[Chorus 1:] You niggas know my pyroclastic flow You niggas know my pyroclastic flow (flow, flow) You niggas know my pyroclastic flow It's R.A.W., R.A.W.
[Verse 1:] You lookin' at the grand wizard, warlord, vocal cord so vicious And I don't have to show riches to pull up pull off with some bad bitches And it ain't about chivalry – it's about dope lyrics and delivery It's about my persona, ain't nothing like a man that can do wha he wanna Ain't nothing like man on that you knew on the cornna See 'em come up and fuck up the owna See 'em throw up Westside California Nigga I'm hot as Phoenix Arizona I'm Utah I got multiple bitches It's a new law keep a hold of yo riches Dumb nigga don't spend it as soon as you get it And recognize I'm a captain, you a lieutenant
[Chorus 2:] I can say what I want to say, ain’t nothin’ to it – Gangsta rap made me do it If I call you a nigga, ain’t nothin’ to it – Gangsta rap made me do it I can act like an animal, ain’t nothin’ to it – Gangsta rap made me do it If I eat you like a cannibal, ain’t nothin’ to it – Gangsta rap made me do it
[Verse 2:] I'm raw as a dirty needle, choke an eagle Just to feed all my people, lyrically I'm so lethal Plant thoughts in they mind just to defeat you Ice Cube is a saga, ya’ll spit saliva and I spit lava I got the fearless flow Don't get near this ho if you scared to go I keep it gangsta and why should I change that Fuck all you muthafuckas tryin' to change rap (Say what, say what?) But aren't you the same cat that sat back when they brought cocaine back (Say what, say what?) I'm tryin' to get me a Maybach, how you muthafuckas gonna tell me don't say that You the ones that we learned it from - I heard nigga back in 1971
[Chorus 3:] So if I act like a pimp, ain’t nothin’ to it – Gangsta rap made me do it If I call you a nappy headed hoe, ain’t nothin’ to it – Gangsta rap made me do it If I shoot up your college, ain’t nothin’ to it – Gangsta rap made me do it If I rob you of knowledge, ain’t nothin’ to it – Gangsta rap made me do it
[Verse 3:] Thank God when I bless the mic You finally get to hear the shit that you like A nigga talkin' 'bout real life so you can try to get this shit right Use your brain not your back, use your brain not a gat It's a party, not a jack (for real) Don't be scared of them people Walk up in there and show them that you equal (fuck them, fuck them) And don't be material a nigga grew up on milk and cereal I never forgot Vaness and imperial Look at my life Ice Cube is a miracle It could be you if you was this lyrical It could be her if she was this spritual Cause me and Allah go back like cronies I ain't got to be fake cause he is my homie
[Chorus 4:] If I sell a little crack, ain’t nothin’ to it – Gangsta rap made me do it If I die in Iraq, ain’t nothin’ to it – Gangsta rap made me do it If I take you for granted, ain’t nothin’ to it – Gangsta rap made me do it If I fuck up the planet, ain’t nothin’ to it – Gangsta rap made me do it
[Chorus 1:] You niggas know my pyroclastic flow You niggas know my pyroclastic flow (flow, flow) You niggas know my pyroclastic flow It's R.A.W., R.A.W.
[Outro:] Oh yeah and anotha thing for all ya niggas that don't do gangsta rap Don't get on TV talkin' about gangsta rap Cause 9 times at of 10 you don't know the fuck you're talkin' about Talk about that bullshit rap you do And stay the fuck out of mine...