Hartery is a town in the Bilanga Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso. The town has a population of 2,050.
The Dogs were a 1990s hip hop group consisting of Disco Rick, Keith Bell, Labrant Dennis and Fergus "Cracked Up" Smith, best known for "Crack Rock," their hit single with the chant "Yo' Mama's on Crack Rock!" The group released three studio albums The Dogs in 1990, Beware of The Dogs in 1991 and K-9 Bass in 1992.
Labrant Dennis was arrested in May 1996 for the double murder of Marlin Barnes, a University of Miami football player, and Timwaneka Lumpkin, his exgirlfriend.
Yuh, I'm from the place full of false hopes and liquor stores
We can't roam the streets alone, the police they on patrol
Some are all together, but for money someone sell they soul
Picking sides, choosin' colors, fight for blocks we don't own
And we grow, to show no emotion, though we stress the same shit, no different
From my hood to your projects, white chalk, yellow tape, people on the sidewalks
Mothers cry, pray to god, to young to die, another loss
And we applaud and imitate, the ignorance of rap stars
Our women turn to slut, sell they bodys just to make it far
Police sirens, gunshots, loud talk, barking dogs, helicopters, ambulance
Enjoy the ghetto ambiance
Police sirens, gunshots, loud talk, barking dogs, helicopters, ambulance
Enjoy the ghetto ambiance
(It feels so good, when you from the hood)
Yeah, it feels so good!
(Damn, It feels so good when you in the hood)
Aha, aha, aha, aha, aha
Another victim to the street
Another wanna be, testing me, cause his insecurities
Brother please, let go of your ego
Our minds are too focused on monotonous materials
Every time I try to leave, they keep pullin' me back
And they wonder why this life style is leaving us trapped
It's up to us to make a difference, now
It's up to us to devise a plan to make it out
I'll tell you this, I did so much in my life
And still ain't found what I was looking for
And what I thought it was
It only made a nigga look for more
It's the same shit you seen before
And happiness it stretches out
It's time for us to make a change
So we can cope with this
Police sirens, gunshots, loud talk, barking dogs, helicopters, ambulance
Enjoy the ghetto ambiance
(It feels so good, when you from the hood)
Yeah, it feels so good!
(Damn, It feels so good when you in the hood)
Aha, aha, aha, aha, aha
Police sirens, gunshots, loud talk, barking dogs, helicopters, ambulance
Enjoy the ghetto ambiance
Dominos, and dice games
You can lose your life from anyone
Nigga just don't give a fuck
Same house, same rent, same pay check
Same boss, that don't give a nigga no respect
So we let all this mess, boil inside our chest
And take it out on the next person
Over with, then they done with
Get they gun, they volcano erupting
(It feels so good, when you from the hood)
It feel good don't it?
(Damn, It feels so good when you in the hood)
So good, again it's so good
Police sirens, gunshots, loud talk, barking dogs, helicopters, ambulance
Fuck the cops, fuck the world, fuck the people in it
Fuck that ignorant shit you love hearing
This that dose of reality you fearin
Hope I'm buried yes but can you pass the test
Recycle thoughts, recycle dreams
We're not satisfied, we chase after the same thing
We hold us back, we're fighting us
And when we scream, we silence us
So we all make a deal with the devil
Because negativity is perceived to be better
We never uplift, we persist to reflect
Cause the image on the outside is what is within
So we pretend, attract personalities
And we balance to live life with brevity
Time to open up your eyes
And realize what you are on the inside
When we let the blind lead the blind
We fall off the cliff at the same time
It's mass suicide, we the sleeping giants, time to come alive
You are your worst enemy
You are your worst enemy
Let my words be the bullet heard throughout the chaos
Let my message sink into your brain and never fade out
The world spins and spins and never changes up
We are people of battle, well I'ma shake it up
We just dance and laugh like what's up, what's up
Shut the fuck up, get up your butt and do something
In war, start a war, fight the peace, lie to me
Stop runnin around so silently
Cause I'm gonna be what I was designed to be and
That's a voice, a voice of youth
A voice of truth, A voice for you
A real voice that ain't motherf*cking autouned
When we let the blind lead the blind
We fall off the cliff at the same time
It's mass suicide, we the sleeping giants, time to come alive
You are your worst enemy