Notorious B.I.G. - The What Lyrics






[Verse One: Notorious, Meth]

I used to get feels on a bitch
Now I throw shields on the dick
To stop me from that HIV shit
And niggaz know they soft like a Twinkie filling
Playin the villian
Prepare for this rap killin
Biggie Smalls is the illest
Your style is played out, like Arnold wondered
"What you talkin bout Willis?"
The thrill is gone, the black Frank White
is here to excite and
throw dick to dykes
Bitches I like em brainless
Guns I like em stainless steel
I want the fuckin Fortune like the Wheel
I squeeze gats till my clips is empty
Don't tempt me (T-H-O-D Man)
You don't want to fuck with Biggie

Here I am, I'll be damned if this ain't some shit
Come to spread the butter lyrics over hominy grit
It's the low killer death trap, yes I'm a jet black ninja
Comin where you rest at, surrender
Step inside the ring, youse the number one contender
Lookin cold booty like your pussy in December
Nigga stop bitchin, button up ya lip and
From Method all you gettin is a can of ass-whippin
Hey, I'll be kickin, you son, you doin all the yappin
Actin as if it can't happen
You front and got me mad enough to touch somethin
Yo I'm from Shaolin, Island, and ain't afraid to bust somethin
So what cha want nigga, ya punk nigga
I got a six-shooter and a horse named Trigger
It's real, ninety-four, rugged raw
Kickin down your god damn door (and it goes a lil somethin like this)

[Chorus:]

Fuck the world, don't ask me for shit
And everything you get ya gotta work hard fot it
Honies shake your hips, ya don't stop
And niggaz pack the clips, keep on

[Verse Two: Meth, Notorious]

Verse two, comin with that Olde E brew
Meth-tical, puttin niggaz back in I.C.U.
I'm lifted troop, you can bring yours wack ass crew
I got connections, I'll get that ass stuck like glue, huh
No question, I be comin down and shit
Yo I gets rugged as a motherfuckin carpet get
And niggaz love it, not in the physical form but in the mental
I spark and they cells get warm
I'm not a gentle, man, I'm a Method, Man!
Baby accept it, utmost respect it
(Assume the position) Stop look and listen
I spit on your grave then I grab my Charles Dickens

Welcome to my center
Honies feel it deep in they placenta
Cold as the pole in the winter
Far from the inventor, but I got this rap shit sewed
And when my Mac unloads
I'm guaranteed another video
Ready to die, why I act that way?
Pop Duke left Mom Duke
The faggot took the back way
So instead of makin hoes suck my dick up
I used to do stick-up
Cause hoes is irritatin like the hic-CUPS
Excuse me, flows just grow through me
Like trees to branches
Cliffs to avalanches
It's the praying mantis
Deep like the mind of Farrakhan
A motherfuckin rap phenomenon, plus

(I got more glocks and techs than you)
I make it hot (Nigga won't even stand next to you)
Nigga touch me you better bust me
tree times in the head
Or motherfucker's dead, ya thought so

[Chorus: repeat 2X]





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  1. S.... F....

    I wonder who the dumb 100 people who disliked this song are?

  2. A.... G....

    The legend rispect my broders 💪💪💪🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤😍😍😍😎😎😎

  3. N.... O....

    Been listening to this since it dropped. Real hip hop. Tical

  4. j.... ....

    meth, redman, busta, eminem, snoop, 50, big, immortal tec, game, dre, dmx warren g, mobb, royce, pun, jay z... In no order... some of my faves. Either way.... this tune is so damn smooth. Great beat.... 2 legends. Im 37 and im teaching my 4 year old nephew about hip hop at the moment. Everytime i think ive tought him well, I suddenly remember a song or artist i havent told him about!! Today i made him listen to Def Squad meets Flipmode. If u dont know... go listen!!! 8 mins of ear porn. Thank me later.

  5. I.... R....

    The best joint on this classic album

  6. R.... C....

    Sick collaboration

  7. M.... S....

    The Wackness.

  8. T.... W....

    I spit on your grave, then i grab my charles dickens......🖕😎

  9. M.... S....

    Its so true what meth and biggie said it right

  10. i.... ....

    0:19 - I love Big so much...he used to crack me up with his food references.

  11. K.... ....

    https://vote.rockhall.com/ VOTE BIGGIE TO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

  12. B.... W....

    Man, Biggie was so far ahead of his time. His old, but classic material absolutely murders majority of these artist out in our generation. The voice, the flow, the content, the word play, metaphors, double/ triple entendres. 😱
    My Favorite Rapper Ever To Rock The Mic.

  13. M.... J....

    2:35-2:50 was fucking fire !

  14. Z.... W....

    I want the fortune like the wheel 🔥

    Z.... W....

