| [00:-2.00] | The Roots - Criminal (Feat. Truck North and Saigon) |
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| [00:26.41] | Monday they predict the storm |
| [00:28.95] | Tuesday they predict the bad |
| [00:31.27] | Wednesday they cover the grass |
| [00:33.81] | And I can see it's all about cash |
| [00:36.27] | And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass |
| [00:38.78] | And treat me like a criminal |
| [00:41.09] | |
| [00:41.38] | Look, it is what it is |
| [00:42.41] | Because of what it was |
| [00:43.69] | I did what I did |
| [00:44.92] | 'Cause it does what it does |
| [00:46.16] | I don't put nothin' above |
| [00:47.47] | What I am, what I love |
| [00:48.66] | My family, my blood |
| [00:50.10] | My city and my hood |
| [00:51.29] | Hater for the greater good |
| [00:52.44] | I'm back from Hollywood |
| [00:53.75] | And I ain't changed a lick |
| [00:55.10] | Though, I know I probably should |
| [00:56.53] | But, what I'm doin' is not a good look |
| [00:58.26] | I never did it by the good book, as a lifetime crook |
| [01:02.05] | All the petty crime took a toll on me |
| [01:04.03] | I look around at my homies that's gettin' old on me |
| [01:06.43] | But still somethin' gotta hold on me |
| [01:08.34] | Maybe it's faith |
| [01:09.24] | If it's comin', yo I'm willing to wait |
| [01:11.04] | I'm not runnin', I done ran through the mud |
| [01:13.13] | I done scrambled and such |
| [01:14.43] | I done robbed an odd job and gambled enough |
| [01:16.97] | Till I'm put up in handcuffs |
| [01:18.60] | And pissin' in a cup |
| [01:19.55] | If there's a God, |
| [01:20.46] | I don't know if he listenin' or what |
| [01:22.03] | |
| [01:28.06] | Monday they predict the storm |
| [01:30.60] | Tuesday they predict the bad |
| [01:33.03] | Wednesday they cover the grass |
| [01:35.51] | And I can see it's all about cash |
| [01:37.99] | And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass |
| [01:40.45] | And treat me like a criminal |
| [01:42.78] | |
| [01:43.09] | Yeah, it is what it is |
| [01:44.48] | And that's how it go |
| [01:45.44] | Get treated like a criminal |
| [01:46.77] | If crime is all you know |
| [01:47.99] | Get greeted like a nigga |
| [01:49.30] | If a nigga saw your show |
| [01:50.61] | A public enemy, to send a eye in the scope |
| [01:53.14] | My city like a island where you can't find a boat |
| [01:55.63] | Have you wishin' for a raft |
| [01:56.93] | And prayin that hope flows |
| [01:58.26] | So real ??? |
| [02:00.84] | Who lookin' for a chair and some real strong rope |
| [02:03.43] | Just to end it all here |
| [02:04.81] | Screamin' "f**k the mayor" |
| [02:06.16] | He see the faces at the bottom of the welfare |
| [02:08.34] | They act like I'm somethin' to fear |
| [02:10.40] | Trapped in urban warfare |
| [02:11.52] | And pullin' triggers at a college career |
| [02:13.22] | Can't ignore the call of the wild |
| [02:15.03] | That's drawin' 'em near |
| [02:16.20] | Try to make fast money last long some years |
| [02:18.58] | Try to laugh it off |
| [02:19.75] | Still couldn't lose the tears |
| [02:21.25] | To the rules, I will not adhere |
| [02:23.09] | Break the law, yeah... {echoes} |
| [02:26.49] | |
| [02:29.82] | Monday they predict the storm |
| [02:32.28] | Tuesday they predict the bad |
| [02:34.74] | Wednesday they cover the grass |
| [02:37.15] | And I can see it's all about cash |
| [02:39.68] | And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass |
| [02:42.11] | And treat me like a criminal |
| [02:44.48] | |
| [02:44.84] | Who wanna challenge mine? |
| [02:45.75] | I'm sick of St. Valentine |
| [02:47.40] | I did the violent crimes |
| [02:48.69] | That's why I got this style of rhyme |
| [02:50.11] | Seek repentance to spittin’ them sentences |
| [02:52.13] | To senseless experience is the difference |
| [02:53.97] | You can't convince this |
| [02:55.03] | In a crime sense, niggas is infants |
| [02:56.61] | I'm like a senior citizen |
| [02:58.03] | Still livin' but gettin' benefits |
| [02:59.69] | Put emphasis on hittin' my nemesis in high percentages |
| [03:02.69] | Crooked ass cops is the reason for my belligerence |
| [03:05.24] | And it gets deeper than that |
| [03:06.66] | Remember nights I used to sleep wit a gat |
