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The better days are yet to come
Tell me what you running from?
No one OnCue – Running
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He has had a rough life, grew up in a poor family, brother’s an alcoholic, fathers a drug addict leaving him at a young age plus Oncue never gets respect in the music industry
But the better days are coming
Running cause I'm young
Running to the city
Running cause I'm dumb
I'm running, I'm running
I'm running, I'm running … from them. OnCue – Running
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So if you want to live good can I get a hell yeah OnCue – Running
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Dreaming about topless women & getting healthcare OnCue – Running
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He is never satisfied with himself he is too busy day dreaming about things like naked women & a job that pays health care.
I'mma make sure I pull up in
Like a 300 and something
I ain't the type for stunting
But I love to see they faces transform
When I take the deuces turn them into aces OnCue – Running
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When he finally does make it big he wants to show off to the people who once doubted him, pulling up in a Benz or Beamer would show them.
2012 Mercedes Benz CLS 300
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Fuck the haters! I’m sure he has heard it plenty of times before, people not thinking he is good enough.
Mad Shady
And then sewn up
From musical influence
And liquor that we pour up OnCue – Running
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He gets tore up/hurt from the music that he hears & liquor that he drinks. Possibly a shot at frat rappers, someone who is worse than you but making more money and gaining more fame has to hurt.
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The woman’s voice is sampled from the song “Meet the Frownies” by Mr Twin Sister. It is repeated throughout.
The use of dream-pop samples, with their sexy, vintage sounds and heavy use of reverb, helped shape the smooth, California sound that made GKMC so popular (see also: Beach House vis–à–vis “Money Trees” or the Danish artists Quadron, whose side project Boom Clap Bachelors found their way into another Kendrick song).
This sample could be referencing a line from “Forgot About Dre” when Dre says:
“In the leaves, in the fall” is also heard faintly in the back of the hook.
Similarly, Dr. Dre and Kendrick both have publicly announced many times they do rarely smoke marijuana, with Kendrick only trying it once ever as mentioned in this album. For both man’s instances, the street, gangster, and hip-hop life introduced them to this weed. Both have tried it because, well, hip-hop taught them to. Being two big names in hip-hop, many are appalled at the fact they do not smoke.. given they live in California, rap with many smokers, and are two pioneers in West Coast rap and a California Los Angeles style – often about relaxing, smoking weed, and politicking. They get together to announce their love for L.A. and the recipe of women, weed, and weather, and although they do not both smoke, they know this weed is definitely part of the lifestyle they live.
Also a reference to Notorious B.I.G.’s “Going Back to Cali,” where he cites his reasons for visiting California: “Going back to Cali, strictly for the weather/Women and the weed – sticky green.”