Ice Cube - Tales From The Darkside Lyrics






[Verse One: Ice Cube]

Peace - don't make me laugh!
All I hear is motherfuckers rappin sucotash
Livin large, tellin me to get out the gang
I'm a nigga, gotta live by the trigger
How the fuck do you figure?
that I can say peace and the gunshots will cease?!
Every cop killer goes ignored
They just send another nigga to the morgue
A point scored- they could give a fuck about us
They rather catch us with guns and white powder
If I was old, they'd probably be a friend of me
Since I'm young, they consider me the enemy
They kill ten of me to get the job correct
To serve, protect, and break a niggas neck
Cuz I'm the one with the trunk of funk
And 'Fuck tha Police' in the tape deck
You should listen to me cuz there's more to see
Call my neighborhood a ghetto cuz it houses minorities
The other color don't know you can run but not hide
These are tales from the darkside...

[Verse Two:]

You wanna free Africa, I stare at yuh
Cuz we ain't got it too good in America
I can't fuck with them overseas
My homeboy died over a key of cocaine
It was plain and simple
The 9mm went <pop> to the temple
<pop pop pop> was the sound I put the bitch down
And ran to the schoolyard bathroom
Looked in the trash can yo it had room
So I ducked my ass in it for a minute
Covered with trash I had to lay back
Mad as fuck, thinkin' about the payback
Tonite the crew gonna have a little fun
I went home and cut the barrel of my shotgun
It's gettin critical - I stole a 5.0
I let it go - drive real slow
I yelled out 'Ice Cube sucka'
The shot-gun kicked - and it murdered motherfuckers
I told you last album
when I got a sawed off, bodies are hauled off
Its a shame, that niggas die young
But to the light side it don't matter none
It'll be a drive by homicide
But to me its just another tale from the darkside...

[Verse Three: Chuck D]

Standing in the middle of war
In the middle we flex
When we die, we won't make +Jet+
+Ebony+ can't see to the lightside
The term they apply to us is a nigga
Call it what you want, cause I'm comin from the coroner
Sayin my rhymes with a Ph.D.
Who's black - don't wanna role - sells his soul
Watch his head go rollin
Who the fuck are they foolin?
Nobody knows, but I suppose the color of my clothes
Matches the color of the one on my face
as they wonder whats under my waist
(Standin on the verge) of them gettin brown
thats a fact got a fear on their bozack
Run, run, run, their ass off, they can not hide
Yet Cube, they can't fuck with the darkside!





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  1. J.... A....

    The ending gives me chills.... because this is exactly what we have to deal with 🔥✊🏾😢

  2. d.... ....

    One of the greatest Rap Songs ever.

  3. O.... B....

    Chuck D’s verse turned me into a black militant and I’m not even black fam

  4. R.... S....

    Riot music

  5. X.... 5....

    This is ABSO FUKIN LUTELY one of the Dopest albums/songs to date, The Lynch Mob and the Bomb Squad, smmfh

  6. c.... h....

    It's a 2-1 combination. Cj!

  7. S.... B....

    Why @ 3:01 reminds me of this is America, I thought that the ending sounded familiar...hmmm🤔🤔🤔🤔

  8. A.... T....

    #TamirRice etc. etc. etc.

  9. R.... W....

    Gaddamn this shit still go hard in 2019! make me just want to go crazy

  10. J.... L....

    PURE REVOLUTION

  11. R.... R....

    hmmmm makes more sense now in 2019

  12. z.... ....

    One of the best rap albums of all times

  13. N.... G....

    New generation don’t know real music

    N.... G....

    edis 96 I’m 18 I’m just saying 90% like mumble rap and shit

  14. R.... S....

    Was this recorded in 2019? First verse sounds like 2019.

    R.... S....

    Exactly cube was so ahead of his time sadly police brutality towards blacks been happening since way back in the day

  15. j.... e....

    ice cube produced a timeless classic. wolfen.

  16. J.... H....

    chuck d in da house wiff cube ...epic love chuck muhhhhh fuckin D

  17. h.... s....

    since i'm young , they consider me an enemy !!! !!! !!!!

  18. c.... ....

    my top 5
    1. ice cube
    2.ll cool j
    3 phife dog
    4 Roxanne shante.
    5. mc lyte. krs one. Chuck d. kane master ace. fat boys whodini run dmc salt n peppa audio 2 d nice heavy d. rakim
    sir mix a lot just hip hop😍😍😍😍 thanks for being in my life

  19. R.... M....

    Classic dope ! 2019 still slappin this one !

  20. L.... ....

    A West Coast King and an East Coast King... Sounds like a recipe for success. He came out hittin' so hard on this album. I still enjoy it through and through. And Mr. Chuck D...my goodness.

    L.... ....

    LaChele
    Damn,you look sexy in all your pics.
    And you like hardcore hip hop.
    Peace!

  21. F.... T....

    Bomb Squad = killer beats....now off to Terrordome

  22. S.... ....

    I killed many to this song...........Those ants kept coming in my pantry so killed em!!😡😎

  23. J.... W....

    That beat is crazy Cube flow was untouachable

  24. �.... M....

    Cube tried to warn us years ago 😩😭😧😐

  25. W.... o....

    You want a free Africa I stare at ya cuz we ain't got it too good in America

  26. W.... o....

    Tonight they crew had a little fun i went home and cut the barrel off the shotgun

  27. S.... ....

    WHAT AN INCREDIBLE PRODUCTION!!!

  28. W.... o....

    I can only imagine if Chuck D and Paris had joined the already formidable trio of Tupac, Ice Cube and Ice-T on 1993's Last Wordz from Strictly 5 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. That joint already had hardcore production courtesy of the legendary Jam Master J.

