Yo man, there's a lot of brothers out there

Flakin' and perpetratin' but scared to kick reality

Man, you been doin' all this dope producin'

You ain't had a chance to show 'em what time it is

So what you want me to do? Express yourself


I'm expressin' with my full capabilities

And now I'm livin' in correctional facilities

'Cause some don't agree with how I do this

I get straight and meditate like a Buddhist


I'm droppin' flava, my behavior is hereditary

But my technique is very necessary

Blame it on Ice Cube because he said it gets funky

When you got a subject and a predicate


Add it on a dope beat and it'll make you think

Some suckers just tickle me pink to my stomach

'Cause they don't flow like this one

You know what? I won't hesitate to diss one


Or two before I'm through, so don't try to sing this

Some drop science while I'm droppin' English

Even if Yella, makes it acapella

I still express, yo, I don't smoke weed or sess


'Cause it's known to give a brother brain damage

And brain damage on the mic don't manage nuthin'

But makin' a sucka and you equal

Don't be another sequel, express yourself


Express yourself

Go on and do it

Express yourself

Express yourself

Go on and do it


Now, gettin' back to the PG

That's program and it's easy

Dre is back, new jacks are made hollow

Expressin' ain't their subject because they like to follow


The words, the style, the trend, the records I spin

Again and again and again, yo, you're on the other end

Watch a brother blend dope rhymes with no help

There's no fessin' or guessin' while I'm expressin' myself


It's crazy to see people be what society wants them to be, but not me

Ruthless is the way to go, they know

Others say rhymes which fail to be original


Or they kill where the hip hop starts

Forget about the ghetto and rap for the pop charts

Some musicians cuss at home

But scared to use profanity when up on the microphone


Yeah, they want reality but you will hear none

They'd rather exaggerate a little fiction

Some say no to drugs and take a stand

But after the show, they go lookin' for the dopeman


Or they ban my group from the radio

Hear N.W.A. and say hell no

But you know it ain't all about wealth

As long as you make a note to express yourself


Express yourself

Go on and do it

Express yourself

Express yourself

Go on and do it

Express yourself


From the heart 'cause if you wanna start to move up the chart

Then expression is a big part of it

You ain't efficient when you flow, you ain't swift

Movin' like a tortoise, full of rigor mortis


There's a little bit more to show

I got rhymes in my mind, embedded like an embryo

Or a lesson, all of them expression

And if you start fessin', I got a Smith & Wesson for ya


I might ignore your record because it has no bottom

I get loose in the summer, winter, spring and autumn

It's Dre on the mic, gettin' physical

Doin' the job, N.W.A is the lynch mob


Yes, I'ma calm but you know you need this

And the knowledge is growin' just like a fetus

Or a tumor but here is the rumor

Dre is in the neighborhood and he's up to no good


When I start expressin' myself, Yella, slam it

'Cause if I stay funky like this I'm doin' damage

Or I'ma be too hyped and need a straight jacket

I got knowledge and other suckers lack it


So, when you see Dre, a DJ on the mic

Ask what it's like, it's like we're gettin' hyped tonight

'Cause if I strike, it ain't for your good health

But I won't strike if you just express yourself


Express yourself

Go on and do it

Express yourself

Express yourself

Go on and do it


Express yourself

Go on and do it

Go on and do it

Go on and do it