[Intro: DJ Ill Will] Top Dawg E.N.T., from Carson to Watts Turn this shit the fuck up (Try Me)
[Verse 1: Ab-Soul] Uh, do you really want a test? Better study real hard 'fore you end up with an F, try me, uh Be my guest, Soul's what every soul wanna be I guess I'm with the B-I pardon me I be a phenom Heard you was a fag in LA, like FILA Whatever happened to the U-N-I-T-Y? Like Queen Latifa See you steam as a little teapot (how so?) Short but not too stout (uh) Your clout fabricate what you 'bout (huh) I'm bout done fuckin' wit' you small time MC's Nigga I'm competin' wit' Pun Run up and get done up like a prom hair-do Top floor still on the come up, where are you? It's one million ways to die I'm livin' proof Matter fact let me rephrase that, (Try me), uh
[Chorus: Sample] "Action speaks louder than words" "Actions—" "Action speaks louder than words" "Action speaks louder than words" "Actions—" "Action speaks louder than words" (Try Me)
[Verse 2: Jay Rock] Committed to my cash, loyal to my projects But AR knock off a nigga biceps I'm a go getter, I'm a gorilla Nigga I'm the shit, shit on shitters, I'm realer, Rock I'm so exquisite, bitches, they love to visit Fuck 'em and send them home with their fucking thongs missing I'm what the game missing, that's why them rappers hate me Next nigga who try me I'ma leave his head vacant (blah) Goon to the death, thanks to my habitat See fore you speak, better watch who you yappin' at And if you speak then it's you I'll be clappin' at One shot, one kill, no clappin' back I'm in the streets, I hear you niggas talkin' Claimin' they killers and that ain't even in they hearts, bitch They something like ink on a piece of paper, marks I'm something like a razor blade, sharp
[Chorus: Sample] "Action speaks louder than words" "Actions—" "Action speaks louder than words" "Action speaks louder than words" "Actions—" "Action speaks louder than words" (Try Me)
[Verse 3: ScHoolboy Q] Wanna compete with this tech-a-nique? Big gun, take a seat I can blaze for days but me? Rather take a freak Touch socks in the suite, big name in the street Top Dawg E.N.T., GED, TNT 40 Glock, pop shit, bust into the Glock click Semi-automatic lips spit when the pin itch Tighter than a closed fist Product, make your nose twitch All that bold shit, have you buried where my dog piss Tortoise, speedin' through the game like Porsches Fortress, thousand dollar frames on our porches Cautious, cock it and explode the track Your brain over wax, it's solved over rap Shots breathe, got power tell the cops freeze Countin' all this bread, Aftermath, not Eve Big league, I'm the best, my spot's earned You niggas disagree? (try me)
[Chorus: Sample] "Action speaks louder than words" "Actions—" "Action speaks louder than words" "Action speaks louder than words" "Actions—" "Action speaks louder than words" (Try Me)
[Verse 4: Kendrick Lamar] Anybody can get it Send 'em in a cloud if you think sky's the limit I'm foul, like an elbow intended In the game, no winning even if it is a scrimmage You can get coached right now Black Phil Jackson maxin' Cooler than George Bush when the planes went down As far as rappin'? I should be a wordsmith Porsche GT swerve like cursive (beep beep) Y'all wait on Wayne to drop C3 I drop C4, bomb on you (I mean war) No white flag, put 'em in a full body cast Like a sitcom, make 'em sit calm, I sip Dom P Bumpin' the Iselys, with a bitch on My wee wee like I been in France too long Need another level, been advanced too long Niggas want war come on
[Chorus: Sample] "Action speaks louder than words" "Actions—" "Action speaks louder than words" "Action speaks louder than words" "Actions—" "Action speaks louder than words" (Try Me)
[Verse 5: Punch] Uh, this nigga tryin' to meet the architect You going about this thing the wrong way That kinda far fetched (That's kinda far fetched) What's the reason for this nonsense? You listen to your boys You should have reasoned with your conscience (naw) You wasn't built for this content I send a chick at you that dabble in bondage Tie you to the bed post as you respond with kindness Even let her blindfold you, you love how she dominant My Spanish chick from Brooklyn, Bed-Stuy Who specialize in givin' Brazilian Neckties While I sip a Mai Tai Cause my time is far more important Than to be shootin' it out with tough guys And I, still flow like faucet water My niggas half step like foster daughters My mic can slaughter a nation like the angel of god You think this lyrical homicide nigga? (Try me)
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“Try Me” is a star studded collaboration between Punch and the four Black Hippy members: Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q, and Kendrick Lamar. On the track, the artists trade bars about their fighting abilities and warn their detractors to stop doubting them.
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