Midnight
Ice‐T Lyrics


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Midnight chillin' at A.M P.M.
Coolin' drinkin' apple juice
In Evil's BM
The sound's up loud
To attract attention
rmoraled tires
On a lowered suspension
Nardi to steer with
Alpine deck was glowin'
Bumpinn' Big Daddy
And the nigga was definitely flowin'
I was ridin' shotgun
Donald and Hen in back
Look through the tint recognized a jack
Two brothers strolled up
Talkin' bout get out
Donald D blazed
Shot one fool through his fuckin' mouth
Why would they step
When they know we're strapped?
I never cruise L.A.
Without a Gat in my lap
The other fool shot
Caut the E in the shoulder blade
I busted through the ca door
That's where the nigga laid
Hen jumped out
Dropped two nines in his forehead
Evil was bleedin' bad
The car seats were turnin' red
Looked to my left
There were two more carloads
Niggas in hats and hoods
In an attack mode
And they hadn't yet begun to fight
E hit the gas
It was one past midnight!

We boned down Vernon
Right on Normandie
Left on Florence
Gettin' through the E.T.G.'s
Spun out on Vermont
Made a left on Colden
Right on Hoover
E where we goin'?
He didn'T even answer that
Checked the reaar view
They were still out back
Where were these brothers from?
What made these brothers come
Bang! our back window
Was removed by a shotgun
Now Hen G was shot
Don caught a ricochet
These motherfuckers was ill
They didn't come to play
Bust a right turn, parked
and then we got left
Hid in the the bushes
Shot the gas tank to fake death
But would this really
Keep them psyched?
Three of us bleedin'
It was ten past midnight!

I really didn't like
How this shit was goin' down
Wrong night, wrong time
Wrong fuckin' part of town
Ya see we was deep
In the Hoover's hood
Three niggas bleedin'
That shit don't look good!
See over there red don't go
Some places red's all they know
But not our luck
Tonight we was real fucked
Borke down an alley
And we instantly had to duck
Fuckin' police on a gang sweep
No time to deal with one time
So we had to creep
Broke through a back yard
Ran through a vacant lot
E, Hen and Don kept up
To be some niggas shot
Shit was gettin' craazy
So I had to get busy
Hen was bleedin' worse
And Evil was gettin' dizzy
Looked in a parking lot
I needed a snatch bar
Had to hot wire
So I moved on an old car
It was a bucket, but fuck it, it had to do
Started it up
And scooped my whole crew
Two blocks later
We saw fuckin' blue lights
The pigs were behind us
It was half past midnight!

When they pulled us over
Shit got worse
I waited till they got out
And then I hit reverse
Fucked 'em up, I seen one cop fall
Threw it in gear, yo I'm outty y'all
Don't know how
But somehow we got away
Lost the jackers, the cops
Dumped the G.T.A.
Made it back to the hood
Fixed the crew up
And even though Evil's car blew up
We made it home and then I crashed out
Thinkin' bout my all-night death bout
Then somethin' woke me up
From my dark sleep
The sound of fuckin' police
When they're tryin' to creep
Broke through my door
With no goddamn warning




Looked at my watch
It was six in the mornin'!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Midnight by Ice T's describe a gangster story of a night gone wrong. Ice T begins his contemplation by introducing the scene – he is hanging out with his friends in Evil's BMW. Then, they are confronted by two brothers who ask them to get out of the car. Donald, who is sitting in the back seat, instantly shoots one of the brothers through his mouth. The other brother shoots E in his shoulder blade, and Ice T kills him when he's lying on the street. They drive away and are chased by two carloads of people. Along the way, Ice T and his crew drive through different streets of Los Angeles, hide in the bushes, fake their death by shooting the gas tank, and finally manage to evade the attackers and the police.


Line by Line Meaning

Midnight chillin' at A.M P.M.
I was hanging out at A.M P.M. at midnight.


Coolin' drinkin' apple juice
I was drinking apple juice and chilling.


In Evil's BM
I was sitting in Evil's car.


The sound's up loud to attract attention
The music was loud to get attention.


Armoraled tires on a lowered suspension
The car had shiny tires and was low to the ground.


Nardi to steer with
The car had a Nardi steering wheel.


Alpine deck was glowin'
The Alpine sound system was illuminated.


Bumpinn' Big Daddy, and the nigga was definitely flowin'
We were listening to Big Daddy Kane and he was rapping really well.


I was ridin' shotgun, Donald and Hen in back
I was sitting in the passenger seat, and Donald and Hen were in the back.


Look through the tint recognized a jack
We saw someone we recognized through the tinted windows of the car.


Two brothers strolled up talkin' bout get out
Two guys walked up to us and told us to get out of the car.


Donald D blazed shot one fool through his fuckin' mouth
Donald D shot one of the guys through his mouth.


Why would they step when they know we're strapped?
Why would they approach us when they knew we had guns?


I never cruise L.A. without a Gat in my lap
I always have a gun with me when I'm driving in L.A.


The other fool shot Caut the E in the shoulder blade
The other guy shot Evil in the shoulder blade.


I busted through the car door that's where the nigga laid
I broke through the car door to get to the guy who shot Evil.


Hen jumped out dropped two nines in his forehead
Hen got out of the car and shot the guy in the forehead with two guns.


Evil was bleedin' bad the car seats were turnin' red
Evil was bleeding a lot and the car seats were getting stained with blood.


Looked to my left there were two more carloads
I looked to my left and saw two more cars full of people.


