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album ''Greatest Funkin' Hits''. "Bop Gun (One Nation)" was mixed at Aire LA Studios in Glendale, CA by Raymundo Silva. The version of "Bop Gun (One Nation)" featured on ''Lethal Injection'' is about 11 minutes, while the radio edit clocks in at under four minutes. The radio edit also features slightly different lyrics sung by Ice Cube, such as the replacement of certain expletives, so as to make it more suitable for radio play.

Background

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Music video

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and WC. In the ending, the music stops with a fadeout and we can finally catch George Clinton holding the Bop Gun.

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References

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