Ol’ Dirty Bastard: Raw Hide (The Lyrics)

Paying tribute to Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s life and music will be taking place until Sunday, which happens to be his born day. Highlighting some of Dirt Dog’s lyrics is a must over the next three days as well.

“Raw Hide” is one of my favorites off of his debut album as it has Dirt, Rae, and Method Man throwing sharp darts over RZA’s loop and dusty drums. Even thought Method Man almost steals the whole song from Dirt and Rae with the hook; Dirt sets the tone with his sing song intro and lines like “I came out my momma pussy—I’m on warfare” or “You bound to catch AIDS or something/not sayin I got it, but nigga if I got it you got it.”  Simplistic in nature, but playful and humorous as well.  When listening to these verse’s it makes me wonder what’s going on in his mind to say THAT?  I’ve always loved the unpredictability and seemly randomness of his rhymes. I believe the first two verse’s from “Raw Hide” highlight those positive attributes.  There is truly no father to his style.

I couldn’t decide between the first or second verse so I put up both.
Hit the cut for the lyrics and stream of the song. Lyrics from OHHLA.

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Ol’ Dirty Bastard feat. Raekwon & Method Man: “Raw Hide”
From the album: Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (1995)
Produced by Rza

Verse 1

“You’re a crossbreed, I’m a knowledge seed
I want ACTION, that’s what I need
I never put doubt in my mind
cause I know when I touch the mic there’s the rhyme
see murder which is caused
when you fuck with the negative and positive charge
Then they came up, out my garage
with the hit that’s gonna be LARGE
Tired of sittin on my fuckin ass
Niggaz I know, be runnin around with mad fuckin cash
Who the FUCK wanna be an emcee
if you can’t get paid, to be a fuckin emcee?
I came out my momma pussy — I’m on welfare
Twenty-six years old — still on welfare!
so I gotta get paid fully
Whether it’s truthfully or untruthfully
With my Boston bloodthirsty process
P-E-A-C-E”

Verse 2

“Yea, gotta come back to attack
Killin niggaz who said they got stacks, cause I don’t give a fuck
{*inhales*} I wanna see blood, whether it’s period blood
or bustin your fuckin face, some blood!!
I’m goin out my FUCKIN mind!!
Everytime I get around devils {*breathing hard*}
Let me calm down, you niggaz better start runnin
Cause I’m comin, I’m dope like fuckin heroin
Wu-Tang Bloodkin, a goblin, who come tough like lambskin
Imagine, gettin shot up with Ol Dirty insulin {*sucks air*}
You bound to catch AIDS or somethin
Not sayin I got it, but nigga if I got it you got it!!
WHAT?!? {*echoes*}”