[Verse 1]
I got my GATT in hand
With nefarious plans /
To make some quick bank
With my right hand man /
Staring through the window look at all we bout to take /
Circle around a couple times make sure our plan is straight /
Then we conferred with our third
Tell us what's the word /
Is everything clear
Then I perked up my ears /
I see a cop coming
The long arm of the law /
Pushed our backs against the wall
Patted me down and found my firearm/
They took me in and charged me with carrying concealed /
McFadden didn't even have a warrant to find what his pat down revealed /
So I took my case to trial where I was tried by 12 /
Straight out of my country blues because I couldn't post bail /
The court decided because me and my mans were suspicious /
That the officer was justified damn I was livid /
And They also established the difference between an arrest and a stop /
I got 99 problems and the 4th ain't one/
[Chorus]
99 problems and the 4th ain't one /
If you're having legal problems I feel bad for you son /
I got 99 problems and the 4th ain't one/
[Verse 2]
Went to the court of appeals trying to catch a break for your boy /
But they maintained
There was no constitutional issue
Oy vey /
Big government encroaching on my civil liberties /
So I went to the Supreme Court Ohio v John Terry /
Now my lawyer louis strokes in front of Chief Justice Warren /
Tryna get the break of justice that ya boy warrants/
Get them to recognize that McFadden needs to get a real warrant/
Or let this young brother free
It seems real simple to me /
I wasn't a threat to the officer /
Why should my innocence be put in question
Because the man has some sort of sixth sense /
And to prove his suspicion he infringes on my 4th amendment/
He's never seen a stick up before I doubt he'd recognize one if it hit him /
Now I wait for the decision I hope strokes did his job /
Im not planning on staying behind bars for too long /
I can't wait to hear the outcome cause I know I won /
I got 99 problems and the fourth ain't one/
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
June 10th I wake up and I'm ready for my release /
Tell the warden to let me out I'm out of here homie peace /
Then I heard from my lawyer that I wasn't going anywhere /
That I'm staying right here
But to me it wasn't clear /
The decision came out and 8-1 the court held /
The search was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment
Oh well /
Man I just don't get it
Get me the majority opinion /
Tell me what the man was saying I'm tryna listen /
The court found that officer McFadden acted on more than a hunch /
Any reasonable man would think I was armed and as such/
It's a-ok in the eyes of the law /
The search was limited in scope and protected the officer /
So now I'm out of luck
Nobody can help me now /
Stuck in this jail cell
For however long they got me down /
All this hoopla I made and I didn't even won /
I got 99 problems now the 4th is one /
[Chorus]
99 problems now the 4th is one /
If you're having legal problems I feel bad for you son /
I got 99 problems now the 4th is one/