Niggas in hats and hoods in an attack mode
Some guys wearing hats and hoodies were in attack mode.


And they hadn't yet begun to fight
They were just getting started and weren't going to back down.


E hit the gas it was one past midnight!
Evil hit the gas and it was one minute past midnight.


We boned down Vernon right on Normandie
We turned onto Vernon and then onto Normandie.


Left on Florence gettin' through the E.T.G.'s
We turned left on Florence and navigated through the East Terrace Gangster's turf.


Spun out on Vermont made a left on Colden
We spun out on Vermont and then took a left on Colden.


Right on Hoover E where we goin'?
We turned right onto Hoover and then I asked Evil where we were going.


He didn't even answer that checked the rear view
Evil didn't answer, he just checked the rearview mirror.


They were still out back
The guys who were chasing us were still following us.


Where were these brothers from?
I wondered where these guys were from.


What made these brothers come
I wondered why these guys came after us.


Bang! our back window was removed by a shotgun
Our back window was shattered by a shotgun blast.


Now Hen G was shot Don caught a ricochet
Hen G got shot and Don got hit by a ricochet.


These motherfuckers was ill they didn't come to play
These guys were serious and weren't messing around.


Bust a right turn, parked and then we got left
We made a sudden right turn, parked, and then left on foot.


Hid in the bushes shot the gas tank to fake death
We hid in the bushes and shot the gas tank to make it seem like the car blew up.


But would this really keep them psyched?
I wondered if this would really deter them or not.


Three of us bleedin' it was ten past midnight!
The three of us were injured and it was ten minutes past midnight.


I really didn't like how this shit was goin' down
I didn't like how things were going.


Wrong night, wrong time, wrong fuckin' part of town
It was the wrong night, wrong time, and we were in the wrong part of town.


Ya see we was deep in the Hoover's hood
We were in the middle of the Hoover criminal gang's area.


Three niggas bleedin' that shit don't look good!
Three of us were bleeding and it didn't look good.


See over there red don't go
There was gang activity in the area and we didn't want to be seen as affiliated.


Some places red's all they know
In some places, joining a gang is the norm.


But not our luck tonight we was real fucked
We didn't have luck on our side that night and things were really bad.


Broke down an alley and we instantly had to duck
We went down an alley and had to duck down to avoid being seen.


Fuckin' police on a gang sweep
The police were in the area looking for gang members.


No time to deal with one time, so we had to creep
We didn't have time to deal with the police, so we had to sneak around.


Broke through a backyard ran through a vacant lot
We ran through someone's backyard and through a lot that was empty.


E, Hen and Don kept up to be some niggas shot
E, Hen, and Don kept up their pace as if they were ready to shoot anyone who came after them.


Shit was gettin' craazy so I had to get busy
Things were getting out of hand, so I had to do something.


Hen was bleedin' worse and Evil was gettin' dizzy
Hen was bleeding more and Evil was feeling lightheaded.


Looked in a parking lot I needed a snatch bar
I looked in a parking lot for a car to steal.


Had to hot wire so I moved on an old car
I had to hotwire the car since I didn't have the keys.


It was a bucket, but fuck it, it had to do
The car wasn't the best, but it was good enough.


Started it up and scooped my whole crew
I started the car and picked up everyone in my crew.


Two blocks later we saw fuckin' blue lights
We saw the police lights two blocks away.


The pigs were behind us it was half past midnight!
The police were behind us and it was midnight-thirty.


When they pulled us over shit got worse
Things got even worse when the police pulled us over.


I waited till they got out and then I hit reverse
I waited until the police got out of their car and then reversed our car.


Fucked 'em up, I seen one cop fall
I hit one of the cops and he fell to the ground.


Threw it in gear, yo I'm outty y'all
I put the car in gear and left the scene quickly.


Don't know how but somehow we got away
I don't know how, but somehow we escaped from the police.


Lost the jackers, the cops, dumped the G.T.A.
We lost the guys who were chasing us, the police, and dumped the stolen car.


Made it back to the hood fixed the crew up
We made it back to the neighborhood and patched up everyone's injuries.


And even though Evil's car blew up we made it home
Even though Evil's car blew up, we all made it back home.


And then I crashed out thinkin' bout my all-night death bout
Afterwards, I fell asleep thinking about the crazy night we just had.


Then somethin' woke me up from my dark sleep
Something startled me out of my deep sleep.


The sound of fuckin' police when they're tryin' to creep
I heard the sound of police officers trying to be quiet.


Broke through my door with no goddamn warning
The police broke through my door without warning.


Looked at my watch it was six in the mornin'!
I looked at my watch and it was six in the morning.




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Written by: HENDERSON, MACLEOD

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The Empyronaut

"I never cruise L.A. without a gat in my lap..."
Stuck in my head forever.

Illegal Alien Racing

I remember driving around town playing this song on cassette while in high school, love this song!

Ben Oliver

Ice- T; track 30 years old but still as kickass and impressive as when I first heard it when I was 12 years old...

Right To Explain

What a track. I bought this album three times on cassette and wore it out three times!

Steve Buick

Real story telling rap., dark and brooding... This style all but forgotten today.

Angelo Crossbones

that Sabbath sample is fucking tight

Jeremy

Pretty sure the drums are from Led Zeppelin’s “When The Levee Breaks” too

Angelo Crossbones

@Jeremy damn good to meet you bro. A man of great taste and ear. Hell yah. Ice T always putting some good stuff in the raps.

john lee

Ice loves rock music too

massimiliano777

Absolute OG CLASSIC

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