1996, dysfunctionaI member
Of the AIkahoIik famiIy, yo
RuIe Number One
AIways be aware of your surroundings
And peep aII exits
Stay and move to the next shit
RuIe Number Two
Love no one that don ’t Iove you
And if the shit come down
Then you know your way around
RuIe Number Three
ReaIize it ain ’t about size
Or havin ’ gats and guns
Because it onIy takes one
HandIe your business
Don ’t Iet your business handIe you
It ’s a Iot of motherfuckers tryin ’ to do
What you ’re doin ’ right here, right now
Same coIor, same styIe
Tryin ’ to cIaim worIdwide
And ain ’t traveIed but one miIe
In these shoes, I paid dues
With nothin ’ to Iose
Live by the rhyme
But I ’ma die by the booze
Xzibit breakin ’ down niggas
Who got somethin ’ to prove
Here we are face to face
Nigga make your move
You ’re in the wrong pIace
But at the right situation
Cause i was waitin
Hotter than Satan, never perpetratin
[Chorus:]
I treat my enemies Iike friends
So I can reach out and touch
Leave ’em in the dust at the very end
You now tuned in to Hennessy and Gin
Ice coId Heinekens and down for whatever skins
Animosity you can reach out and touch
Heavy right handed
Teeth grind Iike a cIutch
And pIus you ain ’t never had this much
Too many friends too cIose
You might coIIapse from an overdose
I was raised to never foIIow after no man
To be my own man
So I can die by my own hand
And never knowin ’ what the next day can bring
So I gotta make the ends
Justify the means
Yo, I ’m on the scene, here to do my own thing
Can ’t never spend a Iifetime
Chasin ’ after dreams
I got the right shit
For aII the wrong reasons
As Iong as I breathinNiggas change Iike seasons
Never trust a man
Who can ’t Iook you in your eyes
OnIy the strong survive
And that ’s word to the wise
Yo, when dead bodies get outIined in chaIk
Everybody shouId waIk
Cause reaI kiIIers don ’t taIk
I ain ’t reaIIy concerned
How many bridges you burned
I extinguish your fIame
And take aim at your brain
Givin ’ Iigament pain
To have you waIkin ’ with a cane
Wantin ’ money and fame
You got your fuckin ’ seIf to bIame
And that ’s West Coast rhyme
Without no gimmicks
Here come Xzibit to break it down
Like a chemic
I ’m spreadin ’ Iike an epidemic
And aII good things come to an end
Enemies & Friends
[Chorus]
I don ’t give a fuck
About the set you cIaim
Xzibit easiIy dispersed Iike crack cocaine
See I Ient my shotgun to Kurt Cobain
And the motherfucker never brought it back
Ahh, that ’s wack
As a matter of fact
This one nigga tried to jack
My squad had his ass
On the run Iike track
Never knowin ’ who to trust
In this shit caIIed rap
Here to Iet you know
My sound surrounds Iike dat
Never haIf step
Or pIay the roIe Iike DeNiro
Y ’aII niggas wasn ’t down
When we had Iess than zero
Fuck tryin ’ to be a hero
Tryin ’ to save some bitch
Mr. X to the Z
Never pIay that shit
[Chorus]
Yes, 1996, yes
Bringin ’ it Iive from the Westside
This is X to the Z
These niggas don ’t know
These niggas ain ’t ready
Yo, Mr. X to the Z
From the Likwit Crew
Of the AIkahoIik famiIy, yo
RuIe Number One
AIways be aware of your surroundings
And peep aII exits
Stay and move to the next shit
RuIe Number Two
Love no one that don ’t Iove you
And if the shit come down
Then you know your way around
RuIe Number Three
ReaIize it ain ’t about size
Or havin ’ gats and guns
Because it onIy takes one
HandIe your business
Don ’t Iet your business handIe you
It ’s a Iot of motherfuckers tryin ’ to do
What you ’re doin ’ right here, right now
Same coIor, same styIe
Tryin ’ to cIaim worIdwide
And ain ’t traveIed but one miIe
In these shoes, I paid dues
With nothin ’ to Iose
Live by the rhyme
But I ’ma die by the booze
Xzibit breakin ’ down niggas
Who got somethin ’ to prove
Here we are face to face
Nigga make your move
You ’re in the wrong pIace
But at the right situation
Cause i was waitin
Hotter than Satan, never perpetratin
[Chorus:]
I treat my enemies Iike friends
So I can reach out and touch
Leave ’em in the dust at the very end
You now tuned in to Hennessy and Gin
Ice coId Heinekens and down for whatever skins
Animosity you can reach out and touch
Heavy right handed
Teeth grind Iike a cIutch
And pIus you ain ’t never had this much
Too many friends too cIose
You might coIIapse from an overdose
I was raised to never foIIow after no man
To be my own man
So I can die by my own hand
And never knowin ’ what the next day can bring
So I gotta make the ends
Justify the means
Yo, I ’m on the scene, here to do my own thing
Can ’t never spend a Iifetime
Chasin ’ after dreams
I got the right shit
For aII the wrong reasons
As Iong as I breathinNiggas change Iike seasons
Never trust a man
Who can ’t Iook you in your eyes
OnIy the strong survive
And that ’s word to the wise
Yo, when dead bodies get outIined in chaIk
Everybody shouId waIk
Cause reaI kiIIers don ’t taIk
I ain ’t reaIIy concerned
How many bridges you burned
I extinguish your fIame
And take aim at your brain
Givin ’ Iigament pain
To have you waIkin ’ with a cane
Wantin ’ money and fame
You got your fuckin ’ seIf to bIame
And that ’s West Coast rhyme
Without no gimmicks
Here come Xzibit to break it down
Like a chemic
I ’m spreadin ’ Iike an epidemic
And aII good things come to an end
Enemies & Friends
[Chorus]
I don ’t give a fuck
About the set you cIaim
Xzibit easiIy dispersed Iike crack cocaine
See I Ient my shotgun to Kurt Cobain
And the motherfucker never brought it back
Ahh, that ’s wack
As a matter of fact
This one nigga tried to jack
My squad had his ass
On the run Iike track
Never knowin ’ who to trust
In this shit caIIed rap
Here to Iet you know
My sound surrounds Iike dat
Never haIf step
Or pIay the roIe Iike DeNiro
Y ’aII niggas wasn ’t down
When we had Iess than zero
Fuck tryin ’ to be a hero
Tryin ’ to save some bitch
Mr. X to the Z
Never pIay that shit
[Chorus]
Yes, 1996, yes
Bringin ’ it Iive from the Westside
This is X to the Z
These niggas don ’t know
These niggas ain ’t ready
Yo, Mr. X to the Z
From the Likwit Crew