1. |
In The House
00:43
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IN THE HOUSE (introduction)
Manhole's in the motherfucking house
And you know we gonna wreck shit
Manhole's in the house motherfuckers
So you know we gonna check shit
Yeah and this is how we coming.....
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2. |
Mama Don't
02:40
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MAMA DON'T
Jordan Downs is where young mama lives
And she takes what the government gives
It ain't much but she seems to splurge
Get it on the 1st and it's gone by the 3rd
She got a daughter age 6
But she don't care, all she want is that fix
Between the 3rd & the 15th
Mama beating her down, like Leon Sphinx
She can't help it, she's caught in a trap
And it's crack that got her acting like that
Child abuse, stop it she won't
And got her little girl crying out...
Mama don't
But mama won't
Now just the other night I heard a scream for mama don't
Mama don't please....but mama won't
See mama's on crack, a fact, that's how it's done
When she's on crack she get a strap to beat her son
Not to reprimand him, mold him or scold him
Seems she really wanna fold him
The next day, she'll bandage him up
Sit him on her knee, say she's sorry, like that's enough
But that's okay cuz he's a male child
Plus, the way he see it, she'll get hers in a little while
If she keep on picking on him
Kicking on him
But I don't think she won't
So please...
Mama don't!
But mama won't
Yeah, this is going out to all you mothers....
Mama got a hold of some bad dope
Now her brain is gone and she just can't cope
Little daughter, jetting and running
Mama with the hot iron kept on coming
Soon she graduated from a strap to a bat
Son saw it coming and he grabbed that gat
Don't hit me again mama please, I'mma hurt you
And that's real, can we make a deal?
But what comes around goes around
He pointed the gun and mama was down
You won't understand, you either do or you don't
But if not, mama won't so mama don't
Mama don't
Mama don't
Mama don't
Mama don't
Word to you mothers and mothers to be.
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3. |
Take
04:23
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TAKE
Take.....
Another night, another fight and he's drunk and
You're at home after going to the club and
You don't even know if what he's saying is real
Maybe it's the liquor telling you how he feels
Now here's the deal, you can't be silent
Cuz the alcohol is making him violent
And nobody knows what he does to you behind closed doors
Your business is yours
But I'm gonna tell you like this, you let it happen once
And it'll happen for months
Maybe years and plenty of tears will be shed
He'll say he's sorry in bed
But that bed will burn if it was my turn, forget the remedies
I go to extremities
While you sit and let him hit you cuz you're too damn blind
What's it gonna take to make up your mind
What's it gonna take
What's it gonna take
What's it gonna take
What's it gonna....take
Now your friends say...what's it gonna take to make up your mind
You say...damn, sorry for taking up your time
You don't listen or at least you pretend you don't
Say you're gonna leave him but they all know you won't
You understand what's really going on right
A woman can't beat a man in a fair fight
Or maybe she can if you would just leave him
But he tells you he's sorry and you believe him
He gotta sweat you every time you think that things are getting better
His attitude is just like the weather
And weather of not he's in a good mood is keeping you guessin'
And learning your lesson
But you've been taught - fought til you're black and blue
What's it gonna take to get through to you
What's it gonna take to get through to you
What's it gonna take
What's it gonna take
What's it gonna take
What's it gonna....take
You say you love me but you don't even know me
You say you need me but you just wanna own me
You say without you I ain't gonna make it
But I ain't gonna take it
I ain't gonna take it
I ain't gonna take it
I ain't gonna take it
Now he told you that he ain't gonna drink and you trusted him
But he busted in
Threw you down on the floor and he got rough
Push comes to show what's love...
