Code of the Streets - Gang Starr

Song: Code of the Streets Artist: Gang Starr Album: Hard to Earn Musical genre: Hip-hop/rap Year: 1994 (“From 25 To Life“) Lyrics: [Verse 1] Take this for example young brothers want rep Cause in the life they’re living, you can’t half step It starts with the young ones doing crime for fun And if you ain’t down, you’ll get played out son So let’s get a car, you know, a fly whip Get a dent puller, screwdriver and be off quick With a dope ride, yeah, and a rowdy crew We can bag us a Benz and an Audi, too Even a jeep or a van, goddamn, we’re getting ours, yo Take a trip up the strip, and be like stars so It doesn’t matter if the cops be scoping They can’t do jack, that’s why a young brother’s hopin’ To do anything, anywhere, anyplace Buckwild in another court case It’s the code of the streets [Verse 2] They might say we’re a menace to society But at the same time I