2pacalypse Now

They claim that i'm violent
Just cuz i refuse to be silent
These hipocrites i havin' fears
Cuz i'm not buying it, defying it
Envious, because i will rebel against
Any oppresor, and this is known as self defense
I show no mercy, they claim that i'm tha lunatic
But when tha shit gets thick, i'm tha one you got and get
Don't look so confused, tha truth is so plain ta see
Cause i'm tha nigga tha you sell-outs are ashamed to be
And every jeep and and every car, while they stop us
I'm never ignorant, getten goals accomplished
Tha underground railroad on an uprise
This time tha truth is getten told
Heard enough lies
I told'em fight back, attack on society
If this is violence then violents what i gotta be
If you investigate you'll find out where it's coming from
Look through our history, americas tha violent one
Unlock my brain, break tha chains of your misery
This time tha pay back for evil shit you did too me
They call me militant and racist cause i won't resist
You wanna censor something
Mothafucka censor this!
My words are weapons, and i'm stepin to tha sirens
Wakin up tha masses
But you, claim that i'm violent


Chorus
(with tons of scratching in the chorus)
Fuck a damn cop, (they claim'in that i'm violent)
Just because we play what tha people want, (violent)
Fuck a damn cop, (they claim'in that i'm violent)
Just because we play what tha people want, (violent)
Fuck a damn cop, (they claim'in that i'm violent)


Tha cops can't stand me, but they can't touch me
Call me a dope man, cause i rock dope beats
Jacked by tha police, didn't have my id
I said, excuse me, why ya tryin ta rob me
He had tha nerve to, say that i had a curfew
Get out tha car, or i'li hurt you
So here i go, i better make my mind up
Pick my 9 up or hit tha line up
I choose b steped into tha streets
Tha first cop grabed me, tha other ripped my seat
They grabed my homie and threw him to tha concrete
(what ya doin man) they tried ta frame me
They tried ta say i had some dope in tha back seat
But, i'm a rap fiend, not a crack fiend
My homie packed, he tried ta run
(freeze nigga) i heard a bullet fire from tha cops gun
My homie dropped, so i hit tha cop
I kept swingin,yo, i couldn't stop
Before i knew it, i was beaten tha cop senseless
Tha other cop dropped his gun, he was defenseless
Now i'm against this cop who was racist
Given him a taste, of tradin places
And all this, cause tha [?...?] was tryin ta frame us, but i came up
Now they claiming that i'm violent



Chorus
(with tons of scratching in the chorus)
Fuck a damn cop, (they claim'in that i'm violent)
Just because we play what tha people want, (violent)
Fuck a damn cop, (they claim'in that i'm violent)
Just because we play what tha people want, (violent)
Fuck a damn cop, (they claim'in that i'm violent)


As i was beatin on a cop, i heard a gun click
Then tha gun shot, but i wasn't hit
I turned around it was my homie with tha gun in hand
He shot tha cop, now he's a dead man
I said, come on, it's time for us ta get away
They called for back up, and they'll be on their way
Jumped in tha car, and tried ta get away quick
Tha car wouldn't start, we in deep shit
So we jumped out, (come on, let's take tha cops car)
We drove a little ways thinking that we got far
But i looked up and all i saw was blue lights
If i die tonight, i'm dying in a gun fight
I grabed tha ak, my homie took tha 12 gauge
Load'em up quick, it's time for us ta spray
We'll shot'em up with they own fuckin weapons
And when we threw spraying, then we stepin
This is a lesson, to tha rednecks and crooked cops
You fuck with real niggas, get ya fuckin ass dropped
So here we go, tha police against us
Dark at dusk, and waiting for tha guns ta bust
What's next, i don't know and i don't care
One things for sure, tommorrow i won't be here
But if i go, i'm taken all these punks with me
Pass me a clip g, now come and get me
You wanna sweat me, never get me to be silent
Given them a reason, (a reason)
Ta claim that i'm violent...



Chorus
(with tons of scratching in the chorus)
Fuck a damn cop, (they claim'in that i'm violent)
Just because we play what tha people want, (violent)
Fuck a damn cop, (they claim'in that i'm violent)
Just because we play what tha people want, (violent)
Fuck a damn cop, (they claim'in that i'm violent)


Just because we play what tha people want....