| [03:08.38] | With a package of crack under my sneaker strap |
| [03:10.43] | D's sneak attack and raid me |
| [03:12.11] | It took a week for that |
| [03:13.11] | Beat the rat, but you're sayin' "look, he think he the mack" |
| [03:15.55] | F**k ya'll! |
| [03:16.35] | Niggas who thinkin' they might try us |
| [03:18.13] | Watch us inside riots |
| [03:19.28] | Blue cars and light fires |
| [03:20.59] | We already been knocked, scrutinized |
| [03:22.98] | Plus, cops rush to brutalize us |
| [03:24.48] | America's polluted by lust |
| [03:25.81] | Who could I trust? |
| [03:26.76] | If I can't trust you, then I might touch you |
| [03:28.99] | If I ain't got love for you |
| [03:30.10] | Then f**k you! |
| [03:31.07] | |
| [03:31.56] | Monday they predict the storm |
| [03:34.03] | Tuesday they predict the bad |
| [03:36.45] | Wednesday they cover the grass |
| [03:39.01] | And I can see it's all about cash |
| [03:41.47] | And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass |
| [03:43.99] | And treat me like a criminal |
| [03:46.15] | |
| [03:47.00] | Monday they predict the storm |
| [03:49.41] | Tuesday they predict the bad |
| [03:51.87] | Wednesday they cover the grass |
| [03:54.34] | And I can see it's all about cash |
| [03:56.88] | And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass |
| [03:59.39] | And treat me like a criminal |
| [04:01.70] | |
| [04:02.17] | |
| [04:08.29] |
| [00:-2.00] | The Roots Criminal Feat. Truck North and Saigon |
| [00:-1.00] | |
| [00:00.00] | |
| [00:26.00] | |
| [00:26.41] | Monday they predict the storm |
| [00:28.95] | Tuesday they predict the bad |
| [00:31.27] | Wednesday they cover the grass |
| [00:33.81] | And I can see it' s all about cash |
| [00:36.27] | And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass |
| [00:38.78] | And treat me like a criminal |
| [00:41.09] | |
| [00:41.38] | Look, it is what it is |
| [00:42.41] | Because of what it was |
| [00:43.69] | I did what I did |
| [00:44.92] | ' Cause it does what it does |
| [00:46.16] | I don' t put nothin' above |
| [00:47.47] | What I am, what I love |
| [00:48.66] | My family, my blood |
| [00:50.10] | My city and my hood |
| [00:51.29] | Hater for the greater good |
| [00:52.44] | I' m back from Hollywood |
| [00:53.75] | And I ain' t changed a lick |
| [00:55.10] | Though, I know I probably should |
| [00:56.53] | But, what I' m doin' is not a good look |
| [00:58.26] | I never did it by the good book, as a lifetime crook |
| [01:02.05] | All the petty crime took a toll on me |
| [01:04.03] | I look around at my homies that' s gettin' old on me |
| [01:06.43] | But still somethin' gotta hold on me |
| [01:08.34] | Maybe it' s faith |
| [01:09.24] | If it' s comin', yo I' m willing to wait |
| [01:11.04] | I' m not runnin', I done ran through the mud |
| [01:13.13] | I done scrambled and such |
| [01:14.43] | I done robbed an odd job and gambled enough |
| [01:16.97] | Till I' m put up in handcuffs |
| [01:18.60] | And pissin' in a cup |
| [01:19.55] | If there' s a God, |
| [01:20.46] | I don' t know if he listenin' or what |
| [01:22.03] | |
| [01:28.06] | Monday they predict the storm |
| [01:30.60] | Tuesday they predict the bad |
| [01:33.03] | Wednesday they cover the grass |
| [01:35.51] | And I can see it' s all about cash |
| [01:37.99] | And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass |
| [01:40.45] | And treat me like a criminal |
| [01:42.78] | |
| [01:43.09] | Yeah, it is what it is |
| [01:44.48] | And that' s how it go |
| [01:45.44] | Get treated like a criminal |
| [01:46.77] | If crime is all you know |
| [01:47.99] | Get greeted like a nigga |
| [01:49.30] | If a nigga saw your show |
| [01:50.61] | A public enemy, to send a eye in the scope |
| [01:53.14] | My city like a island where you can' t find a boat |
| [01:55.63] | Have you wishin' for a raft |
| [01:56.93] | And prayin that hope flows |
| [01:58.26] | So real ??? |
| [02:00.84] | Who lookin' for a chair and some real strong rope |
| [02:03.43] | Just to end it all here |
| [02:04.81] | Screamin' " f k the mayor" |
| [02:06.16] | He see the faces at the bottom of the welfare |
| [02:08.34] | They act like I' m somethin' to fear |
| [02:10.40] | Trapped in urban warfare |
| [02:11.52] | And pullin' triggers at a college career |
