About this song

Tear It Down is a track by D12, taken from the album “D12 Forever (Vol. 1)”, released June 19, 2026 on D12. It runs 4:35 and carries an explicit content notice. Use the Deezer link above to stream the full song.

The names D-12, who the fuck are you? We built this city from underground to mainstream too You know your boy Kunives, I pull out knives If the blade breaks, then I'm forced to pull out nines They tell me to be safe I keep it dangerous and raw I'm breaking more than the law I keep the ladies in awe Still I'm Motown raised The whole crowd is amazed Either way I decide to flow, they go with the wave Had a hell of a night, not only that, I can fight Kicked a hole in the speaker Promoter's money was light My daughter told me I rizz I don't know what that is Still, I gotta tell your girl to stay outta my biz Yeah, ya homies a beast Most of these rappers are clowns So the crew is always ready just in case it go down You know it's lit anytime that we roll through your town Hold the mic to the audience and yell out loud We tell 'em Tear it down, any stage we hit, you know we tear it down Headline or opening, we gon' tear it down D12 is the clique and we tear it down We make sure you won't forget how we tear it down What we do? Tear it down What we do? Tear it down What we do? Tear it down Rock that! Whenever we in your town They gone gather to get a front row seat To see us tear it down D-12 D-12 D-12 D-12 Yo, we thicker than thieves, it ain't hard to believe We been rocking, but we still got tricks up our sleeves Swifty is the name, Dirty Dozen's the gang Known for cuffin' my nuts but still letting them hang Habitual face slappers, so fuck if you like me Show my face when I grin, punch you outta your shiesty Got a license to ill, never fake, I'm too real Even my doctor know I'm sick, she tried to slide me a pill On the road to success, ain't getting off, I'm too blessed They say it's lonely at the top, I'm watching honey undress She likes my taco meat, my chest hair, my physique My Detroit state of mind and the way that I speak Y'all sing the crowd lullabies, y'all just rock 'em to sleep Plus your stage show is wack, your performance is weak That's why I signal to the audience, they nod and agree Then I stage dive on 'em, then right after I leap, I yell— Tear it down, any stage we hit, you know we tear it down Headline or opening, we gon' tear it down D12 is the clique and we tear it down We make sure you won't forget how we tear it down What we do? Tear it down What we do? Tear it down What we do? Tear it down Rock that! Whenever we in your town They gone gather around to get a front row seat To see us tear it down D-12 D-12 D-12 D-12 I skip bullets off of your face like rocks on water It can happen automatically or semi-auto Crack the bottle and serve something you can't swallow It's gone be hollow when I make my point; I smoke this joint We came here to fuck shit up and tear shit down But look at you now, under the ground, not to be found You found out fucking around 'cause you a idiot Slumped over the wheel, crashing into the median Yeah, that karma hit yo ass immediately, guerilla warfare Fighting like the Vietnamese It's nothing but trees, guns, and Humvees Closed mouths, disease, and chains with big swings See, I don't have no dreams, I just do shit I move shit like cartel mass producing So all my niggas, where the fuck you at? If it's fuck me, then fuck you back—let's tear this muthafucka down Tear it down, any stage we hit, you know we tear it down Headline or opening, we gon' tear it down D12 is the clique and we tear it down We make sure you won't forget how we tear it down What we do? Tear it down What we do? Tear it down What we do? Tear it down Rock that! Whenever we in your town They gone run around to get a front row seat To see us tear it down D-12 D-12 D-12 D-12 You never done one relevant thing Benolvant King, the sentiment stings Suing, and for what? A settlement brings Don't meddle with kings Don't peddle with things you know nothing about Swing for the fences, herrera revine We turn it up to tear it down Never compare the sound when the pounds gather around 'Cause what you found is like lightning in a bottle With full throttle, toppling a model Of hollow-hearted bitches; we going semi auto Rat-a-tat-tat, you know they never coming back Fatal attacks from tracks coming off of the racks, in fact You wet this on him like a cheap suit, we see through Buying your shitty rhymes from Temu—he's through Pull him out, it's a deep root reboot Rocking a sweet line; muthafuckas got sweet tooth They call me 13, the worst thing I'm thirsting, ready to pop like I'm bursting and cursing Tear it down, any stage we hit, you know we tear it down Headline or opening, we gon' tear it down D12 is the clique and we tear it down We make sure you won't forget how we tear it down What we do? Tear it down What we do? Tear it down What we do? Tear it down Rock that! Whenever we in your town They gather around to get a front row Seat to see us tear it down D-12 D-12 D-12 D-12

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Full tracklist

  1. 01 Again, Another Public Service Announcement E 1:18
  2. 02 My Salsa E 2:50
  3. 03 Proof and Eli E 2:00
  4. 04 Better Dayz E 3:37
  5. 05 Kill the Engineer, Pt. 1 E 3:37
  6. 06 Tenderism E 2:36
  7. 07 Dirty Nation E 4:21
  8. 08 Nick’s Coffee House E 1:00
  9. 09 Still Hating E 3:56
  10. 10 Bugz ’98 E 1:20
  11. 11 Even Kings Kneel E 2:27
  12. 12 Nightmare Walking E 4:04