[Intro: Eminem & Stat Quo] Ohhh! Stat Quo! Here we go! C'mon, c'mon! You ready? (Ha...) Let's do it, man (Uh, uh, uh, uh-uhh...) Shady, Aftermath (Sound, without focus, is just noise) Yeah! (Where you get that thang, man?) (By my side) When you do somethin' to somebody, um (By my side) It ain't just you, it's somebody next to you (By my side) You know I'm talkin' 'bout, and I got my shit right here with me (By my side) (There isn't everywhere you go that it's—) (By my side) (Okay) So being that that's the case (By my side) Let me tell you about (By my side) That place, heh, take you by my side (By my side)
[Stat Quo] Go now boy, get your vest, protect yo' neck, kill for fun Watch how they run and scatter when I go and pull out my gun (gun) Call me ignorant and young, psycho sicko negro They know that I just fuck and be gone (gone) Drivin crazy halfway dumb Don't stop even when the law come, believe every word out my lungs I'm losin it, snappin huh, this ain't just no rappin uh Back all the way back when you see that strap cause it go ra-tata-ta Are you ready to die tell me why you choose to tell me in my Face, have your body dry, pack that fire, look in my eye Have your spirit below me or floatin in the fuckin sky All black is my attire, lookin like a umpire Toss you in the trash like a bullshit album flop Yeah yeah ye-yeah ye-yeahhhh, YEA!
[Hook] By, my, side To all the niggas tryin to get me it's - by my side I'm takin some of y'all with me it's - by my side I'm makin sure they won't forget me it's - by my side To all the niggas tryin to get me it's - by my side I'm takin some of y'all with me it's - by my side I'm makin sure they don't forget me it's - by my side Ye-yeah ye-yeah ye-yeahhhh; by my side (ooh)
[Stat Quo] The murder capital mo' mayhem, yes it's thriller Put four in your head, have you floatin off in a river It's cold, you shook, we crooks, your body'll quiver These rappers so tough but really they softer than pillows Or chinchilla or Twinkie filler, hone of a realer They turn to serial assassins for some scrilla Now me could see I mean him, yes this nigga Stays true to what I do cause I keeps it realer Be for real, have you ever ever pulled a trigger? It's serious business shorty, nothin is more iller No discrimination, you could be chocolate or vanilla And find yourself in the presence of a fuckin killer Oh, oh, oh, oh yeahhhh, YEA!
[Hook] By, my, side To all the niggas tryin to get me it's - by my side I'm takin some of y'all with me it's - by my side I'm makin sure they won't forget me it's - by my side To all the niggas tryin to get me it's - by my side I'm takin some of y'all with me it's - by my side I'm makin sure they don't forget me it's - by my side Ye-yeah ye-yeah ye-yeahhhh; by my side (ooh)
By my side, by my side {*blam*}
[Eminem] It's "The Re-Up" {*echoes*}
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By My Side is a song performed by “Stat Quo,” featuring “Eminem” on the hip hop compilation album, Eminem Presents: The Re-Up. It was produced by Focus…, and was written by S. Benton and B. Edwards Jr., appearing on the album as Track 12.
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