Bullet holes left in my peepholes

from Nas – N.Y. State of Mind Lyrics 1 on Rap Genius

A poetic way of describing violence in his neighborhood — the bullet hole in his apartment door suggests that there is no escape from the chaos that surrounds him. And “peepholes” is a homophone for “peoples”, suggesting that urban violence has cut down some of his friends as well as damaging his property.

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