| [02:13.22] | Can' t ignore the call of the wild |
| [02:15.03] | That' s drawin' ' em near |
| [02:16.20] | Try to make fast money last long some years |
| [02:18.58] | Try to laugh it off |
| [02:19.75] | Still couldn' t lose the tears |
| [02:21.25] | To the rules, I will not adhere |
| [02:23.09] | Break the law, yeah... echoes |
| [02:26.49] | |
| [02:29.82] | Monday they predict the storm |
| [02:32.28] | Tuesday they predict the bad |
| [02:34.74] | Wednesday they cover the grass |
| [02:37.15] | And I can see it' s all about cash |
| [02:39.68] | And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass |
| [02:42.11] | And treat me like a criminal |
| [02:44.48] | |
| [02:44.84] | Who wanna challenge mine? |
| [02:45.75] | I' m sick of St. Valentine |
| [02:47.40] | I did the violent crimes |
| [02:48.69] | That' s why I got this style of rhyme |
| [02:50.11] | Seek repentance to spittin' them sentences |
| [02:52.13] | To senseless experience is the difference |
| [02:53.97] | You can' t convince this |
| [02:55.03] | In a crime sense, niggas is infants |
| [02:56.61] | I' m like a senior citizen |
| [02:58.03] | Still livin' but gettin' benefits |
| [02:59.69] | Put emphasis on hittin' my nemesis in high percentages |
| [03:02.69] | Crooked ass cops is the reason for my belligerence |
| [03:05.24] | And it gets deeper than that |
| [03:06.66] | Remember nights I used to sleep wit a gat |
| [03:08.38] | With a package of crack under my sneaker strap |
| [03:10.43] | D' s sneak attack and raid me |
| [03:12.11] | It took a week for that |
| [03:13.11] | Beat the rat, but you' re sayin' " look, he think he the mack" |
| [03:15.55] | F k ya' ll! |
| [03:16.35] | Niggas who thinkin' they might try us |
| [03:18.13] | Watch us inside riots |
| [03:19.28] | Blue cars and light fires |
| [03:20.59] | We already been knocked, scrutinized |
| [03:22.98] | Plus, cops rush to brutalize us |
| [03:24.48] | America' s polluted by lust |
| [03:25.81] | Who could I trust? |
| [03:26.76] | If I can' t trust you, then I might touch you |
| [03:28.99] | If I ain' t got love for you |
| [03:30.10] | Then f k you! |
| [03:31.07] | |
| [03:31.56] | Monday they predict the storm |
| [03:34.03] | Tuesday they predict the bad |
| [03:36.45] | Wednesday they cover the grass |
| [03:39.01] | And I can see it' s all about cash |
| [03:41.47] | And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass |
| [03:43.99] | And treat me like a criminal |
| [03:46.15] | |
| [03:47.00] | Monday they predict the storm |
| [03:49.41] | Tuesday they predict the bad |
| [03:51.87] | Wednesday they cover the grass |
| [03:54.34] | And I can see it' s all about cash |
| [03:56.88] | And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass |
| [03:59.39] | And treat me like a criminal |
| [04:01.70] | |
| [04:02.17] | |
| [04:08.29] |
| [00:-2.00] | The Roots Criminal Feat. Truck North and Saigon |
| [00:-1.00] | |
| [00:00.00] | |
| [00:26.00] | |
| [00:26.41] | Monday they predict the storm |
| [00:28.95] | Tuesday they predict the bad |
| [00:31.27] | Wednesday they cover the grass |
| [00:33.81] | And I can see it' s all about cash |
| [00:36.27] | And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass |
| [00:38.78] | And treat me like a criminal |
| [00:41.09] | |
| [00:41.38] | Look, it is what it is |
| [00:42.41] | Because of what it was |
| [00:43.69] | I did what I did |
| [00:44.92] | ' Cause it does what it does |
| [00:46.16] | I don' t put nothin' above |
| [00:47.47] | What I am, what I love |
| [00:48.66] | My family, my blood |
| [00:50.10] | My city and my hood |
| [00:51.29] | Hater for the greater good |
| [00:52.44] | I' m back from Hollywood |
| [00:53.75] | And I ain' t changed a lick |
| [00:55.10] | Though, I know I probably should |
| [00:56.53] | But, what I' m doin' is not a good look |
| [00:58.26] | I never did it by the good book, as a lifetime crook |
| [01:02.05] | All the petty crime took a toll on me |
| [01:04.03] | I look around at my homies that' s gettin' old on me |
| [01:06.43] | But still somethin' gotta hold on me |
| [01:08.34] | Maybe it' s faith |
| [01:09.24] | If it' s comin', yo I' m willing to wait |
| [01:11.04] | I' m not runnin', I done ran through the mud |
| [01:13.13] | I done scrambled and such |
| [01:14.43] | I done robbed an odd job and gambled enough |
