“One in the Chamba” by Almighty RSO is from one of my favorite albums. The song addresses the killing of two young black men by the police. The rappers are talking about keeping “one in the chamba” to stay safe from the terrorism of murderous police officers.

Here’s an excerpt from the first verse:

A brother caught a bullet, now he’s dead
Chopped by a cop who seen him trouble enough to bleed him from the head
And that’s goin out the foul way
Straight up murder, word of mouth is that he done him in the hallway
And like always a lot of controversy
But of course he got away scott-free and yo, it hurts me
And it makes me angry just knowin that a cop can’t stop
Reach, pull the trigger, no speech
Laid off for two weeks and then he’s back on the streets
No investigation
Just a paid vacation

You can read the rest of the lyrics here.

This is the original version of the song from 1992:

This is a remix.