  29. U.... F....

    "You wanna free Africa? I stare at ya, cuz we ain't got it too good in Amerikkka..." REAL SHIT!!!!

  30. F.... T....

    This is the only song that can pass off as a movie

  31. L.... J....

    Chuck was the only rapper that could come on after cube n sound harder as nice as ren was he didnt sound as hard as cube on fuck the police n straight outta compton buf went harder on niggaz4life

  32. v.... h....

    Cube second verse one of my favorite of all time

    v.... h....

    Hid in the garbage can mad as fuck thinking bout the payback

    v.... h....

    "Tonite they crew had a little fun..."

  33. m.... ....

    Chuck d and Ice cube brought it!!!

  34. P.... o....

    Ice Cube and Chuck D on a track.🔥🔥🔥

    P.... o....

    go Gunners

  35. W.... F....

    Cube was soooo ahead of his times with his visions

  36. 7.... ....

    And They Say You Ain’t Win The Common Beef 😂🤷🏾‍♂️💯 #NWAForever

    7.... ....

    #HipHop

    7.... ....

    This album is classic but niggaz4life is the goat

    7.... ....

    Lac Jones True

    7.... ....

    @Lac Jones this album is more than repetetive gangsta bullshit...so it beats N4L any given day

  37. S.... C....

    This album is even controversial today. 🔥🔥 ice cube is a top 3 rapper

    S.... C....

    Not top 3, but I'd say it goes-
    1) Pac
    2) Biggie
    3) Nas
    4) Rakim
    5) Cube

  38. G.... D....

    This track makes me wanna do work. Raw and muthafuckin intense. Ice Cube and Chuck D were great together. That one track is way better than all of today's whack ass MC's whole damn career.

  39. B.... ....

    Dis da shit i grew up off. We appreciate u Cube

  40. A.... F....

    NICE SONG !!

  41. S.... C....

    28 years old 🍾

    S.... C....

    Sherman Cook who

  42. S.... L....

    💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥2018

  43. D.... ....

    Chuck D bodied the shit out this track!!! Two GOATs

  44. D.... J....

    Chuck D verse have you in full warrior mode

    D.... J....

    Don't it tho this shit is revolutionary

  45. M.... M....

    Chuck killed it

  46. S.... J....

    Hard to beat. Top lyrics and sound. A master class from the Cube.

  47. C.... ....

    I just looked for 2 hours to find this song because I couldn’t remember the name lol

  48. J.... W....

    Still dealing with the Realities of Our Normalcy's....even 2017...Same Fucking Shit.... Got it Bad Cause I'm Brown ! Still Standing

  49. E.... ....

    Classic!

  50. B.... ....

    I had Kill At Will...this song was also on there but it had a different instrumental track and it sounded better...I think he recorded it over....he sounded more aggressive !

  51. S.... Y....

    We suffering because the lord said we had too. 400 years is almost up 💯
    #HebrewsAwaken

    S.... Y....

    Slim Wolf do you have the bible verse?

    S.... Y....

    Been looking for it

    S.... Y....

    Shamar Yahudah wasn't the Bible written to enslave us

    S.... Y....

    people made their own bible in the slave days my guys dont quote me though im basing this off of movies

  52. C.... C....

    Chuck D rocked this joint

    C.... C....

    Christopher Clark Thank you for your information, police officers will ip your address soon as possible for threatened someone on the internet for no amount of reason on youtube, you will be arrested by tomorrow morning.

  53. F.... T....

    "...the 9mm went BUCK to the temple BUCK BUCK BUCK ..." @ 1:41

  54. F.... T....

    this was the hardest drop I ever heard at the time

    F.... T....

    Hell yeah,

    F.... T....

    I was just telling someone that when I rolled with the 15" in the trunk, this would give me a little nausea wave every time at that hit.

  55. Y.... D....

    Bruh dis hard but 2 be honest the remix go harder

    Y.... D....

    That remix oh my fuckin god dude that's amazing

  56. J.... B....

    That always impressed me you got Chuck D. And the production on this is un-fucking-believable.

    J.... B....

    yeah the production was and don't forget the lyrics they were to

    J.... B....

    Yea imaculate. Bomb Squad on production so perfect fit for a Chuck D feature.

  57. M.... P....

    LYRICS my generations hip hop ,,,real lyrics not this pussy licking rubbish today by this pimps in sneakers ,,,,

  58. T.... ....

    Bumpin' This whole album especially for this election

    T.... ....

    I bet if Hillary won ppl wouldn't have tho

    T.... ....

    Yep and you can easily blast this shit with a fucking Clinton in office too.

  59. J.... G....

    Love this song!! Such a dope classic!

  60. m.... d....

    Classic!

  61. G.... 6....

    $TILL RELEVANT

  62. S.... ....

    somebody please make an instrumental this beat is so sick

  63. D.... H....

    dis da shit

  64. M.... G....

    DAMN. I REMEMBER THIS. STILL HARD CORE SHIT. CAN NOBODY FUCK WITH THE TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE.

  65. K.... ....

    this drum beat is heavy

  66. M.... W....

    Exactly what's happening today!!!!!!!!

    M.... W....

    So don't throw in the towel my friend. God is blessing us and we are not losing. We ruled the Earth once before....😏 shit we can do it again you feel?

    M.... W....

    THAT'S WHATS SAD

  67. A.... K....

    Playing this for Ferguson....Eric garner....Tamir Rice......Trayvon Martin....Oscar Grant......John Crawford......Ezell Ford.....and many many many others.

    A.... K....

    @Amen Knowtech and now baltimore now

    A.... K....

    FOR REAL

    A.... K....

    Bruh faxx this world always been injustice to blacks smh

  68. M.... ....

    "Classic"