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Cut ’Em Off

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Cut ’Em Off Lyrics

[Intro]
I socialise and negotiate (Review the situation)
I socialise and negotiate (Review the situation)
I socialise and negotiate (Review the situation)
Then cut 'em off
Review the situation, take part, take over (Cut 'em off)
Review the situation, take part (Cut 'em off), take over
Review the situation, take part (Just cut 'em off), take over
Review the situation, take part (Yo), take over (Yo)

[Verse 1]
My name is Raskit, listen to my flow
I socialise in Hackney and Bow
I wear my trousers ridiculously low (Ridiculously)
I love females, money and creps
I'm kind of streetwise, I think that you should know
You're not a bad boy, you're putting on a show

You talking 'bout creeping up on Roscoe
But keep creep crawling cause I'm taking bigger steps
My name is Raskit, listen to my slang (Uh)
I socialise with the crew and the gang
Road youth, so the streets is where I hang
I'll make you collapse, leave gaps in your face
You're in your neighbourhood thinking that you're nang (Oh please)
You got your people thinking that I'm gang (Oh please)
But if you try it, I'll make the ratchet bang (Yo)
You could never outplay me, I'm an ace
I'm not a smoker, but I blaze a lot (Uh huh)
Sit around puffing, waste my days a lot
And though I shouldn't waste time 'cause I ain't got a lot (Got a lot)
I'm just lazy (Yeah)
I'm not a ratchet, but I bang a lot
Got a couple beanies that I slam a lot
I'll make 'em happy with my fingers on my hand a lot (Finger)
I'm just crazy
[Chorus]
Socialise, negotiate
And cut 'em off, we cut 'em off, yo
Socialise, negotiate (Uh)
We cut 'em off, yo, uh
Review the situation, take part, take over (Uh)
Review the situation, take part, take over
Review the situation, take part, take over (Uh)
Review the situation, take part, take over
(Do you know what street is?)

[Verse 2]
There you go again talking like a div (Shit)
Like I can't find out where you live (Man it's easy)
Kick off your latch, I don't even need a ratch' (Click)
My butterfly leave you looking like a sieve
I've met bad boys from every postcode
You could never talk to me about road

Stop dreaming, I'm your worst nightmare (Yeah)
I'm Freddy Krueger,
make the Luger explode
Now there you go again talking like a star
Like I can't find out where you par
Kick off your door, I ain't got a 4-4 (nah)
I'll have to settle for a long metal bar (And)

I've met bad boys from every rough ends (Get me?)
You could never talk to me about skengs (Click click)
You talk tough, but you ain't saying much
I'll chop you up and share you out between your friends
Now some love me, some do the opposite (Uh)
If you feel to move to me, please get on with it
Don't know why you feel the need to talk to birds (talk is dead)
But talk is dangerous, be careful with your words (Uh, yo)
And just remember this, I am you
So if you think you're real, do what you gotta do
On the level, you're just challenging yourself

So if you're feeling brave, go ahead and hurt yourself
[Chorus]
Socialise (Socialise), negotiate
And cut 'em off, we cut 'em off, yo (Try to negotiate, it don't work)
Socialise, negotiate
We cut 'em off, yo (Uh)
Review the situation, take part, take over
Review the situation, take part, take over (East London, get me?)
Review the situation, take part, take over
Review the situation, take part, take over (Dizzee Ras')

[Outro]
We cut 'em off, we cut 'em off
Review the situation
Take part
And take over
Nothing else
We cut 'em off, we cut 'em off
We cut 'em off, we cut 'em off
(Look) Review the situation, take part, take over
Review the situation, take part, take over
Review the situation, take part, take over
Review the situation, take part, take over
Cunt

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What did Dizzee Rascal say about "Cut 'Em Off"?
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That was such a fun beat to make. A sparse, dark beat. That was my attempt as hip-hop, but it obviously came out as something else.

[During my first U.S. shows] I would have done “Fix Up Look Sharp,” “Jus a Rascal” obviously. Probably “Brand New Day,” “I Luv U,” “Jezebel,” “Stop Dat.” My first show in the US was in Williamsburg, in 2004. That’s why when they asked about doing this show [in 2016], and it was in Willamsburg, I thought, “Ah, so it’s full circle.” Some people feel like this show should have been in London, and that’s cool, I understand that. But it was just because Red Bull asked, and based on what I saw them do with the Culture Clash. That was brilliant, that got me excited.

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July 21, 2003
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