Old folks said he‘d never make it off the corner
They are the virus that corrupts the soul

from Kanye West – Dreamkillers Lyrics on Rap Genius

Elderly people who’ve seen it all tell him that he’s never going to succeed and will be stuck in the ghetto for the rest of his life. Unfortunately, being told this on a regular basis actually instills the idea that he will never make it out of the hood, in his mind, thus killing his dreams.

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