Raekwon - Criminology Lyrics






[Intro: Raekwon (plus sample of Tony Montana having an argument)]
"I told you a long time ago you fuckin little monkey
not to FUCK ME."
"Hey hey, who the FUCK you think you goin for huh??!"
"Who the fuck you think I am your fuckin dough-boy?"
"You wanna go to war?.... Wanna go to war, OK?"

Comin up on half a mil, we build
Get real God, taking you on another one Son
Uhh, Julio Igleasias
Makin CREAM like that nigga

[Verse One: Ghostface Killah]
Yo, first of all son, peep the arson
Many brothers I be sparkin and bustin mad light inside the dark
Call me dough snatcher, just the brother for the rapture
I handglide, holdin on strong, hard to capture
Extravagant, RZA bake the track and it's militant
Then I react, like a convict, and start killin shit
It's manifested, the Gods work like appliances
Dealin in my cypher I revolve around sciences
The 9th chamber, leave you trapped inside my hallway
You try to flee but you got smoked up by the doorway (blaow! blaow! blaow!)
No question, I send your ass back, right to the essence
Your whole frame is smothered in dirt, now how you restin
While I'll be trapped by sounds, locked behind loops
Throwin niggaz off airplanes cause +Cash Rules
Everything Around Me+ black, as you can see
Swallow this murder one verse like God Degree
Then analyze my soundtrack for satisfaction
You adapt like a flashback chain reaction

[Verse Two: Raekwon the Chef]
Just a minute son...
AK's black bust back like seventy Macs
I'm all that, street niggaz knowin my steez black
Ron G, you know he coincide with me see
Marvelous, Menace fo' Society
But anyway, let's toast, champagne thoughts with Ghost
I max the most shotguns through the nose
Phonograph hip-hop put me on top
'Lo wears, and Tommy Hil fly shit with a knot
The witty unpredictable live shit, drive by shit
Do or die shit, I'll take your lie and shit
And then you know, I'm runnin through the penal, foul
Four-toothed child was wild
The old lady snitched, but fuck it, you know it, one love kid
No I'm not doin a bid
Too much to get for what cause six niggaz got
stuck, and the nigga chain was truck
Yo fuck that, Criminology rap
Speakers stay jet black floatin in the flyest Ac'
Nigga... bring it! Yeah..

[Outro: Raekwon]
Much love go to New York City
All my Tommy Hil' ice rockin niggaz





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  1. 1.... ....

    Gresilda Dr. Bird brung me here.

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    Raekwon NYC 💯

  3. S.... H....

    Yo, first of all son, peep the arson Many brothers I be sparkin' and bustin' mad light inside the dark Call me dough snatcher, just the brother for the rapture I hand glide, holdin' on strong, hard to capture Extravagant, RZA bake the track and it's militant Then I react, like a convict, and start killin' shit It's manifested, the Gods work like appliances Dealin' in my cypher I revolve around sciences The 9th chamber, leave you trapped inside my hallway You try to flee but you got smoked up by the doorway (blaow! blaow! blaow!) No question, I send your ass back, right to the essence Your whole frame is smothered in dirt, now how you restin' While I'll be trapped by sounds, locked behind loops Throwin' niggas off airplanes cause Cash Rules Everything Around Me black, as you can see Swallow this murder one verse like God Degree Then analyze my soundtrack for satisfaction You adapt like a flashback chain reaction

  4. S.... p....

    2020 🔥

  5. o.... ....

    RZA, Metro Boomin & Kanye West top 3 producers of ALL TIME

  6. L.... M....

    Straight goosbumps when the beat started🥶

  7. T.... ....

    That beat is so sinister

  8. A.... A....

    One of my all time favourite songs right here..everything's on point. Fucking love it

  9. B.... R....

    This beat is one of a kind

  10. t.... ....

    RZA's run from '93 to '95 as impressive as Stevie Wonder from 72'-'76.

  11. K.... W....

    Crazy the beef these two had ... And they made the most 🔥 songs together throughout the whole 👐U #Facts

  12. S.... R....

    Sounds like Wu Tang Clans.
    R.I.P. Tony Montana.

  13. W.... P....

    Africa says yo...nov 28 2019.

