Shut'em DownApocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black(1991)Writer-Chuck DProducer-Imperial Grand Ministers of FunkI testifiedMy mama criedBlack people diedWhen the other man liedSee the TV listen to me double troubleI overhaul and I'm comin'From the lower levelI'm takin' tabsSho nuff stuff to grabLike shirts it hurtsWit a neck to wreckTook a poll 'cause our soulTook a tollFrom the educationOf a TV stationBut look aroundHear go the sound of the wreckin' ballBoom and PoundWhen IShut 'em down1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9What I use in the battle for the mindI hit it hardLike it supposedPullin' no blows to the noseLike uncle L said I'm rippin' up showsThen what it isOnly 5 percent of the bizI'm addin' woesThat's how da way it goesThen U think I rank never drank, point blankI own loansSuckers got me runnin' from the bankCivil liberty I can't see to pay a feeI never saw a way to pay a sapTo read the lawThen become a victim of a lawyerDon't know ya, never saw yaTape cuedGettin' me suedPlayin' games wit' my headWhat the judge said put me in the redGot me thinkin' 'bout a trigger to the leadNo noMy education mind saySuckers gonna payAnywayThere gonna be a day'Cause the troop they roll inTo posse upWhole from the groundReady to goThrow another roundSick of the rideIt's suicideFor the other side of townWhen I find a way to shut 'em downWho count the moneyIn da neigborhoodBut we spendin' moneyTo no end lookin' for a friendIn a war to the coreRippin' up the poor in da storesTill they get a brotherKickin' down doorsThen I figure I kick it biggerLook 'em dead in the eyeAnd they winceDefense is pressurizedThey don't want it to beAnother racial attackIn disguise so give some money backI like Nike but wait a miniteThe neighborhood supports so put someMoney in itCorporations oweDey gotta give up the doughTo da townor elseWe gotta shut 'em down