Gangstarr Riot Akt Lyrics

Riot Akt Lyrics

{*DJ Premier scratches children laughing and yelling*







[Chorus: Guru]



Riot act, this is where we really prepare



Riot act, out here we show no fear



RIOT ACT, time to protect our communities



Riot act, real criminals get immunity



RIOT ACT, eye for an eye - so yo who want it?



RIOT ACT, rushin all you cowards who fronted



Riot act, let's bring the power to the people



RIOT ACT, no justice then we gotta come see you







[Verse One: Guru]



Just like a thunderous gun clap, you wonder who done that



Put you under with one rap, me and the brothers have come back



We'll lash you for tryin that, we know you been lyin cat



So now you be lyin flat, we'll read you the riot act



Whassup you little fuck, get your life right



Cause there's too much goin in the world, and shit ain't quite right



See you're just addin to the problem



Young gun, high-strung, ready to trey-eight revolve 'em



Knot nearly in your waist, you step up in the place



Catch one off guard, he lookin silly in the face



But hear they come with the M-16's



They got teargas, helmets and clubs - knahmean?



It's martial law in these streets



It's like Afghanistan man, it's gettin raw in the streets



Still you demand your rights, I understand your plight



But do the knowledge if you plan to fight







[Chorus]







[Verse Two: Guru]



So realize what it is to be oppressed and afflicted



Subjected to sick shit, knowin others live different



FUCK THAT, the streets about to blow again



They forgot, so we gotta let 'em know again



Huh, we'll blast you for tryin that, we know you been lyin cat



So now you be lyin flat, we'll read you the riot act



Soldiers, let's show these cowards what's up



The hood ain't goin for it, let's get ours, that's what's up



Be sure to keep a balance to your fight



And do the math, figure how to use your talents in a fight



Ain't nuttin worse than a rebel without a cause



Ain't nuttin worse than a people without laws



200 million square miles under attack



Reperations for us blacks, hell yeah, they need to come with that



Who's gonna take the weight, and erase the hate



All I know is when we come through, better make some space







[Chorus]







[Verse Three: Guru]



A lot of people ain't happy you can tell by their ways



It's growin tense okay, I can smell it today



Tenement buildings house the next killers



While rich diplomats, are purchasin their next villas



But for the scrilla and power, uhh



They'll send some killers to their hood, that are iller than ours



Still niggaz settle beef, with the metal piece



And every block stays hot, like the devil's feet



Incarceration of the mind, police brutality and poverty



These are realities of mankind



And we can't win nigga, if we keep shuckin and jivin



In a minute, they gon' have us duckin and divin



They got bullets for us {*automatic fire* yeah, uh-huh



They got jail cells and graveyards, they the bullies, not us



We'll blast you for tryin that, we know you been lyin cat



So now you be lyin flat, cause this is the riot act







[Chorus]