You know they got me trapped in this prison of seclusion  Happiness, living on tha streets is a delusion  Even a smooth criminal one day must get caught  Shot up or shot down with tha bullet that he bought  Nine millimeter kickin' thinking about what tha streets do  to me  Cause they never talk peace in tha black community  All we know is violence, do tha job in silence  Walk tha city streets like a rat pack of tyrants  Too many brothers daily heading for tha big penn  Niggas commin' out worse offthan when they went in  Over tha years I done alot of growin' up  Getten drunk thrown' 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 gettem  I'll hittem with tha bum rush  Only a lunatic would like to see his skull crushed  Yo, if your smart you'll really let me go 'G'  But keep me cooped up in this ghetto and catch tha uzi  They got me trapped....    [Chorus]    (Uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down)  They got me trapped  (Naw, they can't keep tha black man down)  Trapped  (Uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down)  Trapped  (Naw, they can't keep tha black man down)    They got me trapped  Can barely walk tha city streets  Without a cop harrassing me, searching me  Then asking my identity  Hands up, throw me up against tha wall  Didn't do a thing at all  I'm tellen you one day these suckers gotta fall  Cuffed up throw me on tha concrete  Coppers try to kill me  But they didn't know this was tha 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 tha mans slain  He got caught in tha chains of his own game  How can I feel guilty after all tha 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 lett'em suffer tha payback  I'm tryin to avoid physical contact  I can't hold back, it's time to attack jack  They got me trapped    [Chorus]    (Uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down)  You know they got me trapped  (Naw, they can't keep tha black man down)  Trapped  (uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down)  You know they got me trapped  (Naw, they can't keep tha black man down)    Now i'm trapped and want to find a getaway  All I need is a 'G' and somewhere safe to stay  Can't use tha phone   Cause i'm sure someone is tappin in  Did it before  Ain't scared to use my gat again  I look back at hindsite the fight was irrelevant  But now he's tha devils 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 of put my gun away  I wasn't thinkin' all I heard was tha ridicule  Girlies was laughin', Tup sayin "Damn homies is dissin you"  I fired my weapon  Started steppin' in tha 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 tha light  Thoughts in my mind was tha 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    [Chorus]    (Uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down)  They got me trapped  (Naw, they can't keep tha black man down)  Trapped  (uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down)  You know they got me trapped  (Naw, they can't keep tha black man down)  Trapped