LETRA
Crime Pays
Yeah, yeah (It's a wave)
Crime pays, crime pays (Yeah)
Yeah, yeah
Crime pays, ni***, crime pays
Choppin' up this change with cocaine in my microwave
Made it through my whole month with my lights out, I seen brighter days
Watch this shit get knee high, boy, you live and you die by this game
Homeboy just caught HIV, he lived and he died by his ho
Have we ever hit the same bitch before? Ain't nobody know
Have we ever hit the same bitch before? Wasn't nobody business
Niggas be fuckin' these hoes and say, "Fuck insurance and doctor visits"
Fly like the wind, it's time to begin your life
(Niggas be sellin' dope and say, "Fuck insurance and doctor visits")
You've got control to start again and do it right
Look to the sky and you will feel how to live a life that's real
(That's real)
Truth and perfect harmony, when the spirit is free
(Yeah, yeah)
Crime pays, ni***, crime pays
Choppin' up this change with cocaine in my microwave
Diamonds in my chain, yeah, I slang but I'm still a slave
Twisted in the system, just a number listed on the page
Made it through my whole month with my lights out, I seen brighter days
Watch this shit get knee high, boy, you live and you die by this game
Bitch, don't touch my body
'Cause I put your body all off in a body sling
You ain't gon' hurt nobody
Go body for body but we the body gang
The ho that you brought out to Cali
Boy she only fuckin' with you 'cause you fuckin' with Kane
Thought she was boostin' her credit
With niggas like you that just ain't got enough on their name
Thought I would front you another one
Niggas like you that just ain't got enough on the books
Talkin' that shit in the booth but when niggas come shoot at you
You couldn't do nothin' but look
My niggas done bust a four nickel on your ni***
Bust him, now he on a shit bag
His homie done borrowed a car and he got it shot up
Now I know that his bitch mad
He steadily called up my phone and you huffin' and puffin'
'Cause they at your bitch, duckin'
And Roccett done went and bought Jeezy a pair of new shoes
That ni*** was dick-suckin', yeah
(Dick suckin'-ass nigga)
Fly like the wind, it's time to begin your life
(That ni*** was dick suckin')
You've got control to start again and do it right
Look to the sky and you will feel how to live a life that's real
Truth and perfect harmony, when the spirit is free
Crime pays, ni***, crime pays
Yeah, crime pays, ni***, crime pays
Crime pays, ni***, crime pays
We champion people
This station rules the nation with version
Huh!
Significado de la letra
En la canción 'Crime Pays' de Freddie Gibbs, nos sumergimos en un mundo donde el crimen tiene sus recompensas, donde el protagonista narra su experiencia cortando dinero con cocaína en su microondas para superar días oscuros. El juego de la vida es implacable, con consecuencias inesperadas como el drama de un amigo con VIH o el enredo de relaciones pasadas.
A pesar de las luces brillantes y las cadenas relucientes, el narrador se siente esclavo de un sistema retorcido, donde la libertad es una ilusión en un mundo de números y páginas. Sin embargo, busca un nuevo comienzo, una oportunidad de vivir una vida auténtica y en armonía, liberando su espíritu de las cadenas que lo atan.
En medio de traiciones y lealtades cuestionables, la canción reflexiona sobre la complejidad de las relaciones humanas y las decisiones que tomamos en busca de supervivencia. A pesar de todo, se mantiene la lealtad a la 'banda' y a la ambición de triunfar, en un mundo donde las apariencias y las traiciones están a la orden del día.
En medio de la violencia y el caos, la narrativa hace referencia a momentos de confrontación y desafíos personales, donde la supervivencia y la lealtad se convierten en moneda de cambio. La canción se convierte en un reflejo crudo de una realidad dura y sin filtros, donde la supervivencia es el nombre del juego y cada elección conlleva sus consecuencias.
A pesar de todo, la canción también deja entrever un atisbo de esperanza, un llamado a la autenticidad y la armonía espiritual en medio del caos. En un mundo donde el crimen parece ser la única salida, el anhelo de libertad y redención resuena, buscando un camino hacia una vida verdadera y en equilibrio.