Life's a bitch, I hope to not make her a widow
from Jay-Z – American Dreamin' Lyrics on Rap Genius
Meaning
In other words, he hopes to stay alive (playing on the “Life'a a Bitch” banality, associated with Jay’s rapping frenemy: Nas)
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