Then I started to realize, I'm better off in a prison cell
Now I can sleep, now I can eat
Can't hit skins, but I wasn't hitting skins when I was in the street
Aiyo, I just can't take it
And every day I ask myself, 'How will I make it?' Big L – How Will I Make It?
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And how will I make it, I won't, that's how Big L – How Will I Make It?
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And how will I make it, I won't, that's how Big L – How Will I Make It?
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Cause on Christmas I asked Santa for a father and a hot sandwich Big L – How Will I Make It?
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With a silver spoon in they mouth
And had everything handed to them on a silver platter
And never had to work hard for nothing Big L – How Will I Make It?
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I'm fed up with that bullshit (bullshit)
I'm fed up with that bullshit (bullshit)
I'm fed up (Aw, shit) Big L – Fed Up With the Bullshit
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That'll bust louder than the noise that I just spit Lil Wayne (Ft. Bun B, Busta Rhymes, Nas & Shyne) – Outro
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“Techs” refer to the “TEC-9” submachine gun. He is stating that his TEC-9’s are even louder than his already “loud” rap. (He’s being facetious).
This could also be a shout out to Tech N9ne, a fellow rapper who appeared on the interlude of this album
Can I hit it? (Yes you can!)
Can I hit it? (Yes you can!)
Can I hit it? (Yes you can!) Big L – Hit It
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The hook references the chorus of A Tribe Called Quest’s “Can I Kick It?,” changing the “kick” to “hit,” and thus shifting the focus from dopeness in Tribe’s song to straight sex here.
If they said that shit is hot then they told you wrong
Clown niggas, you ain't got a chance at all
Big L Corleone too advanced for y'all Big L (Ft. Kool G Rap) – Fall Back
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He’s only 10 and he feels his life isn’t gonna get better because his mom’s a crack head, and his father left and never returned.
i hate to downvote… but it is just restating the line, sorry.
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