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Public Enemy Hazy Shade Of Criminal Lyrics
Total views: 2 times this week / Rating: 7.29/10 [21 votes]Album: Power to the People & the Beats - Public Enemy's Greatest Hits / Original Release Date: 2005-08-02Genre: Hip Hop/RapSong Duration: 4 min 49 sec
PUBLIC ENEMY
- Hazy Shade Of Criminal Lyrics / with translations500 FBI agents comin' after us
With a license to kill, 30 mill
Claimin' is just a drug buzz
Reach uppity reach, gotta reach
Power to the people and the beats
Some people accuse some people of crimes
Some people get away wit' losin' my rhyme
They don't like where I'm comin' from so dey play dumb
Dumb, diggety dumb, diggety dumb
But I'm tellin' you what they do
Everybody plays a fool
While the real thief cools in a pool
He who got the finger on the war button
Talkin' loud ain't sayin' nuttin'
TV got 'em bigger than life
Now all he needs is a knife
Who the criminal?
Blind, def and dumb, hard to see 'em comin'
But they come, here they come, don't be dumb, diggety dumb
Politikin' writin' bad checks, still dey gettin' wreck
Goin' fo' a nigga neck
Rollin' in a blue 'n' white gang
Ready to bang, biggedy bang
Hangin' 'round da hangin' rope
Nope, nope, nope, N O P E
I ain't bendin' for the soap
Never understood why the 'hood
Half of who's in da joint
Now dey got me losin' my point
Gotta have it goin' on, born criminal born
Take a piece of America back
But who had it first? Hear the Indian curse
Robbed and stole so many so much
It ain't funny, now who got 'em face on money
Politician passin' a bill paid in full
C note rockin' in a pocket
How they livin' makin' sure they
Lockin' us up I got a feelin' I'm
When it come to somethin' we say
What dey don't like is a brother like me
On da mike in fact
To the gritty ain't none of us wack
Noriega head back
Jeffrey Dahmer enter the room without cuffs
How the hell do we set stuffed
In da back of a cell on an isle, ain't it wild?
What's a criminal?
Power to the people and the beats
Only if I had one more
Time to kick the rhythm that keep rippin' down the door
So the real criminals get exposed behind the clothes
Doors 'n' the suits that make 'n' break da law
Lookin' for my own 'cause I had enough bull
I can't understand it must be crooked way they planned it
Police supposed to keep the peace
But I can't truss 'em, so I keep my piece
Loaded and cocked
'Cause I don't miss the block
Talkin' about the ones
Who don't get chained to the rock
Once we got away [Incomprehensible]
While we go away for the neighborhood crime
Never liked what I saw in the law
Indiana tress hangin' us instead of leaves
We hangin' from the rope
Real criminals
Reach uppity reach, gotta reach
Power to the people and the beats
Reach uppity reach, gotta reach
Power to the people and the beats
Reach uppity reach, gotta reach
Power to the people and the beats
Reach uppity reach, gotta reach
Power to the people and the beats
Power to the people and the beats
Power to the people and the beats
With a license to kill, 30 mill
Claimin' is just a drug buzz
Reach uppity reach, gotta reach
Power to the people and the beats
Some people accuse some people of crimes
Some people get away wit' losin' my rhyme
They don't like where I'm comin' from so dey play dumb
Dumb, diggety dumb, diggety dumb
But I'm tellin' you what they do
Everybody plays a fool
While the real thief cools in a pool
He who got the finger on the war button
Talkin' loud ain't sayin' nuttin'
TV got 'em bigger than life
Now all he needs is a knife
Who the criminal?
Blind, def and dumb, hard to see 'em comin'
But they come, here they come, don't be dumb, diggety dumb
Politikin' writin' bad checks, still dey gettin' wreck
Goin' fo' a nigga neck
Rollin' in a blue 'n' white gang
Ready to bang, biggedy bang
Hangin' 'round da hangin' rope
Nope, nope, nope, N O P E
I ain't bendin' for the soap
Never understood why the 'hood
Half of who's in da joint
Now dey got me losin' my point
Gotta have it goin' on, born criminal born
Take a piece of America back
But who had it first? Hear the Indian curse
Robbed and stole so many so much
It ain't funny, now who got 'em face on money
Politician passin' a bill paid in full
C note rockin' in a pocket
How they livin' makin' sure they
Lockin' us up I got a feelin' I'm
When it come to somethin' we say
On da mike in fact
To the gritty ain't none of us wack
Noriega head back
Jeffrey Dahmer enter the room without cuffs
How the hell do we set stuffed
In da back of a cell on an isle, ain't it wild?
