So, after weeks of waiting we finally got the trailer for the Deadpool live-action film set to release on February 2016. I’m sure that people will be flocking to Youtube to look up two songs that were featured during the trailer. The latest “Song of the Day” comes courtesy of the second song in the trailer and a classic hip-hop track of the early 2000’s.

DMX was what one would call a giant of hip-hop when he first entered the scene in 1998 and dominated the hip-hop landscape in the next five year with five albums that debuted No. 1 in the charts. His presence and charisma was such that even Hollywood even came calling and DMX starred in several action flicks. It’s from his 2003 film Cradle 2 the Grave that our featured song comes from.

“X Gon’ Give It to Ya” was part of the soundtrack to Cradle 2 the Grave. Whether one actually thought the film was any good would be up for debate. Now the song itself was a hit and continued to cement DMX as the hardest and most recognizable voice in hip-hop at the time. Other rappers made more money. Others were more socially aware. Yet, when it came to just an all-out lyrical assault on listeners DMX still reigned supreme.

X’ Gon Give It to Ya

Arf arf, yeah, uh, yeah (Grr)
Yeah, uh (Grr)
Yeah, don’t get it twisted
This rap shit is mine, motherfucker
It’s not a fuckin’ game
Fuck what you heard, it’s what you hearin’ (What you hearin’)
It’s what you hearin’ (Listen)
It’s what you hearin’ (Listen)
It’s what you hearin’ (Listen)

X gon’ give it to ya (What?)
Fuck waitin’ for you to get it on your own
X gon’ deliver to ya
Knock knock, open up the door it’s real
With the non-stop pop-pop of stainless steel
Go hard gettin’ busy wit it
But I got such a good heart
That I’ll make a motherfucker wonder if he did it
Damn right, and I’ll do it again (Yeah)
‘Cause I am right, so I gots to win
Break bread with the enemy (What?)
No matter how many cats I break bread with
I’ll break who you sendin’ me (Yeah!)
You motherfuckers never wanted nothin’ but your life saved
Bitch, and that’s for the light day
I’m gettin down, down, make a nigga say “freeze!”
But won’t be the one endin’ up on his knees, bitch please!
If the only thing you cats did was came out to play
Stay out my way motherfucker

First we gonna rock, then we gonna roll
Then we let it pop, don’t let it go (What?)
X gon’ give it to ya, he gon’ give it to ya
X gon’ give it to ya, he gon’ give it to ya
First we gonna rock, then we gonna roll
Then we let it pop, don’t let it go
X gon’ give it to ya, he gon’ give it to ya
X gon’ give it to ya, he gon’ give it to ya

Ain’t never gave nothin’ to me
But every time I turn around
Cats got they hands out wantin’ somethin’ from me
I ain’t got it so you can’t get it (Yeah!)
Let’s leave it at that ’cause I ain’t wit it (Yeah!)
Hit it wit full strength, I’m a jail nigga
So I face the world like it’s Earl in the bullpen
You against me, me against you
Whatever, whenever, nigga, the fuck you gon’ do?
I’m a wolf in sheep’s clothin’ (What?)
Only nigga that you know that can chill
Come back and get the streets open
I’ve been doing this for nineteen years (What?)
Niggas wanna fight me? Fight these tears (What?)
I put in work and it’s all for the kids
But these cats done forgot what work is (Uh-huh!)
They don’t know who we be (Lookin’!)
But they don’t know who they see, nigga!

First we gonna rock, then we gonna roll
Then we let it pop, don’t let it go (What?)
X gon’ give it to ya, he gon’ give it to ya
X gon’ give it to ya, he gon’ give it to ya (C’mon)
First we gonna rock, then we gonna roll
Then we let it pop, don’t let it go (C’mon)
X gon’ give it to ya, he gon’ give it to ya
X gon’ give it to ya, he gon’ give it to ya

Ayo where my niggas at?
I know I got them down in the game
Give ’em love and they give it back
Talk too much for too long (What?)
Don’t give up, you’re too strong (What?)
Dog to the wow wow hunnies (Yeah!)
Shoutout to niggas that done it (C’mon!)
And it ain’t even about the dough
It’s about gettin’ down for what you stand for, yo

First we gonna rock, then we gonna roll
Then we let it pop, don’t let it go (C’mon)
X gon’ give it to ya, he gon’ give it to ya
X gon’ give it to ya, he gon’ give it to ya (C’mon)
First we gonna rock, then we gonna roll
Then we let it pop, don’t let it go (C’mon)
X gon’ give it to ya, he gon’ give it to ya
X gon’ give it to ya, he gon’ give it to ya (C’mon)
First we gonna rock, then we gonna roll
Then we let it pop, don’t let it go (C’mon)
X gon’ give it to ya, he gon’ give it to ya
X gon’ give it to ya, he gon’ give it to ya (C’mon)

C’mon
Uh, uh
C’mon