You know they got me trapped in this prison of seclusion Happiness living on the streets is a delusion Even a smooth criminal one day must get to court Shot up or shot down with the bullet that he bought Nine millimeter kicking thinking about what the street threw to me Cause they never taught peace in the black community All we know is violence, do the job in silence Walk the city streets like a rat pack of tyrants Too many brothers, daily headed for the big pen Niggas coming out worse off than when they went in Over the years I've done a lot of growing up Get drunk throwing up, toughed up, then I said I had enough There must be another route way out to money and fame I changed my name, played a different game Tired of being trapped in this vicious cycle If one more *** harasses me, I just might go psycho And when I get him, I hit him with a bum brush Only a lunatic would like to see a score crushed Yo if you're smart, you'll really let me go cheap But keep me cooped up in this ghetto and catch the Uzi They got me trapped They got me trapped, can barely move the city streets Without a cop harassing me, searching me, then asking my identity Hands up, throw me up against the wall, didn't do a thing at all Telling you one day these suckers gotta fall Cuffed up, throw me on the concrete, coppers tried to kill me But they didn't notice what's the wrong streak Bang bang, count another casualty But it's a geek who's shot for his brutality Who do you blame? It's a shame because the man slain He got caught in the chains of his own gang How can I feel guilty after all the things they did to me? Sweated me, hunted me, trapped in my own community One day I'm gonna bust, blow up on this society Why did you lie to me? I couldn't find a trace of equality Worked me like a slave while they laid back Homie don't play that, it's time I let them suffer the payback I'm trying to avoid physical contact, I can't hold back It's time to attack, Jack They got me trapped You know they got me trapped Trapped They got me trapped Nah, they can't keep the black man down Now I'm trapped and walking from my getaway All I need is a G and somewhere safe to stay Can't use the phone cause I'm sure someone's tapping in Did it before, ain't scared to use my gat again I look back in hindsight, the fight was irrelevant But now he's the devil's friend Too late to be telling him He shot first and I'll be damned if I run away Homie is done away, I should've put my gun away I wasn't thinking, all I heard was the ridicule Girlies was laughing too, saying damn homie dissing you Fired my weapon, started stepping in a hurricane I got shot, so I dropped, feeling the burst of pain Got to my feet, couldn't see, nothing but bloody blood Now I'm a fugitive to be hunted like a murderer Ran through an alley, still looking for my getaway Cop, I say freeze, or you'll be dead today Trapped in a corner, dark and I couldn't see the light Thoughts in my mind was the nine and a better life What do I do, live my life in a prison cell I'd rather die than be trapped in a living hell They got me trapped I'm a fugitive to be hunted like a murderer Ran through an alley, still looking for my getaway Cop, I say freeze, or you'll be dead today Trapped in a corner, dark and I couldn't see the light Thoughts in my mind was the nine and a better life What do I do, live my life in a prison cell I'd rather die than be trapped in a living hell They got me trapped