AZ - Uncut Raw Lyrics






No need for Lato's, pure straight out Bolivia
Peru, uncut baby, what?

Life is a struggle, that's why niggas I know stay on the juggle
Some hustle to double, others hug you to mug you
Poverty-stricken, they even turn a church kid into stickin
It seems sickenin, but what? Whatever makes the pockets thickin
Fuck police and no remorse for the beasts
that's lost on the streets, that pistol whip a priest for a crosspiece
Some lost sheep, runnin thru strips, thinkin of top dealers
Fillin Tek clips, wit 'cop killers' that could stop gorillas
Shovin a stubnose in buttholes, I'm nutso
skitzo, clepto, killin shit up throughout the metro
My thug essence will always keep me plugged with drug investments
Sketch my reference, takin papers considered preference
And violations will lead to kidnappin, decapitation
So what you're facin, is realism that's in activation
Livin off land with five honeys playin my hand
Me and fam, sippin off Guinness stout and eatin clams
It's all part of plans, a vet chillin in Tamps, West and Stans
Outta state connect, slugs, sex, drugs and grands

[Hook:]
What? For my Height niggas (Uncut)
Trife niggas (Raw), 25-to-life niggas

This is as, pure as opium, purified for street players to open em
space, like three els laced with coke in em
Shots awoken em, fake uniform takes the portion of
six trips, to young clips and killers coachin em
However though, fake ass niggas'll never know
Cos my method's perfected, I'm movin sceptic and never show
I'm soon to blow, stack doe, lay on the low
While I'm sippin Cristal, I mess with Long Island and Moe
A part of nature, me wan' acres in Jamaica
Puffin exotic trees without seeds rolled up in leaf paper
So exhale, cos if I don't live to tell
then fuck it, if well, I'll see the rest of y'all niggas in hell

[Hook]

So all my good fellas, heroin, coke and weed sellers
What the fuck cats can tell us if they ain't got bread to bail us?
Happy to survive, I haven't seen it all, Peter pay Paul
From the connivers to the livest, they crack fool
It's all war, the streets are filled up with guns galore
Plenty young for war, gettin their minds flunked and sore
Yo dun, cock the 4.....

Motherfuckers think we're playin, back em down
Holdin niggas for high stitches, what? What?





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  1. V.... V....

    Best rapper.

  2. J.... H....

    He went HAM on this.

  3. r.... ....

    Shiittttttttzzzzz

  4. C.... S....

    Stank face through the whole song

  5. A.... G....

    That flow is something else. AZ is a rap prophet

  6. E.... K....

    I think this should be explained and taught in schools

  7. T.... L....

    And California

  8. T.... L....

    Here in this place and state.,

  9. D.... W....

    "Fuck police aient no Love 4 da beast"... Let these words reverberate throughout the universe and manifest as real shit to the beast. FUCK NYPD.

  10. T.... C....

    All I can say is I've been looking for this song for over a decade and it is still one of the best rap lyrics to me I miss him truly his style it brought tears to to my eyes to find this again brings me back to some of the happiest and realest momest in my life thank you AZ for this

  11. t.... ....

    This shit right here. Verse 2... amazing!

  12. H.... ....

    2019 still here.. take notes kids.. Classic!!!! ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

  13. 8.... ....

    He up there wit BIG! Every line just goes! Classic album.. ‘95 - ‘97 the short lived “mafioso Rap” biggie,Jayz,Nas,Raekwon & AZ

    8.... ....

    88ntil I might have to add Foxy to that mafioso list’

  14. Z.... Z....

    The bell is awesome!!

  15. Z.... P....

    No need for lactose....

  16. n.... m....

    First and foremost his voice is just mad unique makes everything he says sound ill....

