Cops Shot The Kid Lyrics - Nas

The cops used to come around in my neighborhood 

"Alright, you kids, stop having so much fun, move along!" 

Oh they'd arrest me, you know, especially at night 

They had a curfew, niggas had to be home at 11, negros, 12 

And you'd be trying to get home, doing your crew runs 

And they'd always catch you out in front of a store or something 

'Cause you'd be taking shortcuts, right 

Cops, "Ree, put your hands up, black boy!" 

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I don't wanna hurt nobody 

We just came here to party 

See a few dames, exchange some names 

I'm a top shotta, kid, stay in your lane 

The cop shot the kid, same old scene 

Pour out a little liquor, champagne for pain 

Slap-boxin' in the street 

Crack the hydrant in the heat 

Cop cars on the creep 

Doin' they round-ups, we just watch for the sweep 

Yeah, it's hotter than July 

It's the summer when niggas die 

It's the summer when niggas ride 

Together we'll be strong, but forever we divide 

So y'all are blowin' my high 

Type of shit that's killin' my vibe 

White kids are brought in alive 

Black kids get hit with like five 

Get scared, you panic, you're goin' down 

The disadvantages of the brown 

How in the hell the parents gon' bury their own kids 

Not the other way around? 

Reminds me of Emmett Till 

Let's remind 'em why Kap kneels 

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I still hear him scream 

Stay tuned up and down your timeline 

This fake news, people is all lyin' 

Money is bein' made when a mom cries 

Won't be satisfied 'til we all die 

Tell me, who do we call to report crime 

If 9-1-1 doin' the driveby? 

It's certain things I can't abide by 

I ain't bein' extreme, this is my side 

Talkin' big shit, ready to die 

I know every story got two sides 

Claimin' he paranoid by the black guy 

Cop wanna make it home by night time 

Just a good kid, he wasn't that guy 

Had a little hit, he wasn't that high 

Cop gon' claim that it was self-defense 

Say he was ridin' dirty so the case rests 

The cops shot the kid 

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I still hear him scream