‘It’s not about all of the money’ is a step back — he’s not obsessed.
Skinnyman puts a tough front up again with the next line though.

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Fassy is pussy. NOT a shortening of the term ‘faggot’. ‘Bucky’ is slang for gun, so Skinnyman’s being extorted. ‘Bucky runnin round’ makes the blackmailer seem ridiculous.

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September 20th, 2012

Bucky = Buckshot shotgun

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It’s not glamorous. He’s scared for the safety of his family.

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Similar to Nas' ‘It gets deep, as it does in my breath’, in fact the sense of paranoia in the next line is also reminiscent of N.Y. State of Mind

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Fast paces / rap races conjure a rap battle.

Rat race imagery shows he’s trapped (rat in a maze), and a rat race means a never-ending work load too.

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old, dirty, broken.

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Police and fake thugs are after him.

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The first line frames the mentality of looking out for yourself: every day could be your last. The second shows he has people who depend on him and he’s really looking out for them.

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