Verse 1: Get that monkey off your back You must be smoking crack That purp done made you snap Now you caught up in the trap Get that monkey off your back You must be smoking crack That purp done made you snap Now you caught up in the trap Get that monkey off your back Eager innocent minds controlled Drugs crime doctor parolled Addicted soul ghetto patrolled Prison bars One year old Slaves of slaves Dollars on graves Families broke being dope raised Young Men in a dazes Cops going through phazes Bullets have no names Criminals on stages Murderers have fame It's a dirty game Black on black crime Songs get played Court hearing sentences delayed Justice has no minimum wage Babies born inside a cage Got Baptized ...Now they saved Poverty stricken hood in a rage Cold hearted people we're in a stone age Hook: Get that monkey off your back You must be smoking crack That purp done made you snap Now you caught up in the trap Get that monkey off your back You must be smoking crack That purp done made you snap Now you caught up in the trap Get that monkey off your back Verse 2: Politicians same contribution paid White collars born in caves Concrete thieves pulling out blades Crime bosses still being made Weak minds...Dreams Fade Bed made...Head Laid Brain Dead ...Purple Haze Another block just got sprayed Underage plea bargains waived Ten Years to life stuck in a cage Lost inside a self made grave Hook: Get that monkey off your back You must be smoking crack That purp done made you snap Now you caught up in the trap Get that monkey off your back You must be smoking crack That purp done made you snap Now you caught up in the trap Get that monkey off your back Verse 3: Restless souls warped minds Dreamed about a dead man's crime He was too young He died in his prime Still tryna make purple wine Turn the clock back ...Rewind Lost souls roam through time Shadows of darkness on their grind Crooks got caught paid a fine People scream then they cry Tears fall...Lonely wives Father time....Open eyes Still alive...Old man wise Street names..Lost five Spirits walk...Wings fly Hook: Get that monkey off your back You must be smoking crack That purp done made you snap Now you caught up in the trap Get that monkey off your back You must be smoking crack That purp done made you snap Now you caught up in the trap Get that monkey off your back You must be smoking crack Get that monkey off your back That purp done made you snap Get that monkey off your back Now you caught up in the trap Get that monkey off your back That purp done made you snap Get that monkey off your back