Make me throw my diamonds up, bitch, my life was hard knock

from Young Chris (Ft. Ace Hood, Big Sean, B.o.B, Bun B, Cory Gunz, Cory Mo, CyHi Da Prince, Dose, Nelly, Trae, Twista, Waka Flocka Flame, Wale, Wiz Khalifa, Yo Gotti & Young Jeezy) – Racks (Remix) Lyrics 1 on Rap Genius

Meaning

Jeezy is astonished at how far his life has come. He used to be struggling (hard knock life), but now he’s got so many diamonds that he can throw them up in the air!

Also Jay-Z popularized the term hard knock life with his song “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” throws up a diamond to represent himself & his label.

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