[00:24.50]You know they got me trapped in this prison of seclusion[00:27.31]Happiness, living on tha streets is a delusion[00:29.44]Even a smooth criminal one day must get caught[00:32.50]Shot up or shot down with tha bullet that he bought[00:35.38]Nine millimeter kickin' thinking about what tha streets do[00:37.94]to me[00:39.44]Cause they never talk peace in tha black community[00:41.76]All we know is violence, do tha job in silence[00:43.63]Walk tha city streets like a rat pack of tyrants[00:46.13]Too many brothers daily heading for tha big pen[00:48.88]Niggaz comin' out worse often when they went in[00:51.19]Over tha years I done alot of growin' up[00:53.32]Getten drunk thrown' up, cuffed up[00:55.13]Then I said I had enough[00:56.82]There must be another route, way out[00:59.89]To money and fame, I changed my name[01:02.13]And played a different game[01:03.32]Tired of being trapped in this vicious cycle[01:05.32]If one more cop harasses me I just might go psycho[01:07.90]And when I gettem, I'll hittem with tha bum rush[01:10.71]Only a lunatic would like to see his skull crushed[01:13.21]Yo, if your smart you'll really let me go G[01:15.84]But keep me cooped up in this ghetto and catch tha Uzi[01:19.02]They got me trapped[01:20.08](Trapped uh)[01:22.52](Uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down)[01:25.65]They got me trapped[01:26.96](Trapped uh)[01:27.96](Naw, they can't keep tha black man down)[01:31.02](Trapped uh)[01:33.58](Trapped uh)[01:34.77](Uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down)[01:36.90]You know they got me trapped[01:38.08](Trapped uh)[01:39.40](Naw, they can't keep tha black man down)[01:41.52](Trapped uh)[01:42.52]They got me trapped[01:43.34]Can barely walk tha city streets[01:44.40]Without a cop harassing me, searching me[01:45.58]Then asking my identity[01:46.46]Hands up, throw me up against tha wall[01:48.02]Didn't do a thing at all[01:49.21]I'm tellin' you one day these suckers gotta fall[01:50.83]Cuffed up throw me on tha concrete[01:52.46]Coppers try to kill me[01:53.65]But they didn't know this was tha wrong street[01:55.40]Bang bang, down another casualty[01:56.71]But it's a cop who's shot there's brutality[01:59.02]Who do you blame?[02:00.27]It's a shame because tha man's slain[02:02.46]He got caught in tha chains of his own game[02:04.71]How can I feel guilty after all tha things they did to me[02:07.71]Sweated me, hunted me[02:09.15]Trapped in my own community[02:10.52]One day I'm gonna bust[02:11.84]Blow up on this society[02:13.08]Why did ya lie to me?[02:14.46]I couldn't find a trace of equality[02:15.96]Work me like a slave while they laid back[02:17.77]Homie don't play that[02:18.52]It's time I lett'em suffer tha payback[02:20.46]I'm tryin' to avoid physical contact[02:21.65]I can't hold back, it's time to attack Jack[02:23.52][02:24.26]They got me trapped[02:27.26](Trapped uh)[02:33.07](Uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down)[02:35.70][02:38.72]They got me trapped[02:41.60](Trapped uh)[02:43.97](Naw, they can't keep tha black man down)[02:46.79](Trapped uh)[02:47.21](Trapped uh)[02:47.96](Uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down)[02:50.15]You know they got me trapped[02:51.33](Trapped uh)[02:52.64](Naw, they can't keep tha black man down)[02:54.58](Trapped uh)[02:55.71]Now I'm trapped and want to find a getaway[02:57.89]All I need is a G and somewhere safe to stay[02:59.64]Can't use tha phone[03:00.58]Cause I'm sure someone is tappin' in[03:01.96]Did it before[03:02.71]Ain't scared to use my gat again[03:04.02]I look back at hind site the fight was irrelevant[03:05.83]But now he's tha devils friend[03:07.02]Too late to be tellin' him[03:08.08]He shot first and I'll be damned if I run away[03:10.14]Homie is done away I should of put my gun away[03:12.77]I wasn't thinkin' all I heard was tha ridicule[03:15.46]Girlies was laughin', Tup sayin "Damn homies is dissin you"[03:18.71]I fired my weapon[03:19.52]Started steppin' in tha hurricane[03:20.46]I got shot so I dropped[03:22.65]Feelin' a burst of pain[03:23.83]Got to my feet[03:24.77]Couldn't see nothin' but bloody blood[03:26.40]Now I'm a fugitive to be hunted like a murderer[03:29.09]Ran through an alley[03:30.27]Still lookin' for my getaway[03:31.58]Coppers said freeze, or you'll be dead today[03:34.58]Trapped in a corner[03:35.77]Dark and I couldn't see tha light[03:37.33]Thoughts in my mind was tha nine and a better life[03:40.02]What do I do?[03:40.89]Live my life in a prison cell[03:42.58]I'd rather die than be trapped in a living hell[03:44.96]They got me trapped[03:45.83](Trapped uh)[03:47.77](Uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down)[03:52.08]They got me trapped[03:52.71](Trapped uh)[03:54.58](Naw, they can't keep tha black man down)[03:57.21](Trapped uh)[03:58.58](Trapped uh)[04:00.89](Uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down)[04:02.90]You know they got me trapped[04:04.02](Trapped uh)[04:05.46](Naw, they can't keep tha black man down)[04:08.27](Trapped uh)[04:10.14]Let's go man, let's go, get outta here, trapped