This song is featured in the in-game radio station West Coast Classics in Grand Theft Auto V.
The song’s title is paying homage to Guns N' Roses' debut album, Appetite For Destruction. MC Ren stated this in an MTV interview.
Appetite For Destruction
N.W.A Lyrics
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Murder I heard her when she screamed the "Drop"
'Cause her son caught the slug
Relate this to no choice
And listen to this straight-up man before they ban the voice
While I rhyme to the rhythm of a pop
Remember the first nigga to run is the first to get shot
Whoever said that what I say and portray is negativity
And find the black and crack the fact
They take that shit back
'Cause they don't wanna fuck with that
There's too many niggas to try to calm
If motherfuckers could get it, nobody would've fucked with it
Appetite for Destruction
For him to get a bit more shit he gotta commit
Murder in the first degree and manslaughter
Taking the life of his wife and young daughter
A whole city of bitches that look sucked up
And the niggas is killing, it's straight fucked up
Whoever saying what I'm saying's for greed
Then I ain't even what they're trying to feed
My appetite for destruction
You guys know who I'm talkin' to
The appetite is tremendous, so I'm gonna spin this
Trifle some violence because they asked me to end this
Some trouble that I caught 'cause I was noisy
A nigga tried to take advantage because of the kamikaze
He took a swing for my head, thought I was faded
Start running for the door but the fucker never made it
The sound of the nine went bang
And all over the wall was his motherfucking brain
'Cause I'm a nigga you can't sleep on
So set the alarm 'cause I hit like a motherfucking bomb
I do damage with a nine in my hand
But the average nigga that don't know me don't understand
I'm from the streets, so therefore
You know I don't care for a sucker that ain't down with the real niggas
The niggas, the niggas, yo
And that's the way the shit gotta go ain't even sober
And any time that the nine wanna leave
I got a .38 hidden up the sleeve
And it's ready to go to war 'cause that's what it's here for
I shoot down a million niggas and shoot one more
And that's the million and one, they couldn't hang with the appetite
'Cause they wasn't rapping right
So I had to destroy whoever was standing in my presence
For fucking up the essence, appetite for destruction
"Cops put a hurtin' on your ass, man, you know, they really degrade you
White folks don't believe that shit, don't believe that cops degrade you
Oh come on, those beatings, those people resistin' arrest"
Check it out, y'all, in the house, y'all
So I can show and flow and let the people know
So won't you ease on down to the yellow brick road to Compton
But first let me show you something
I possess the Ten Commandments of the hip-hop thugsta
Known as the thief and murderer
First One: Honor thy nigga with an attitude
Gotta get respect or break your motherfucking neck
Second One: Always gotta fuck out of wedlock
I like it when the pussy go snap, crackle and pop
Number Three: I'm a gangsta fanatic
I smoke any fools tryna 'cause some static
Number Four: Here's what's in store
A crazy-ass nigga that remains hardcore
Fifth One: My killing's just begun
I pulled out my gun, now they're keepin' me on the run
Step Six: Hmmm, it's kinda tricky
Can't forget that I'm motherfucking chicken-shit
To the ones that's tryna play the E
By the time you get to seven, you'll be six feet deep
Number Eight: Make no mistake
Move real sneaky and you're bound to catch your prey
Ninth One: I gotta be raw
Fuck any brainwashing man-made law
Last but not least, I must be real
Number Ten: is my appetite to kill
We interrupt this motherfuckin' program
To bring you a special public service announcement
So listen up, while we take it to our nigga on the street, Willie Johnson
The lyrics of N.W.A's song Appetite for Destruction are filled with references to violence, murder, and the harsh realities of life in Compton, California. The rapper describes his taste for waste and blood, and references a murder he heard where a woman's son caught a bullet. He sees this as a result of having no choice, and urges people to listen to his message before the powers that be ban his voice. He talks about how the first person to run from a situation is likely to be the first one to get shot. The rapper then talks about the appetite for destruction he feels, which he sees as a natural response to a city filled with black and crack, where people are killing one another. He makes it clear that he is not rapping for greed but simply responding to the reality of his environment.
In the later verses he goes on to describe how he is not someone to be underestimated or slept on, and how he will destroy anyone who stands in his way. He repeats the phrase "appetite for destruction" several times, emphasizing that he is a man who will do whatever it takes to survive in the harsh environment he finds himself in.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Andre Romell Young, Jerry Buddy Long, Lorenzo Jerald Patterson, Tracy Lynn Curry
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