Got to do with it
Love ain't supposed to hurt
Black & blue now you can't even wear a skirt
You don't flirt but still he accuses
And that's how you get your bruises
But you got excuses for him and what happens...why
Say you fell, now that's a damn lie
Get rid of that punk motherfucker while you can (girl)
And get a real man
Better yet get a gun to protect you
Cuz he doesn't respect you
And if you gotta take him out before he takes you
What's it gonna take to make you
What's it gonna take
What's it gonna take
What's it gonna take
What's it gonna....take
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4. |
Rest In Peace
03:33
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REST IN PEACE
357 point blank another tricky Smith & Wesson
To the head....another street lesson
Testing the patience of a thug "G"
Its an eye for an eye are ya down for your homie
Is how it starts not a heart or soul in sight
Start the car, load the clip and it's a drive by
Cruise, the coolest of the crew
Know whatcha gotta do, can't sleep
Now's the time to creep
4 deep now the cops peep gang affiliation in the lowride
It's a slow ride
2 shots to the dome but you dropped your chrome
In front of the punks home
Now you're handcuffed, roughed up, being read your rights
Not a homie in sight
So you take it like a man, no gun in your hand but at least
The motherfucker rests in peace
Rest in peace
Fingerprinted, mugshots not the cell door's locked from the crime
Nothing to do but clock time
Kick it with the set, can't forget number one
It ain't where you at, it's where you from
Hold the guard, wave the card
Strollin' down the main yard like a star and always lookin' hard
So a set won't sweat you, homies respect you
And only you can protect you
Now check it, got a kid lookin' at you like a hero
Nothing but a zero
Take another look, he's tryna be a copy, a wannabee, sloppy
"Can't nobody drop me"
Is what he's steady saying as he tries to fight
In the middle of the night but never saw the daylight
Cuz when it comes down to it, the gangster speech
Let him rest in peace
Now he rests in peace
And you zip that body bag
Now 8 years pass and you're out paroled
A different man but the streets are still cold
And old vets don't forget, sweat and they know it
So you better not show it
Without your glock, you're on the wrong block better chill
See the brother of the motherfucker you killed
And he's been true to the game, knows your name
Knows you got a little brother and could have done the same
But he's been waiting for you with his eyes swollen
Picture of his brother in his pocket, he's holding
Growing older and colder by the day
Not it's a minute to die, a second to pray
So you say to him you're sorry but he don't give a fucker clucker
Payback's a motherfucker
And the cycle keeps going as your little brother irons his crease
Straps his gat....rest in peace
Rest in peace
Initiated to rest in peace
And that's how it goes...
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5. |
Respect Yourself
04:30
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RESPECT YOURSELF
Yeah....coming at ya from the City of Los Angeles
Home of the motherfuckin' Manhole...straight up!
And we're out to set the record straight cuz when you're living in a city with sexism, racism, drug abuse and violence....
You only have one thing left. And that's your self respect!
Now here's a strong topic, I'mma drop it so relate to it
You can't stop it, so be afraid of it
The government's taking advantage, doing damage
While we sit back, relax, unwilling to face facts
Like HIV positive could be me
You, he, she or we
Think about it....who's controlling the masses
While you're looking through your rose colored glasses
At a world with fear, disease we deny
But millions have died, you wanna know why?
Cause they've got the cure like cancer
Ask the questions but you get no answer
And the death toll takes its coarse
The choice is yours with your health
Respect yourself!
You gotta respect yourself
You gotta respect yourself
Now let me tell you 'bout a girl I know named Sherry
Cuz the story is scary...
She was a good girl, from a good family
A mom, a dad, a brother, a sister, see....
They were upper middle class. green grass
A couple of cars, nice house and all that
Now don't blab it but Sherry had a habit
Every night she'd take her arm and she'd stab it
Was addicted and nothing could save her
From the needle that a dealer gave her gave her
Damn what a drug can do to you
Are you listening am I getting through to ya
She no longer had a job cause nobody respected her
Or a home cause her family rejected her
All of this because of somebody else
It ain’t worth it....respect yourself!
You gotta respect yourself
You gotta respect yourself
Kick in the drums cause here comes the real deal
Your man is beating you down, now how do you feel?
Like nothing, yeah so get tough and…
Tell him you’re gonna leave him, I mean without bluffin'
You’re getting used and abused, you got nothing to lose
But your life, think about it cause one night
He may take it, before It’s too late to get help
Respect your damn self!
What?
What you mean you don't know?
