Houses gettin broken in, quarters gettin trayed
Bricks gettin chopped, mom's pots gettin used

from Jay-Z – There's Been a Murder Lyrics on Rap Genius

This same love for automobiles (which is a metaphor for the finer things in life) also led him to breaking into house, breaking down kilograms of cocaine (bricks) and using his mom’s pots to cook it into crack

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