The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Go, go, go, go, go, go
Keep runnin', homie
Go, go, go, go, go, go
They on the trail
Go, go, go, go, go, go
Keep runnin', homie
Go, go, go, go, go, go
They on the trail
With so much drama in the industry
Hip hop police are listenin'
Be careful or you'll be history
Looks like another unsolved mystery
It's murder, murder, murder
Ah, it's murder, murder, murder
Yeah, it's murder, murder, murder
Somebody tell 'em it's murder
Murder was the case and they blamed me
Officer, I didn't do it, you can't blame me for this
Could you please loosen up the handcuffs on my wrists?
You can call me what you wanna, man, but I ain't a snitch
No cooperation is exactly what you will get
'Til I talk to my lawyer, you get no reply
You've obviously been watchin' too much CSI
I'm not a crash dummy, so don't even try
To talk your dirty trash to me, no BFI
If you are not guilty of anythin', then why did you run?
'Cause you the police, and, plus, I saw you cockin' your gun
And the chamber wasn't empty it was obviously one
If you think I'm believin' that one then you're obviously dumb (huh?)
I know that you heard the sirens, you dived in
To the vehicle you was drivin' and ridin' in
Instead you shouldn't be whinin', but abidin' by the law
Now it's obvious that you're lyin'
With so much drama in the industry
Hip hop police are listenin'
Be careful or you'll be history
Looks like another unsolved mystery
It's murder, murder, murder
Ah, it's murder, murder, murder
Yeah, it's murder, murder, murder
Somebody tell 'em it's murder
Murder was the case and they blamed me
Stop lyin' to me, boy, it'd be best you confess
I can smell the BS on the scent of your breath
Saw the mental while I was inspectin' your deck
Saw that you was ridin' dirty when I looked at the rest
Who is this guy Busta? Who is this guy Snoop?
Who is his other friend who's wearin' the sky blue?
Look at this pic here, he standin' beside you
Tell me his name now, I heard he was Piru
Confiscated the CD's at one of your homes
For evidence ever since we heard some of your songs
What about this Pimp guy? He was on one of your songs
I coulda sworn that he said he had a pocket full of stones
Am I wrong? Hell yeah, I don't know who that is
I don't know no Pimp C, all I know is I'm rich
And I'm a bond like James, bet I be out here quick
Man, you ain't gettin' out of here, you must think that you're slick
In the car we confiscated the chronic and the clips
Diary that you had and all your blueprints
On the Death Row booklet, we found your two prints
Your thumb and your index the judge will love this
With so much drama in the industry
Hip hop police are listenin'
Be careful or you'll be history
Looks like another unsolved mystery
It's murder, murder, murder (it's a bloody murder)
Ah, it's murder, murder, murder (it's a bloody murder)
Yeah, it's murder, murder, murder (it's a bloody murder)
Somebody tell 'em it's murder
Murder was the case and they blamed me
Now you can see you're screwed as the evidence pours in
The witness to the crime was at three in the mornin'
Gave us a description so we picked up your boy and
You'll get a lighter sentence if you put the crime on him
A big celebrity, a case we long for
You a pirate, why you got that eye patch on for?
Funny puttin' people in a hearse what I heard for
Where were you the night of April twenty-first, son?
Home I think that you got your facts wrong, gat's on you
Chamillionaire robbed, shot couple cats on Melview
What? We gonna have to jail you too
In the line-up, don't speak until we tell you to
This the person who jimmed your lock, sir?
It was dark, kinda looked like him, I'm not sure
Failin' to nail 'cause assailant's another
Believe I see an unmarked tailin' a brother
Hit the Bodega, not no more game
This chick used to be all nice, actin' all strange
Like she was gonna get it, pathetic
Assailant caught, now they all apologetic
With so much drama in the industry
Hip hop police are listenin'
Be careful or you'll be history
Looks like another unsolved mystery
It's murder, murder, murder
Ah, it's murder, murder, murder
Yeah, it's murder, murder, murder
Somebody tell 'em it's murder
Murder was the case and they blamed me
Keep runnin', homie
Go, go, go, go, go, go
They on the trail
Go, go, go, go, go, go
Keep runnin', homie
Go, go, go, go, go, go
They on the trail
With so much drama in the industry
Hip hop police are listenin'
Be careful or you'll be history
Looks like another unsolved mystery
It's murder, murder, murder
Ah, it's murder, murder, murder
Yeah, it's murder, murder, murder
Somebody tell 'em it's murder
Murder was the case and they blamed me
Officer, I didn't do it, you can't blame me for this
Could you please loosen up the handcuffs on my wrists?