| [01:16.97] | Till I' m put up in handcuffs |
| [01:18.60] | And pissin' in a cup |
| [01:19.55] | If there' s a God, |
| [01:20.46] | I don' t know if he listenin' or what |
| [01:22.03] | |
| [01:28.06] | Monday they predict the storm |
| [01:30.60] | Tuesday they predict the bad |
| [01:33.03] | Wednesday they cover the grass |
| [01:35.51] | And I can see it' s all about cash |
| [01:37.99] | And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass |
| [01:40.45] | And treat me like a criminal |
| [01:42.78] | |
| [01:43.09] | Yeah, it is what it is |
| [01:44.48] | And that' s how it go |
| [01:45.44] | Get treated like a criminal |
| [01:46.77] | If crime is all you know |
| [01:47.99] | Get greeted like a nigga |
| [01:49.30] | If a nigga saw your show |
| [01:50.61] | A public enemy, to send a eye in the scope |
| [01:53.14] | My city like a island where you can' t find a boat |
| [01:55.63] | Have you wishin' for a raft |
| [01:56.93] | And prayin that hope flows |
| [01:58.26] | So real ??? |
| [02:00.84] | Who lookin' for a chair and some real strong rope |
| [02:03.43] | Just to end it all here |
| [02:04.81] | Screamin' " f k the mayor" |
| [02:06.16] | He see the faces at the bottom of the welfare |
| [02:08.34] | They act like I' m somethin' to fear |
| [02:10.40] | Trapped in urban warfare |
| [02:11.52] | And pullin' triggers at a college career |
| [02:13.22] | Can' t ignore the call of the wild |
| [02:15.03] | That' s drawin' ' em near |
| [02:16.20] | Try to make fast money last long some years |
| [02:18.58] | Try to laugh it off |
| [02:19.75] | Still couldn' t lose the tears |
| [02:21.25] | To the rules, I will not adhere |
| [02:23.09] | Break the law, yeah... echoes |
| [02:26.49] | |
| [02:29.82] | Monday they predict the storm |
| [02:32.28] | Tuesday they predict the bad |
| [02:34.74] | Wednesday they cover the grass |
| [02:37.15] | And I can see it' s all about cash |
| [02:39.68] | And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass |
| [02:42.11] | And treat me like a criminal |
| [02:44.48] | |
| [02:44.84] | Who wanna challenge mine? |
| [02:45.75] | I' m sick of St. Valentine |
| [02:47.40] | I did the violent crimes |
| [02:48.69] | That' s why I got this style of rhyme |
| [02:50.11] | Seek repentance to spittin' them sentences |
| [02:52.13] | To senseless experience is the difference |
| [02:53.97] | You can' t convince this |
| [02:55.03] | In a crime sense, niggas is infants |
| [02:56.61] | I' m like a senior citizen |
| [02:58.03] | Still livin' but gettin' benefits |
| [02:59.69] | Put emphasis on hittin' my nemesis in high percentages |
| [03:02.69] | Crooked ass cops is the reason for my belligerence |
| [03:05.24] | And it gets deeper than that |
| [03:06.66] | Remember nights I used to sleep wit a gat |
| [03:08.38] | With a package of crack under my sneaker strap |
| [03:10.43] | D' s sneak attack and raid me |
| [03:12.11] | It took a week for that |
| [03:13.11] | Beat the rat, but you' re sayin' " look, he think he the mack" |
| [03:15.55] | F k ya' ll! |
| [03:16.35] | Niggas who thinkin' they might try us |
| [03:18.13] | Watch us inside riots |
| [03:19.28] | Blue cars and light fires |
| [03:20.59] | We already been knocked, scrutinized |
| [03:22.98] | Plus, cops rush to brutalize us |
| [03:24.48] | America' s polluted by lust |
| [03:25.81] | Who could I trust? |
| [03:26.76] | If I can' t trust you, then I might touch you |
| [03:28.99] | If I ain' t got love for you |
| [03:30.10] | Then f k you! |
| [03:31.07] | |
| [03:31.56] | Monday they predict the storm |
| [03:34.03] | Tuesday they predict the bad |
| [03:36.45] | Wednesday they cover the grass |
| [03:39.01] | And I can see it' s all about cash |
| [03:41.47] | And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass |
| [03:43.99] | And treat me like a criminal |
| [03:46.15] | |
| [03:47.00] | Monday they predict the storm |
| [03:49.41] | Tuesday they predict the bad |
| [03:51.87] | Wednesday they cover the grass |
| [03:54.34] | And I can see it' s all about cash |
| [03:56.88] | And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass |
| [03:59.39] | And treat me like a criminal |
| [04:01.70] | |
| [04:02.17] | |
| [04:08.29] |
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