Tonz 'O' Gunz
Gang Starr - Topic Lyrics

tons o' guns everybody's getting strapped
There are many guns being acquired by people.

tons o' guns got to watch the way you act
You must be cautious when you act due to the abundance of guns.

tons o' guns real easy to get
Getting a hold of guns is quite easy.

tons o' guns bringing nothing but death
Guns only bring about death and destruction.

tons o' guns are in the streets nowadays
Guns are found in the streets everywhere these days.

it's big money and you know crime pays
Criminal activity that involves guns is profitable and you know that.

check your nearest overpopulated ghetto
The closest overpopulated ghetto you can find

they greet you with a pistol not trying to say hello
People in overpopulated ghettos will greet you with a pistol instead of a hello.

mad kids packed 'cos the neighborhood's like that
Many angry children are armed because that's how their neighborhood is.

want some shit that's fat catch a victim do a stick
They want something valuable so they can rob a victim.

kids pulling triggers, niggas killing niggaz
Kids are pulling the trigger and killing their own people.

five-o they sit and wait and tally death-toll figures
The police are counting the number of deaths caused by guns.

it's crazy there ain't no time to really chill
Things are insane and there is no time to relax.

jealous motherfuckers always want to act ill
Envious people always want to act violently.

22's 25's 44's 45's
Different types of guns - some with small calibers and some with larger calibers.

mack elevens ak's taking mad lives
Weapons such as Mack elevens and AK's are taking many lives.

what the fuck you gonna do in a situation
What can you do when you are in a dangerous situation?

it's like you need to have steel just to feel relaxation
Having a gun is necessary for relaxation in this kind of environment.

tons o' guns you got we got they got
There are guns owned by us, our enemies, and others.

the state of affairs yo it's like mad chaos
The current state of affairs is chaotic and crazy.

i know a kid who just passed the other day
Recently, I knew a kid who died.

they shot him sixteen times so there he lay
They shot him sixteen times, killing him.

you can pray for this shit to like cease
You can pray for the violence to stop.

but until then a nigga's going to pack a piece
Until then, people will carry guns.

and yo the devil's got assassination squads
There are groups who target certain people to kill them.

want to kill niggaz 'cos they're scared of god
They want to kill people because they are afraid of God.

they got camps where they train they learn to take aim
There are training camps where people learn to aim at their targets.

at a nigga like a piece of game
They aim at their targets as if they are just a piece of a game.

and i'm not seeing that, them days are gone
I haven't seen that kind of behavior lately.

'cos now we got [chromes] to put them where they belong
Nowadays, we have guns to use against our enemies.

so me a rude boy from and in a brooklyn
I'm a tough guy from Brooklyn.

fuck the bullshit pain and suffering
I don't care about the nonsense and the suffering.

i'm coming off with a foolproof plan
I have a plan that will definitely work.

as if each every lyric was worth a hundred grand
I'm putting all my effort into this plan as if every word I'm saying is worth a lot of money.

i stand in the face of hatred
I confront my enemies with courage.

letting off mad shots making devils run naked
I shoot many bullets at my enemies, making them run away in fear.

tons o' guns but i don't glorify
There are many guns, but I'm not proud of that fact.

'cos more guns will come and much more will die
More guns will come and more people will die.

why, yo i don't know black
Why does it have to be like this? I don't understand.

some motherfuckers just be living like that
Some people just live their lives this way.

they like to feel the chrome in their hands
They enjoy holding guns.

the shit makes them feel like little big man
Guns make them feel like they are important.

twelve years old catching wreck
Even twelve-year-olds are getting into trouble with guns.

'cos there ain't no supervision putting kids in check
There is no supervision to make sure that kids aren't getting into trouble with guns.

people get wounded, others they perish
Some people are injured and others die.

and what about the mother and the child she cherish
What about the mother and the child she loves?

the city is wild up steps the wild child
The city is wild and violent, and here comes a wild child.

tension anger living in danger
There is tension, anger, and the constant threat of danger.

what the fuck you gonna do in a situation
What can you do when you are in a dangerous situation?

it's like you need to have steel just to feel relaxation
Having a gun is necessary for relaxation in this kind of environment.