Fuck A Hook
Royce da 5'9" Lyrics

DJ's and MC's (Oh!)
The intro refers to the DJ's and MC's that made the hip hop genre to what it is today.

Coming up next is the incredible (oh!)
The intro hypes 'the incredible', which refers to Royce da 5'9''.

We takin' it back to the beats and the rhyyyymes
Royce da 5'9'' is going to rap on old school beats and rhymes to bring back the old vibe.

5'9'? is BACK, about to make a nigga spin on his BACK
Royce da 5'9'' is back and he's going to rap so hard that a listener might be so stunned that they could fall back having a heavy impact.

Not on a cardboard, on the ground wit' people surroundin
He's going to rap in the middle of a crowd of people rather than on a cardboard at some distant corner.

Lookin down at him lookin astounded
People will look around in disbelief at Royce da 5'9'' for his impressive rapping.

Ready to draw around him; an outline of his body in chalk form
People will be so amazed by his rapping that they might as well start drawing an outline around him using chalk as they do with crime scenes.

This nigga here let them trigger talk for him
The 'nigga here' line refers to the other rappers who use guns and brag about it in their songs. Royce da 5'9'' is different and he doesn't do that.

His niggaz'll bark for him, for real, his hearts warm
His crew will fight for him but his heart is not in violence and he's warm by nature.

So you've been warned, I don't even need to be drunk
He doesn't need to be drunk to take on his enemies since he's always ready.

Forever the liquor is rootin' me on
Royce da 5'9'' does admit that he likes to drink and his affinity for liquor is his own motivation.

I turn tables fast as Jam Master Jay do
Royce da 5'9'' can switch flows and beats just as swiftly as Jam Master Jay could.

I'm N.W.A., I choke hoes like Dre
Royce da 5'9'' is reminiscent of the hip hop group N.W.A. and he chokes rivals like Dre did in the famous Music video for 'Natural Born Killaz'. 'Choke' is a slang term meaning to outdo someone.

Poke holes in the pavement, throw foes in they graves
He's so powerful that he can poke holes in the pavement and bury other rappers in their graves.

And you can choose, between a broke nose or a A.K.
You have an option to either face the consequences of a physical fight with him or to be shot by him.

I make movies like Cube 'cept I use hammers
Royce da 5'9'' makes movies like Ice Cube does, but he uses hammers, as in 'MC Hammer'.

YEP! - I shoot but I don't do it with cameras
He shoots when he's rapping but he's not recording a video of it.

NOPE! - So you can call me Malcolm
He's compared to Malcolm X because he's honest and straightforward in his actions.

You can all witness what I be doin to all of these rappers (yes!)
He challenges other rappers to take him on as he'll demonstrate how much better he is.

Wit ch'all sloppy tactics; don't try to copycat me
He reminds other rappers not to copy his style as it may not work for other rappers.

if you ain't try ta box me back
If you're not ready to fight, don't start with him.

And watch your back, don't take another LOOK into the eyes
He warns his rivals to be careful and not to make eye contact with him.

of a nigga that's willin to ride 'til he blind
He's willing to go to all extents and fight until he's in a dangerous position.

(Fuck a hook.. fuck a hook)
He's not interested in choruses, instead in rhyming continuously.

Chika-chika-chika, Royce.. 5.. 9.. (he's baaaaack)
A reference to the hip hop rhythm and the line signifies Royce da 5'9'' as a comeback artist.

I'll show you the back of your brain
He's going to hit you so bad that you'll see the back of your head.

Slap you with the back of the gun
He's implying that instead of shooting, he would beat his rivals using the back of his gun.

Clap you when the rappin is done
He'll shoot you when the rapping competition is over.

I aim to hit, I pack macs, accurate ones
He ensures that he'll make every bullet count when he shoots. He uses a Mac 10 (M10), a type of gun.

Change the clip, I send rappers back where they from
He can change the magazine of his gun and rappers will quickly run away in fear.

Changin fast, the game I ask is not a sport
The trick is to change quickly but the game is not a sport, it's about rapping as hard as you can.

I'm tired of bein a fuckin day late and a dollar short
Royce da 5'9'' is frustrated when he's not at his best rhythm and it's too late by the time he knows.

And I'm back! All of you rap niggaz hide your mics
He's back and he warns rivals to hide their microphones because they won't stand a chance against him.

I'm ridin, dyin, and I ain't flyin by on them bikes
He's charging on a metaphorical bike, going full speed ahead and determined not to give up.

I'm walkin, talkin, you eye me you dyin tonight
He's walking and talking, and if anyone makes direct eye contact with him, they'll be in danger.

This iron is showin you the shine designed by Christ
He shows his gun ('this iron') as a reflection of god's design and how his intelligence will lead to victory.

And I, am the head reaper about to sic shit
He refers to himself as the leader of death and destruction and he's going to come down hard.

You about to see dead people without the 'Sixth Sense'
People will die without even realizing how it happened, similar to the film 'The Sixth Sense'. He's that lethal.

And yeah, takin food off my mother's table'll
Taking food from his mother's table will lead to dire consequences.

get you killed regardless, like my brother's label
He compares taking food from his mother's table to his brother's label and how both have violent repercussions.

My heart and arteries a part of me, that'll test the truest
His heart and blood vessels are integral to his personality, and he gets tested by difficult situations.

We can do it, put your vest into it, yeah
He beckons foes to fight back and put their bulletproof vests on.

Chka-chka-chk, you don't wanna play with him today
Back to the verse lines, he warns his rivals not to mess with him today.

Givin you what you need, Like I told you BEFOOORE…
He is providing what people need, as he promised before.

Yeah, the rap game is DEAD, I'm bout to breathe life in it
The rap game (industry) is deteriorating, and Royce da 5'9'' is here to revive it.

Bring it back to when niggaz was cipherin
He wants to bring the time back when rappers were communicating to each other through impromptu songs.

Yeah, back in the DAY, when nobody needed radio play
In the early days of hip hop, artists didn't require constant radio play to gain popular attention.

I was straight long as my radio played TAPES
He was popular back then if his tapes were doing well on the radio.

And this went on before all of them pay dates
This was before the time when rap artists were only in the industry for money.

We was back flippin and wind millin to save face
Back then, rappers had to use their skills to maintain their pride and keep themselves from being defeated.

These days, we'll give you the mac so stay in your place
These days, rappers will hand you a gun (Mac 10) to scare you off away from battle.

I hope before you lay on your back, you sayin your grace (pray!)
Royce da 5'9'' prays for his rivals before the battle begins because he knows how fatal the fight could be.

These new cats that rap to me they groupies
He refers to new rappers as groupies because they're not true artists, rather they only want to be famous.

You never see 'em in Max Julius or them Guccis
These groupie rappers can't afford expensive clothes like Max Julius or Gucci.

Or they would've got robbed for them Diadores
If groupie rappers wore expensive shoes like Diadores, they would've been robbed by the more dangerous rappers.

we the store, we take, we sell your items we took
The more dangerous rappers take from these groupie rappers and sell their pieces in their own stores.

have you goin to tell We crooks, we either goin pro or goin to jail
These more dangerous rappers are seen as criminals who respect no law. They are either going 'pro' in the legal music industry or to jail due to their illegal conduct.

I know I'ma spare - many lifes
He knows he'll come out at the top and spare many rivals who would otherwise be dead.

This rap shit is comin with ME, cause don't nobody know how to share
He takes the reins of the hip hop industry because nobody wants to share, and he knows how to give to others.