16 Shots - Vic Mensa

Written by：Victor Mensah/Alex "Papi Beatz" Baez/Alexandra Tamposi/Malik Yusef

Ready for the war we got our boots strapped

100 deep on state street where the troops at

The mayor lying saying he didn't see the video footage

And everybody want to know where the truth at

On the south side where it's no trauma centers but the most trauma

A lot of cannons but you don't want no drama

I can't imagine if it was my own mama

Got her first born son stole from her he never had a chance

And we all know its cause he black

Shot 'em 16 times how f**ked up is that

Now the police superintendent wanna double back

Cops speeding up to the block like a runnin' back

Tension is high man these niggas is irate

You can see it in they eyes they wanna violate

Screaming out oink oink bang bang gang gang gang gang murder murder

Murder they mind state

I just made me a mil' and still militant

This ain't conscious rap this sh*t ignorant ni**a hair trigger

Ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun

When I cock back police better run

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16 shots

And we buckin' back

16 shots

16 shots

And we buckin' back

16 shots

They threw a little girl down on the pavement

Pushed her with the bike and said stay out the way b**ch

She was bleedin' on the ground through her braces

This is what happens when niggas don't stay in their places

The mayor duckin' when he fired the superintendent

But resignation come with bonuses and recognition

So we gon' break in the stores on magnificent mile

And if we gotta go let's go to prison in style

Cops killin' kids and stayin' out of jail

But bobby shmurda can't even catch bail

So it's 1 2 3 4 5 6

Now I got everybody yellin' out f**k 12

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16 shots

And we buckin' back

16 shots

16 shots

And we buckin' back

16 shots

There's a war on drugs but the drugs keep winnin'

There's a war on guns but the guns keep ringin'

Me and lord got a clip with an extendo

And we rollin' with it hangin' out the window

We on 16 th ridin' by the police station

We might make a pork rind out of pig bro

Somebody tell these mothaf**kas keep they hands off me

I ain't a mothaf**kin' slave keep your chains off me

You better hope this 9 millimeter jam on me

Or get blown I hope you got your body cam turnt on

F**k a black cop too that's the same fight

You got a badge b**ch but you still ain't white

This for laquan on sight when you see van dyke

Tell him I don't bring a knife to a gunfight

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16 shots

And we buckin' back

16 shots

16 shots

And we buckin' back

16 shots

There's a war on drugs but the drugs keep winnin'

There's a war on guns but the guns keep ringin'

Singin'

Mu-u-u-u-murderer murderer

Mu-u-u-u-murderer murderer

Mu-u-u-u-murderer murderer

Mu-u-u-u-murderer murderer

Mu-u-u-u-murderer murderer

Mu-u-u-u-murderer murderer

Mu-u-u-u-murderer murderer

Mu-u-u-u-murderer murderer

The video shows laquan walking southbound down the middle of pulaksi

There are squad cars visible in front of him and also squad cars behind him

The shooter's squad car is visible as it drives past laquan

Two officers then exit that vehicle with their guns drawn

At that point laquan begins to look away from the officers

At a southwest angle toward the sidewalk

When laquan is about 12 to 15 feet away from the officers

The width of an entire lane of the southbound traffic

One officer begins shooting

Laquan immediately spins to the ground

And the video clearly shows that the officer continues to shoot laquan

Multiple times

As he lays in the street 16 seconds pass

From the time laquan hits the ground

Until the last visible puff of smoke rises from his torso area

An officer then approaches laquan

Stands over him and appears to shout something

As he kicks the knife out of his hand