  14. N.... A....

    Greatest Album of All Time period. No filers, innovative and creative

  15. S.... 1....

    I'm old school, On a Saturday morning or early afternoon this CD is in my CD Jukebox playing straight through while I'm cleaning my House, cars and yardwork on repeat.

    S.... 1....

    Still sounds as fresh and new as back when it first came out.... that's how you know a song is a classic .

  16. J.... H....

    One of the best albums ever

  17. w.... u....

    Much love go to New York City. All my Tommy Hil ice rockin niggas.

  18. M.... B....

    best rap ever, and ever, and ever, and ever, and ever, and ever, and ever........
    i love the real rap, for ever, and ever....... GOOD NIGHT......

  19. R.... H....

    2020 still 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

  20. T.... ....

    One of the best rap songs ever made !

  21. D.... N....

    Perfect intro for this insane track!!!

  22. L.... C....

    🔫🔫🔫🔫

  23. M.... B....

    best killer rap. ever!!!

  24. A.... ....

    Remix based on the American Saga Intro theme you gotta listen!!!!! https://soundcloud.com/calipan/raekwon-feat-ghostface-killah-criminologyrockaway-ave-remix

  25. s.... M....

    this is the craziest duo in life. goes WAY harder than Tyler and earl AND DUDLY BOYZ

  26. W.... B....

    2019 and Beyond!!!

  27. T.... B....

    Purple Tape !

  28. J.... M....

    The Chef!!!

  29. M.... V....

    43 thumbs down comes from fags that listen to rappers that start with LiL

  30. E.... P....

    43 People weren't built for Cuba Lynx🤷🏾‍♂️

    E.... P....

    Enrico Palazzo make it 48

  31. R.... ....

    I always wanted to play this shit on drums. That beat went hard.

  32. M.... S....

    WU fuken TANG

  33. A.... P....

    That ghost verse tho...... 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  34. G.... M....

    They should have had cappadona on here just to make the song longer

  35. T.... ....

    I guess I'm the only one here from wu tang american saga?

    T.... ....

    I was trying to figure out what song was that beat from. For real Bobby wasn't lying this beat was meant for Sha

    T.... ....

    @Juan Cabrera facts ghost burned it too

    T.... ....

    Tre u didn't hear this before?

    Interesting. I'm tryna put ppl on the show too

    T.... ....

    @Syed Isamuddin oh no I been listening to it for years lol. I just heard it on American Saga and went back

  36. S.... I....

    Imagine going to a real dark alley and hearing this.


    Imma do that just for a prank. Don't tell anyone.

  37. B.... T....

    Ghost is ferocious on this and Guillotine

  38. j.... j....

    Be FRFR who shot up a corner playing this SHYT

  39. M.... B....

    Ghostface murdered every track he was featured on off this classic album

    M.... B....

    Ghost was no joke

    M.... B....

    Ghost verse on this gotta be the hardest verse of all time

    M.... B....

    He single handedly carried the album low key rae is nice but his style is one one demention no diss he still a legend but if not for ghost this album would have not existed in my opinion

    M.... B....

    I can't lie, Ghost's wordplay can't be topped but I always felt Rae's energy on some street shit. Like he was really doing the shit he rapped about. I always compared his early style to Mike Tyson. Notice how Rae rarely waited for the beat to drop, he just rushed in throwing haymakers

  40. T.... B....

    My favorite. Simple! Love the Clan. Named my son Raekwon, he is now 24. 90"s that rap era! TY Wu-tang

  41. G.... O....

    Wu Tang is like Guardiola's Barcelona, a team of pure homegrown talent, the only question is, who is Messi? I say RZA on production

    G.... O....

    If it was Maradona, I'd say its ODB

  42. S.... K....

    FACE DEM NIGGAS SON!!!

  43. K.... K....

    Damn, imagine they would drop an album like that one nowadays. Just a dream...

  44. A.... M....

    Heat rock

  45. H.... R....

    The Definition of a CLASSIC #ThePurpleTape 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎤

  46. j.... j....

    Str8 STREET HOP

  47. V.... ....

    If you disliked this your moms on her knees right now taking shots to her face

  48. M.... 2....

    The 37 ppl dislike this joint kill urself

  49. T.... J....

    😵Hypnotized like a mafucka when I first heard this at 14 around '94 or '95. Kept rewinding the beat at the end and thinking "Damn the Wu-Tang Clan is INCREDIBLE!!!"

