I wish I could dream about being a lawyer
But I had dealers in my hallway, death around the corner

from Jay-Z – Get My Shit Off Lyrics on Rap Genius

He felt far removed from the kind of lifestyle that would lead him to aspire to be a doctor or a lawyer; the only professionals he saw around him were drug dealers.

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