C'mon
You know what's right
You know what's wrong
Now's it's time to be strong
You know what's right
You know what's wrong
Now's it's time to be strong
You know what's right
You know what's wrong
Now's it's time to be strong
You know what's right
You know what's wrong
Now's it's time to be strong
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6. |
White Nightmare
03:00
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WHITE NIGHTMARE
You'll find in the mind of a serial killer
You're fill a horror, still a sorta
Cool, calm, smooth, yet strong reality
Naturally born into brutality
Sick and twisted, her mind is gifted
Fatal thoughts, that can't be lifted
Pretty on the outside, witty and charming
Inside, insane...disarming!
White nightmare! On a killing spree
America's set up so they get away free
White nightmare! On a killing spree
Can't stop cuz the killer's in me
White nightmare! On a killing spree
American's set up so they get away free
White nightmare! On a killing spree
Can't stop cuz the killer's in...
Now imagine a girl in size
Five feet, seven inches, black hair and green eyes
All the blood she sees don't faze her
The media made her, you can't blame her
Programmed perfect, perfecting her crime
As seen on TV, time after time
Born bad, pretty on the outside
But inside insane, she'll remain...
My nightmare
Inflicting pain
White nightmare
No! There is no escaping here
Eenie meenie, minie moe
Catch a redneck by the toe
If he hollers, let him go
Don't let him, don't let him, don't let him go
Forgive me Father, for I have sinned
Its been 2 weeks since my last confession
Hail Mary, Mother of God
Pray for us sinners
Now and in the moment of our death
C'mon get em....
White nightmare! On a killing spree
America's set up so they get away free
White nightmare! On a killing spree
Can't stop what you can't see
White nightmare! On a killing spree
American's set up so they get away free
White nightmare! Now you've been warned
Another Mallory Knox is...born!
And when they come here and they ask you who done this, you tell em Manhole motherfucker, 1995 straight up NBK, the real natural born killaz!
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7. |
Break The Silence
03:56
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BREAK THE SILENCE
Silence is deadly
Yo kick the real shit...
Night after night he tells her he loves her
Tucks her in, under the covers
When the lights go out he starts to change
Daddy acts strange
He starts to touch her in places he shouldn't
And didn't before cuz he couldn't
But mommy's at work in a tight little mini skit
Doesn't know that her little girl's being hurt
So every day she gets a little more bratty
Uncontrollable thanks to daddy
But you can't blame her cuz nobody's taught her
To tell on her father
An he keeps telling her don't tell, so she won't tell
No fire escape in hell
No fire escape in hell
No fire escape in hell
No fire escape in hell
Kick the drama
Bobby's got a daddy who's a real nice man
And doesn't raise his hand
To spank him, only thanks him for being a good son
A job well done
But something's wrong when it comes to Bobby's mother
He doesn't love her
In fact he likes to smack her and attack her
And her eyes get blacker
By the day...so Bobby prays to God in heaven
But he's only eleven
And he can't help his mommy and he can't tell
No fire escape in hell
No fire escape in hell
No fire escape in hell
No fire escape in hell
That's right, it's 1994
And we're coming at you hardcore
Cuz it's up to you to stop the violence
Break that silence
Break the silence
Now the child abuse has left a stain
Home sweet home is a house of pain
You remain blind to the subject
So I go public
And make you face a voice that speaks the clearest
Daddy dearest
"You can't touch me" she says she'll tell
Her only escape from hell
No fire escape in hell
No fire escape in hell
No fire escape in hell
Break the silence
Break the silence
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8. |
Verdict
04:44
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VERDICT
It's a lyrical beatdown....
Thinking 'bout the city burning going down in flames
Today they're reading the names
Of the guilty cops the buck stops here
But where'd it stop last year
When it was tried, denied even though they caught it all on tape
Another human rights rape
That managed to escape the justice system like a set up
But the people are fed up
Tired...LA's on fire...a gun for hire
Darryl Gates was a liar
Now there's a riot going on strong
We've been taking this shit for too long
And cops are dirty in this town, down with each other
Don't give a fuck about a brother or a mother
Whether black or white (yeah)
You ain't the LAPD you ain't right
Officer Bill got a license to kill and harass you
Now let me ask you
Does that sound right? Wrong! Pump that Ice T song!