    Zech Wilson I’m worth a fucking fortune like the wheel

  15. D.... ....

    Method smacked big on this track.

  16. O.... O....

    1:29 chorus for yall to replay

  17. S.... ....

    "Don't tempt meTHOD Man!" That's how you take over 🙌🙌

  18. J.... D....

    Stop look and listen I spit on your grave then I grab my Charles dickens....BITCH
    😳😳😳😳

  19. A.... A....

    2 of the best flows ever in hip hop = 🔥🔥🔥

  20. K.... G....

    Method Man too underrated

    K.... G....

    KINGPIN GFB underrated by non Wu heads.

    Wu heads overrate meth ghost and Rae

    GZA Deck and ghost the best 3 Wu members. U God is dope too when he spits

    K.... G....

    KINGPIN GFB 💯💯💯

  21. M.... M....

    2 legends an that beat wooow

  22. M.... S....

    Big would have fit in Wu Tang like a glove

  23. J.... D....

    should’ve included the only ready to die feature in that wack ass notorious movie.

  24. A.... 4....

    When the two best rappers oat get on the same track, it’s gonna be a great song

  25. J.... T....

    The way blend their flows and play off eachothers lyrics is nothing but greatness

  26. [.... d....

    "Don't Tempt me-THOD Maaan... here i am" is like Iverson stepping over Lue cool-alike

  27. R.... R....

    2019 thankgiving

  28. D.... ....

    Methed out. Biggie got smacked on his own track.

  29. M.... 6....

    That's that Wu Tang Beat that Rza produced👐

  30. G.... P....

    This will never not be dope

  31. l.... n....

    one of the hardest tracks ever dropped 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  32. Y.... T....

    Cold as the pole in the winter! Biggie was just sick!

  33. M.... A....

    The only man worthy of stepping into the same booth as B.I.G!

  34. A.... T....

    BRILLIANT

  35. A.... R....

    The record sound in the beat is pure classic 🔥🔥🔥

  36. T.... ....

    Classic Track. This could have been huge for Bad Boy and Wu-Tang, but I understand there was beef amongst "Mobs". But damn, this is one of my favorite collabs amongst pairs. Definitely glad to play this track on this video.

  37. S.... K....

    dont temp me....T.H.O.D. Man!!!.....lyricaly fuckin genius...

  38. C.... M....

    Who else wants a Meth & RA album over old beats.... id eat it up like good pussy.

  39. M.... ....

    "So instead of making hoes suck my dick up, I used to do stick-ups, 'cause hoes is irritating like the HICCUPS" Biggie and Method Man are legends!

  40. J.... D....

    Meth da only artist to be on BOTH a BIG and PAC album while they were both alive. PEACE.

    J.... D....

    The song that you mention was supposed to be on the dog pounds album but being that Tupac was was bailed out of jail they gave all the material to Tupac

    J.... D....

    Bone thugs n harmony !!! And they did foe the love of the money with eazy

    J.... D....

    Jordon Dill Bone Thugs had a song with both as well.


    However Meth is better than BIG and Pac as well in my opinion.

    J.... D....

    Got my mind made up

    J.... D....

    @Montiel Jesse
    Method Man is in my Top 15 but better than Big or Pac? Ehh maybe

  41. C.... ....

    Method Man beat BIG on this.

    C.... ....

    No way and i am a big tical fan, biggies flow and lyrics was off the charts on this

    C.... ....

    shawnphillips34 BIG himself re wrote his lyrics because method man was fire. There are two versions of this song.

    C.... ....

    Lol biggie rewrote his verses and still wasn’t shit compared to meth

    C.... ....

    Chase ...
    And Meth isn't even the best in Wu damn

  42. J.... Z....

    The people who dislike this song didn't Stop, look, and listened

  43. A.... M....

    How in THEEE FUCK am I just finding this song!???? TWO OF MY FAVORITES ON ONE TRACK!!??????? Yo I'm happy and mad at the same time.

  44. Q.... H....

    All Time Classic Collabo"

  45. R.... ....

    Method man spittin barzzz

  46. P.... D....

    Who’s listening in 2019

    P.... D....

    This shit is of all time

    P.... D....

    This Song got my ass for ever yo

    P.... D....

    @Oskar Ibrahimovic 2020

    P.... D....

    And 2020

  47. D.... C....

    2019??!

  48. s.... ....

    The thumbnail, little niggas eyes blinking

  49. S.... S....

    dont tempt me... T.H.O.D. Mannn

  50. F.... T....

    I Squeeze Gats

  51. C.... M....

    Meth is the only MC to ever outshine Biggie on a track...

    C.... M....

    Carey Mahoney he didn't feature anyone better than him. Meth isn't as lyrical as many Wu members.