    Then his rhyming and how he flows...dudes butter

  17. R.... A....

    Music without meaning we respect the beloved Bolivia remove this inappropriate YouTube music the country of Bolivia is not what paints its infamous lyrics if you want to make music do not use a sublime country where you had to face only countless battles over its legitimacy as territory we do not admit such insult I hope this offensive music is removed from the spaces of youtube "before making music report better on a country" singing from a microphone does not make it worth mentioning a country so beautiful!

  18. R.... A....

    Music without meaning we respect the beloved Bolivia remove this inappropriate YouTube music the country of Bolivia is not what paints its infamous lyrics if you want to make music do not use a sublime country where you had to face only countless battles over its legitimacy as territory we do not admit such insult I hope this offensive music is removed from the spaces of youtube "before making music report better on a country" singing from a microphone does not make it worth mentioning a country so beautiful!

  19. H.... P....

    *Kool G Rap* needs his flow back.

  20. A.... P....

    Happy bday AZ

  21. W.... B....

    Uncut Raw Lyrics:

    No need for Lato's, pure straight out Bolivia
    Peru, uncut baby, what?

    Life is a struggle, that's why niggas I know stay on the juggle
    Some hustle to double, others hug you to mug you
    Poverty-stricken, they even turn a church kid into stickin
    It seems sickenin, but what? Whatever makes the pockets thickin
    Fuck police and no remorse for the beasts
    that's lost on the streets, that pistol whip a priest for a crosspiece
    Some lost sheep, runnin thru strips, thinkin of top dealers
    Fillin Tek clips, wit 'cop killers' that could stop gorillas
    Shovin a stubnose in buttholes, I'm nutso
    skitzo, clepto, killin shit up throughout the metro
    My thug essence will always keep me plugged with drug investments
    Sketch my reference, takin papers considered preference
    And violations will lead to kidnappin, decapitation
    So what you're facin, is realism that's in activation
    Livin off land with five honeys playin my hand
    Me and fam, sippin off Guinness stout and eatin clams
    It's all part of plans, a vet chillin in Tamps, West and Stans
    Outta state connect, slugs, sex, drugs and grands

    [Hook:]
    What? For my Height niggas (Uncut)
    Trife niggas (Raw), 25-to-life niggas

    This is as, pure as opium, purified for street players to open em
    space, like three els laced with coke in em
    Shots awoken em, fake uniform takes the portion of
    six trips, to young clips and killers coachin em
    However though, fake ass niggas'll never know
    Cos my method's perfected, I'm movin sceptic and never show
    I'm soon to blow, stack doe, lay on the low
    While I'm sippin Cristal, I mess with Long Island and Moe
    A part of nature, me wan' acres in Jamaica
    Puffin exotic trees without seeds rolled up in leaf paper
    So exhale, cos if I don't live to tell
    then fuck it, if well, I'll see the rest of y'all niggas in hell

    [Hook]

    So all my good fellas, heroin, coke and weed sellers
    What the fuck cats can tell us if they ain't got bread to bail us?
    Happy to survive, I haven't seen it all, Peter pay Paul
    From the connivers to the livest, they crack fool
    It's all war, the streets are filled up with guns galore
    Plenty young for war, gettin their minds flunked and sore
    Yo dun, cock the 4.....

    Motherfuckers think we're playin, back em down
    Holdin niggas for high stitches, what? What?

  22. S.... S....

    Still 🔥

  23. A.... M....

    this right here was what I listened to B4 every game

  24. T.... J....

    😏😎"Uncut Raw" was WAY ahead of it's time in terms of relevance and AZ's lyricism and delivery and sound's better than a lot of the bullshit that's out now. Ever since I was 14, 1:01 to 1:12 stayed on rewind until I mastered that whole line in memory. AZ is DEFINITELY one of the best to ever grace a microphone in the legacy of hip-hop music!

  25. A.... L....

    Love you keep that super flow

  26. e.... m....

    Damn This Guy Should've Joined Wu-Tang Clan He Would've Been The Missing Peace Of The Group.

  27. R.... O....

    PERÚ 🇵🇪 BIEN MI NERO..

