(Intro: Ganksta NIP & Dope-E):
Dope-E: What's wrong, NIP?
Ganksta NIP: Yeah man. Life's going terrible in South Park, man. Everybody killing each other, man, we need to stop, this is a message for the gangsta niggas...
Dope-E: That's right, man!
Ganksta NIP: Need to chill, man. Yeah...
Dope-E: Yo NIP, tell 'em straight up like it is, man. No shortcuts, man, South Park style, man
(Verse 1: Ganksta NIP with background vocals by Dope-E):
Dope walls in Houston are getting rough, that's the third dope-house that the dope fiend shot up. (Dope-E: Damn, man)
Brothers killin' other brothers, for a funky dime rock kills smother his own mother. (Dope-E: Damn.)
Straight up madness, six dead bodies results in sadness
Dope mean shootin' up, nobody's gettin' up, pints of blood, they're spittin' up. (Dope-E: Damn)
When will they quit? Three witnesses, they won't say shit! (Dope-E: Nothing). South Park is the hood where it's done, if you walking by yourself you must be packing a gun, 'cause if you not, you finna get stomped! (Dope-E: Yep!) You might be a victim of the 12-gauge pump! (Gun blast)
To the head, in goes the lead, on the news they pronouncing another brother's dead! (Dope-E: Damn)
So much blood spill, if you shoot you live, if you don't you get killed. (Dope-E: Huh!) And they say black people's to blame! (Background voice: What?). Maaan, tch, that's a damn shame!
(Interlude: Ganksta NIP & Dope-E):
(Background "Life ain't shit to fool with" vocal sample)
Ganksta NIP: You know man, life ain't got to be like this
Dope-E: That's right!
Ganksta NIP: Everybody make you sit back and stop killing...
(Verse 2: Ganksta NIP with background vocals by Dope-E):
I had a homeboy, his name was Darryl Bradley (Dope-E: Yeah, I know him.), the way he died it was sad to see!
It's like this one thursday night (Dope-E: What's up?), drinkin' the 40s and gettin' high as a kite
Here comes my homeboy Russ (Dope-E: Russ.), him and Darryl Bradley begins to fuss!
Russ had a gun in his case (Dope-E: Doing what?), wavin' it inside my homeboy Darryl's face
So Darryl said (Dope-E: Chill, man) "chill, man! Won't you go, with that gun before some blood spill, man!" (Dope-E: Uh huh). But Russ wouldn't leave with the gun (Dope-E: Nope), D.B. was hard, so he didn't run (Dope-E: Yeah)! They started fighting, and Darryl got the best, (Dope-E: Ohh, shit) all of a sudden, (gun blast), to Darryl's chest! Russ retreated and got away (Dope-E: What's it...), shiiit, 5-0 caught his ass the next day (Dope-E: Huh!)
Turn off all the lead, now Russ is in jail, and Darryl's dead (Dope-E: Damn!)! Kill was the aim! maaaan, that's a damned shame!
(Interlude: Ganksta NIP & Dope-E):
(Background "Life ain't shit to fool with" vocal sample)
Dope-E: Yep!
Ganksta NIP: Yo, it's like this. We love you Darryl Bradley. Everybody in South Park is groovin' for you in here
Dope-E: Peace
Ganksta NIP: Peace
Dope-E: Peace
(Verse 3: Ganksta NIP with background vocals by Dope-E):
Police brutality operates undercover, instead of a ticket, they beat on a brother (Dope-E: Yeah), and when they tryna get away from the brutal fest (Dope-E: What they say?), they say "resisting arrest". Now how in the hell they gonna let that pass? Cops supposed to help, not whoop on a brother's ass! (Dope-E: Yeah)
Goin' insane is what I order (Dope-E: Naw), but then again I turn my tape on ''Slaughter''! (Dope-E: Pow) Yeah!
And listen to the things that I say, get the gat (gun blast), now whassup with that fool? I'm tired of this bull, I'm ready to pull, blast and blast (gun blasts) 'til the graveyard's full!
Everyday a young brother gets (inaudible: drugged)! Kicked in the face, and whooped with a billy club (Dope-E: Damn)! Then they take you to jail, throw you in a cell, beat you again, now how the hell you gon' win (Dope-E: Yeah!), but when you get out... take revenge no doubt! Do it for the brothers, and put some heads out! (Dope-E: Slaughter!)
And when it's over, don't take the blame, let the white man say (Dope-E: Huh!), "that's a damn shame"!
(Outro: Ganksta NIP with background vocals by Dope-E):
(Background "Life ain't shit to fool with" vocal sample)
Dope-E: Yeah
Ganksta NIP: Yeah. You motherfuckas don't know
Dope-E: Tell 'em right here, NIP...
Ganksta NIP: (Inaudible: I'll let) police brutality, we ain't takin' that shit no more
Dope-E: (Inaudible: No more.)
Ganksta NIP: PEACE, Rodney King!
Dope-E: Yeah, givin' a shout out to Lil' Mud too, man. It's time to hit back, and fight back, for what's right. Yeah, let's do it, NIP!
Damned Shame (UPDATE) was written by Ganksta NIP.
Damned Shame (UPDATE) was produced by Ganksta NIP.
Ganksta NIP released Damned Shame (UPDATE) on Wed Feb 26 1992.