If It Ain't Ruff Lyrics - Straight Outta Compton - Nwa

Ren is the villain and you're just a hostage 

So whenever I'm steppin cover your head like an ostrich 

Groupies been waitin for this, suckers been hatin for this 

You know why? Cos so many are relatin to this 

Jealous is how they're feelin intentionally 

But they start to love it bcoz I made it eventually 

Pumpin the music I keep the music like pumpin 

Coz Ren ain't in it for nuthin, I keep the average crowd jumpin 

Yo, you know the color, the villain's in black 

Always down to make noise, and attack 

So you better get back unless you wanna come with it 

and make your face like a target and close your eyes when I hit it 

You're screamin with fear but it's with fear that you're screamin 

You're wakin up in a sweat coz Ren is givin bad dreams and 

I'm not schemin, I'm just tellin the facts 

That's how it is when N.W.A. starts to jack 

So brothers they wanna scrap with me 

They sweezin and sneezin will have to lap with me 

especially beggin to write some lyrics with me 

I just snatch your girl to take a nap with me 

coz when it comes to Ren there's no comparison 

And if you try to be me, it's quite embarassin 

but I understand coz you're mentally slow 

coz I can tell from the jump you're too nervous to go 

If it aint' ruff it ain't me 

[Gangsta's black and he's about to attack] 

If it ain't ruff it ain't me 

Lemme bust a freestyle in [I bet] 

I can tell that you're afraid to fight me 

simple because you lost the crowd and they had to invite me 

bcoz you're sweat is a puddle but there's a puddle o' sweat 

I'm a threat, so get a cold rag and wipe your neck 

and clean the dirt off your face that cause acne 

It's ridiculous thinkin that you can jack me 

This is the round with a punctual goal 

And to your H.E.A.D. that's known as a blow 

I'm makin a point but it's a point that I'm makin 

Like, see, I'm hatin the fakin I keep the suckers like shakin 

Scared to speak with a thought when they're chozen 

The sound of my voice in their ear and they're frozen 

This is a battle to the death, it's like the same ol' 

against a brother on a tip, with kangol 

Givin 'em pain but it's with pain that I'm givin 

but I'm comparin and tearin'em but I'm makin a livin 

with the hype of a 9 volt battery 

and the odds for me to conquer is averagely good 

Meanin I'm a flow 

I'm from the streets so, yo, I'm ready to go 

If it ain't ruff it ain't me [Yo Ren] 

[Gangsta's black and he's about to attack] 

If it ain't ruff it ain't me 

[Man whatcha gonna do now ?] [get funky] 

The 'do not disturb' sign is in effect 

while I'm thinkin of a fool to select 

to give the victim the verdict so for the verdict a victim 

slammin my vocals on the desk with the rest then I kick them 

Tell'em they're guilty, and be-bop the bailiff 

and get a new track and drum so I can play with 

percussion; pumpin it loud when I perform 

Yo, you wanna play in my game, put on a uniform 

There ain't a rule in the book you have to go by 

Hey, coz when it comes to cheatin yo you should know I 

Put fear in the hearts coz it's the hearts full of fear 

coz what you hear in your ear is something funky and clear 

The Hulk was incredible yo but Ren he was super 

But now I'm ruthless, a civilian not a trooper 

but a soldier with a top rankin 

givin dope material, to hell with the gankin 

So play like an airplane and just jet 

and keep your blood pressure low coz I'm a threat, cos if not 

I'm afraid It'll show 

that you're a sucker and you're too nervous to go 

If it ain't ruff it ain't me [Yo Ren] 

[Gangsta's black and he's about to attack] 

If it ain't ruff it ain't me [Yo Ren] 

[Gangsta's black and he's about to attack] 

If it ain't ruff it ain't me.