″Cradle to the Grave″ is a song by American hip hop recording artist 2Pac and his group, Thug Life, released on November 4, 1994 as a single from their one and only album, Thug Life Vol. In this clever track from Main Source’s classic Breaking Atoms album, Large Professor uses the game of baseball as an ironic metaphor for another ‘national sport’: police harassing young black males. artist: "Hamilton", “[Blam] Aww sh**, another young brother hit / I better go over my man’s crib and get the pump / Cause to the cops, shootin brothers is like playin baseball / And they’re never in a slump…”. Tupac also emphasizes the abuse black women face in society. Let us know in the comments! Your email address will not be published. From the supremely underrated 1994 Word… Life album, this is another typical tale of unjustified police profiling with a dope KRS One sampled hook. Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter. Let’s go! “They got me trapped / Can barely walk 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…”. Paris did a great job with ‘The devil made me do it’ and especially with his track ‘warning’. Simply means give me a kiss. “The year is ’94, in my trunk is raw / In my rearview mirror is the motherf*****’ law / Got two choices, y’all: pull over the car or / Bounce on the devil, put the pedal to the floor / And I ain’t tryin’ to see no highway chase with Jake / Plus I got a few dollars, I can fight the case / So I pull over to the side of the road / I heard, “Son, do you know why I’m stopping you for?” / ‘Cause I’m young and I’m black and my hat’s real low? Our team works hard to bring you new and handpicked high-definition full videos every day. !Wo-oh-oh (Wo-oh-oh)Sing let 'em hear ya (Yeah)LAURENS and (COMPANY):Let's go! Even as the son of a police officer, Killer Mike does not shy away from being very outspoken about police oppression. var opts = { Hissy Fit. 10. Your email address will not be published. Are there songs missing you feel should have been included? “I woke up this morning to a cop with a gun / Who told me that he looking for a n**** on the run / I thought for a second and I screwed my face / And asked them dirty pigs, “Why the f*** you in my place?”…”. document.write('
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But I never did it.”, “F*** the police! One of the originators of West Coast gangsta rap, Ice-T co-founded Body Count in 1990 as an outlet for his love for metal. did in ‘F*** Tha Police’. ... let ‘em hear ya! roll if a dolo went solo / Cop car come screechin in my presence in a second yellin “Freeze!”…”. I’m a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal ... so let me spell out the name ... Ay, let ‘em hear ya! “Mr. If you have an issue that you'd like The Steve Harvey Morning Show to consider for on air discussion and guidance, you may submit your issue in the form of 'Strawberry Letter.' I said shout it to the rooftops! For this list, we have selected 10 of the best Hip Hop tracks dealing with racial profiling by police, racist cops, and police brutality. 8. How you say, how you s—Oh, anarchy!When I fight I make the other side panickyWith myHAMILTON, MULLIGAN, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE:Shot!MULLIGAN:Yo, I'm a tailor's apprenticeAnd I got y'all knuckleheads in loco parentisI'm joining the rebellion cuz I know it's my chanceTo socially advance, instead of sewin' some pantsI'm gonna take aHAMILTON, MULLIGAN, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE:Shot!LAURENS:Eh, but we'll never be truly freeUntil those in bondage have the same rights as you and meYou and I, do or die, wait till I sally in on a stallionWith the first black battalionHave anotherHAMILTON, MULLIGAN, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE:Shot!BURR:Geniuses, lower your voicesYou keep out of trouble, and you double your choicesI'm with you, but the situation is fraughtYou've got to be carefully taught:If you talk, you're gonna get shot!HAMILTON:Burr, check what we gotMr. Copyright 'Zat a guarantee of freedom for our descendants?Or will the blood we shed begin an endlessCycle of vengeance and death with no defendants?I know the action in the street is excitin'But Jesus, between all the bleedin' 'n fightin'I've been readin' 'n writin'We need to handle our financial situationAre we a nation of states? His fourth album Mama Said Knock You Out undoubtedly is one of his very best, and this track is a typical account of what a black man driving a nice car has to endure. "Keep Ya Head Up" is a 1993 hit single by 2Pac. Always having songs for the mainstream and the ladies, LL also dropped plenty of real Hip Hop. Come on! Comin’ straight from the underground / A young n**** got it bad ‘cause I’m brown / And not the other color, so police think / They have the authority to kill a minority…”. Another track that is as relevant today as it was over two decades ago, in this classic cut KRS One addresses police brutality specifically directed at black people, cleverly linking the days of slavery to the way police acts in these modern times. Top 10 Hip Hop Songs Against Police Brutality: There’s a long tradition of protest songs against misconduct by police, even way before Hip Hop. Genres: West Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, Conscious Hip Hop. One of the singles of 2Pac’s first album 2Pacalypse Now. Geto Boys’ response to police brutality, taking it a step further than N.W.A. I gotta holler just to be heard With every word, I drop knowledge! When Hip Hop emerged as a major musical and cultural force, with it came outspoken artists who weren’t afraid to speak their minds about societal problems. Top 10 Hip Hop Songs Against Police Brutality, Cypress Hill – Looking Through The Eyes Of A Pig. It can be seen as a precursor to Ice-T’s infamous ‘Cop Killer’, as the teasing chorus by Big Mike leaves no doubt about what the Geto Boys think would be a suitable reaction to racial profiling and police violence against young black males. Hold Your Horses. “What the hell are you lookin for? 2Pac discography and songs: Music profile for 2Pac, born 16 June 1971. Come on! 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