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Riot akt, this is where we really prepare
Riot akt, out here, we show no fear
Riot akt, time to protect our communities
Riot akt, real criminals get immunity

Riot akt, eye for an eye, so yo, who want it?
Riot akt, rushin' all you cowards who fronted
Riot akt, let's bring the power to the people
Riot akt, no justice, then we gotta come, see you

Just like a thunderous gun clap, you wonder who's done that
Put you under with one rap, me and the brothers have come back
We'll lash you for tryin' that, we know you been lyin' cat
So now you be lyin' flat, we'll read you the riot akt

Whassup you little fuck, get your life right
'Cause there's too much goin' in the world and shit ain't quite right
See, you're just addin' to the problem
Young gun, high-strung, ready to trey-eight, revolve 'em

Knot nearly in your waist, you step up in the place
Catch one off guard, he lookin' silly in the face
But hear they come with the M-16's
They got teargas, helmets and clubs, knahmean?

It's martial law in these streets
It's like Afghanistan, man, it's gettin' raw in the streets
Still you demand your rights, I understand your plight
But do the knowledge if you plan to fight

Riot akt, this is where we really prepare
Riot akt, out here, we show no fear
Riot akt, time to protect our communities
Riot akt, real criminals get immunity

Riot akt, eye for an eye, so yo, who want it?
Riot akt, rushin' all you cowards who fronted
Riot akt, let's bring the power to the people
Riot akt, no justice, then we gotta come, see you

So realize what it is to be oppressed and afflicted
Subjected to sick shit, knowin' others live different
Fuck that, the streets about to blow again
They forgot, so we gotta let 'em know again
We'll blast you for tryin' that, we know you been lyin' cat
So now you be lyin' flat, we'll read you the riot akt

Soldiers, let's show these cowards what's up
The hood ain't goin' for it, let's get ours, that's what's up
Be sure to keep a balance to your fight

Ain't nuttin' worse than a rebel without a cause
Ain't nuttin' worse than a people without laws
200 million square miles under attack
Reparations for us blacks, hell yeah, they need to come with that
Who's gonna take the weight and erase the hate
All I know is when we come through, better make some space

Riot akt, this is where we really prepare
Riot akt, out here, we show no fear
Riot akt, time to protect our communities
Riot akt, the real criminals get immunity

Riot akt, eye for an eye, so yo, who want it?
Riot akt, rushin' all you cowards who fronted
Riot akt, let's bring the power to the people
Riot akt, no justice, then we gotta come, see you

A lot of people ain't happy, you can tell by their ways
It's growin' tense, okay, I can smell it today
Tenement buildings house the next killers
While rich diplomats are purchasin' their next villas

But for the scrilla and power
They'll send some killers to their hood that are iller than ours
Still niggaz settle beef with the metal piece
And every block stays hot like the devil's feet

Incarceration of the mind, police brutality and poverty
These are realities of mankind
And we can't win nigga, if we keep shuckin' and jivin'
In a minute, they gon' have us duckin' and divin'

They got bullets for us, yeah
They got jail cells and graveyards, they the bullies, not us
We'll blast you for tryin' that, we know you been lyin' cat
So now you be lyin' flat 'cause this is the riot akt

Riot akt, this is where we really prepare
Riot akt, out here, we show no fear
Riot akt, time to protect our communities
Riot akt, the real criminals get immunity

Riot akt, eye for an eye, so yo, who want it?
Riot akt, rushin' all you cowards who fronted
Riot akt, let's bring the power to the people
Riot akt, no justice, then we gotta come, see you

Riot akt, this is where we really prepare
Riot akt, out here, we show no fear
Riot akt, time to protect our communities