[krs-one]   When they arrest a   Black man, they need 30 cops or more.. well now   When they arrest a   Black man, they need 30 cops or more.. well now hey      If you a black herb smuggler   They will, watch you by the hour   It only means that if you have more money   Then you have more power   They will come in the night   And they will read you your rights   There is no need to fight   If you're black there is no need to fight      But when them come to arrest a   Black man, they need 30 cops or more.. well now   When they arrest a   Black man, they need 30 cops or more.. well now hey      Years ago a black man couldn't be a cop   They could only be great dancers   When the whole police department was white   Justice, was the black panthers   We've been robbed of our religion   Our government and social position   And you won't see no quick solution   Until you see the black revolution      But when them come to arrest a   Black man, they need 30 cops or more.. well now   When they arrest a   Black man, they need 30 cops or more.. well now hey      "he's gonna get across the border before we can catch him"   *dogs barking*   "just let me draw a bead on his black ass and he's dead"   *dogs barking*      They arrest us by the hour   Cause the black man in the ghetto has power   If he would wake up and unite   The police department would lose the fight      But when them come to arrest a   Black man, they need 30 cops or more.. well now   When they arrest a   Black man, they need 30 cops or more.. well now hey      If you a black herb smuggler   They will, watch you by the hour   It only means that if you have more money   Then you have more power   They will come in the night   And they will read you your rights   There is no need to fight   If you're black there is no need to fight      But when them come to arrest a   Black man, they need 30 cops or more.. well now   When they arrest a   Black man, they need 30 cops or more.. well now hey      "he's gonna get across the border before we can catch him"   *dogs barking*   "just let me draw a bead on his black ass and he's dead"   *dogs barking*   "he's gonna make it"   "let the dogs go!"   "no I won't do it!"   "he's got full, they've only got two"   "they'll tear him apart, I won't do it"   "let the dogs go!"   "turn loose those dogs!"