You know they got me trapped in this prison of seclusion
Happiness, living on tha streets is a delusion
Even a smooth criminal one day must get caught
Shot up or shot down with tha bullet that he bought
Nine millimeter kickin' thinking about what tha streets do to me
Cause they never talk peace in tha black community
All we know is violence, do tha job in silence
Walk tha city streets like a rat pack of tyrants
Too many brothers daily heading for tha big penn
Niggas commin' out worse offthan when they went in
Over tha years i done alot of growin' up
Getten drunk thrown' up
Cuffed up
Then i said i had enough
There must be another route, way out
To money and fame, i changed my name
And played a different game
Tired of being trapped in this vicious cycle
If one more cop harrasses me i just might go psycho
And when i gettem
I'll hittem with tha bum rush
Only a lunatic would like to see his skull crushed
Yo, if your smart you'll really let me go 'g'
But keep me cooped up in this ghetto and catch tha uzi
They got me trapped....


Chorus
[uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down]
They got me trapped
[naw, they can't keep tha black man down]
Trapped
[uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down]
Trapped
[naw, they can't keep tha black man down]


They got me trapped
Can barely walk tha city streets
Without a cop harrassing me, searching me
Then asking my identity
Hands up, throw me up against tha wall
Didn't do a thing at all
I'm tellen you one day these suckers gotta fall
Cuffed up throw me on tha concrete
Coppers try to kill me
But they didn't know this was tha wrong street
Bang bang, down another casualty
But it's a cop who's shot there's brutality
Who do you blame?
It's a shame because tha mans slain
He got caught in tha chains of his own game
How can i feel guilty after all tha 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 ya lie to me ?
I couldn't find a trace of equality
Work me like a slave while they laid back
Homie don't play that
It's time i lett'em suffer tha payback
I'm tryin to avoid physical contact
I can't hold back, it's time to attack jack
They got me trapped



Chorus
[uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down]
You know they got me trapped
[naw, they can't keep tha black man down]
Trapped
[uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down]
You know they got me trapped
[naw, they can't keep tha black man down]


Now i'm trapped and want to find a getaway
All i need is a 'g' and somewhere safe to stay
Can't use tha phone
Cause i'm sure someone is tappin in
Did it before
Ain't scared to use my gat again
I look back at hindsite the fight was irrelevant
But now he's tha devils friend
Too late to be tellin' him
He shot first and i'll be damned if i run away
Homie is done away i should of put my gun away
I wasn't thinkin' all i heard was tha ridicule
Girlies was laughin', tup sayin "damn homies is dissin you"
I fired my weapon
Started steppin' in tha hurricane
I got shot so i dropped
Feelin' a burst of pain
Got to my feet
Couldn't see nothin' but bloody blood
Now i'm a fugitive to be hunted like a murderer
Ran through an alley
Still lookin' for my getaway
Coppers said freeze, or you'll be dead today
Trapped in a corner
Dark and i couldn't see tha light
Thoughts in my mind was tha 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



Chorus
[uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down]
They got me trapped
[naw, they can't keep tha black man down]
Trapped
[uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down]
You know they got me trapped
[naw, they can't keep tha black man down]
Trapped

Rebel, rebel, rebel

They just can't stand the reign
Or the occasional pain
Of a man like me who goes against the grain.
Sometimes i do it in vain
So wit the little bass and treble ain't missed a
So it's time for me to explain that i'm the rebel.
Cold as the devil.
Straight from the underground, the rebel alone laughs.
They came to see the maniac sychopath.
The critics heard of me and the aftermath.
I don't give a damn and it shows.
A when i do a stage show i wear street clothes.
So they all know me: the lyrical lunatic, the maniac mc.
I give a shout out to your homies.
Maybe then, the critics'll leave your boy alone, g.
On the streets or on tv, it just don't pay the be a truth tellin mc.
They won't be happy till i'm banned.
The most dangerous weapon: an educated black man.
For point blank in your face, pump up the bass, and join the human race.
I throw peace to the bay.
Cuz from the jungle to oaktown, they backin me up all the way.
You know ya gotta love the sound.
It's from the rebel: the rebel of the underground.


He's the rebel: rebel of the underground


Now i'm face to face with the devil.
Cuz they breedin more rebels than the whole damn ghetto.
And police brutality,
Put you in a nip and call it technicality.
So you reap what you soe.
So read the wrath of the rebel jackin em up once more.
Now the fox is in the henhouse.
Creepin up on your daughter, while you asleep
I got her sneakin out.
Tupac ain't nuttin nice.
I'll be nothin how i wanna and do it when i'm gonna.
Now i'm up to no good.
The mastermind of mischief movin more than most could.
So sit and slip into the sound.
Peep the rebel: the rebel of the underground.


