Crooked Ass Nigga Lyrics

[Intro]
Suddenly I see some niggas that I don't like (*Gunshots*)
Got him

[Verse 1: 2Pac]
A smokin'-ass nigga robbed me blind
I got a TEC-9, now his smokin'-ass is mine
I guess I felt sorry for the bastard, he was broke
I didn't know he smoked, so I didn't watch him close
He caught me on the sneak tip, now the punk's in deep shit
Catch him on the streets, I'ma bring him to his feet quick
Pass the clip, I think I see him comin' now
Fuck the bullshit, posse deep and let's run him down
Gots to be the first one to hit ya when we meet
Comin' quickly up the streets is the punk-ass police
The first one jumped out and said, "Freeze"
I popped him in his knees and shot him, punk, please
’Cause cops should mind they business when we rush
Now you're bleedin' like a bitch 'cause you don't know how to hush
Now back to the smoker that robbed me
I tell you like Latifah, motherfucker, give me body
One to the chest, another to his fuckin' dome
Now the shit can rest, yo, tell him to leave me the fuck alone
Two very bloody bodies on the streets
A nosy-ass cop and a nigga that robbed from me
Run from your backup, punk, how you figure?
My finger's on the trigger for you crooked-ass niggas
[Chorus]
Crooked-ass niggas (Criminal behavior)
Criminal—
Criminal behavior

Suddenly I see— Cri— Cri— Criminal—

[Verse 2: Stretch]
Now listen to the mack of the crooked nigga trade
With the fine criminal mind, cold rips like a blade
It's already quick-stepping to the niggas with the props
And any motherfucker with the flim-flam drops to the knot
Ten o'clock it's a motherfuckin' gank move
Stretch is uptown clockin' weight, this shit is real smooth
A nigga's tryna play me like he know me but he don't
Sittin' on ten ki's, I'ma get him, think I won't?
And my nigga 2Pac got the fuckin' Glock cocked and he's ready
When the kid didn't even bring the weight back, instead he
Welcomed us into his apartment
Oh, this even better, two to the head, he's dead, a clean geta-
Way, niggas got paid
And yet another sleepin'-ass nigga got slayed, word up
By a crooked motherfucker named Stretch
And the T-U-P-A-C, the police can't catch

[Chorus]
The crooked-ass niggas (Criminal behavior)
Ya don't stop (Criminal—)
Crooked-ass niggas (Criminal behavior)
Suddenly I see some niggas that I don't like
[Verse 3: 2Pac]
Now I could be a crooked nigga too
When I'm rollin' with my crew, watch what crooked niggas do
I got a nine millimeter Glock pistol
I'm ready to get with ya at the drop of a whistle
So make your move and act like you wanna flip
I fire thirteen shots and pop another clip
I bring luck, my Glock's like a fuckin' mop
The more I shot, the more motherfuckers dropped
And even cops got shot when they rolled up
Best to bring a knot or get popped, I'm a soldier
I ain't the type to fetch ya, ask Stretch, he's my witness
Smoke 'til I'm blitzed, fuck a motherfuckin' piss test
I'm trigger happy, try to 'tack me and I'll drop you quick
Long as I got a clip, I got some shit to hit 'em with
The nigga killer, I get iller when the shit gets thick
My brain flips, I start thinkin' like a lunatic
I rip shit, came equipped with a bigger crew
I thought these niggas knew, I'm a crooked nigga too

[Outro]
Criminal behavior
Criminal— Criminal behavior
(Crooked—)
Crooked-ass niggas come in all shapes and sizes
They wear disguises, backstabbing's what they specialize in
They'll try to get ya, they'll sweat ya to get in the picture
And then they hit ya, son of a bitch, now he's richer
Criminal behavior (Crooked-ass nigga)
Criminal— Criminal behavior
Suddenly I see, some niggas that I don't like
Criminal— Criminal behavior
Criminal— Criminal—
Crim— Criminal behavior— 'havior
Criminal behavior
Criminal behavior— 'havior
Suddenly I see some niggas that I don't like
Suddenly I see some niggas that I don't like
Suddenly I see some niggas that I don't like
Criminal behavior (Criminal behavior)
Criminal be— Criminal— Crim—
Crim— Criminal behavior
Criminal be— Crimin— Crimin— Crimin—
Crim— Crimin— Crimin— Criminal behavior— 'havior
Criminal behavior
Suddenly I see some niggas that I don't like (*Gunshots*)
Got him
Suddenly I see some niggas that I don't like (*Gunshots*)
Got him
Suddenly I see some niggas that I don't like (*Gunshots*)

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Genius Annotation

“Crooked Ass Nigga” is the 8th track on 2Pac’s Freshmore effort “2Pacalypse Now”. It samples two singles by N.W.A. in “Gangsta Gangsta” & “Fuck tha Police”, as well as “Crab Apple” by Idris Muhammad.

The song generated a great deal of controversy when Ronald Howard, a Texan teenager shot and killed a police officer, whilst listening to this record. His defence attorney argued that he was influenced by 2Pacalypse Now and this song in particular.

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