Ice Cube closes out the Kill at Will EP sending shout outs to his Lench Mob crew, associates and contemporary rappers that were “down from day one.” The track samples the piano loop from Isaac Hayes‘ “Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic” and the drums from Melvin Bliss’ “Synthetic Substitution.”
Once again it's on, the nigga you love to hate
Ice Cube's in the motherfucking house
Yo, I wanna say what's up to the niggas from the Lench Mob
J.D., T-Bone, Shorty, Del, yo
Sir Jinx, Chill, Dazzie Dee, and K Dee, yo
And the rest of the Mobs in the house yeah
{Herd 'em up}
I wanna say what's happening to my man, Afrika Bambaataa
And the mighty Zulu Nation, yo
I gotta give a shout out to the Public Enemy
Yo, y'all motherfuckers in the house
{Who stole the soul..}
And the niggas that's handlin' business, EPMD
Yo I wanna say what's up to Uncle L, LL Cool J
The niggas from X Clan, yo
I gotta say what's up to Digital Underground and Humpty Hump
Cause he makin' more than Donald Trump, you know what I'm sayin', yo
I gotta say what's up to the niggas that's payin' dues, Low Profile
{W.C.'s in the house}
And that big ballin' ass nigga named King Tee
DJ Pooh, and the niggas that's droppin' bombs on your ass
The motherfuckin' Bomb Squad
{Eric Sadler... }
M-m-m, I gotta say what's up to Big Daddy Kane, yeah
And the Rhyme, the Rhyme syndicate yo
And to the niggas that can slang them dolls, King Sun, yo
I gotta say what's happenin' to my girl Yo Yo
She's stompin' to the motherfuckin' 90s, yeah
And the I.B.W.C
My man Mac, yeah, yo
And to the Mackaframalama motherfuckers
Don't laugh hoes, I'm down with The Afros, yo
I wanna say what's happenin' to the trigger-happy, motherfuckin' Geto Boys
{In the motherfuckin' house!}
RUN DMC and Jam Master Jay
Stetsasonic, and 'One-Time Gaffled 'Em Up', C.M.W., yo
I gotta say what's happenin' to my west coast homeboy
Ice-Motherfuckin'-T, yeah
And my man from O-town, Too $hort's in the motherfuckin' house
{Biiiiitch!}
My man from the East coast, Busy Bee, yeah
The Nigga from my block
King Ronny Ron, D-Dougs, and my man Stretch
And you know that street knowledge is givin' the punch, yeah
I gotta say what's happenin' to my manager
Pat Charbonnet, and you know she don't play
And my nigga, the only nigga {Who's that?}
Sir Jinx in the motherfuckin' house, yeah
And to all the motherfuckers I forgot
Y'all ain't did shit anyway! yo
This is dedicated to the niggas that was down from day one
Ice Cube in the motherfuckin' house
Comin' at your ass with a gangsta lean
Fall of 1990 style, you know what I'm sayin'?
{We outta here... }
Five thousand G
[Phone:]
Yo, Ice Cube man. Since you went solo, what's up with the rest of the... ? [abrupt end]
[Operator:]
If you need help, hang up and dial your operator
I Gotta Say What Up!!! was written by Ice Cube.
I Gotta Say What Up!!! was produced by Sir Jinx.
Ice Cube released I Gotta Say What Up!!! on Tue Dec 18 1990.