You know they got me trapped in this prison of seclusion

Happiness, living on the streets is a delusion

Even a smooth criminal, one day must get caughtShot up or shot down with the bullet that he bought

Nine millimeter kickin′, thinking about what the streets do to me

'Cause they never talk peace in the black community

All we know is violence, do the job in silence

Walk the city streets like a rat pack of tyrants

Too many brothers daily heading for the big pen′

Niggas comin' out worse off than when they went in

Over the years, I done alot of growin' up

Gettin′ drunk, throwin′ up

Cuffed up

Then I said I had enough

There must be another route, way out

To money and fame, I changed my name

And played a different game

Tired of being trapped in this vicious cycle

If one more cop harrasses me, I just might go psycho

And when I get 'em

I′ll hit 'em with the bum rush

Only a lunatic would like to see his skull crushed

Yo, if you′re smart, you'll really let me go G

But keep me cooped up in this ghetto and catch the uzi

They got me trapped

(Uh uh, they can′t keep the black man down)

They got me trapped

(Naw, they can't keep the black man down)

Trapped

(Uh uh, they can't keep the black man down)

Trapped

(Naw, they can′t keep the black man down)

They got me trapped

Can barely walk the city streets

Without a cop harrassing me, searching me

Then asking my identity

Hands up, throw me up against the wall

Didn′t do a thing at all

I'm tellin′ you, one day these suckers gotta fall

Cuffed up, throw me on the concrete

Coppers try to kill me

But they didn't know this was the wrong street

Bang bang, down another casualty

But it′s a cop who's shot, there′s brutality

Who do you blame?

It's a shame because the man's slain

He got caught in the chains of his own game

How can I feel guilty after all the things they did to me?

Sweated me, hunted me

Trapped in my own community

One day I′m gonna bust

Blow up on this society

Why did ya lie to me?

I couldn′t find a trace of equality

Work me like a slave while they laid back

Homie don't play that

It′s time I let 'em suffer the payback

I′m tryin' to avoid physical contact

I can′t hold back, it's time to attack jack

They got me trapped

(Uh uh, they can't keep the black man down)

You know they got me trapped

(Naw, they can′t keep the black man down)

Trapped

(Uh uh, they can′t keep the black man down)

They got me trapped

(Naw, they can't keep the black man down)

Now I′m trapped and want to find my getaway

All I need is a G and somewhere safe to stay

Can't use the phone

′Cause I'm sure someone is tappin′ in

Did it before

Ain't scared to use my gat again

I look back at hindsight, the fight was irrelevant

But now he's the devil′s friend

Too late to be tellin′ him

He shot first and I'll be damned if I run away

Homie is done away, I should have put my gun away

I wasn′t thinkin', all I heard was the ridicule

Girlies was laughin′, Tup sayin', "Damn homies dissin′ you"

Fired my weapon

Started steppin' in the hurricane

I got shot so I dropped

Feelin' a burst of pain

Got to my feet

Couldn′t see nothin′ but bloody blood

Now I'm a fugitive to be hunted like a murderer

Ran through an alley

Still lookin′ for my getaway

Coppers said Freeze, or you'll be dead today

Trapped in a corner

Dark and I couldn′t see the light

Thoughts in my mind was the nine and a better life

What do I do?

Live my life in a prison cell?

I'd rather die than be trapped in a living hell

They got me trapped

(Uh uh, they can′t keep the black man down)

They got me trapped

(Naw, they can't keep the black man down)

Trapped

(Uh uh, they can't keep the black man down)

You know they got me trapped

(Naw, they can′t keep the black man down)

Trapped