Lose they Crown by tryna defend a Queen

from Jay-Z – This Life Forever Lyrics on Rap Genius

More chess references. He’s seen dudes lose their ‘crowns,’ meaning either their title and power, or ‘crown’ meaning their actual heads (with ‘crown’ being used like ‘dome’ or ‘wig’)

And their ‘crown’ is lost over a woman. The lyrics seem to suggest that the “Queen” might be just a garden variety chick who thinks she’s royalty

Some of this was covered in a really old school rhyme, Jack and Jill. That Jill bitch had the homie Jack whipped, and he’s going up hills and fetching pails of water for Jill—next thing you know his “crown” is broke

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