Released: February 16, 1993

Songwriter: 2Pac

Producer: Atron Gregory 2Pac Big D The Impossible

[Intro]
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Ahh yeah, they love to point the finger
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"

[Verse 1]
I thought I hit rock bottom, they ban my album, point the finga
I guess nobody loves a real nigga-slash-rap singer
I thought I'd bring a little truth to the young troops
I brought proof that the niggas need guns too
It's not to be a racist, but let's face this
Wouldn't you if we could trade places?
I got lynched by some crooked cops, and to this day
Them same motherfuckers on the beat gettin' major pay
But when I get my check they takin' tax out
So, we payin' for these pigs to knock the blacks out
Ain't that a bitch, some officers are gettin' rich
Whoopin' on thugs and robbin' drug dealers for they shit
As far as jealousy, bein' a celebrity
No matter who committed the crime, they all yell at me
And the media is greedier than most
You could sell 'em your soul or they'll be on ya til a nigga's ghost
And everyday I read the paper there's another lie
They show my picture for the crimes of another guy
Now how's that for the life of a big shot
A dead cop, a lawsuit, a little kid shot
I play them nuttin' ass marks in the park
For tryin' to earn they stripes in the dark
Just 'cause I come there, don't mean I'm from there, peep
Only jealous motherfuckers beef, and point the finga

[Hook]
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"

[Verse 2]
As I run up on em madman, a nutcase with a screw loose
A zoot troupe full of foolies with toolies
Niggas run to me don't come to me with beef
Take your jewels and your jeep, boom boom! Let that ass sleep
It's gettin' hectic, niggas run, quick
Buckshots are the payback for dumb shit
All you niggas on the block tryin to test me
Best wear a vest or get open like, sesame
I'll run up on you mad deep; while you're tryin' to sleep
I'm steady pumpin' bullets in your sheets
Wake up, motherfucker, don't stutter
Point blank by a nigga from the gutter, yeah!
Gimme mine, gimme mine, gimme, mine
Ban my rhymes, now It's back to bustin', nines
And bustaz can't get none, hell no
A quick flurry and he's buried with a swelled jaw
I came up from the amateurs to pro hits
At 5-0, so you know I take no shit
And everybody wants to kill a bringer
Of bad news, so they choose, to point the finga

[Hook]
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"

[Verse 3]
One two three, peace to the real G's
Still me, til these motherfuckers kill me
I bring skills and I build, kill at will
Smoke sess til I'm ill, still feel me?
I say one two three, peace to the real G's
Still me, til these motherfuckers kill me
Pick it up, pick it up, give it up
Best to duck or get fucked for your bucks
Scream one two three, peace to the real G's
Still me, til these motherfuckers kill me
I can't give up, it's a black thang
And I ain't goin back to the crack game
(You can do it son; be a man and stand up or run)
Bitches, let 'em point the finga
(You can do it son; be a man and stand up or run)
Snitches, let 'em point the finga
Yo, one two three, peace to my real G's
Still me, til these motherfuckers kill me
I guess nobody loves a rap singer
That's why these motherfuckers.. (hahaha!) point the finga

[Hook]
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger, ("Come and get some!") the middle!"

2Pac

Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an actor and a highly influential rapper who is considered by many to be the greatest of all-time due to the revolutionary spirit and thug passion he mixed into his music. During his music career, he made appearances in movies such as his acclaimed debut in Juice (1992), Poetic Justice (1993), and Above the Rim (1994).

Born in Harlem, New York City to Black Panther Party members Billy Garland and Afeni Shakur, Tupac would later move to Baltimore before settling in the Bay Area cities of Oakland and Marin City in the late 1980s. There, he joined his first rap group Strictly Dope with Ray Luv before connecting with Shock G and Digital Underground. He was a roadie and backup dancer for the group before his breakthrough performance on their 1991 song “Same Song.”

2Pac released his debut album 2Pacalypse Now in 1991, which featured intense storytelling on singles such as “Trapped” and “Brenda’s Got a Baby.” His sophomore album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z featured one of his signature songs, the Digital Underground-assisted “I Get Around.” After working on the Thug Life group album in 1994, 2Pac released Me Against the World the following year, which is considered by many to be his best album, peaking at #1 on the Billboard 200 and receiving a Grammy nomination—all while he sat in prison.