[Scarface] I like to teach the world to be A dope mayn just like me I like to front the world some coke And let them sell for me
Born in the ghetto as a street thug At age 16 I started sellin cheap drugs Extacy will cost you three A year later I robbed a dope house and stole a ki 36 is what I count Now multiply 36 with 700 a ounce Bag it up and make my profit But some pussy muthafucka in offices tryin to stop it
(You know what a chazzer is? That's a pig that don't fly straight) -- Tony Montana
[Scarface] Now let's go back to the past The motherfucker who needs to be tried is Ronald Reagan's ass Appointed Bush to the C.I.A (That shit was cold Put Noriega on the payroll) All of a sudden shit changed Right after '88 (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Hm - ain't that strange? Some think I'm goin too far But if you wanna go to war, I take you to war
[Scarface] The average cop with a badge is a bitch Back in high school they used to get their fuckin ass kicked All of a sudden they're snappin necks Puttin niggas in check, makin threats, sayin I'm next
[Willie D] I laugh at a muthafuckin law man Without the piece, bitch, you're nothin but a raw man You couldn't hang if you were cappin or punchin (So go suck a dick and write or ticket or somethin)
[Bushwick Bill] You goddamn parents are a trip The streets got your babies cause you're full of that bullshit You tell your kids drugs'll fuck up their health And you're geekin your goddamn self But I won't blame it all on you You stupid-ass teachers can suck my dick too I walk around with a smirk Fuck school, fuck curfew, fuck homework And muthafuck a damn cop I never ride down my block without my gun bein cocked You won't get a chance to slay me I won't be an accident like Ida Delaney So when you step out of line (*shots*) I'm goin for mine D.O.A. is how they pronounce you No suspect, no motive, no clue When you hoes say 'stop', I be damned if I freeze I truly believe my city's under siege
(Today's special Is ghetto dope)
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One of the most overlooked songs on The Geto Boys' self-titled 1990 album, this track examines the relationship between government and the drug game.
Samples “The Message From the Soul Sisters” by Myra Barnes (famously sampled in “No Time” by Lil Kim and many, many other songs).
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