Ice Cube - It Takes a Nation

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Song Lyrics

There are seven known wonders of the world, you about to witness the eighth muthafucka'¦

[Verse 1]
I got King Kong in my trunk,
King Kong in my doors
My nuts play ping-pong from the noise;
you can hear me from a block away
Im sitting next to your ass and cant hear what you got to say
My shit is loud, my ears is ringing
My paint job is wet
My chrome is gleaming
I feel like a vet ballin' on these rookies
An old-school bully, you must have played hooky
I bring it like a bookie,
My aggression is depressing
Don't give a muthafucka time to learn his lesson
A lunatic, y'all know what I represent
The only rapper that wanna fist-fight the president

[Hook]

It takes a nation of niggas to hold us back (x4)

[Verse 2]
When I bang this its dangerous
Niggas go brainless
So bang this with the four-five stainless
And understand that you looking at the famous
West-coast rapper who act like an anus
Hollywood, they thought they could tame this
Pit-bull, but I know what the game is
Them fuckers cheat like an NBA ref
If you smoke one ???
They'll electrocute you to death
I got god on my intellect
Godzilla by the neck
When the nigga come through, who you wanna holla at
Ghostwriters hit the deck
When ya boi got a tech
Where the fuck is Africa-Bamabata at
We need to take it back, fuck Viacom
Clear Clear Channel and Radio One
You muthafuckas programmed by the programmers
That's why you getting locked up by the dope slammers
Not me


[Hook]

It takes a nation of niggas to hold us back (x4)

[Verse 2]
They music so fluffy, Im'a stay gutter
That shit is kinda popcorn, my shit is so butter
My style never change in 22 summers
Straight independent and doing my numbers
This shit don't sell, you know Im still paid
So sour-puss niggas, can drink lemonade
Im doin it for the love
You doing it because
You need that advancement to spend on them dubs
I don't need a penny, but I need many
Don't worry bout ma money boi, cause I got plenty
You muthafuckas worry bout flossing so much
You don't know the fundamentals, you forgot how to brush
These thirty-two teeth
Will give your ass grief
Bite you like a fat burger if you got beef
So whose it gonna be, your favourite MC
Your scared of the government, they scared of me
Now what?

[Hook]

It takes a nation of niggas to hold us back (x3)
It takes a nation of niggas and streets of crack
ng done anymore.

Release History

2009

No Sleep 'Til Compton (The Very Best Of 89-09)

1. Intro (1:17)
2. Dopeman (1:25)
3. Bitch Is A Bitch (2:17)
4. Straight Outta Compton (1:20)
5. Fuck The Police (1:30)
6. Gangsta Gangsta (2:36)
7. How to Survive in South Central (3:40)
8. The N***a You Love To Hate (2:19)
9. Summer Vacation (3:40)
10. Once Upon a Time in The Projects (3:39)
11. Burn Hollywood Burn (1:40)
12. Jackin' for Beats (2:56)
13. Dead Homies (2:47)
14. A Bird in The Hand (2:12)
15. Steady Mobbin' (4:10)
16. Color Blind (4:30)
17. Black Korea (0:47)
18. No Vaseline (5:15)
19. Trespass (2:54)
20. My Skin is My Sin (4:49)
21. Ex-Bitches (2:01)
22. Gorillas In The Mist (1:47)
23. When Will They Shoot? (4:36)
24. Wicked (3:56)
25. Today Was A Good Day (3:44)
26. Check Yourself (Remix) (4:16)
27. Bop Gun (1 Nation) (1:54)
28. You Know How We Do It (Remix) (4:23)
29. Ghetto Bird (3:51)
30. Natural Born Killaz (4:49)
31. Pushin' Rhymes Like Weight (2:15)
32. Put Ya Ass Into It (1:42)
33. Call 911 (1:13)
34. Chin Check (2:19)
35. Go to Church (4:00)
36. Why We Thugs (3:44)
37. It Takes a Nation (3:26)
38. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It (Remix) (4:00)

01 January 2008

Raw Footage

1. What Is A Pyroclastic Flow (0:54)
2. I Got My Locs On (feat. Young Jeezy) (3:43)
3. It Takes a Nation (3:26)
4. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It (4:42)
5. Hood Mentality (5:11)
6. Why Me (feat. Musiq Soulchild) (4:01)
7. Cold Places (4:13)
8. Jack N The Box (4:23)
9. Do Ya Thang (4:04)
10. Thank God (5:28)
11. Here He Come (feat. Doughboy) (4:33)
12. Get Money, Spend Money, No Money (4:08)
13. Get Used to It (feat. WC & The Game) (4:25)
14. Tomorrow (3:41)
15. Stand Tall (3:46)
16. Take Me Away (feat. Butch Cassidy) (4:03)