  28. z.... ....

    so fucking underrated it's not funny

  29. S.... S....

    That beat though!🖒

  30. W.... G....

    INCREDIBLE SOUL MUSIC.

  31. s.... S....

    Uncut babe!!!!

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

    from The Heights to The East !
    AZ, nigga ! cheah

  33. �.... ....

    The album that inspired Eminem infinite FLOW And Voice

  34. A.... ....

    Beat n lyrics is fuckin flames!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  35. J.... S....

    Yo A thanks for not adding the lactose!!!

  36. T.... E....

    🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

  37. N.... W....

    My man...forgot bout this

  38. D.... f....

    Who's listening in 2018 Because this new shit is wack?

  39. B.... T....

    Everybody on this thread appreciates real rap! Nuffsaid👊🏾

  40. o.... k....

    Approachin the strip young cliques with killers coachin em

    o.... k....

    oroshi karasu
    This is hash pure as opium, purify 3 players to open'em spaced like 3 L's (weed) laced with coc "n" em shots awoken him fake uniform Jakes (cops) approach n em six strips (blocks) of young cliques wit killas coach n em

  41. O.... H....

    This song is dope

  42. O.... H....

    This was his best album

  43. D.... L....

    41 Dummies GTFOH lmao

  44. M.... P....

    Pure 90’s pure hip hop.

  45. W.... M....

    this track will murder you

  46. M.... E....

    This will 4ever b fire

  47. N.... G....

    Too rawww

  48. t.... ....

    "Life is a struggle, that's why niggas I know stay on the juggle, Some hustle to double, others hug you to mug you, Poverty-stricken, they even turn a church kid into stickin It seems sickenin, but what? Whatever makes the pockets thickin, fuck police and no remorse for the beasts that's lost on the streets, that pistol whip a priest for a crosspiece" Just on pure performance AZ was one of the best rappers ever on this album.

  49. A.... L....

    AZ put NAS on. No disrespect AZ was to cold, he killed tracks....

    A.... L....

    Aubert LEE Sr lol Naz put AZ on illmatic

    A.... L....

    @Kungfu Kenny Facts... smh the shit people be posting

  50. D.... R....

    Hardest Intro ever!!

  51. L.... H....

    I love this album

  52. E.... T....

    Life is a struggle...

  53. S.... E....

    Rae + Ghost+ Nas+ AZ had everybody visualizing about that $$$$$

    S.... E....

    True that

  54. S.... S....

    living off with 5 honeys playing my hand, me and fam sipping on Guinness stouts and eating clams..tight

    S.... S....

    Shiggy Shi living off land, with five funnies playing my hand

  55. H.... ....

    Wish this was the stuff that was pumping today.

    H.... ....

    It is kid in my crib n whip all the time👌🏻

  56. S.... W....

    one of the most underrated rappers of all time..!!!

  57. c.... ....

    Perfect title for this song. AZ was a pitbull on this shit.

  58. W.... u....

    Pure crank

  59. B.... M....

    kids .. This is hardcore ny hip hop

  60. F.... S....

    no time to breath

  61. N.... E....

    he actually is the real one who got locked an NAS became the new look. Jay Z ran with his imagery and some of his style m he they daddy

    N.... E....

    NINE ETHER BIG L WAS THE FN MAN.. R.I.P.. SHAWN PRICE AKA BIG RUCK FROM H/S ✌️✌️

    N.... E....

    No. Jay Z didn't take anything from AZ

    N.... E....

    Lol he father ..he they daddy, SMH bol

    N.... E....

    Son says he sonned them

  62. B.... K....

    the industry shoulda recognized A.Z. as the g.o.a.t two decades ago. The way I still hear it, nothing's rivalled him since.

    B.... K....

    Vincent Pruitt I personally think rakim and bdk are untouchable

    B.... K....

    Kool G Rap and Pharoahe Monch would like a word with you .....

  63. j.... ....

