Down bottom de Ruff Ryders

La canción "Down Bottom" interpretada por Ruff Ryders y Juvenile es un tema que pertenece al género del rap, crunk y hip-hop. Forma parte del álbum Ryde or die compilation, vol. 1 y fue producida por el talentoso Swizz Beatz. La letra de esta canción, aunque cargada de lenguaje explícito y referencias violentas, refleja una narrativa marcada por la dureza de las calles, la lealtad a los amigos y la determinación de enfrentarse a cualquier adversidad.

En cuanto al significado de la letra, se pueden encontrar mensajes que abordan temas como la vida en los barrios, la violencia armada, el respeto entre hombres o incluso cierta bravuconería propia del género. Las menciones a disparos contra la policía ("Even done hit cops"), el desprecio a aquellos que intentan aprovecharse de uno ("I don’t care about your feed back") y la constante referencia a las armas y a los enfrentamientos callejeros crean una atmósfera cruda y directa.

Además, se destaca la colaboración entre Drag-On y Juvenile, quienes aportan distintos estilos vocales pero mantienen la cohesión en su mensaje sobre sobrevivir en entornos difíciles. La repetición del coro enfatiza la idea de demostrar quiénes son los verdaderos líderes en su mundo, los "Ruff Ryders". Por otra parte, Juvenile trae su peculiar estilo caracterizado por rimas rápidas e ingeniosas que completan el retrato urbano descrito en la canción.

En lo que respecta al contexto más amplio del rap y hip-hop estadounidense, "Down Bottom" se inscribe dentro de una tradición musical que se nutre de experiencias personales reales para crear narrativas auténticas sobre aspectos poco glamorosos pero intrínsecos a muchas comunidades urbanas marginadas. Artistas como Ruff Ryders han sabido plasmar estas realidades sin censura ni adornos artificiales.

Aunque algunas personas podrían considerar esta canción controversial por su contenido explicito y violento, es importante reconocer que forma parte de un género musical donde las letras funcionan como testimonios crudos de realidades difíciles. A través de sus rimas contundentes, Ruff Ryders y Juvenile transmiten un mensaje honesto sobre las luchas diarias de aquellos que viven en entornos adversos.

En resumen, "Down Bottom" es una canción potente que no teme adentrarse en terrenos oscuros para retratar las duras realidades urbanas desde una perspectiva auténtica e intransigente. Con raps rápidos e impactantes ritmos producidos por Swizz Beatz, este tema destaca por su capacidad para capturar la crudeza y energía propias del rap más genuino.

Drag on:

Ha ha ha
Oh damn
Now bop to this
Oh yeah
Ya'll know what this is
Flame on
Juvenile
Drag on
Flame on
And now swizz swizz beatz yeah

Verse 1
Me and my niggas done licked shots
Even done hit cops
Bet ya'll niggas can't wait till my shit drop
Treat you like your moma given' lip to pop
Nigga you don't want my paper drop
Cause that means i'm empty
And your full of it
Check what the bullet did
Missiles gonna hit you get you
Rip through tissue
Should have never rhymed this cause i miss you
I make plus cash
Ya'll little niggas can't fuck wit drag
Got the chain out
So it's bust and grab
Nigga fuck that
You better bust back
'fore ya nigga ask back where the vest at
Rock like a girl but you can't trust cash
Spit like a fire but you can't touch black
All you can do is cuss back

And read back how you bust gats
Nigga we don't need that
I don't care about your feed back
Ya'll niggas don't feed drag
Tell a motherfucker pull out
Bust a bullet out
In ya safe house
Nigga where the keys at
Nigga where the stash at
Nigga where the weed at
Nigga pass that 'fore i pull my trigger
Mater fact where the ass at
Cause i got the ruff ryders
And i aint talkin bout my niggas
Nigga we can go hoe for hoe
Toe to toe
Blow for blow
And when you fell your nose crack
That mean i broke that
I'm fittin to po-po wit a flame thrower like i told yo' befo' ya know
You can't handle it
You can put me on wax but my fire burn candles
And who that nigga ruff rydin'
Drag-on
Ya'll niggas and south siders

Chorus
(drag-on:)
Do ya'll niggas bust ya'll guns
(voices:)
Hell yeah we bust our guns
(drag-on:)
Do you fuck them 'till they cum
(voices:)
Damn right we make them cum
(drag-on:)
It's for the north
(voices:)
Head south, head east, head west
(drag-on:)
Ruff ryders gonna show ya'll niggas who rides the best

(repeat)

Verse 2
(juvenile:)
In the late night
We be cockin high givin' you stage fright
Yo' head might explode
When i bust with the lead pipe
And i say right
Juvenile hey tight
Stay hype
Now page mike and make sure he got all the yeah aight
I'm tired of niggas be thinkin that you usein' me
Runnin with them petty ass niggas lookin' like fools to me
I'm workin wit some change ha
And aint afraid to put 50 up on ya brain ha
You 'bout warin' over ya people i'm the same ha
Look i'ma have some body sayin' thats the shame game
But if them people come they aint gonna give no names ha
Playin' with the number one son don't play no games ha
Come outside don't see nothin' but camoflage and bricks
Yo' get some boys straped with (ban)danas tryin knock off yo' shit
Ya stankin' bitch
I ruff ryde your ass then
Cashin' for money
Juve aint gettin nothin'
Ha, ha, ha that shit is funny

(repat chorus 2x)

Verse 3
(drag-on:)
When my niggas get knocked we gonna bail them out
When it come to my gun my shells is out
You better get the message cause i done mailed it out
I'ma bang like a hammer and i'ma nail us out
East west the right
This for my niggas up north
My guns made in china so you better dust off
Cause when they getcha you gonna be ketchup
I always got chedder
I never ass bet ya'
And i won't even sweat ya'
We roll much larger and better
My dough is never low
But if drag is down on his last
I'ma reach in my sweater bet my baretta
Make a nigga feel heat in cold weather
Can't stand a nigga hype
Throw me his bitch
Bitch come to my shit
You betta come get her
Be like a dog with a bone i run with her
Ya'll make me so tired
Ya'll niggas still rappin' like ya'll don't know my flows fire
Ya'll aint got ya'll boots
Aint got ya'll suits probaly got a gun that aint never shoot
When they come you better hope they don't name you
Cause like two sticks rubbin' i'll flame you
Don't try to be me cause i aint you
'fore i have your spirits with the angels
My shorty keep a gun on the ankles
Wana fuck watch out she will bang you
Cause i taught her well
Ya'll players better haul to hell
But you niggas couldn't borrow a belt
Who evers wit you is gonna jail
Is you niggas bustin' guns or you aint bustin' none ha
You want to fuck'em till they cum ha
Drag-on juvenille double up what you want ha

(repeat chorus 4x)