I loved Hard to Earn. This album stayed in my rotation once it released. Tons of Guns was definitely a banging track, but I liked Brainstorm more. I really enjoyed when Guru got into wordplay and flexing his lyrical prowess. ToG was more a report on the state of affairs, so it definitely was appreciated to hear and to think about. Hard to Earn is an amazing classic Hip Hop album.
Lyrics: If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad If it's wrong to be violent Defending black women and black children and black babies and black men Then it is wrong for America to draft us And make us violent abroad in defense of her Tons o' guns everybody's getting strapped Tons o' guns got to watch the way you act Tons o' guns real easy to get Tons o' guns bringing nothing but death Tons o' guns are in the streets nowadays It's big money and you know crime pays Check your nearest overpopulated ghetto They greet you with a pistol not trying to say hello Mad kids packed 'cause the neighbourhood's like that Want some shit that's fat catch a victim do a stick Kids pulling triggers, niggas killing niggaz Five-o they sit and wait and tally death-toll figures It's crazy there ain't no time to really chill Jealous motherfuckers always want to act ill 22's, 25's, 44's, 45's Mack 11's, AK's, taking mad lives What the fuck you gonna do in a situation It's like you need to have steel just to feel relaxation Tons o' guns "The thing they know best is where the gun is kept" "The thing they know best is where the gun is kept" "The thing they know best is where the gun is kept" "The thing they know best is where the gun is kept" Tons o' guns you got we got they got The state of affairs yo it's like mad chaos I know a kid who just passed the other day They shot him 16 times so there he lay You can pray for this shit to like cease But until then a nigga's going to pack a piece And yo the devil's got assasination squads Want to kill niggaz 'cause they're scared of God They got camps where they train they learn to take aim At a nigga like a piece of game And I'm not seeing that, them days are gone 'Cause now we got (chromes) to put them where they belong So me a rude boy from and in a Brooklyn Fuck the bullshit, pain and suffering I'm coming off with a foolproof plan As if each every lyric was worth a hundred grand I stand in the face of hatred Letting off mad shots making devils run naked Tons o' guns "The thing they know best is where the gun is kept" "Is where the gun is kept" Tons o' guns everybody's getting strapped Tons o' guns got to watch the way you act Tons o' guns real easy to get Tons o' guns bringing nothing but death Tons o' guns but I don't glorify 'Cause more guns will come and much more will die Why, yo I don't know black Some motherfuckers just be living like that They like to feel the chrome in their hands The shit makes them feel like little big man 12 years old catching wreck 'Cause there ain't no supervision putting kids in check People get wounded, others they perish And what about the mother and the child she cherish The city is wild up steps the wild child Tension anger living in danger What the fuck you gonna do in a situation It's like you need to have steel just to feel relaxation Tons o' guns Tons o' guns Tons o' guns Tons o' guns Tons o' guns Tons o' guns
Damn the nostalgia of being in middle school with two aerosol cans in my back pack while I listened to this on my Walkman! Gave my life up to Christ. Came up on this while working graveyard at the subway! RIP Guru.
Do you have any drugs or weapons? Is this America? Do you have any drugs or weapons? Is this America? Do you have any drugs or weapons? Is this America? Yeah I'ma need my prescription and at least a shotgun 12 guage preferred And all you non citizens to know it. The American.
I loved Hard to Earn. This album stayed in my rotation once it released. Tons of Guns was definitely a banging track, but I liked Brainstorm more. I really enjoyed when Guru got into wordplay and flexing his lyrical prowess. ToG was more a report on the state of affairs, so it definitely was appreciated to hear and to think about. Hard to Earn is an amazing classic Hip Hop album.
BIG MONEY AND U KNOW CRIME PAY
Master piece!!!!!