    T.... J....

    im a big time rock fan but 36 chambers and bunch of early solo albums are still to this very day listen to the whole album records, like tical 2000,underneath the surface etc, man i miss being a junior high kid back in 95

    T.... J....

    So did I!!! This beat is dirty AF and clean as hell

    T.... J....

    Im with you. 16 and was hypnotized. Music will never be as good as this.

  50. C.... C....

    No I'm not doing a bid!!

  51. C.... C....

    These guys sound like criminals

    C.... C....

    What is the meaning of crime? Is it Criminals Robbing Innocent Motherfuckers Everytime?

    C.... C....

    Haskel45 I Gotcha Back

  52. A.... A....

    Gift to hip hop

  53. A.... H....

    Julio Iglesias

    A.... H....

    Makin cream like that nigga

    A.... H....

    Hahahaha idk why i found that funny...sucha random plug in by rae

  54. R.... R....

    what kind of mind set we you have to be to produce beats like this? damn!

    R.... R....

    Competition breeds excellence. Premier, Pete Rock, Havoc, EZ EL Pee. The list goes on and on and on......people think rappers were the only ones going head to head but behind the boards DJ's was looking to take heads by the productions.

    R.... R....

    One on PCP...SOME OF HIS BEST WORK WAS CREATED UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANGEL DUST...RAE JUST SAID "SHOT GUNS THRU THE NOSE"....TOOK ME BACK TO GOOD TIMES!!! CLASSIC NO DOUBT

    R.... R....

    @SuperCushcush Steele sharpens Steele😑 The Specialist 😎

    R.... R....

    Singing Swords of Virtue🙄SpitFire Specifics, precise on the points 😉with profound pressure

    R.... R....

    I been asking that same question for years

  55. x.... ....

    #JulioInglesias

  56. R.... S....

    34 People weren't built for Cuban Linx

    R.... S....

    Now it's the opposite

    R.... S....

    They listen to rappers that names start with LiL

    R.... S....

    @Michael Varela a truer comment has never been said

  57. O.... H....

    Man wu tang liked watching a lot of karate movies

  58. J.... A....

    A hot summer back in '95, time to go back to school. One more year to go kid! Damn the memories...

  59. n.... m....

    Ghosts flow and verse was out of control

  60. a.... r....

    One of my favorite hip hop CD

  61. K.... P....

    Urbanmediatoday.com tune in. Keith Platt jr sports talk radio🏈🎧🏀💪💯

  62. S.... s....

    The could’ve fit at least 2 more verses on this track 😑

    S.... s....

    Wasn't needed straight to the point and done #Facts

  63. L.... V....

    The pizza man Francisco Jesus ANDRADE ANDRASON ANDROID
    Platoon3098

    Frankie white castle from the Bronx Frank Rizzle Frank Moses Francisco Jesus 13 Luemenence 13Lui the13 Friday the 13th Jason bojis JASON BORN born sapremisy the expirament done to the people by the white sapremisy them n the masons they are terrified of the number 13th skull n12 disciple I'm the return it's judgement day study 21st century please examine the system there's the problem study

    SKULL AND BONES OF JESUS CHRIST 13. 999 JESUS starships I come with the GOD valosity MATRIX MARINE MESSIAH the one that set the devil on FIRE JESUS BLUE FLAME eternal tarestial the breath of life CPR Cuban power robbery

  64. K.... P....

    Classic. Dat scarface intro at da beginning is Bananas!🏆💯

    K.... P....

    "Who the Fuck you ThINK you're talkin to huh? You wanna go to war with me?"
    Classic.

    K.... P....

    Yeah. RZA caught that sample crazy. I had to go watch the movie again. 😆

    K.... P....

    K Platt Jr.
    Word but when the outro hits and then the beat just lingers on so you can appreciate it even more.

  65. C.... M....

    Best instro all time

  66. S.... A....

    The old lady snitched, but fuck it, one love kid, no I’m not doing a bid! Sneakers stay jet black, floating in the flyest Ac’!

  67. D.... C....

    classic.