What's a criminal?
Power to the people and the beats
Only if I had one more
Time to kick the rhythm that keep rippin' down the door
So the real criminals get exposed behind the clothes
Doors 'n' the suits that make 'n' break da law
Lookin' for my own 'cause I had enough bull
I can't understand it must be crooked way they planned it
Police supposed to keep the peace
But I can't truss 'em, so I keep my piece
Loaded and cocked
'Cause I don't miss the block
Talkin' about the ones
Who don't get chained to the rock
Once we got away [Incomprehensible]
While we go away for the neighborhood crime
Never liked what I saw in the law
Indiana tress hangin' us instead of leaves
We hangin' from the rope
Real criminals
Reach uppity reach, gotta reach
Power to the people and the beats
Reach uppity reach, gotta reach
Power to the people and the beats
Reach uppity reach, gotta reach
Power to the people and the beats
Reach uppity reach, gotta reach
Power to the people and the beats
Power to the people and the beats
Power to the people and the beats
Facts about Hazy Shade Of Criminal
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Hazy Shade Of Criminal is written by William Jonathan Drayton, Keith M. Boxley, Gary J. Rinaldo, James Henry Boxley Iii, Carlton Douglas Ridenhour.
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It is first released on August 02, 2005 as part of Public Enemy's album "Power to the People & the Beats - Public Enemy's Greatest Hits" which includes 18 tracks in total. This song is the 15th track on this album.
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When we focus on what the lyrics are trying to say, Public Enemy's 'Hazy Shade of Criminal' critiques systemic injustice and the hypocrisy of those in power, using vivid imagery and metaphors to show how powerful people commit crimes without facing the same punishment as marginalized individuals. The lyrics of Hazy shade of criminal mainly express five emotions: anger and social commentary together with empowerment and two forms of inner conflict which people experience when they reflect on their past. The song establishes the need for corruption and injustice to be addressed while showing how music can empower people and how artists use their platform to share their political and social views. The lyrics contain strong language, depictions of violence, and themes of crime and corruption, which are more suited for a mature audience. The content includes criminal activities and law enforcement references and social injustice descriptions which need parental guidance before younger listeners can access them.
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Hazy Shade Of Criminal falls under the genres Hip Hop, Rap.
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Hazy Shade Of Criminal song length is 4 minutes and 49 seconds.
Who wrote Hazy Shade Of Criminal lyrics?
Hazy Shade Of Criminal is written by William Jonathan Drayton, Keith M. Boxley, Gary J. Rinaldo, James Henry Boxley Iii, Carlton Douglas Ridenhour.
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When was Hazy Shade Of Criminal released?
It is first released on August 02, 2005 as part of Public Enemy's album "Power to the People & the Beats - Public Enemy's Greatest Hits" which includes 18 tracks in total. This song is the 15th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Hazy Shade Of Criminal lyrics?
When we focus on what the lyrics are trying to say, Public Enemy's 'Hazy Shade of Criminal' critiques systemic injustice and the hypocrisy of those in power, using vivid imagery and metaphors to show how powerful people commit crimes without facing the same punishment as marginalized individuals. The lyrics of Hazy shade of criminal mainly express five emotions: anger and social commentary together with empowerment and two forms of inner conflict which people experience when they reflect on their past. The song establishes the need for corruption and injustice to be addressed while showing how music can empower people and how artists use their platform to share their political and social views. The lyrics contain strong language, depictions of violence, and themes of crime and corruption, which are more suited for a mature audience. The content includes criminal activities and law enforcement references and social injustice descriptions which need parental guidance before younger listeners can access them.
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Which genre is Hazy Shade Of Criminal?
Hazy Shade Of Criminal falls under the genres Hip Hop, Rap.
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How long is the song Hazy Shade Of Criminal?
Hazy Shade Of Criminal song length is 4 minutes and 49 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): William Jonathan Drayton, Keith M. Boxley, Gary J. Rinaldo, James Henry Boxley Iii, Carlton Douglas RidenhourRecord Label(s): 2005 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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