Crime Pays

### [Intro: 8 bars] ``` [Vocals: Spoken word with echo] [Bass: 808 deep] [Drums: Simple kick pattern] [Synth: Dark atmospheric] ``` Yo, check it, straight from the concrete jungle Where survival ain't a game, it's a daily struggle Crime pays when the system don't So we hustle hard, do what others won't ### [Verse 1: 16 bars] ``` [Vocals: Aggressive street delivery] [Bass: 808 punchy] [Drums: Boom bap with trap hi-hats] [Guitar: Dark electric riff] [Synth: Minimal pad] ``` I'm that coffee-colored MC, spittin' cappuccino flows Criminal with the microphone, everybody knows If you ain't from my hood, then you ain't family Fuck that 9-to-5, the streets pay handsomely In my neighborhood, brothers got the same occupation Only crime pays when there's no other salvation What you think we gonna do? Just sit and drown? Nah, we hustle hard, each man holds his crown Hoodie pulled tight, cover my burnt face For a couple stacks, I make the chrome blaze Danger when I aim, roll the dice of fate Don't need no picture, don't need no debate Strip you down naked like you under arrest Take off your kicks, your chain, your vest The game drops stacks no matter the season Prison at the end, but that's the reason ### [Hook: 12 bars] ``` [Vocals: Melodic with auto-tune touches] [Synth: Lead melody] [Bass: 808 sustained] [Drums: Simplified trap pattern] ``` Crime pays, crime pays No remorse for my sinful ways You know me, I'm a beast for that paper Handle steel for them bills, street caper Round here you hear, crime pays Crime pays, crime pays No remorse for my sinful ways You know me, I'm a beast for that paper Handle steel for them bills, street caper Round here you hear, crime pays ### [Verse 2: 14 bars] ``` [Vocals: More intense delivery] [Guitar: Distorted rhythm] [Bass: Walking pattern] [Drums: Complex hi-hat patterns] ``` Crime pays, if you ain't got vice, rest in peace I'm an outlaw, won't crawl, I'm a beast I creep at night when folks sleep tight Street code is rough, don't need no license right Don't talk school, I know young cats trip Rather smoke weed and give cops the slip Rob a young punk with a .357 Python Since we young, man, let's get our shine on Then your gun becomes addiction, vice rolling Yo yo yo, tell me son, you pushing that Benz? Narcotics pay heavy, that's how the story ends Hash business pays, phat flow for days ### [Bridge: 8 bars] ``` [Vocals: Half-time flow with effects] [Synth: Atmospheric sweep] [Effect: Vocal layers] [Drums: Reduced pattern] ``` I buried the hatchet, killed the dove Look at the hash biz from the hood to above I'm too rotten, when I enter it smell like death Recognize my breath from the East to the West ### [Verse 3: 12 bars] ``` [Vocals: Final verse intensity] [Bass: Maximum 808 impact] [Drums: Full aggressive pattern] [Guitar: Heavy distorted] ``` I chose my path, nah I think it's my destiny If you got problems, I'll stab your legacy It's the feast of two lunatics, wanna test one? If you kill one, watch your back! There's still one Crime pays, if you ain't from here, learned nothing Real brothers know how money keep coming Ready to risk it all in the game and Live above the law without no campaign ### [Hook: 12 bars] ``` [Vocals: Full power delivery] [Synth: Lead with harmonics] [Bass: 808 maximum impact] [Effect: Double tracked vocals] ``` Crime pays, crime pays No remorse for my sinful ways You know me, I'm a beast for that paper Handle steel for them bills, street caper Round here you hear, crime pays Crime pays, crime pays No remorse for my sinful ways You know me, I'm a beast for that paper Handle steel for them bills, street caper Round here you hear, crime pays ### [Outro: 8 bars] ``` [Vocals: Fading delivery] [Synth: Atmospheric fade] [Bass: Gradual decrease] [Effect: Heavy reverb] ``` Easy money, cash flow like Sugar Hill My rap, a poem with no chill What's it matter, tell me if you know Don't like it, don't listen, let it go Crime pays in the cities of despair Cold stares everywhere, no love there Watch your back, blades stay sharp and clean Brothers masked up for that green machine How you hate money when you broke and struggling? Crime's a trap, Lord knows, but I'm still hustling Crime pays... ## Production Notes ``` [Mix: Raw street sound with modern clarity] [Effects: Reverb on vocals, compressed drums] [Space: Intimate but powerful] [Dynamic: High energy with contrast] ``` ### [Hook: 12 bars] ``` [Vocals: Melodic with auto-tune touches] [Synth: Lead melody] [Bass: 808 sustained] [Drums: Simplified trap pattern] ``` Crime pays, crime pays No remorse for my sinful ways You know me, I'm a beast for that paper Handle steel for them bills, street caper Round here you hear, crime pays Crime pays, crime pays No remorse for my sinful ways You know me, I'm a beast for that paper Handle steel for them bills, street caper Round here you hear, crime pays ### [Verse 2: 14 bars] ``` [Vocals: More intense delivery] [Guitar: Distorted rhythm] [Bass: Walking pattern] [Drums: Complex hi-hat patterns] ``` Crime pays, if you ain't got vice, rest in peace I'm an outlaw, won't crawl, I'm a beast I creep at night when folks sleep tight Street code is rough, don't need no license right Don't talk school, I know young cats trip Rather smoke weed and give cops the slip Rob a young punk with a .357 Python Since we young, man, let's get our shine on Then your gun becomes addiction, vice rolling Yo yo yo, tell me son, you pushing that Benz? Narcotics pay heavy, that's how the story ends Hash business pays, phat flow for days ### [Bridge: 8 bars] ``` [Vocals: Half-time flow with effects] [Synth: Atmospheric sweep] [Effect: Vocal layers] [Drums: Reduced pattern] ``` I buried the hatchet, killed the dove Look at the hash biz from the hood to above I'm too rotten, when I enter it smell like death Recognize my breath from the East to the West ### [Verse 3: 12 bars] ``` [Vocals: Final verse intensity] [Bass: Maximum 808 impact] [Drums: Full aggressive pattern] [Guitar: Heavy distorted] ``` I chose my path, nah I think it's my destiny If you got problems, I'll stab your legacy It's the feast of two lunatics, wanna test one? If you kill one, watch your back! There's still one Crime pays, if you ain't from here, learned nothing Real brothers know how money keep coming Ready to risk it all in the game and Live above the law without no campaign ### [Hook: 12 bars] ``` [Vocals: Full power delivery] [Synth: Lead with harmonics] [Bass: 808 maximum impact] [Effect: Double tracked vocals] ``` Crime pays, crime pays No remorse for my sinful ways You know me, I'm a beast for that paper Handle steel for them bills, street caper Round here you hear, crime pays Crime pays, crime pays No remorse for my sinful ways You know me, I'm a beast for that paper Handle steel for them bills, street caper Round here you hear, crime pays ### [Outro: 8 bars] ``` [Vocals: Fading delivery] [Synth: Atmospheric fade] [Bass: Gradual decrease] [Effect: Heavy reverb] ``` Easy money, cash flow like Sugar Hill My rap, a poem with no chill What's it matter, tell me if you know Don't like it, don't listen, let it go Crime pays in the cities of despair Cold stares everywhere, no love there Watch your back, blades stay sharp and clean Brothers masked up for that green machine How you hate money when you broke and struggling? Crime's a trap, Lord knows, but I'm still hustling Crime pays...