Recognize, the black cat with the nine lives
Get up off me, nigga, its bad luck to cross me

from Big L (Ft. Jay-Z) – 7 Minute Freestyle Lyrics on Rap Genius

Meaning

CRAZY metaphor ! Black cat (double meaning: animal or person)
9 lives: he’s hard to kill
Metaphor extension: it’s said if you cross a black cat’s path it’s bad luck

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