Is anyone gonna talk about how this still relevant today
One of the greatest hip hop song of all time!
https://youtu.be/HC3OqQKKQns
Lyrics: If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad
If it's wrong to be violent
Defending black women and black children and black babies and black men
Then it is wrong for America to draft us
And make us violent abroad in defense of her
Tons o' guns everybody's getting strapped
Tons o' guns got to watch the way you act
Tons o' guns real easy to get
Tons o' guns bringing nothing but death
Tons o' guns are in the streets nowadays
It's big money and you know crime pays
Check your nearest overpopulated ghetto
They greet you with a pistol not trying to say hello
Mad kids packed 'cause the neighbourhood's like that
Want some shit that's fat catch a victim do a stick
Kids pulling triggers, niggas killing niggaz
Five-o they sit and wait and tally death-toll figures
It's crazy there ain't no time to really chill
Jealous motherfuckers always want to act ill
22's, 25's, 44's, 45's
Mack 11's, AK's, taking mad lives
What the fuck you gonna do in a situation
It's like you need to have steel just to feel relaxation
Tons o' guns
"The thing they know best is where the gun is kept"
"The thing they know best is where the gun is kept"
"The thing they know best is where the gun is kept"
"The thing they know best is where the gun is kept"
Tons o' guns you got we got they got
The state of affairs yo it's like mad chaos
I know a kid who just passed the other day
They shot him 16 times so there he lay
You can pray for this shit to like cease
But until then a nigga's going to pack a piece
And yo the devil's got assasination squads
Want to kill niggaz 'cause they're scared of God
They got camps where they train they learn to take aim
At a nigga like a piece of game
And I'm not seeing that, them days are gone
'Cause now we got (chromes) to put them where they belong
So me a rude boy from and in a Brooklyn
Fuck the bullshit, pain and suffering
I'm coming off with a foolproof plan
As if each every lyric was worth a hundred grand
I stand in the face of hatred
Letting off mad shots making devils run naked
Tons o' guns
"The thing they know best is where the gun is kept"
"Is where the gun is kept"
Tons o' guns everybody's getting strapped
Tons o' guns got to watch the way you act
Tons o' guns real easy to get
Tons o' guns bringing nothing but death
Tons o' guns but I don't glorify
'Cause more guns will come and much more will die
Why, yo I don't know black
Some motherfuckers just be living like that
They like to feel the chrome in their hands
The shit makes them feel like little big man
12 years old catching wreck
'Cause there ain't no supervision putting kids in check
People get wounded, others they perish
And what about the mother and the child she cherish
The city is wild up steps the wild child
Tension anger living in danger
What the fuck you gonna do in a situation
It's like you need to have steel just to feel relaxation
Tons o' guns
Tons o' guns
Tons o' guns
Tons o' guns
Tons o' guns
Tons o' guns
Nice
Got to have Steel to Feel Relaxation. Damn !!!!
Here after the Texas children school shooting. Nothing changed.
This song will always be relevant
Miss rappers like my boy guru
The beat in this song is mad what a classic
Damn the nostalgia of being in middle school with two aerosol cans in my back pack while I listened to this on my Walkman! Gave my life up to Christ. Came up on this while working graveyard at the subway! RIP Guru.
this should be in nba 2k21
Guru is a beast
Malcolm X.
William Strobeck/Supreme
One of my faves!..dope!..period!
Do you have any drugs or weapons?
Is this America?
Do you have any drugs or weapons?
Is this America?
Do you have any drugs or weapons?
Is this America?
Yeah I'ma need my prescription and at least a shotgun 12 guage preferred
And all you non citizens to know it.
The American.
Guru 4 Ever ♡
❤❤❤
Top 10 songs EVER. Premo cutting up the hook, the beat, and Guru talking real Shit. Timeless classic.
I remember buying Full Clip a Decade of GangStarr in '99. 20 years ago. Holy shit, times change but stay the same.
2019
For Angry White Men 2019
Kids don't play with guns
the beat really goes well with the topic (god i miss music like this)
The original Brooklyn boy
They greet you with a pistol, not trying to say hello
One of the most underrated hip hop duos of all time. Hard joint. My fave Gang Starr album.
beat is fire