putting them on display.

Talkin' shit, bro? Let your tongue show
Lil Wayne is daring someone to speak up and show their true intentions.

Money over bitches, and above hoes
Lil Wayne values money over women, but also over negative influences in general.

That is still my favorite love quote
Lil Wayne is being humorous by calling this his favorite love quote.

Put the gun inside, what the fuck for?
Lil Wayne questions why someone would put their weapon away.

I sleep with the gun, and she don't snore
Lil Wayne is saying he always has his gun with him and it never makes noise.

Trade the ski mask, for the muzzle
Lil Wayne is switching from hiding his identity with a ski mask to using a gun.

It's a blood bath, where the suds go?
Lil Wayne is saying it's a violent situation and asking where the soap and water are.

It's a Swizz beat, there the drums go
Swizz Beatz produced the song and Lil Wayne is acknowledging the drums.

If she's iffy, there the drugs go
Lil Wayne is saying if a woman is unsure, he'll use drugs to convince her otherwise.

If she sip lean, double cup toast
Lil Wayne is saying he will toast to a woman who drinks lean, a narcotic.

I got a duffle full of hundos
Lil Wayne has a duffel bag of one hundred dollar bills.

There the love go, where's the uproar?
Lil Wayne is asking where the love and support are for him.

I come out the scuffle without a scuff, bro
Despite fights or struggles, Lil Wayne remains unscathed.

Puff, puff, bro, I don't huff though
Lil Wayne smokes weed and is telling a friend to do the same.

Yellow diamonds up close, catch a sunstroke
Lil Wayne's diamonds are so bright they could cause sun damage.

At your front door with a gun stowed
Lil Wayne is saying he can show up at someone's house armed.

"Knock-knock, who's there" is how it won't go
Lil Wayne is making a knock-knock joke but warning about his real intentions.

This the jungle so have the utmost
Lil Wayne is warning about the dangers of the streets and advising caution.

For the nutzos, and we nuts, so
Lil Wayne is saying he's crazy and warning others who are also crazy.

We grew up fast, we rolled up slow
Lil Wayne is saying he grew up quickly but still takes his time.

We throw up gang signs, she throw up dope
Lil Wayne and his crew use gang signs, while a woman uses drugs.

Dreadlock, hang time like yuh dun kno
Lil Wayne has long dreadlocks and mentions Jamaican patois.

Put the green in the bag, like a lawnmower
Lil Wayne is bagging up marijuana.

Hair trigger pulled back like a cornrow
Lil Wayne's gun is ready to shoot, like a cornrow hairstyle pulled tight.

Extra clip in the stash like a console
Lil Wayne has an extra clip for his gun, like a backup game in a gaming console.

Listenin' to Bono, you listen to Don O
Lil Wayne listens to Bono from U2 while others listen to Don O.

Swizzy, you the chef, I like my lunch gross
Lil Wayne is complimenting Swizz Beatz on producing a great song.

Just look up, bro there the Scuds go
Lil Wayne is saying there's danger in the sky, referring to missiles called Scuds.

I see the shovel, but where did bruh go? Mm
Lil Wayne sees a shovel, but doesn't know where someone went.

To the unknown
Lil Wayne is saying he doesn't know where someone went.

Only way he comin' back is through his unborn
Lil Wayne is saying someone is gone for good and could only come back if they have a child.

If you see what's in my bag, think I'm a drug lord
Lil Wayne is acknowledging he has a lot of drugs in his possession.

It's empty when I give it back, now where's the uproar?
Lil Wayne is saying he gives back an empty bag so no one can accuse him of anything.