One, two, one, two, three, four First we got the crack, then we got the gats Then they changed all the laws, it was a set up Lockin' all the young homies up Gettin' 'em all shot dead in the streets, straight set up I remember when the world went crazy Crack ************ hit the streets in the '80s Right before the crack they was smokin' fat They called it ' Freebase' an' rich folks did that It's all good but nobody in the hood Put powder in water an' cooked it, they never would A white boy did it, showed ******z how to get it The rich man's high got the ghetto addicted It used to be expensive, ****** that ten ************t Turnin' out cute little ************ that was innocent Five years later, she to' up from the flo' up ******z used to kiss her, now the ************ smell like throw up What? I'm tellin' the truth The man had a plan that was killin' the youth You can smoke it or sell it, if you choose, you lose It was a set up, got everybody singin' the blues They gave you the crack to start flippin' your sack You makin' your money, it's sittin' in stacks You bought you some gats for ******z who jack Put a 50 in the crib, mother******, bag that Somebody died, you're goin' to war You got a lot of straps an' you want some more You in the little leagues, AKs from the Middle East Guns an' coke, you wanna get a piece? It was a set up, that's what the O.G.'s say I heard Rick got his ****** from the CIAA new kind of baller out in sunny Los Angeles Benzes, houses, young ******z havin' this Oakland got a taste an' all over the place Detroit to Miami, they was rollin' case Down to I-75, whatchu need in AtlantaWhite Chris******as, a bag full of ****** like SantaWhatchu need, homey, whatchu need? It was a set up I got whatchu need, baby, I got whatever you need You got the money, I got the yayo Don't look in his eyes, use your automatic weapons Shoot in the crowd an' keep steppin' Read about it later, wrong ****** got hit Shot a gangster in the leg but you killed a little kid Now where in the ****** did the guns come from? They used to put 'em up an' say, “ You want some?” Now you get shot, makin' all that loud noise Have your pistol on your side like the cowboys' Cause you can make a lot of money when you sellin' ****** Sell your soul to the Devil, say, “ To hell with the Pope”At the Benz dealer, spend a hundred thousand cash You feelin' like a hoe, money comin' out your ass In a way, it's not your fault You stupid as ******, that's why you got caught You never get out an' I'm still amazed You shoulda opened up a biz an' bought some real estate I'm havin' money, ******z strapped like the military Know how to cook it, package it an' get it there You get paid? You coulda been a CPAWhen you weigh that yay, tell the DEAIt ain't mine, I don't wanna do no time They got the new laws havin' ******z snitchin' an' lyin'' Cause what we do, y'all, we gotta get our own hustle I'm cool on the coke, I don't want no trouble I got a felony, I was caught in a bust Got probation, they can't stop us I got two gat cases an' I still ain't been to jail They caught my little homey on the hill an' made him tell He told about the murders an' the whole operation I feel like the slave on a plantation Now I'm stuck in here an' don't wanna stay I wish I was a kid so I could go out an' play They set me up, man, it was a set up
One, two, one, two, three, four First we got the crack, then we got the gats Then they changed all the laws, it was a set up Lockin' all the young homies up Gettin' 'em all shot dead in the streets, straight set up I remember when the world went crazy Crack ************ hit the streets in the '80s Right before the crack they was smokin' fat They called it ' Freebase' an' rich folks did that It's all good but nobody in the hood Put powder in water an' cooked it, they never would A white boy did it, showed ******z how to get it The rich man's high got the ghetto addicted It used to be expensive, ****** that ten ************t Turnin' out cute little ************ that was innocent Five years later, she to' up from the flo' up ******z used to kiss her, now the ************ smell like throw up What? I'm tellin' the truth The man had a plan that was killin' the youth You can smoke it or sell it, if you choose, you lose It was a set up, got everybody singin' the blues They gave you the crack to start flippin' your sack You makin' your money, it's sittin' in stacks You bought you some gats for ******z who jack Put a 50 in the crib, mother******, bag that Somebody died, you're goin' to war You got a lot of straps an' you want some more You in the little leagues, AKs from the Middle East Guns an' coke, you wanna get a piece? It was a set up, that's what the O.G.'s say I heard Rick got his ****** from the CIAA new kind of baller out in sunny Los Angeles Benzes, houses, young ******z havin' this Oakland got a taste an' all over the place Detroit to Miami, they was rollin' case Down to I-75, whatchu need in AtlantaWhite Chris******as, a bag full of ****** like SantaWhatchu need, homey, whatchu need? It was a set up I got whatchu need, baby, I got whatever you need You got the money, I got the yayo Don't look in his eyes, use your automatic weapons Shoot in the crowd an' keep steppin' Read about it later, wrong ****** got hit Shot a gangster in the leg but you killed a little kid Now where in the ****** did the guns come from? They used to put 'em up an' say, “ You want some?” Now you get shot, makin' all that loud noise Have your pistol on your side like the cowboys' Cause you can make a lot of money when you sellin' ****** Sell your soul to the Devil, say, “ To hell with the Pope”At the Benz dealer, spend a hundred thousand cash You feelin' like a hoe, money comin' out your ass In a way, it's not your fault You stupid as ******, that's why you got caught You never get out an' I'm still amazed You shoulda opened up a biz an' bought some real estate I'm havin' money, ******z strapped like the military Know how to cook it, package it an' get it there You get paid? You coulda been a CPAWhen you weigh that yay, tell the DEAIt ain't mine, I don't wanna do no time They got the new laws havin' ******z snitchin' an' lyin'' Cause what we do, y'all, we gotta get our own hustle I'm cool on the coke, I don't want no trouble I got a felony, I was caught in a bust Got probation, they can't stop us I got two gat cases an' I still ain't been to jail They caught my little homey on the hill an' made him tell He told about the murders an' the whole operation I feel like the slave on a plantation Now I'm stuck in here an' don't wanna stay I wish I was a kid so I could go out an' play They set me up, man, it was a set up
