[Intro: Richard Pryor]
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The cops used to come around in my neighborhood
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“Alright, you kids, stop having so much fun, move along!”
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Oh theyd arrest me, you know, especially at night
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They had a curfew, niggas had to be home at 11, negros, 12
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And youd be trying to get home, doing your crew runs
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And theyd always catch you out in front of a store or something
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‘Cause youd be taking shortcuts, right
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Cops, “Ree, put your hands up, black boy!”
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[Chorus: Slick Rick]
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
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The cops shot the kid
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[Verse 1: Nas]
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I dont wanna hurt nobody
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We just came here to party
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See a few dames, exchange some names
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Im a top shotta, kid, stay in your lane
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The cop shot the kid, same old scene
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Pour out a little liquor, champagne for pain
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Slap-boxin in the street
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Crack the hydrant in the heat
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Cop cars on the creep
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Doin they round-ups, we just watch for the sweep
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Yeah, its hotter than July
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Its the summer when niggas die
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Its the summer when niggas ride
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Together well be strong, but forever we divide
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So yall are blowin my high
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Type of shit thats killin my vibe
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White kids are brought in alive
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Black kids get hit with like five
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Get scared, you panic, youre goin down
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The disadvantages of the brown
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How in the hell the parents gon bury their own kids
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Not the other way around?
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Reminds me of Emmett Till
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Lets remind em why Kap kneels
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[Chorus: Slick Rick]
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
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The cops shot the kid
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I still hear him scream
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[Verse 2: Kanye West]
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Stay tuned up and down your timeline
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This fake news, people is all lyin
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Money is bein made when a mom cries
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Wont be satisfied til we all die
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Tell me, who do we call to report crime
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If 9-1-1 doin the driveby?
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Its certain things I cant abide by
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I aint bein extreme, this is my side
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Talkin big shit, ready to die
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I know every story got two sides
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Claimin he paranoid by the black guy
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Cop wanna make it home by nighttime
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Just a good kid, he wasnt that guy
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Had a little hit, he wasnt that high
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Cop gon claim that it was self-defense
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Say he was ridin dirty so the case rests
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[Chorus: Slick Rick & Kanye West]
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (Workin nine-to-five)
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (Tryna stay alive)
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (Makin ends meet)
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (Shot him this week)
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
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The cops shot the kid
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The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
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The cops shot the kid
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I still hear him scream
