Crime Stories, you get, boy, no glory Not in these Crime Stories I'm tellin' you right now, you get no glory
Scene I:
Too-Big and the Hammer rollin' on a hit Knives in our hands to the sound of the click [click!] And now we're ready, we hit the swoove Windows ease down we sprang their crews [P-P-P-P-P-P-POW! POW! {woman screams}] Eight fools dead, a baby too You ask me how I'm livin'...This hit's for you But that's not all we got the prize A mother in the kitchen, now y'all, she's dead inside!
Yeah, we took the suckers out, they know what time it is now!
Crime Stories, homeboys, you get no glory Not in these Crime Stories You ain't gettin' on that...No glory
Scene II: ???‚¬?“Me And Too-Big At The Club???‚¬??
Too-Big and the Hammer kickin' it at the club Boostin' about the way that we pulled those sucker's plugs We weren't worried, n'all! We didn't care When you're in this war, yo! All is fair! A tap on my shoulder, I turn around Too-Big is dyin' fast, he's on the ground I reach for my gat, it was too late The knives went pointblank range [click! click!] in my face
Yo! They opened fire and took me out [POW! POW!] Somebody tell my mother ???‚¬?“I love her, man!???‚¬??
Crime Stories, boy, you get no glory I'm not going to mislead my brothers Crime Stories, I'm tellin' ya right now, ah, will they talk? No glory
Scene III: ???‚¬?“The Pimpin' Game???‚¬??
Now I'm pimpin' these berries, got to get that money Those suckers still payin' for a little bit of honey Nothin' in this world can stop my flow AIDS ain't done nothin' but help my business grow My babes are trained to make that dollar To take you out, fool, it ain't no bother You dropped your pants, you'll pay the price Your money may be AIDS, fool, and then your life
Yeah, that's right ???‚¬??cause a pimp will get to make it, you know what I'm sayin' here!
We're talkin' about Crime Stories And I ain't givin' up no propers, no glory Not to those suckers talkin' about how they was locked up Crime Stories, all the real brothers have been locked up and we know you don't wanna go back...No glory
Scene IV: ???‚¬?“The Pimp Got Took Out By Barry's Brother???‚¬??
We got this tip on some new fresh bait Money in their heads and they could hardly wait My girls went to their room to make the play Two suckers at once, yeah, would make my day Now I'm outside some suckers walk up Talkin' real hard about smokin' my butt! He pushed the button, the blade came out Cut me on my throat and then a bullet in my mouth [POW!]
I've got some devils that all the babes in hell, maybe he'll let me work with him? SSSSH...
Crime Stories, I'm tellin' ya, man, you get no glory ???‚¬??Cause I'm not gonna mislead my young brothers Crime Stories, if you ever been locked up, you know the true stories, no glory And I'd like to say this before we get outta here!
SPOKEN: To my brothers in the game, my brothers weren't out They're doin' what they feel they've got to do I wanna ask you one favour, let's let the young kids...10...11...12 years old Let's let them go on and do their thing at the schoolhouse! Let's give them a chance to make it Let's give them a chance at a different life You doin' what you feel you have to do But the youngsters and they don't know any better So we want to give them a chance to live I mean life is precious, and you know that yourself And you try to make a better life for yourself... So what I'm sayin' is from the bottom of my heart, let the kids be Help the children lead to another wa