Put the 4 where they all belong
I wasn't scared, I was prepared and now that I heard it
Yo, fuck that verdict!
Yo, fuck that verdict!
Goddamn!
Somebody must have had this madness planned
Another explicit lyric banned
So I'mma start this with tales from the darkest side
And a lyrical hoo ride
With a flurry of buckshot pointed at a punk cop named Wynn
And let the shit begin
Original sin, can't let em rest in peace
Until the bad Lieutenants cease
To exist with a slap on the wrist for doing a crime
And do some hard time
Like an eye for an eye, a Denny for a King
Cuz it's all the same thing
And I swing low, solo, go for what I know
And yeah, Briseno
Was down with the crew to the break of dawn and into the next day
You better check that x-ray
Or the video again and then you'll see
Powell & Koon weren't the only pigs that beat
Rodney down in the street and now that I heard it
Motherfuck that verdict!
Yo, fuck that verdict!
Damn! I'm sweatin' like a white woman watching the motherfucking Reginold Denny Trial.
Sometimes I don't understand...
The land of the brave, home of the free
Is it just me?
My country tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty
Of the I fight, stereotype
I don't unite the black and white
So don't believe that fucking hype
I've got the right to chose
The right to use
Freedom of speech to express my views
Now I see fists, people pissed
Cops that got slaps on the wrists
Fuck this!
7 O' Clock in the morning and they're warning us
Not to leave our house, the verdicts out
And at first, we all start cheering
Not too clear on what we're hearing
Sounds like a cops didn't get off
Bit off...more than they could chew
But in reality two are better than none
Had to be done
Cuz they couldn't discredit the testimonies or edit
The tape...here's a ist full of rage
I take the stage with a 12 gauge
And watch my back, not black, payback, I'm paid
Dealing with the hate tht gates made
A radical poet, I know it
Without a solution
To end the abusing
Making the cops with nerve protect and serve the citizens
Now Willie Williams
Got the job as chief but I got beef with the ruling
Cops ain't fooling me, my eyes see
And when my ears heard it
I said fuck that verdict!
Yo, fuck that verdict
Yeah....motherfuck that verdict!
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9. |
Manhole
03:01
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MANHOLE
I see it all from the street
Peep the deep shit going down around me
Can't clown me
Or drown me
In the tears of a mother crying
From her young son dying
Lying in the gutter with a bullet in his dome
Took the long way home
Caught a stray
It wasn't meant to happen
Couldn't control the cappin'
So I'm rappin' about what I see
While you preach non violence
Living in silence
Among the riots
Hear no evil, see no evil
We the people
Pleased the fifth
Rip the ruffneck tone
And once again it's on
With the shot of a gun as the sun sets low
Down in the Manhole
Now you're up
At the crack of dawn
But the crack aint gone it goes on and on
So you bomb your name
Tag the wall
Brag to your friends how you're making your ends
Jack a Benz
And now you want a jeep to roll deep
What you get is 6 feet
In the ground cuz he wasn't down
For giving his ride up
To a punk clown
Drop your gat fool, time to school ya
And your mama won't admit she knew ya
Gangsters got no heart ike they got no soul
Down in the Manhole
Now take em deeper
Deeper a little bit deeper
Now on the down low from the Manhole
Homegirl don't watch no channel zero
Fuck a hero, I'm a bad bitch
An angry mad bitch
Full of anguish, check the language
Don't ask you to understand it
Planned it like a bandit so before you get bloody
Better ask somebody
I've seen women fucked up, sucked up
Drinks and downed em, let men clown em
Socked em, knocked em up and left em
Quiet as kept em, wrecked em
So I check em, ruffneck em
Disrespect em and neglect em
Cuz I take no shit when I roll
I'm down with the Manhole
Now you're down with the Manhole
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More Feared Than Loved.└A 93 - 96 "Manhole are quite possibly the angriest band in history." - Kerrang Magazine
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