You movin backwards if you suggest that you sleep with a Tec
Go buy a chopper and have a doctor on speed dial, I guess

from Kendrick Lamar (Ft. MC Eiht) – M.A.A.d City Lyrics on Rap Genius

He who lives by the gun, dies by the gun.

Basically, Kendrick is like, it’s cool if you hold heat, but keep a doctor nearby ‘cause you’re probably end up wet (shot).

It’s this state of mind that’s backwards and that plagues many urban centers in America, including Compton. But the irony here is that it’s not only necessary in Compton, but a tec isn’t even sufficient — you need a chopper to survive.

It’s a catch 22 — the chopper holds them back but is also the only way to survive. Hence, “m.A.A.d city”

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