You can call me what you wanna, man, but I ain't a snitch
No cooperation is exactly what you will get
'Til I talk to my lawyer, you get no reply
You've obviously been watchin' too much CSI
I'm not a crash dummy, so don't even try
To talk your dirty trash to me, no BFI
If you are not guilty of anythin', then why did you run?
'Cause you the police, and, plus, I saw you cockin' your gun
And the chamber wasn't empty it was obviously one
If you think I'm believin' that one then you're obviously dumb (huh?)
I know that you heard the sirens, you dived in
To the vehicle you was drivin' and ridin' in
Instead you shouldn't be whinin', but abidin' by the law
Now it's obvious that you're lyin'
With so much drama in the industry
Hip hop police are listenin'
Be careful or you'll be history
Looks like another unsolved mystery
It's murder, murder, murder
Ah, it's murder, murder, murder
Yeah, it's murder, murder, murder
Somebody tell 'em it's murder
Murder was the case and they blamed me
Stop lyin' to me, boy, it'd be best you confess
I can smell the BS on the scent of your breath
Saw the mental while I was inspectin' your deck
Saw that you was ridin' dirty when I looked at the rest
Who is this guy Busta? Who is this guy Snoop?
Who is his other friend who's wearin' the sky blue?
Look at this pic here, he standin' beside you
Tell me his name now, I heard he was Piru
Confiscated the CD's at one of your homes
For evidence ever since we heard some of your songs
What about this Pimp guy? He was on one of your songs
I coulda sworn that he said he had a pocket full of stones
Am I wrong? Hell yeah, I don't know who that is
I don't know no Pimp C, all I know is I'm rich
And I'm a bond like James, bet I be out here quick
Man, you ain't gettin' out of here, you must think that you're slick
In the car we confiscated the chronic and the clips
Diary that you had and all your blueprints
On the Death Row booklet, we found your two prints
Your thumb and your index the judge will love this
With so much drama in the industry
Hip hop police are listenin'
Be careful or you'll be history
Looks like another unsolved mystery
It's murder, murder, murder (it's a bloody murder)
Ah, it's murder, murder, murder (it's a bloody murder)
Yeah, it's murder, murder, murder (it's a bloody murder)
Somebody tell 'em it's murder
Murder was the case and they blamed me
Now you can see you're screwed as the evidence pours in
The witness to the crime was at three in the mornin'
Gave us a description so we picked up your boy and
You'll get a lighter sentence if you put the crime on him
A big celebrity, a case we long for
You a pirate, why you got that eye patch on for?
Funny puttin' people in a hearse what I heard for
Where were you the night of April twenty-first, son?
Home I think that you got your facts wrong, gat's on you
Chamillionaire robbed, shot couple cats on Melview
What? We gonna have to jail you too
In the line-up, don't speak until we tell you to
This the person who jimmed your lock, sir?
It was dark, kinda looked like him, I'm not sure
Failin' to nail 'cause assailant's another
Believe I see an unmarked tailin' a brother
Hit the Bodega, not no more game
This chick used to be all nice, actin' all strange
Like she was gonna get it, pathetic
Assailant caught, now they all apologetic
With so much drama in the industry
Hip hop police are listenin'
Be careful or you'll be history
Looks like another unsolved mystery
It's murder, murder, murder
Ah, it's murder, murder, murder
Yeah, it's murder, murder, murder
Somebody tell 'em it's murder
Murder was the case and they blamed me
Lyrics submitted by requiemfordante
Hip Hop Police Lyrics as written by Jonathan Rotem Ricky Walters
Lyrics © Ultra Tunes, Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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