Shut 'Em Down

Onyx, DMX

About Shut 'Em Down

"Shut 'Em Down" is a song by American hip hop group Onyx. It was released on February 3, 1998 by Def Jam and JMJ Records as the second single from Onyx's third album, Shut 'Em Down. The song featured labelmate DMX. Produced by Self, Shut 'Em Down was successful on the R&B and rap charts, peaking at 61 on the US Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and 43 on the US Hot Rap Singles. The official remix, which also appeared on the Shut 'Em Down album, featured rappers, Noreaga and Big Pun and was featured in the 2005 video game, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.  


Year:
1998
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Shut 'em down

Yo shut 'em down start the violence
We wilin' wilin' sling back his body found
Washed up on Coney Island
When I rolled up  this niggas heart slowed up
That killa froze up, when I pulled up jumped out with the pump-pump
Thirty-two shots and ducked out
So look out
Left that cat for dead his body smoked out
Cause when I fall y'all killas a kill me kid
I'm goin' all out
Lifes a bitch, f*ck it, got the gun bust it
Game play, gotta play by the rules or your own cannot be trusted
Don't try to test, abide your chest, put five inside your vest
Have you layin' with a dead rest
Shoulda known when you was lookin' in the eyes a death
And I swore forgiveness when I did this
There was not no witness but he should understand
Cause even God got a shit list

Beat downs anonymous
I spit like a shiny silver nanabus
Niggas fond of us
We the kind that rush, those that hold back
Takin' your whole stack
Grimy street cats
Niggas bald head like Kojak
Go gat for gat
Coat that
You could smoke that
Or cut black dust
Makin' your whole fuckin' stove crack
Betta know me
1-3, one and only could be never phoney in any ceremony
I'll tear you homey
Shut 'em down
Shun sees takin' your time
Makin' your mind
Got this nigga on the low
Defecatin' with rhymes
Breakin' your spine
Got you movin' from the flurry, time to worry
I'm a bury the bullshit
Feel my full clip

Shut 'em down

Hey yo I bet you this motherfuckin' double barrel will blast his face
Be on the look out for a basket case
Niggas pumped you up to watch you get beat
Had you thinkin' shits sweet
Now you up shit's creek
Cause your shits weak
How mich is your life worth to someone important
Cause I be extortin'
Kidnap for ransom is some shit you don't want to get caught in
From back in the days of Gordon
Niggas was gettin' robbed
The guy from Rikers Height stayed on his job
With his own little mob
Was it worth goin' back to the Earth so soon
Worth makin' my shit go boom
To your own doom, from the graveyards
Till there's no room
F*ck you know about a pine box
Money goin' out with nine Glocks
On top of that same nigga when they pull with they nine shots
Feel like killin' for your crew
I ain't gon' rest
It gonna take a whole lot to put up your best
Then watch your loins spill out your vest
You best get on some act your age shit
You a little kid
That run for faces
More niggas get killed like that

Mad man Sticky F-I-N-G-A-Z
The crazy cajun blazin' bullets for days and days
Grazin' amazin' I'm the glazin' ason purple hazin'
Hard to be pahsin' Lord with all this hell I'm raisin'
God of the Underground, I'm gunnin' 'em down with a thunder pound
We gonna shut 'em down
We turn shit dumb quick gun click
Lyin' in the vine
Pursed the line on your dick
In the morgue admit it dogs
I'm the Rottweiler my Glock holler
F*ck cocaine killer I sniff gun powder
So all you real willies throw your Roleys in the sky
And all the crooks rob the place outside
I'm so hype, I take your life, betta have my doe right
F*ck five mics, I don't need no mic!

Shut 'em down

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Onyx

Onyx is a banded variety of chalcedony. The colors of its bands range from white to almost every color (save some shades, such as purple or blue). Commonly, specimens of onyx contain bands of black and/or white. more »

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Written by: Earl Simmons, Edward Jr. Hinson, Fred Jr. Scruggs, Kirk Jones, Tyrone Taylor

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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11 facts about this song

Genre
"Shut 'Em Down" by Onyx falls in the genre of hardcore hip hop.
Release
The song was released on 3rd March 1998 as a part of Onyx's third album, which is also named "Shut 'Em Down."
Collaboration
The song features verses by Hip-Hop legends DMX and NORE.
Chart Performance
Despite not being released as a single, "Shut 'Em Down" peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.
Production
The track was produced by Self, a lesser-known figure in the music world at that time.
Lyrics
The song contains explicit content, with lyrics concerning street life, negativities, and the hip-hop culture of the late 90s.
Music Video
The music video for "Shut 'Em Down" was noted for its gritty simplicity, matching the hardcore aesthetic of the song.
Notability
The title track, "Shut 'Em Down", has propelled the album to be recognized as one of the defining hardcore hip hop albums from Onyx.
Ghostwriting Rumors
There were rumors that Jay Z, a prolific hip-hop artist, had ghostwritten Fredro Starr's verse in this song.
Interpretation
"Shut 'Em Down" is often interpreted as a streetwise anthem, exemplifying the toughness and perseverance of the underclass.
Impact
The song has been influential in the evolution of Eastern hardcore rap, paving the way for many artists who followed Onyx's style.

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