SHOTS FIRED! (Part 1)

from Father's Day by Big Chief SMASH

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about

Originally and almost fully written in 2004, updated and tweaked ever so slightly to be somewhat relevant to today's political climate. I can't take all the credit. Much of it goes to the contributions of the NY and LAPD. Thank you fellas for always making me feel valued and protected.

Fun fact, that's an actual recording of a homeless man being murdered in a hail of rifle fire for having a BB gun. Enjoy your dinner.

lyrics

This jam is dedicated to the kids on the block
Running from top heavy, pot belly cops
Ready or not, here come the beast on your spot 
Slapping the cuffs on you as you bleed from a shot
If they don't... Skim from the top then they get what you got
Fabricate some charges and call you shit that you not
Disregard the fact if the officer's black
They racially profile their own too
It's a hardened fact
Dropping crack in your pant pocket during pat downs 
Just to stick you with a 3 to 5, how does that sound?
Just or unjust...
Crooked cop, crook or not, let your guns bust
To protect and serve their own interests
When you see em hit the curb, hurdle over fences... RUN
From third strikes to your first offenses
Whether it was true or not
You're serving out your sentence
Everywhere we look it's sirens and pepper spray
Everywhere we book its high beams and yellow tape
They shut us down when we try to demonstrate
The block is hot but how long till the kettle breaks?
It's the beast Jake running your police state
Judges be snake bumping your release date
Pete's sake let the man up he can't breathe
They shot him with his hands up, it can’t be
Shot if you defy, shot if you comply 
Shot with your hands empty reaching for the sky
Shot for asking why
Shot even if you're not the one they tryna find
And shot, shot from behind
They use irrational fear to try and justify
Take a throwaway iron and drop it at your side
They joke "breathe easy, don't commit the crime" 
And when we start to riot they wanna act surprised
It's all designed to classify us as violent
They turn a blind eye to cops killed by white men
Mass shooters get taken alive and see trial
But we supposed to take it in stride? Aight then...
I should’ve been a cop, fuck hip hop
Not an informer, not an enforcer
A martyr, Chris Dorner, anti-rancid pork, taking a couple down for all us

Chorus:

NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE
MOTHERFUCK THE POLICE
The only good cops are either dead or quit
So hand over your gun and shield before we run that shit
NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE
MOTHERFUCK THE POLICE
The only good cops are either dead or quit
So hand over your gun and shield before we run that shit

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from Father's Day, released June 21, 2020
Produced by Big Chief SMASH

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Bronx representative! Fat boi. Lover of all mothers and sisters... especially yours. Veteran of 3 original Star Wars.

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