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100 Miles and Runnin’

By N.W.A. · Targeting Ice Cube

100 Miles and Runnin’ is a diss track by N.W.A. targeting Ice Cube. N.W.A. answered former member Ice Cube after his departure amid royalty and management disputes; the exchange later culminated in “No Vaseline.”

Released1990

Annotated1

ExplicitYes

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[Intro: FBI, MC Ren]
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"Catch those motherfuckers, catch them, catch them!"
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"Hey man, keep up, keep up, this way, come on man, hurry up!"
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"You don't really think you're gonna get away, do you?"
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"We haven't spotted them yet, but they're somewhere in the immediate vicinity"
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[Verse 1: MC Ren]
Multi-line diss block
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A hundred miles and runnin' – MC Ren, I hold the gun and
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You want me to kill a motherfucker and it's done in
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Since I'm stereotyped to kill and destruct –
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It's one of the main reasons I don't give a fuck
Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction
TargetIce Cube
MeaningWhat it means: In “You want me to kill a motherfucker and it's done in,” N.W.A. converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at Ice Cube. Why it was said: N.W.A. answered former member Ice Cube after his departure amid royalty and management disputes; the exchange later culminated in “No Vaseline.” The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts Ice Cube as unable to return for another round.
ContextN.W.A. answered former member Ice Cube after his departure amid royalty and management disputes; the exchange later culminated in “No Vaseline.”
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Chances are usually not good
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'Cause I'm frisked with my hands on a hot hood
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And getting jacked by the you-know-who
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When in a black and white, the capacity is two
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But not alone, with three more brothers, I mean street-brothers
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Not wearing medallions, 'cause we're not stupid motherfuckers
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They're out to take our heads for what we said in the past
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Point blank, they can kiss my black ass
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I didn't stutter when I said "Fuck Tha Police"
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'Cause it's hard for a nigga to get peace
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Now it's broken and can't be fixed
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'Cause police and little black niggas don't mix, so –
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Now I'm creepin' through the fog
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Runnin' like a G, well see, I'm at a slight jog
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So for now, pack the gun, and
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Hold it in the air, 'cause MC Ren has 100 miles of runnin'
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[Interlude]
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"In today's news – four fugitives on the run
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FBI sources tell us that the four are headed 100 miles to their homebase: Compton
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[Break: Dr. Dre + Eazy-E]
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Lend me a motherfucking ear
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So I can tell you why
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[Verse 2: Dr. Dre]
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Running with my brothers, headed for the homebase
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With a steady pace and a face that just reads race
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The road ahead goes on and on
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The shit is gettin' longer than the motherfuckin' marathon
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Runnin' on but never runnin' out
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Stayin' wired and if I get tired, I can still try out
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Hitchhikin' – if that's what it gotta do
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But nobody's pickin' up a Nigga Witta Attitude
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Confused! Yo – but Dre's a nigga with nothing to lose
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One of the few who's been accused and abused
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Of the crime of poisonin' young minds
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But you don't know shit 'til you been in my shoes
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Now Dre is back from the C-P-T
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Dropping some shit that's D-O-P-E
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So fuck the P-O-L-I-C-E!
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And any motherfucker that disagrees
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Stuck and runnin' hard, hauling ass
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'Cause I've been a nigga known for havin' a notorious past
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My mind was slick – my temper was too quick
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Now the FBI's all over my dick
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[Verse 3: Eazy-E]
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Got the stick and running since they fired the gun that started the clock
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That's when the E jumped off the startin' block
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A hundred miles from home and, yo, it's a long stretch
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A little sprinting motherfucker that they won't catch
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Yeah! Back to Compton again
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Yo, it's either that or the Federal pen
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'Cause niggas been running since beginning of time
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Taking a minute to tell you what's on my motherfuckin' mind
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Runnin' like I just don't care
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Compton's 50 miles, but yo – I'mma get there
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Arching my back and on a straight route
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Just like Carl Lewis, I'm balling the fuck out
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From city to city, I'm a menace as I pass by
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Ripping up shit, just so you can remember I'm–
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A straight-up nigga that's done in, gunnin', and comin'
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Straight at yo ass – a hundred miles and runnin'
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[Interlude]
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"This one goes out to the four brothers from Compton
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You're almost there, but the FBI has a little message for you:"
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"Nowhere to run to, baby. Nowhere to hide"
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"Good luck, brothers..."
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[Verse 4: MC Ren]
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Running like a nigga, I hate to lose
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Show me on the news, but I ain't to be abused
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I knew it was a set-up, so now I'm gonna get up
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Even if the FBI wants me to shut up
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But I've got 10,000 niggas strong
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And got everybody singing my "Fuck Tha Police" song
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And while they treat my group like dirt
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Their whole fucking family is wearing our T-shirts
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So I'ma run 'til I can't run no more
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'Cause it's time for MC Ren to settle the score
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I got a urge to kick down doors
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At my grave like a slave – even if the rain pours
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[Verse 5: Dr. Dre]
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Clouds are dark and brothers are hiding
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Dick trickle at this honey – motherfuckers, I'm ridin'
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Started with five and, yo – one couldn't take it
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So now it's four 'cause the fifth couldn't make it
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The number's even – now I'm leavin'
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We're never getting took by a bitch with a weave in
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Her and the troops are right behind me
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But they're so fucking stupid, they'll never find me
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[Verse 6: Eazy-E]
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One more mile to go through the dark streets
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Running like a motherfucker on my own two feet
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But you know I never stumble or lag last
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I'm almost home, so I better haul ass
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Tearing up everything in sight
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It's a little crazy motherfucker dodging the searchlight
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Now that chasing shit is done, and
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Four motherfuckers going crazy with
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A hundred miles of runnin'!
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[Outro]
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"Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop!"
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"Surprise, niggas!"