Ghetto Knows - Kool G. Rap

Chorus: repeat 2X 

Yo  you gotta go  you gotta go  you gotta go 
(G: And aiyyo  what you don't know  believe the ghetto knows) 

[Kool G. Rap] 
New York  New York  the city that never sleeps 
Bodies  covered in white sheets  are layin in the streets 
Shit gets deep  as we creep up the block by the kids slangin rocks 
and holdin glocks stolen from the cops to get props 
You gotta split a top  on the regular 
or get plugged in your mug, from a slug, by your competitor 
Gunshots echo throughout the city like thunder, no wonder 
Another brother six feet under 
You know it ain't no jokin when the streetlights are broken 
So keep your eyes open, or get ready for a, smokin 'loc 
Step out of line, I hope you got your nine gun son 
The Smith and Wess', you better press 9-1-1 (word up) 
or make a run for it there's too many to tackle 
The Big Apple'll put your ass on ice like a Snapple 
So even though I rap I gots to stay strapped 
Niggaz act up I back up (PI-YAH) 
I bust a cap inside your fuckin hat 
Don't even pose with them hoes, the swinger that you chose 
just might be down with the foes, only the shadow knows 
And ain't no lollipop, lollipop over here only the shottie pops 
(BOOM) Now just sit back and watch the bodies drop 
The younger gunmen got the bigger niggaz runnin 
The shorties (what) the shorties (what) the shorties are comin 
to push a nigga wig back, and leave his ass flat on his back 
The motherfuckin ghetto knows, and it's like that 

Chorus 

[Kool G. Rap] 
Today's headlines, another nigga dead 
Six to the body and fo' to the head 
Followed the red bitch in the bed full of lead 
A drug-related case and now the place is filled with Feds 
Ram