Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Kahne
David Kahne
Piano
Dave Aron
Dave Aron
Programming
Field Marshall
Field Marshall
Programming
Todd Foreman
Todd Foreman
Saxophone
Bradley Nowell
Bradley Nowell
Guitar
Bud Gaugh
Bud Gaugh
Drums
Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew
Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew
Sampled Artist
Eric Wilson
Eric Wilson
Bass Guitar
Just-Ice
Just-Ice
Sampled Artist
Michael Happoldt
Michael Happoldt
Sampler
Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bradley Nowell
Bradley Nowell
Composer
Michael Happoldt
Michael Happoldt
Composer
Marshall Goodman
Marshall Goodman
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Kahne
David Kahne
Producer
Eddie Ashworth
Eddie Ashworth
Recording Engineer
Brian Gardner
Brian Gardner
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
I-I don't know if you can, but can you get an owner for Ons?
That's O-N-S, Junior Market, the address is 1934 East Anaheim
All the windows are busted out, and it's like a free-for-all here, and uh
The owner should maybe come down here
And see if he can secure his business, if he wants to
[Verse 1]
April 26th, 1992
There was a riot on the streets, tell me, where were you?
You were sitting home watching your TV
While I was participating in some anarchy
First spot we hit, it was my liquor store
I finally got all that alcohol I can't afford
With red lights flashing, time to retire
And then we turned that liquor store into a structure fire
Next stop we hit, it was the music shop
It only took one brick to make that window drop
Finally, we got our own PA
Where do you think I got this guitar that you're hearing today? Aye
[Bridge]
Call fire and tell them to respond to the mobile station Alamedas and Anaheim
It's, uh, flaming up good
10-4, Alamedas and East Anaheim
Homicide, never doing no time
[Verse 2]
When we returned to the pad to unload everything
It dawned on me that I need new home furnishings
So once again, we filled the van until it was full
Since that day, my living room's been much more comfortable
'Cause everybody in the hood has had it up to here
It's getting harder and harder and harder each and every year
Some kids went in a store with their mother
I saw her when she came out, she was getting some Pampers
[Verse 3]
They said it was for the Black man, they said it was for the Mexican
And not for the white man, but if you look at the street
It wasn't about Rodney King
It's this fucked up situation and these fucked up police
It's about coming up and staying on top
And screaming "1-8-7" on a motherfucking cop
It's not in the paper, it's on the wall
National Guard, smoke from all around
[Bridge]
Units, units be advised, there's an attempt 211 to arrest
Now at 938 Temple, 9-3-8 Temple
Thirty subjects with bats trying to get inside the CB's house
I think they're going, they're trying to kill him
Long as I'm alive, I'ma live illegal
[Verse 4]
Let it burn, wanna let it burn
Wanna let it burn, wanna, wanna let it burn (I, I feel insanity)
Riots on the streets of Miami
Whoa, riots on the streets of Chicago
Oh, on the streets of Long Beach
Oh, and San Francisco (Boise, Idaho)
Riots on the streets of Kansas City (Salt Lake, Huntington Beach, California)
Oh, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Cleveland, Ohio (Arcada, Clarkdale, Compton, Michigan, Abilene, Texas)
(Pensacola, Barstow, let's do this every year, twice a year) Fountain Valley, Paramount, Victorville, Eugene, Oregon
Eureka, California (Let it burn, let it burn)
Hesperia, Santa Barbara, Winnemucca, Nevada (Won't you let it burn? Won't you, won't you let it burn?)
Phoenix, Arizona, San Diego (Let it burn, won't you let it burn?)
Lakeland, Florida (Won't you let it burn?)
Fucking Twentynine Palms (Let it burn)
[Outro]
Any units assist to Frank 34, Willow and Caspian
Structure fire and numerous subjects looting
10-15 to get rid of this looter
Written by: Bradley Nowell, Lawrence Parker, Marshall Goodman, Michael Happoldt
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