He's the rebel: rebel of the underground


They say they hate me, they wanna hold me down.
I guess they scared of the rebel: the rebel of the underground.
But i never let it get me.
I just make another record 'bout the punks tryin to sweat me.
In fact, they tryin to keep me out.
Try to censor what i say cuz they don't like what i'm talkin 'bout.
So what's wrong with the media today.
Got brothers sellin out cuz they greedy to get paid.
But me, i'm comin from the soul.
And if it don't go gold, my story still get told.
And that way they can't stop me.
And if it sells a couple of copies, the punks'll try to copy.
It's sloppy, don't even try to.
I'm a slave to the rythm and i'm about to fly through.
Sold yo(ya-yo) to the people in the ghetto.
When ya hear the bass roll, go ahead and let go.
Now everybody wanna gangbang.
They talkin street slang, but the punk still can't hang.
By makin records bout violence
But when it comes to the real, some brothers go silent.
It kinda make you wanna think about
That ya gotta do some sellin out, just to get your record out.
But 2pacalpyse is straight down.
So feel the wrath of the rebel: the rebel of the underground.


2pac is the rebel: rebel of the underground

Killing us one by one
In one way or another
American will find a way to eliminate the problem
One by one
The problem is
The troubles in the black youth of the ghettos
And one by one
We are being wiped off the face of this earth
At an extremly alarming rate
And even more alarming is the fact
That we are not fighting back
Brothers, sistas, niggas
When i say niggas it is not the nigga we are grown to fear
It is not the nigga we say as if it has no meaning
But to me
It means never ignorant getting goals acomplishes, nigga
Niggas what are we going to do
Walk blind into a line or fight
Fight and die if we must like niggas

This is for the masses the lower classes
The ones you left out, jobs were givin', better livin'
But we were kept out
Made to feel inferior, but we're the superior
Break the chains in out brains that made us fear yah
Pledge a legiance to a flag that neglects us
Honour a man that who refuses to respect us
Emmancipation, proclamation, please!
Nigga just said that to save the nation
These are lies that we all accepted
Say no to drugs but the governments' keep it
Running through our community, killing the unity
The war on drugs is a war on you and me
And yet they say this is the home of the free
But if you ask me its all about hyprocracy
The constitution, yo, it don't apply to me
Lady liberty still the bitch lied to me
Steady strong nobody's gonna like what i pumpin'
But its wrong to keeping someone from learning something
So get up, its time to start nation building
I'm fed up, we gotta start teaching childern
That they can be all that they wanna to be
There's much more to life than just poverty


This is defaintly ahhh words of wisdom
Amerika, amerika, amerikkka
I charge you with the crime of rape, murder, and assault
For suppressing and punishing my people
I charge you with robery for robbing me of my history
I charge you with false imprisonment for keeping me
Trapped in the projects
And the jury finds you guilty on all accounts
And you are to serve the consequences of your evil schemes
Prosecutor do you have any more evidience


Words of wisdom
They shine upon the strength of an nation
Conquer the enemy on with education
Protect thy self, reach with what you wanna do
Know thy self, teach what we been through
On with the knowledge of the place, then
No one will ever oppress this race again
No malcolm x in my history text
Why is that?
Cause he tried to educate and liberate all blacks
Why is martin luther king in my book each week?
He told blacks, if they get smacked, turn the other cheek
I don't get it, so many questions went through my mind
I get sweated, they act as if asking questions is a crime
But forget it, one day i'm gonna prove them wrong
Now every brother had to smother on the welfare line
The american dream, though it seems it attainable
They're pulling your sleave, don't believe
Cause it will strangle yah
Pulling the life of your brain, i can't explain
Beg as you can obtain from which you came
Swear that your mother is living in equality
Forgeting your brother that's living her apology
Thought they had us beat when they took our kids
But the battle ain't over till the black man sings
Words of wisdom
But the battle ain't over till the black man sings
Words of wisdom


Nightmare thats what i am
America's nightmare
I am what you made me
The hate and evil that you gave me
I shine of a reminder of what you have done to my people
For four hundred plus years
You should be scared
You should be running
You should be trying to silence me
Ha ha
But you can not escape fate
Well it is my turn to come
Just as you rose you shall fall
By my hands
Amerika, you reap what you sow
2pacalypse america's nightmare
Ice cube and da lench mob america's nightmare
Above the law america's nightmare
Paris america's nightmare
Public enemy america's nightmare
Krs-one america's nightmare
Mutulu shakur america's nightmare
Geronimo pratt america's nightmare
Assada shakur america's nightmare

Suddenly i see a nigga i don't like
Got 'em

A smoking ass nigga robbed me blind
I got a tek nine now his smoking 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 punks in deep shit
Catch him on the streets, bring him to his feet, quick
Pass the clip, i think i see him coming now
Fuck the bullshit, posse deep and lets run him down
Gots to be the first one to hit yah when we meet
Coming quickly up the street, is the punk ass police
The first one jumped out and said freeze
I popped him in his knees and shot him punk please
These cops are reminded, and get us as when we rush
Now you clear like a bitch cause you don't know how to hush
Now back to the smoke of the robbery
I tell you like latifah, mutha-fucker give me body
One to the chest, another to his fucking dome
Now the shit can rest, yo tell 'em to leave me the fuck alone
Two very bloody bodies on the streets
A noisey ass cop and a nigga that robbed from me
Well from me, back up punk, how you figure
My fingers on the trigga for you
Crooked ass niggas


Crooked ass niggas
Criminal behaviour
Suddenly i see a nigga i don't like


[stretch]

More to come...

