Lyrical Breakdown of I've Commited Murder (Gang Starr Remix) - A Journey through Words and Rhymes
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Another Gang Starr remix, tailor made for Macy Gray
Big kids like us need a lot of space to play
I'm blowin' fakes away with my man Mos Def
Of course, Premo on the track, walk the streets no vest
So don't test, 'cause you can catch a bad one
I turn you happy camper rappers into sad ones
Always bless you with a new joint, shit you never heard
I need a place to lay low, bro, 'cause this one is murder
My baby works down at the boulevard cafe
Just a fine young man with big dreams
Trying to make his own way
The owner is this mean old bitch who degrades him every day
Then she fires him for no reason
Don't wanna give him his last pay, hey
I've committed murder and I think I got away
Hiding at my mother's house, come get me right away
I have no intention of paying for my crime, don't fear
Gonna get the next plane out of here and fly away
When he's down, it breaks my heart to see him
So I figured I'd talk to her woman to woman
I walk in and she countin' her cash
Got so much cash, her office looks like a green pasture
I said, "Give him the money you owe him"
She said, "Get back, bitch, I ain't givin' you shit"
I said, "You hold back, you ain't heard, but them are fighting words"
I've committed murder and I think I got away
Hiding at my mother's house, come get me right away
I have no intention of paying for my crime, don't fear
Gonna get the next plane out of here and fly away
Yo, puttin' out maximum effort for minimum wage
You bring the still-est waters up to a simmering rage
My boss slippin', steady trippin', wanna get in my face
Tryna treat a brother any old typical way
Ah-ah-ah-ayy, that ain't the way I'm livin' today
Give me my last week check and let me bounce up and skate
That's when she said, "I ain't givin' you not one thin dime"
That's when she made me wanna switch into my criminal mind
She's sittin' back in her office, yeah, I made the dough
And don't wanna give a young man the pay she owe
That's when I got on the horn and called Macy, yo
Like, "Yo, this crazy ho tryna play me low"
Macy beamed on the scene with both hands on deck
Like, "Yo, respect your debt or protect your neck"
But old chick got bold and said, "What you gon' do?"
Macy reached for the tool, made her holler like Ja Rule
I was like, "Oh shit, relax, don't flip"
But old chick got slick, Macy let off a whole clip
Then she said, "You crazy, you know labor ain't free"
Snatched the cash and made the dash like O.J. and A.C
And we out
Yo
Yo, I ain't know you had a gun
What, you think it's funny?
Look at all this money
Well, damn, you went and shot her in the tummy
Look at all these papers
Well, we ain't have to go pull a murder case
And make the old lady meet her maker
Your maker?
That rhymes with Jamaica
You better bounce 'fore our face be in the paper
Gettin' locked up in the bing is not the flavor
With a suitcase full of money
We flew to a Jamaican paradise
One thing I've learned through all of this is
Havin' money sure is nice
Me and my baby got married
He's workin' hard to make his dreams come true
As far as regrets, I don't have any
Would you?
I've committed murder and I think I got away
Hiding at my mother's house, come get me right away
I have no intention of paying for my crime, don't fear
Gonna get the next plane out of here and fly away
I've committed murder and I think I got away
Hiding at my mother's house, come get me right away
I have no intention of paying for my crime, don't fear
Gonna get the next plane out of here and fly away
And I don't feel bad about it (Fly away)
And I don't feel bad about it (Fly away)
And I don't feel bad about it (Fly away)
And I don't feel bad about it