    AZ is top 10 all-time. Fuck it.

    j.... ....

    +Tyler Krym Dude is phenomenal.

    j.... ....

    Yup only the real know. It's a shame he never blew up like Nas. Might just have the dopest flow in rap history

    j.... ....

    +Tyler Krym Yeah, we all thought he'd be as big as NaS, after his Life's A Bitch verse.

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

    The most underrated rapper of all time hands down imo. AZ!

    K.... P....

    agree !!!!!

    K.... P....

    hell mofuckin' yeah

    K.... P....

    Not saying I don't agree with but what about big L

    K.... P....

    The best that ever did it

  65. i.... C....

    This is as pure as opium purified for street players to open them spaced like three L's laced with cocaine in em, shots awoken em fake uniform Jake approaches them, sick trips with young clicks and killers coaching them, however though, fake ass niggaz will never know cuz my methods perfected on moving skeptics and never show, i'm soon to blow, stack dough lay on the low, while I'm sipping Crystal I'm mixing Long Island and Mo, A part of nature me want acres in Jamaica, puffin exotic trees without seeds rolled up in leave paper, so exhale cause if I don't live to tell then fuck it farewell I'll see the rest of y'all niggas in hell...

    i.... C....

    Lol he kilt it man

    i.... C....

    iLL Clicks that line took me back to raekwons flow Az is ill with his wordplay

    i.... C....

    2nd verse favorite in this song

  66. W.... H....

    Hold up, this video been on here for 8 years and only has 213K views? Example #1 why music is fuckin terrible

    W.... H....

    @Real Early​ Damn man what you've stated made me weary on the real. Yeah Cozz dropped Two Dope projects that you know what I can't even type no more man I'm angry at these finnicky rap fans man. The type of fans that'll say Joe Budden is irrelevent and Drake shouldn't respond to his disses. But truth is Competition makes Rap interesting Nas proved it Jadakiss proved it Kendrick proved it Pusha T etc.... Yo I salute you for recognising the real Rap Music discussions are better with more folks like you and less folks that eat up that trap shit which is cool in Strip Clubs and Parties but damn I want more Boom Bap Deep Poetical Street Hop to even out the balance like it once did.....

    W.... H....

    Whoa hold up, buddens came at drake? When did it come out? I gotta look it up asap. But you're absolutely right. Competition was the greatest thing that ever happened in hip hop because it had the same effect that having a free enterprise economy has. When there's competition, the best product is the one that sells more and becomes the most popular and the lesser products fold and don't exist anymore. It's the exact same thing as the golden age of hip hop from like 96/97-03/04 and the shit was still good for the most part until probably around 07. I feel you on the rap stuff that's mostly carried by the beats cus most of it, the lyrical content is straight booty, it has its place and time where that shits what is right for that moment. But it's not artistic and doesn't take any skill besides the producer and we didn't come for the producer, even though I got mad love for some of em cus they make it music, especially the legends, if they weren't there it would just be poetry which is cool but that's not what I wanna listen to when I'm cooling in the wheel or chillin wit my people or whatever. And I agree wit your last part too. It's gonna take people like us making our voices heard and letting it be known that the core audience of this art form can't stand the weak shit that's coming out and maybe the next kid who's got the talent but only sees and hears that wackness, will know that there's still room for the real shit for him to be successful and fully tap into his potential and become the next AZ or become whoever he is and be talked about in the same breath as the legends. Much respect my dude cus this is no doubt the type of conversation that needs to be goin on around this country to bring it back or maybe it doesn't need to go back but move forward and progress and maybe become something bigger and better than the golden age shit but the focus needs to be on the artist and lyrical content and conceptual songs and all the moving parts and all the factors that go into it that made it great

    W.... H....

