So I hopped in, the cab and
I paid my fare

from Kanye West – Street Lights on Rap Genius

“Hopping in the cab” could mean a number of things metaphorically.

However, I would argue that “paying his fare” represents his relentless work ethic and his understanding that good things come from hard work.

He knows good things will come from paying his fare, he just has not reached his “destination” yet.

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