Hit Em Up
lil wayne Lyrics

Yeah
Introduction to the song

I tried talk to 'em
Attempt to speak to the opposition

Quit talking, I'ma hang you by your tongue, yeah
Threat to violently silence the opponent

Any motormouth could get hung high
Danger for those who talk too much

We don't fuck with niggas like fungi, we don't even hear you
No respect for irrelevant oppositions

Hollering bullshit, nigga, cut the diarrhea (get 'em)
Request to end meaningless arguments and get to the point

Pistol lie inside of the armrest (yeah), um, yes
Ready to use arms are kept within reach

Lay a nigga down in his own mess (yeah), don't mess
Will inflict violence on the opponent and leave them to deal with the consequences

Player fuck around with the homeless (yeah), charmless
No mercy for those without power

You can leave out here armless, no homies (go)
Warning about the potential loss of limbs when engaging

Honest, you niggas is harmless
The opposition is deemed powerless

I'm calm as a don is supposed to (be), Cosa Nostra
Cool-headed, like a true mob boss

Don't ever approach him (nah), don't get close to him (uh-uh)
Request to keep distance and avoid conflict

Shootouts ain't nothing but rock and roll to him (damn)
Violent interactions are similar to entertainment to the artist

Leave your blood on the dash, call it rosewood (ugh)
Reference to the violent aftermath of a shooting

'Nother murder, 'nother page out the notebook
Recording another violent encounter

It ain't nothing and don't make it if you no good
Only violence is significant

Take them shoes off your teeth, stop running your mouth
Advice to stop talking

No shoes, no feet, I'll run in your mouth (Huh)
Threat to violently deal with vocal opponents

I'll come to your house, me and my goons
Ready to personally take care of the situation

Loading up bangers, riding under the moon (yeah)
Preparing for violence under the cover of night

Throwing up fingers, saying, "My side rule" (yeah)
Claiming superiority over opposition

If a nigga disagree, that's when my side prove (get 'em), yeah
Desire for conflict when opposition challenges superiority

That Maybach coupe a cockeyed fool
Reference to the artist's successful lifestyle

And I'm in it like Bennett, ho, aren't I cool?
Smug reference to the artist's coolness and success

But if the thermostat switch and that needle move (uh-oh)
Indication of potential conflict when situations change

Then the attitude switch and that heat'll move
Preparedness for violence when the situation escalates

I got that Chiquita banana clip for the tool
Reference to being well-armed

Meet a disaster, pity the fool
Disrespect for those who challenge the artist

Eat a catastrophe, swallow the truth
Threat to inflict violent consequences

Belch reality, how does it taste?
Implied desire to make the opponent understand reality through violence

Powder your face, you're a bitch, nigga
Insult directed towards the opponent

All pussy, stop coming out your lips, nigga
Disrespect for the opponent's weak statements

Real talk, boy, chill with the talk, boy (yeah)
Request to stop the meaningless talk

That Tommy gun'll tear your neighborhood apart, boy (blatt)
Reference to the violent potential of their firearm

Yeah, leave your feelings in your heart, boy
Emotions have no place in violent interactions

You start with the wrong boy, it end with a song, boy (Oh)
Warning about the consequences of challenging the artist

With your friends to carry you along
Reference to the uselessness of backup when dealing with the artist

To a concrete mattress and a fluffy tombstone (yeah)
Violent end for the opposition

Fuck the discussion, I ain't into it, boy
No desire for peaceful resolution

I just get to it, let's do it, rip through a boy (bah)
Desire to engage in violence

Big Uzi, just shoot a boy (brr)
Reference to the ability to cause harm with a firearm

I'm inside looking out, you're just an intruder, boy (get 'em)
Sense of superiority over the opposition

You need sutures on your smoochers, boy, but
Threat to violently silence vocal opposition