    @Real Early 😄 Yeah man I'm sure you've probably peeped the four tracks of Joe Budden annihilating Drake. Or The other track "Eye Witness" with Mickey Factz and Dylyt going at Joe over a Banging Ass Nottz beat. You're intelligible on the topic of Dope Rap Music, any input you have holds weight which is a plus. Nowadays. So I gotta ask what are your thoughts on Budden getting at Drake and Drake responding with his Verse on French Montana No Shopping Track? If you've heard them of course...

  67. M.... ....

    I used to listen to this when I counted my stacks

  68. a.... ....

    cannot get more real

    a.... ....

    This shit hard....

  69. H.... J....

    Lyrical exercise. AZ was too raw kid.

  70. F.... H....

    The God MC.... sorry Rakim

    F.... H....

    +Felix Hurtig L

    F.... H....

    +Dub Snake L

    F.... H....

    @Alejandro De La Torre llllllllllllllllllll

    F.... H....

    No ones touching Rakim AZ is top 10 tho

    F.... H....

    I'm witchu kid

  71. P.... A....

    " shoving the snub nose in buttholes im nuts tho "... this song lives up to its name uncut raw .... talk about writing a song about where you come from and this beat is sick  they def don't make em like the used too

    P.... A....

    He said "nutso, schizo, klepto"

  72. K.... M....

    GOD DAMN

    like its 2016 now, still gettin hype from this track

  73. M.... ....

    I'm a white boy and i bang this gangsta shit.

  74. S.... A....

    DO OR DIE >>ILLMATIC

    S.... A....

    @HipHopR&BLover Jon Uncut Raw. Gotta be the most beautiful lyrically/wordplay precise song. In Hip Hop history. It's like you get so caught up in dude rhymes. He spits so many bars in one flow. You be like that was only the first verse??? Lol

    S.... A....

    +HipHopR&BLover Jon You're bugging I respect your opinion cause you Rock with AZ. Him and Nas are A alikes so in truth you can't place one above the other....

    S.... A....

    to me n a couple friends this was part 2 a illmatic

    S.... A....

    HipHopR&BLover Jon Pete Rock produced 2 track on doe or die

    S.... A....

    Son.... put the pipe down and back away from the hard white slowly..

  75. F.... ....

    My favorite track of the whole album.

    F.... ....

    FuckingHateTwilight Lmao my eagles world champs after 50 plus years😂

    F.... ....

    FuckingHateTwilight same here G

    F.... ....

    Eugene Blyther His flow on this one is smooth and dark as hell. One of the best and most underrated imo

    F.... ....

    Ty Justo I agree bro this is smooth something you can play over and over nd not get tired of it Az should be bigger then he is

  76. B.... S....

    My dream album is Big L and AZ

    B.... S....

    shit me too

  77. s.... ....

    Pure, straight outta Bolivia

  78. B.... M....

    How could you thumbs down this? Go bang yr fake shit and stay out my face. Weak call

    B.... M....

    +Brian Miller Well. If some people say "subscribe to my channel!" or "download this" then I instantly dislike.

    B.... M....

    @***** Yeah. I know. Just answering the question "How could you thumbs down this? Go bang yr fake shit and stay out my face. Weak call ". If some nas video(same level) has some like "pls subscribe to my channel" then I would dislike that.

    B.... M....

    @***** K. 

  79. 1.... G....

    ill pistol whip a priest for a cross piece

    1.... G....

    1521 Glez cwoss 😛

    1.... G....

    1521 Glez I just commented that 🤣

  80. T.... M....

    one of the best rap songs of the 90s

  81. C.... R....

    As I descend from the heavens and defend number seven, my mind bends for the leverage with no excessive, a man must get rid of his possessives, to find the true meaning of his soul, not the gleaming of the gold, your rap style is seemingly controlled..I'm the pawn that made it across the board Praise the Lord HE's my sword

    C.... R....

    Chanc' Register whack but ill attack your slack rhymes it's a design with no defined fact your lines are bad and it lacks the time of the act in crime.

  82. T.... ....

    Classic

    T.... ....

    Az sounds like he ghosts write for Nazir

    T.... ....

