They Want War (Ja Rule Diss) Lyrics

[Chorus]
They want war
Ride out!
They want war (Uh, uh huh)
Ride out!
They want war (What)
But you really don't know what you asking for (Come on)
They want war (Uh)
Ride out!
They want war
Ride out!
They want war (What)
But you really don't know what you asking for

[Verse 2]
Time's up! What the fuck? That's the verdict (Wooo)
Cats spit some weak shit, dog done heard it (Aight)
The best you can come up wit?
Fuckin' faggot
I'ma bout to run up quick (Uh, what)
Run up in cliques (click, boom)
All you cats do is talk trash (Uh)
But I got 50 that says Alicia Keys could bust yo ass

Plus you about a buck 5, Buck 6 (Yeah)
I'm comin' right for you nigga, can't duck this (Yeah)
Me jealous for what?
You don't even know

The way you be runnin' around dancin' in bitches videos
You're embarrassing me junior, I loved you like a son
You been on my dick since 4, 3, 2, 1 (Aight)
How the fuck you supposed to be the head of your crew
When everybody (Uh) with you flow better than you?

We'll do it like this, since you gotta have dick to swing on (Yeah)
I got a blaze of R&B joints you can sing on
[Chorus]
They want war
Ride out!
They want war
Ride out!
They want war (What)
But you really don't know what you asking for (Come on)
They want war
Ride out!
They want war
Ride out!
They want war (What)
But you really don't know what you asking for (Come on, come on)

[Outro]
Uh, uh
[?] is wrong with this nigga, man
What the fuck is wrong with this nigga, man?
Don't he know?
Doesn't he fuckin' know?
Know what
We gon' find out today
Arf, arf, arf, arf, arf, arf
Yea

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The “DMX vs Ja Rule” beef.

This beef is similar to the beef that was the most fatal of all, the 2pac and Biggie Smalls beef, in the way these two rappers are former friends, and were both, at one point, at the top of the rap game. But still the two artists seem to be cowering in the shadow that is 2pac and Biggies shadow over the rap game, even after their tragic deaths. The DMX vs Ja Rule beef began just after Irv Gotti signed both artists to Def Jam in the late ’90s. When their deep, growl-based vocals drew numerous comparisons, sparks quickly began to fly. DMX claims that Ja stole his style in which he delivers, a sort of gravely/growl raps, and Ja feels like D’s just hatin' beacause he’s a success and DMX aint yet.

In 2002 DMX released this freestyle on a Kay Slay mixtape the song titled, “They Want War”, is just a straight diss of Ja.

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Release Date
September 2002
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