Oh shit!
Jumped on my man's dick.
Heard he had a 12 inch, now the bitch is love sick.
Who's to blame? the guy or the groupie.
Heard i was down with du (digital underground).
Now she wants to do me.
Whoo eee!
This is the life: new bitch every night.
Never tripped off a wife.
It ain't right, but it's cool how they come quick.
Don't try to flip with the lip cuz i rush shit.
Hip hip horay for the ak.
Spray when i lay competition.
What a great day.
Make pay.
Next is the wet sex.
Hex wit the vex. now they wets with the complex.
I'm upset.
Wonder what i told chet.
Bloody as coat.
Snappin motha fucka's necks.
Revenge so sweet when it comes from
Niggas gettin dumb with the drun.
Whatch my foes run.
Niggas keep comin when they can't slip.
Follow that shit?
Another hit from the lunatic.

Yeah, fuck that dog. word up.
Plug niggas out the motha fuckin frame.
Now what i'm sayin.
Constantly.
Fuck that, duke. we ain't havin it.


Leave me the fuck alone.
You gets none of this.
It's suicidal.
You lose title like douglas.
Cuz i'm nothing nice and i'm icin like tyson.
I'm grippin the mic and my dj is slicin.
I'm tired of motha fuckad steppin to me with the same ol'.
Tryin to do me like nintendo.
How the fuck ya figure i even got this far.
By bootin motha fuckas like a shootin star.
Cuz i'm out to show that i'm a dope mc.
Think crack had ya fiendin?
What till they geta load of me.
Bitches on my dick like a motha fuckin condom.
Niggas wanna flip? let em step and i'm bomb em.
See something ya want? why don't cha come again.
And nigga wax the tax just like the government.
Then i'll leave ya sittin there, wonderin where your money went.
Why your bitch is callin me, tellin me to come again.
Nigga, i'll loc when i smoke on the indo.
Hope we can be friends, though, after you get broke like a window.
That's what you prevoked. now ya smoked out.
Lookin like a bitch cuz your whole fuckin posse broke out.
Punk motha fucka couldn't roll on. he couldn't hold on.
The game's fuckin too strong.
Nigga, leave me the fuck alone.
You gets none of this.
Feel the wrath and revenge of the lunatic.


Yeah, 2, tell them motha fuckas. word up.
We ain't havin it. none of that shit.
Bitch ass niggas. niggas can't fuck wit us.
91 we takin this whole motha fucka over.
Niggas got problems in 91.
92, 93, and all that ovther shit. word up.


Recognize game when it smacks your bitch.
I'm back to rip. puttin us on the map wit this mackin shit.
Time will tell if it's made well.
Will i raise hell and accell cuz it pays well?
Jordan couldn't dunk it any harder.
Pump it any farther.
I'm funky.
That's word to the father.
Act like ya know, pull a ??
Ya roll on.
Thought you was a pimp, now you simpin for a solo.
Oh no, not another new jack.
Swearin that he's ruthless.
Ducked, now he's fucked. left toothless.
I could hear the fear in ya flow.
Ya ain't prepared.
You're scared and your bound to go.
It's something. i guess i'll let the beat keep bumpin.
Stop trippin off these niggas cuz they ain't about nothin.
Or should i say nathan.
Punk put my tape in. fuck all the fakin.
I'm sick of the bullshit. come equipped, get ready to rip or get the dick of the lunatic.


Yes y'all
(aw yeah, fuck that!.)
(know what i'm sayin?)
The motha fuckin lunatic.
(yes 2, tell them niggas what time it is.)
Punk motha fuckas.
(niggas can't fuck wit us. word up.)
Get the dick of the lunatic.
(bitch ass niggas. fuck em.)
Fuck all them niggas.
I'm tellin these niggas that they ain't got nathan on a nigga like me.
We squashin these punk motha fuckas in 91,92,93 and so on.
So let the beat flow on.
While i spray these punk bitches wit these dope ass lyrics.
Thanks to papa for supplying the dank.
Now it's money in the bank.
And all y'all niggas shit stank compared to this shit.
Fuck y'all punk bitches.
The lunatic.


One verse is all it takes.
Something wicked this way comes.


[chorus repeats]