They always told me that I'd end up dead or in prison
Who ever thought that same dude gettin head while he whippin
That the chicks would hang up on? Give 'em the dial tone
Now buyin wild homes, straight cash without loans

from Joe Budden – Aftermath Lyrics on Rap Genius

He’s saying that no one would think someone like him could be doing what he’s doing now.

People said he’d dead or in prison-he isn’t.
Girls used to hang up on him, now they are his groupies.
He was poor but now he has “wild homes” which he can buy straight cash, without loans.

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