    I'd put GZA, Deck, Ghost, Ren, and Nas in front of BIG too personally.

    Wu Tang Clan were something else.

    C.... M....

    Cappadonna is good aswell

    C.... M....

    @Syed Isamuddin big l, az, and eyedea

    C.... M....

    Are better aswell.

    C.... M....

    @Syed Isamuddin wu is.
    Actually best rap groups
    1 Wu Tang clan
    2 Jedi mind tricks
    3 juice crew
    4 the roots
    5 the firm.

  52. L.... B....

    Biggie was 50 years ahead of his time. That last verse is about as close to perfection as it gets. Meth is on another planet as well.

  53. D.... S....

    Lol. I had this on my 📟 voicemail. Knew it was fire when I first heard it.

  54. A.... B....

    " I squeeze gats til my clip is empty don't tempt me 'T.H.O.D man " idk how I just noticed that yooo

    A.... B....

    How's that for skillz?

    A.... B....

    I was right now years old when I realized it

    A.... B....

    @Gharian Price fr

    A.... B....

    🔥🔥🔥

    A.... B....

    theres an unreleased version of this song out there with a different biggie verse.
    it went "you dont want none of me, n.o.n.a.m.e" "T.H.O.D. man"

  55. 4.... _....

    Now a days you need Features too have a album. BIG only needed one 💯

  56. i.... ....

    Method Man ATE Biggie on this track. Kids don't rap like this anymore.

  57. B.... 3....

    The Baby is blinking with his eyes xD

  58. H.... G....

    So what u want nigga I got a 6 shooter and a horse named trigga

  59. D.... C....

    Hands down best hip hop song and one of the top songs of all time

  60. S.... A....

    Growing up listening to this made you a lil different. #The90s

  61. D.... G....

    Anyone here from the JBP?? Lol

  62. G.... G....

    spit on your grave and pick a charles dickens😂😂😂 - Method Man

    G.... G....

    its :spit on your grave 'then i grab' my charles dickens

  63. G.... G....

    FUCK the world ...dont ask me for SHIT 🖕🖕

  64. Z.... M....

    🔥🔥🔥meth killed this shit

  65. A.... ....

    How do you know Method Man is a badass? He’s the only featured artist on Ready to Die

    A.... ....

    @abdullah türkyılmaz He Had Some Of His Verses Written For Him....ODB Was The Less Lyrical Rapper In The Wu-Tang Clan....His Personality Was Wild Tho

    A.... ....

    @Saeed Tha PraLem I see your point. But odb only used the GZA's verses in return to 36 chambers and that was because odb's style didn't match with the wu-tang's beats. But in 36 chambers dirty version all of the verses belonged to him. GZA himself said him and odb shared rhymes a lot. It was both sided.

    A.... ....

    @abdullah türkyılmazAight💪🏿

    A.... ....

    @Syed Isamuddin Please tell me ur joking. Pac is a top tier lyricist, his rhyme scheme is slick and was so dynamic at rhyming syllables, he wasn't the entendres or punchline rapper but he did those occasionally, he was more of a poet, painting pictures, speaking real shit, so many of his bars go over ppls heads like so many lines on Against All Odds went over so many ppls heads. Metaphor wise he was dope, had great vocab, tho nas has the best imo, i swear he be rhyming different languages occasionally. Pac was good with alliterations. Pac literally has a song with almost 50 multi syllables lol. Pac had 26 syllables on Got My Mind Made Up in only 41 seconds which was the shortest verse. cmon

    A.... ....

    @Syed Isamuddin
    How in the actual fuck did you get Tupac to MC Ren? Not only is that a weird comparison its sorta foolhardy. Tupac has made 4, arguably 5 classic albums while alive, MC Ren was great in NWA but thats about as far as it gets for him, his solo career took a turn for the worst and I dont really know why. There level of wordplay is no competition either, Tupac has a way more diverse subject matter, wordplay, flow, and atttactive voice. MC Ren flows on basic ABC rhymes and his flow is incredibly average and his subject matter is usually just about killing, gangbanging, and/or fucking a bitch or hoe. Don't get me wrong MC Ren is underrated but he just isnt on the level Tupac is, not even close.

  66. S.... M....

    Biggie said niggas soft like a Twinkie filling 😂😂😂🔥

  67. L.... ....

    This is everything that I love about the East Coast. It just feels good...

  68. G.... C....

    Welcome to my centa honeys feel it deep in tha placenta whoo bars

  69. D.... C....

    West coast been wack. East coast always ahead

    D.... C....

    David Cordle then listen to Shock of the Hour album and villain in black.

    D.... C....

    Syed Isamuddin 36 chambers, any gang Starr, big L. Puts all that shit to rest. 90s west coast shit was wack af

    D.... C....

