The MGM
Wu-Tang Clan Lyrics


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Yo, up in the M.G.M. coked up
Sike! Six niggas walked in flashing they gems peace
Aight! One dark skinned nigga fifty-six inch rope
Wrapped around twice
Smash the Gilligan boat with ice
They threw sign language
Ordered hot coffee
Wit a danish
Relax, whispered, "They rap entertainers"
Had Lizzy on, two Japanese birds with furs look good kid
Laid back handlin hors d'ourves
It's like round three
We too black for BET
You memorize the 1 to 40
I'm at the 19th degree
If a civilized person doesn't perform, his duty
What shall be done?
Pardon me God, that nigga gotta gun
Bulgin' out his sweatpants, check out his stance
See the side of his grill?
Look like my cousin Lance
Left hand rock a Guess watch
Yo I think I did his Clarks he wore the crush bone leather
With the strings dark
Now I remember
He from Bear Mountain
He and Mitch Greene shot the fair one
Near the water fountain
Seventh round, Chavez bleedin' from his right ear
Yo keep ya eye on that same nigga from right here
Popcorn spilling all on Liz Claiborne
Ghost had the fly Gucci mocks wit no socks on
Seen Deion Sanders in the back with the fat fur on
Workin dem hoes with the fly Wu shirts on
Mixed drink session Dunn
Pour me some more
Chef leathered down blinking at Chante Moore
Tenth round Chavez tearin em down
Sweet Pea get ya shit off
It's like blacks against the Germans
Gettin' hit off
Smooth and them walked in
Brownsville representin'
They sent a bottle over, autograph blessin'
Chef pull out the doodle twist the dank pink noodles
Yo I'm bout to roll one
Matter fact twist two of those
Yo they wound up stoppin' the fight
Steels took a point away from Chavez




Rematch scheduled on October Ninth
Rematch scheduled on October Ninth

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "The M.G.M." by Wu-Tang Clan portray an experience at the luxurious MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The song begins with the singer referencing cocaine before quickly retracting the statement, instead introducing six flashy individuals entering the establishment. One of the individuals is described as having a 56-inch gold rope chain around his neck and after ordering coffee, the group reveals themselves to be rap entertainers. The singer then describes the scene, mentioning Lizzy, two Japanese women in fur, and hors d'ourves. The rapper presents himself as someone well-versed in knowledge by mentioning the 19th degree, while the other is memorizing the 1 to 40 - something to think about. The third verse is dedicated to describing a man with a gun and the singer questioning if he is a cousin, describing the situation in detail. The fight between Julio Cesar Chavez and Pernell Whitaker (Sweet Pea) is also talked about in the song, with the singer urging listeners to keep an eye on the same guy he mentioned earlier. The song ends with drinks being poured and Wu-Tang Clan smoking weed.


Line by Line Meaning

Yo, up in the M.G.M. coked up
We were high on cocaine when we went inside the MGM Grand


Sike! Six niggas walked in flashing they gems peace
Just kidding, six of us walked in showing off our expensive jewelry


Aight! One dark skinned nigga fifty-six inch rope
Okay! One of us, a dark-skinned man, had a large 56-inch necklace


Wrapped around twice Smash the Gilligan boat with ice
It was wrapped around his neck twice and he smashed a boat-shaped piece of ice


They threw sign language Ordered hot coffee Wit a danish
They communicated silently through sign language and ordered coffee with a danish


Relax, whispered, "They rap entertainers"
We stayed calm and whispered to each other that we were rap entertainers


Had Lizzy on, two Japanese birds with furs look good kid Laid back handlin hors d'ourves
We were wearing expensive Liz Claiborne clothes and there were two attractive Japanese women wearing fur coats serving us hors d'oeuvres


It's like round three We too black for BET
It felt like we were in the third round of a boxing match, and we felt that we were too dark-skinned to be accepted by Black Entertainment Television (BET)


You memorize the 1 to 40 I'm at the 19th degree
You only know the basics, but I am much more knowledgeable about our culture


If a civilized person doesn't perform, his duty What shall be done?
If someone who is considered civilized fails to perform their responsibilities, what should be done about it?


Pardon me God, that nigga gotta gun Bulgin' out his sweatpants, check out his stance See the side of his grill? Look like my cousin Lance
Oh my god, that guy has a gun! It's bulging out of his sweatpants and his stance is aggressive. He even looks like my cousin Lance from the side


Left hand rock a Guess watch Yo I think I did his Clarks he wore the crush bone leather With the strings dark Now I remember He from Bear Mountain He and Mitch Greene shot the fair one Near the water fountain
He was wearing a Guess watch on his left wrist, and I think I sold him the Clarks shoes he was wearing made of crushed bone leather with dark laces. I now remember that he's from Bear Mountain and he fought Mitch Greene near the water fountain


Seventh round, Chavez bleedin' from his right ear Yo keep ya eye on that same nigga from right here Popcorn spilling all on Liz Claiborne Ghost had the fly Gucci mocks wit no socks on Seen Deion Sanders in the back with the fat fur on Workin dem hoes with the fly Wu shirts on
In the seventh round of the boxing match, Chavez was bleeding from his right ear, and we kept an eye on the same guy from earlier. There was popcorn spilling on expensive Liz Claiborne clothing. One of us, Ghost, was wearing cool Gucci shoes without socks. We also saw Deion Sanders in the back wearing a large fur coat and talking to women wearing our Wu-Tang Clan shirts


Mixed drink session Dunn Pour me some more Chef leathered down blinking at Chante Moore
We were having a mixed drink party and someone named Dunn was there. We asked for more drinks while our friend Chef was wearing a lot of leather and flirting with Chante Moore


Tenth round Chavez tearin em down Sweet Pea get ya shit off It's like blacks against the Germans Gettin' hit off
In the tenth round of the boxing match, Chavez was really giving it to his opponent. We encourage Sweet Pea to fight well even though it feels like black people are fighting against white people and losing


Smooth and them walked in Brownsville representin' They sent a bottle over, autograph blessin'
Our friends Smooth and others from Brownsville arrived and gave us a bottle of alcohol as a gift, which we autographed and returned to them as a blessing


Chef pull out the doodle twist the dank pink noodles Yo I'm bout to roll one Matter fact twist two of those
Chef rolled a joint filled with strong pink marijuana while we watched, and we plan to smoke not one, but two of them


Yo they wound up stoppin' the fight Steels took a point away from Chavez Rematch scheduled on October Ninth Rematch scheduled on October Ninth
The boxing match ended up being stopped, and Chavez lost a point because of a foul. They scheduled a rematch for October ninth




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: COREY WOODS, DENNIS DAVID COLES, DERRICK R. L. HARRIS

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Ghost and Rae combo unstoppable

Cut killer Show

Yeah Awesome combo

Jumah Brady

Facts 💯

Joel Shalom

Dead ass ✊🏿

Ravi Joshi

Obviously the Wu put this joint back up to sh@t on the new age mumble-rappers.
Fair play to them 🙏
Wu Tang forever 👐

Coco Chanelly

😮This takes me back in the day, driving around in my car w/ friends late at night! ❤

Cintia Amor

Mierda que bien se sigue escuchando esto . Es brutal 2023

tantabi

wish this track went longer and featured the other members too

DevanteTheDCGuyReloaded

Method man would be nice on this track

Smarter Gang NYC

THE DYNAMIC DUO!!!!

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