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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gang Starr
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Keith Elam
Composer
Chris Martin
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
DJ Premier
Producer
Guru
Co-Producer
Eddie Sancho
Mixing Engineer
Eddy Schreyer
Mastering Engineer
Dexter Thibou
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hey yo, son
It seems like every day, more and more people begin to get more foul
Now dig, association breeds assimilation
Let me tell you what happened
I'm driving the other night, these two faggots pull me over
Talk about I got a broken taillight
They got a broken headlight
They shake me down
They telling me that they gon' come and see me tomorrow
And have something for them (Word, so what up?)
So now, I gots something for them
[Verse 2]
Who's the real criminals, take a look behind the scenes
Corruption and greed is commonplace, routine
Guess it pays in many ways to have a few schemes
Shit, I know model citizens that ain't squeaky clean
You got dirty politicians, dirty judges and dirty cops
Everyone's on the take, the hood's filled with dirty blocks
How we gonna save the community? They worse than us
It's like a curse for us, police be the first to bust
Think about it, that RICO shits no fucking joke
For them the evidence'll vanish in a puff of smoke
I been observant, I'll never be subservient
I guess you get what you deserve in this
From project hallways to courthouse hallways
Some prevail, most see jail, this happens always
Speed on, before you get peed on
All I need is more power, then I'ma put tha squeeze on
[Verse 3]
I want more power, I'm gaining more troops
I'm gaining more respect 'cause I want more juice
The most influential men got influential friends
And I'ma put tha squeeze on all of 'em
[Verse 4]
I watched y'all get fat, now I want my share
What you ain't got it all? Then I want what's there
The most influential men got influential friends
And I'ma put tha squeeze on all of 'em
[Verse 5]
They wanna see the guard catch an L, it's all a set up
It's a daily operation
You know me son, show respect
They wanna see the guard catch an L, it's all a set up
[Verse 6]
This jam is dedicated to you and your boys
Tha squeeze
[Verse 7]
Believe me, son, I'ma put tha squeeze on 'em
Croocked cats, that confiscate the gats they keepin 'em
Hustler's Convention every night at D&D
Had chicks on the strip with Trace in '83
It's nothing, that why I know I'm on top
And I'ma stay here till I'm paid and owe nothing
They gon' take they cut, so why shouldn't I?
Eliminate the middlemen, who thought they couldn't die?
Go overseas, make G's and bring it back to the streets
A never-ending saga when I rap to these beats
As the minutes go by, you 'bout to get it, know why?
I'm already in too deep, so forget it, don't try
'Cause all you gonna find is suffering and pain
I had enough of you, man, I'm 'bout to fuck up your plan
So speed on before you get peed on
All I need is more power, then I'ma put tha squeeze on
[Verse 8]
I want more power, I'm gaining more troops
I'm gaining more respect 'cause I want more juice
The most influential men got influential friends
And I'ma put tha squeeze on all of 'em
[Verse 9]
I watched y'all get fat, now I want my share
What you ain't got it all? Then I want what's there
The most influential men got influential friends
And I'ma put tha squeeze on all of 'em
[Verse 10]
They wanna see the guard catch an L, it's all a set up
They wanna see the guard catch an L, it's all a set up
They wanna see the guard catch an L, it's all a set up
This jam is dedicated to you and your boys
Tha squeeze
Written by: Chris Martin, Keith Elam