    Syed Isamuddin other than FEW Tupac songs, west coast corny as hell. Up north east coast and down south music was poppin

    D.... C....

    David Cordle so you're not even going to listen? Then you don't have the right to say jackshit bruv.

  70. J.... A....

    Alguien que hable español?. 🔥

    J.... A....

    Dime klok

  71. K.... R....

    Back in the mid 90s I used to replay this song over and over again. Some *real hip hop.* I think it was first introduction to Method Man too. This is the music that *inspired* me to rap...!!!👍🏾🎤🎧🎶🔥

  72. B.... H....

    This is a good album

  73. L.... ....

    Don't Tempt Me THOD Mannnn!!

  74. L.... ....

    A timeless classic

  75. I.... A....

    Mad beats, dope flows. Respect to Biggie Smalls and Tical. They don't come like this no more.

    I.... A....

    Syed Isamuddin no where on the level of this or anything from this era

    I.... A....

    Syed Isamuddin all of the songs u listed have nothing on any song from any wu tang solo album or this album here. Maybe king kunta that’s it

    I.... A....

    Syed Isamuddin and I like those songs

    I.... A....

    Pablo Mcclaren obviously.
    They're good but not THIS good.

    I.... A....

    Syed Isamuddin of course they are. Method ain’t even the best rapper in the clan, and that’s saying a lot

  76. S.... I....

    1:56
    This is the part when Method Man outrapped Biggie.

    Both are G.O.A.T.S

    S.... I....

    I agree 💯

    S.... I....

    Did you hear 2:15 onward??

  77. S.... I....

    Why is Method Man not in GOAT conversations?

    He outrapped Biggie on his own song.

    S.... I....

    @Syed Isamuddin also Killah priest Vinnie Paz and several others.

    S.... I....

    @Syed Isamuddin also az he murdered Nas on songs

    S.... I....

    notthis prickagain wym better rapper they both are complete monsters

    S.... I....

    marjones69 check jid

  78. A.... C....

    Who disliked this song... seriously 😅

  79. s.... ....

    what happened to the old one? it got deleted

  80. G.... W....

    Only 21k views wow you have 2 of the top 5 rappers on one song .

  81. T.... S....

    My East Coast Mount Rushmore is the following Rakim Allah, Nas, Method Man. and of course Biggie Smalls!

    T.... S....

    Turtle Sage what about..
    GZA
    RZA
    Ghost
    Kool G Rap
    AZ
    Raekwon
    Masta Killa
    ODB
    MC Ren

    T.... S....

    Syed Isamuddin wasn’t mc ren west coast ?

    T.... S....

    Joven Quan yea true but he wasn't with that east vs west bs. He knew it was fake only to gain commercial success in hiphop.

    T.... S....

    @Syed Isamuddin Mr Rushmore meaning 4 dudes. Honorable mention to Kane and KRS and Cool G Rap.

  82. S.... ....

    Yo meth 🔥 🔥🔥🔥

    S.... ....

    Spiritual kids today will never know how much of a legend meth really is 🙏

    S.... ....

    @marc giaco ur probably right

  83. B.... S....

    Damn, y’all ain’t gonna give respect to method?!?

    B.... S....

    Bigg Lucy lmao what? Biggies rhymes sound simple compared to method. Method is a better lyricist. Tired of these fools suckin ass cause they’re blind lol.

    B.... S....

    @Bigg Lucy well hey according to BIG, Meth was the better one on the track

    B.... S....

    Damn can someone not have an opinion without yall getting in your feelings 😂

    B.... S....

    https://vote.rockhall.com/ VOTE BIGGIE TO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

    B.... S....

    @Bigg Lucy biggies 1st verse was wack

  84. a.... c....

    Rest In Peace B.I.G!!! <3

  85. S.... N....

    Legends never Die.

  86. M.... S....

    BEST NOTIFICATION IVE SEEN IN A WHILE. FRANK WHITE GREATEST OF ALL TIME DIED MARCH 9TH

  87. a.... t....

    B.I.G.G.I.E

  88. I.... C....

    Ohhh shit 🔥
    R.I.P B.I.G 🎶👏❤

    I.... C....

    I love 2pac ❤ Notorious ( top Class )👋😊

  89. T.... ....

    Biggie smalls is the illist

  90. C.... S....

    25 remastered Anniversary. RIP Biggie Smalls. Best Mc Ever. Still missed and always will be.

  91. M.... J....

    RIP BIG AND......... #BRINGRAPBACK

  92. T.... C....

    Biggie op

  93. M.... G....

    2019 noticia de ultimo momento, NOTORIOUS BIG está vivo!

    M.... G....

    O se fosse verdade

  94. H.... A....

    He is live