    I fucks with doe or die since it was on cassette tape and illmatic when I lived in NYC mount Vernon, ossning, Harlem, Yonkers
    .

  83. L.... T....

    AZ albums....money well spent

  84. J.... D....

    My pops was always playing AZ, G Rap, Rakim, Kool Moe Dee, Big L, Nas, etc. Thank God he did, I might have been bumping Tunechie or other garbage ass gimmicky rappers in my generation. Dem Niggas put hip-hop to shame. I'm 15.

    J.... D....

    @Neu tral Kendrick lamar is dope fuck you saying the dude hs two classics 

    J.... D....

    +Keyser Soeze as a listener of dope music 89 thru 2003 Kendrick Lamar is dope man...the rest is trash he woulda been with qtip and all the native tongues clique

    J.... D....

    tbh i like listening to both 90s music and lil wayne drake etc. because i like the genre as a whole

    J.... D....

    @Nicholas Mohan that's cool bro... aint nothing wrong with listening to wayne or drake tbh... I don't listen to either of them really aprt from the old wayne but some people act is if drake is trash... drake aint no lupe or nothing but if you just want some chilled out r&b/ rap then drake is your guy I honestly respect drake a lot even tho I don't really like his music I like how orginal his content is at the very least

    J.... D....

    SYNCERE1221 totally...I’ve always thought that he could be Q Tips lil’ brother or son

  85. M.... B....

    CLASSIC.

  86. A.... D....

    The name for this song should've been Uncut Awesomeness, because it is!

  87. L.... M....

    The force is strong with this one. One could even argue that AZ has a computer that tells him how to rhyme with incredible precision. I mean, come on, how can you not notice how much skill it takes to have his timing and consistency with lines. AZ truly shows his mastery of the Rubik's cube rhyme pattern here.  

    L.... M....

    I definitely feel where you're coming from, I couldn't put it any better myself. 9.8/10 comment, just need a laugh in there and it's a perfect 10

    L.... M....

    Leopold Martinez Facts! 💯

    L.... M....

    AZ is so mathematical

    L.... M....

    Yes you are correct,, correct, precise compute

  88. N.... S....

    CHEK MY VIDS

  89. A.... C....

    Easily one of AZ's best songs

  90. N.... O....

    The problem is that they have to ask. AZ didn't get the exposure he deserved

  91. A.... ....

    dat nigga AZ wnet in on the second verse for real.

  92. h.... ....

    I think AZ has the best flow. Its steady and rapid, but at the same time lyrical. It sucks that I have to grow up in a shitty generation im 17.

    h.... ....

    hugldkrikdsn it’s all g my guy. As long as you’re learning and growing. I was born in ‘81 so I had the pleasure of living through this era, and it’s unadulterated 90s Hip-Hop. As a 90s kid, ‘92-‘96 was MY golden era. Wish I was old enough to grow up in the true golden era of ‘86-‘91.

    h.... ....

    I'm 15 not everyone is retarded in this era

    h.... ....

    @Jonathan Keene it's possible I was 15 when this album came out

  93. J.... P....

    Az on Nas Level
    Best Az songs- Sugar hill, the format, the come up, Uncut raw,
    Affirmative action, and lifes a bitch

    J.... P....

    Rather Unique
    Your World Don't Stop
    Gimme Yours
    Sugar Hill
    Sosa
    Trail Of Century
    How Ya Living
    I'm Known

    J.... P....

    John Perez Pieces of a Black man, Trading places, Feel my pain, The Pay back, the list is endless

  94. 2.... H....

    I don't need Rap Genius to decode, I relate.

  95. M.... I....

    The Hardest, The Come Up, The Format, Serious, Time.....just keep searching, theres plenty

  96. l.... ....

    Guys I need some more AZ shit like this, any suggestions?

  97. l.... ....

    Best feeling, ever

  98. W.... T....

    And you want more of that? AZ and Nas's best stuff was their solo stuff.