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Public Enemy Shut Em Down Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.94/10 [16 votes]Album: Apocalypse '91 - The Enemy Strikes Back / Original Release Date: 1991Genre: Hip Hop/RapSong Duration: 5 min 04 sec
Shut Em Down
Public Enemy
Public Enemy
PUBLIC ENEMY
- Shut Em Down LyricsI testified my mama cried
Black people died when the other man lied
See the TV, listen to me double trouble
I overhaul and I'm comin' from the lower level
I'm takin' tabs sho'nuff stuff to grab
Like shirts it hurts wit a neck to wreck
Took a poll 'cause our soul
Took a toll
From the education of a TV station
But look around
Hear go the sound of the wreckin' ball
Boom and pound when I shut 'em down
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 what I use in the battle for the mind?
I hit it hard like it supposed
Pullin' no blows to the nose
Like uncle L said I'm rippin' up shows
Then what it is only 5 percent of the biz
I'm addin' woes that's how the way it goes
Then you think I rank never drank, point blank
I own loans suckers got me runnin' from the bank
Civil liberty I can't see to pay a fee
I never saw a way to pay a sap to read the law
Then become a victim of a lawyer
Don't know ya, never saw ya
Tape cued gettin' me sued
Playin' games wit' my head
What the judge said put me in the red
Got me thinkin' 'bout a trigger to the lead
No no my education mind say
Suckers gonna pay anyway
There gonna be a day
'Cause the troop they roll in
To posse up whole from the ground
Ready to go throw another round
Sick of the ride it's suicide
For the other side of town
When I find a way to shut 'em down
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
Who count the money in the neighborhood
But we spendin' money to no end lookin' for a friend
In a war to the core rippin' up the poor in the stores
Till they get a brother kickin' down doors
Then I figure I kick it bigger look 'em dead in the eye
And they wince defense is pressurized
They don't want it to be another racial attack
In disguise so give some money back
I like Nike but wait a minute
The neighborhood supports so put some money in it
Corporations owe they gotta give up the dough
To the town or else we gotta shut 'em down
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
Black people died when the other man lied
See the TV, listen to me double trouble
I overhaul and I'm comin' from the lower level
I'm takin' tabs sho'nuff stuff to grab
Like shirts it hurts wit a neck to wreck
Took a poll 'cause our soul
Took a toll
From the education of a TV station
But look around
Hear go the sound of the wreckin' ball
Boom and pound when I shut 'em down
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 what I use in the battle for the mind?
I hit it hard like it supposed
Pullin' no blows to the nose
Like uncle L said I'm rippin' up shows
Then what it is only 5 percent of the biz
I'm addin' woes that's how the way it goes
Then you think I rank never drank, point blank
I own loans suckers got me runnin' from the bank
Civil liberty I can't see to pay a fee
I never saw a way to pay a sap to read the law
Then become a victim of a lawyer
Don't know ya, never saw ya
Tape cued gettin' me sued
Playin' games wit' my head
What the judge said put me in the red
Got me thinkin' 'bout a trigger to the lead
Suckers gonna pay anyway
There gonna be a day
'Cause the troop they roll in
To posse up whole from the ground
Ready to go throw another round
Sick of the ride it's suicide
For the other side of town
When I find a way to shut 'em down
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
Who count the money in the neighborhood
But we spendin' money to no end lookin' for a friend
In a war to the core rippin' up the poor in the stores
Till they get a brother kickin' down doors
Then I figure I kick it bigger look 'em dead in the eye
And they wince defense is pressurized
They don't want it to be another racial attack
In disguise so give some money back
I like Nike but wait a minute
The neighborhood supports so put some money in it
Corporations owe they gotta give up the dough
To the town or else we gotta shut 'em down
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
I shut 'em down
(Shut 'em down shut 'em, shut 'em down)
Facts about Shut Em Down
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Shut Em Down is written by Carlton Ridenhour, Gary J. Rinaldo, James Henry Boxley Iii.
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It is first released in 1991 as part of Public Enemy's album "Apocalypse '91 - The Enemy Strikes Back" which includes 14 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
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When we interpret the meaning being expressed, Shut Em Down by Public Enemy serves as an urgent demand for action which fights against both systemic oppression and corporate exploitation while encouraging marginalized communities to fight for their rights and seek justice. The shut em down lyrics deliver social commentary through their expression of anger and empowerment and their demonstration of angst and self-reflective thinking. The song demonstrates its core message through three main elements which include racial injustice and oppression, systemic inequality and exploitation, and the power of resistance and empowerment and the destructive nature of self-destruction and internal struggles. The lyrics contain highly offensive and racist language, which includes violent and discriminatory themes that should not be shown to people who are younger than 18.
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Shut Em Down falls under the genres Hip Hop, Rap.
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Shut Em Down song length is 5 minutes and 04 seconds.
Who wrote Shut Em Down lyrics?
Shut Em Down is written by Carlton Ridenhour, Gary J. Rinaldo, James Henry Boxley Iii.
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When was Shut Em Down released?
It is first released in 1991 as part of Public Enemy's album "Apocalypse '91 - The Enemy Strikes Back" which includes 14 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
✔️
What is the meaning behind Shut Em Down lyrics?
When we interpret the meaning being expressed, Shut Em Down by Public Enemy serves as an urgent demand for action which fights against both systemic oppression and corporate exploitation while encouraging marginalized communities to fight for their rights and seek justice. The shut em down lyrics deliver social commentary through their expression of anger and empowerment and their demonstration of angst and self-reflective thinking. The song demonstrates its core message through three main elements which include racial injustice and oppression, systemic inequality and exploitation, and the power of resistance and empowerment and the destructive nature of self-destruction and internal struggles. The lyrics contain highly offensive and racist language, which includes violent and discriminatory themes that should not be shown to people who are younger than 18.
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Which genre is Shut Em Down?
Shut Em Down falls under the genres Hip Hop, Rap.
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How long is the song Shut Em Down?
Shut Em Down song length is 5 minutes and 04 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Carlton Ridenhour, Gary J. Rinaldo, James Henry Boxley Iii
Record Label(s): 1991 Def Jam Recordings
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