Damn, why you gotta be like that?
Slammed with my hands behind my back
I know my tags are not updated
But I don't think you need that strap
Why can't you just talk to me?
My life is inside your hands
Can you protect it?
Am I being harassed or arrested?
I just wanna know, I know how the story go either way
On the news said, "He had a gun", got a grave
Every nigga is a mother's son that she raised
Tryna shape the way he sees the world, now he can't
And I can't help but shed a tear
Stomach drops every time that I see them near
Why do I live in fear of a gun and a badge?
That's the strongest enemy that we done ever had
Red, white, and blue lights flashing
One-way trip to the thugs' mansion
Somebody call 9-1-1
I just seen a 187
Who can I trust when I need help?
Who can I trust for protection?
Pigs flying high
Joyride to heaven
Gorilla, gorilla
Go! Go! Gorilla
Gorilla, gorilla
Catch that gorilla
Gorilla, gorilla
Go! Go! Gorilla
Gorilla, gorilla
Catch that gorilla
Red-lined, gentrified
They gave wrist slaps to them and sentenced mine
Went from bread lines to picket lines
To main line, prison time
For the crimes that we commit, but genocide?
Don't mean none to Uncle Sam, guess it's dignified
In America, probably the dream that they was selling us
Terror rain on our parade, keep them umbrellas up
Gotta dance with it like Mr. Bentley
If I get pulled over, Lord be with me
If I do the dash, then Lord forgive me
I was twelve years old when they tried to sit me on the curb
I got choke-slammed for resisting arrest from a grown man
I ain't even tell my mama what happen
She the one who put me on to their program
Red, white, and blue lights flashing
One-way trip to the thugs' mansion
Somebody call 9-1-1
I just seen a 187
Who can I call when I need help?
Who can I call for protection?
Pigs flying high
Joyride to heaven
Gorilla, gorilla
Go! Go! Gorilla
Gorilla, gorilla
Catch that gorilla
Gorilla, gorilla
Go! Go! Gorilla
Gorilla, gorilla
Catch that gorilla
Gorilla, gorilla
Go! Go! Gorilla
Gorilla, gorilla
Catch that gorilla
Gorilla, gorilla
Go! Go! Gorilla
Gorilla, gorilla
Catch that gorilla
The lyrics GO! GO! GORILLA of VINCE STAPLES is also present in the album Cry baby (2026)
Vince Staples, pseudonimo di Vincent Jamal Staples, è un rapper statunitense nato a Long Beach, California, nel 1993. Attivo dal 2010, Staples ha guadagnato fama per il suo stile rap crudo e realistico, spesso incentrato su temi sociali come la violenza urbana, la povertà e le disuguaglianze razziali. La sua musica è caratterizzata da un flusso di coscienza incisivo e testi poetici che riflettono la sua esperienza di vita nella comunità di Long Beach. Nel 2015 ha pubblicato il suo album di debutto "Summertime '06", accolto con grande successo dalla critica, seguito da altri lavori come "Big Fish Theory" (2017) e "FM!" (2019). Staples è noto per le sue collaborazioni con artisti come Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller e Justin Timberlake. Tra i suoi brani più rappresentativi si annoverano "Norf Norf", "Senorita", "BagBak" e "Yeah Right".
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