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Cops Shot The Kid

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[Intro: Richard Pryor]
N.C.
The cops used to come around in my neighborhood
"Alright, you kids, stop having so much fun, move along!"
Oh they'd arrest me, you know, especially at night
They had a curfew, niggas had to be home at 11, negros, 12
And you'd be trying to get home, doing your crew runs
And they'd always catch you out in front of a store or something
'Cause you'd be taking shortcuts, right
Cops, "Ree, put your hands up, black boy!"
[Chorus: Slick Rick]
Dmb5The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
The cops shot the kid
[Verse 1: Nas]
Dmb5I don't wanna hurt nobody
We just came here to party
See a few dames, exchange some names
I'm a top shotta, kid, stay in your lane
Dmb5The cop shot the kid, same old scene
Pour out a little liquor, champagne for pain
Dmb5Slap-boxin' in the street
Crack the hydrant in the heat
Dmb5Cop cars on the creep
Doin' they round-ups, we just watch for the sweep
Dmb5Yeah, it's hotter than July
It's the summer when niggas die
It's the summer when niggas ride
Together we'll be strong, but forever we divide
Dmb5So y'all are blowin' my high
Type of shit that's killin' my vibe
Dmb5White kids are brought in alive
Black kids get hit with like five
Dmb5Get scared, you panic, you're goin' down
The disadvantages of the brown
Dmb5How in the hell the parents gon' bury their own kids
Not the other way around?
Dmb5Reminds me of Emmett Till
Let's remind 'em why Kap kneels
[Chorus: Slick Rick]
CmThe cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
AbThe cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
FmThe cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
CmThe cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
AbThe cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
FmThe cops shot the kid
I still hear him scream
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
Dmb5Stay tuned up and down your timeline
This fake news, people is all lyin'
Money is bein' made when a mom cries
Won't be satisfied 'til we all die
Dmb5Tell me, who do we call to report crime
If 9-1-1 doin' the driveby?
Dmb5It's certain things I can't abide by
I ain't bein' extreme, this is my side
Dmb5Talkin' big shit, ready to die
I know every story got two sides
Dmb5Claimin' he paranoid by the black guy
Cop wanna make it home by nighttime
Dmb5Just a good kid, he wasn't that guy
Had a little hit, he wasn't that high
Dmb5Cop gon' claim that it was self-defense
Say he was ridin' dirty so the case rests
[Chorus: Slick Rick & Kanye West]
CmThe cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (workin' nine-to-five)
Dmb5The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (tryna stay alive)
The cops shot the kid
AbThe cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (makin' ends meet)
The cops shot the kid
FmThe cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (shot him this week)
CmThe cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
AbThe cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
FmThe cops shot the kid
I still hear him scream
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