I'm out for dead presidents to represent me

from Nas – The World Is Yours Lyrics 1 on Rap Genius

Ah! He’s talking about the dead presidents whose faces are found on dollar bills — i.e. cash money

The play on “Presidents/Dead Presidents” in this line created a trope in rap that many rappers have touched on; Jay-Z’s use of this line as a hook for his song “Dead Presidents II” was a significant point of contention between the two artists in their infamous beef

This line is also homage to Eric B and Rakim’s song “Paid in Full”

Another possiblity is he expresses faith in dead Presidents like Abraham Lincoln, who abolished slavery, but believes the political system of today is corrupt

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