  68. T.... g....

    song is fucking sicks straight fire. You will never hear shit like this again bar after bar
    #riprap

  69. G.... L....

    What happened to the industry.... it's bittersweet coming back to these.

  70. P.... S....

    This album and Ironman had the best production i think from the wu solo joints.

    P.... S....

    P. Swizzy Imo this album is equal with Liquid Swords and Ironman slightly lower

    P.... S....

    The purple tape will stay epic

    P.... S....

    Supreme Clientele had great beats too

    P.... S....

    Liquid Swords!

  71. L.... D....

    The best hands down

  72. S.... L....

    "I TOLD YOU A *LONG* TIME AGO..."

    S.... L....

    👍🏽😭😭

    S.... L....

    NOT TO FUCK WITH ME

    S.... L....

    Lord Skeletor LML

    S.... L....

    My nigga got the ill name Lord Skeletor

    S.... L....

    @Mars Bars The one and only Lord all the rest are phony niggas

  73. R.... M....

    Has anybody ever heard a remix to this with Gza on it

  74. S.... N....

    Blessed to jam back when no youtube.

  75. D.... O....

    I always felt like at 2:57 the beat gets knifed and bleeds out for the rest of the track. Maybe it's just in my head but that shit's genius.

    D.... O....

    Nope. I heard it too

    D.... O....

    Derick Ofodirinwa always wondered why they left so must instrumental on this track. Could got atleast 2 more verses

    D.... O....

    @Dutch3k5 Sherm bluntz

    D.... O....

    @Dutch3k5 watch his ted talk. Splains it.

    D.... O....

    @Dutch3k5 Angel Dust count?

  76. T.... ....

    16 mumble rap fans and 6 drunk niggas

  77. W.... H....

    i couldn't believe i was hearing a beat like this i was stuck

    W.... H....

    WORD. I GET GOOSEBUMPS EVERY TIME I HEAR.

  78. J.... A....

    Was ghost face trying to imply that he was Spiderman?

  79. A.... W....

    This album brought a whole new vocabulary to the game listen to it

    A.... W....

    Leon Anderson ye. But now listen to K Rino - Sleeping On Train Tracks.

    K Rino should actually be first

    A.... W....

    Syed Isamuddin He deserves to be top 5 mos def... him too

    A.... W....

    Leon Anderson ye. But he has the largest discog in all of rap dude. He can't not be first. Just my opinion

    A.... W....

    Syed Isamuddin Discography doesn’t mean shit for that website bro, they take the first 2500 words or close to that so the amount of work an artist has done is irrelevant

    A.... W....

    Syed Isamuddin There are rappers more lyrical than him anyway

  80. t.... s....

    Still one of rza's hardest beats. This shit bangs!!

  81. s.... ....

    Only dude I ever seen cooking coke on an album cover.

    s.... ....

    The original cover of Master P Ghetto D had a basehead hitting a crackbong but they censored it later

    s.... ....

    Never understood the cover...i dont see shit lol

  82. s.... ....

    Classic !!!

  83. B.... B....

    2018 still bumping!! fuck all this new kit Kat bar shit

  84. b.... l....

    Perfect...

  85. j.... a....

    Im still listening to this album

    j.... a....

    no shit pal, that's how your in the comments of this album...

  86. N.... H....

    Goddamn, that break is so perfect. Chills.

  87. N.... V....

    ICYTWAT does a cool flip of this on "Council Christmas"

  88. C.... H....

    对接对接汗水小屋资金不足弹劾汗水小屋对接弹劾

  89. O.... F....

    Rip Tony Montana...

  90. O.... H....

    Daaamn them wu tang dudes came out with some dope shit

  91. N.... ....

    shit, SME took down the one and only music video version for the track

  92. L.... D....

    Dosent get any better than this

  93. S.... ....

    Ghost face killa

  94. F.... y....

    Hard as Fuk

  95. T.... W....

    Ghostface is the G.O.A.T

    T.... W....

    Élève de Batman Fitness fuck ghostface niggaz trash

    T.... W....

    nomar manuel-munoz flow doesn’t make you top 10.

    T.... W....

    Peep da arson

    T.... W....

    Don Cattaneo In your opinion, it’s all opinion based with anything so who are you to say?

  96. b.... ....

    3 people ain't ready 4 the rapture