I break bread

from Jay-Z – D'Evils Lyrics on Rap Genius

This can be a possible double entendre for not only breaking bread as an allusion to Jesus at the last supper, but also breaking bread as in separating money in a deal- most likely drug related.

Break bread in this context means to dine with, entertain, generally hangout with. He’s saying that he’s putting himself at the knees of older gangsters and learning from them.

The religious connotations as well to take into account, they contrast with the God/Gotti line before this.

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