Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Yo Neck

Album: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Released: 1993
Artist: Wu-Tang Clan
Genres: East Coast Hip-Hop, Old School Hip-Hop

“Protect Ya Neck” is Wu-Tang's debut single. The track is featured on the group's debut album Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers.

[Skit]
Caller: "So, wha's up, man?"
DJ: "Coolin', man."
C: "Chillin' chilin'—yo, you know I had to call, you know why right?"
DJ: "Why?"
C: "Because, yo—I never, ever call and ask you to play somethin', right?"
DJ: "Yeah."
C: "You know what I wanna hear, right?"
DJ: "Whatchu wanna hear?"
C: "I wanna hear that Wu-Tang joint."
DJ: "Wu-Tang again?"
C: "Aw, yeah—again and again!"

[Intro: RZA & Ol' Dirty Bastard]
Wu-Tang Clan comin' at ya!
(Watch your step, kid, watch your step, kid)
Protect ya neck, kid!
(Watch your step, kid, watch your step, kid)
To set it off
(Watch your step, kid, watch your step, kid)
The Inspectah Deck!

[Verse 1: Inspectah Deck]
I smoke on the mic like "Smokin' Joe" Frazier
The hell-raiser, raisin' hell with the flavor
Terrorize the jam like troops in Pakistan
Swingin' through your town like your neighborhood Spider-Man
So uhh, tick-tock and keep tickin'
While I get ya flippin' off the shit that I'm kickin'
The Lone Ranger, code red, danger
Deep in the dark with the art to rip the charts apart
The vandal, too hot to handle
You battle, you're sayin' "Goodbye" like Tevin Campbell
Roughneck, Inspectah Deck's on the set
The Rebel, I make more noise than heavy metal

[Verse 2: Raekwon]
The way I make the crowd go wild, sit back, relax, won't smile
Rae got it goin' on, pal, call me the rap assassinator
Rhymes rugged and built like
Schwarzenegger
And I'ma get mad deep like a threat

Blow up your project, then take all your assets
'Cause I came to shake the frame in half
With the thoughts that bomb shit like math
So if you wanna try to flip, go flip on the next man
'Cause I grab the clip and hit ya with 16 shots and more, I got
Goin' to war with the meltin' pot, akh