For me its not about all of the money and the jewellrey
Survival of the fittest is life so now its you or me Skinnyman – Day to Day Basis

‘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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To get a phone call sayin just bring your money now
By any little fassy with a bucky runnin round Skinnyman – Day to Day Basis

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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Bucky = Buckshot shotgun

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You think I'd wanna stick around this town
And have to wait for a crackhead to beat my mum down Skinnyman – Day to Day Basis

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

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It gets deep everywhere that you go
Cuz theres snakes everywhere in every ghetto you go Skinnyman – Day to Day Basis

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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We're livin life at fast paces
It's like were gutter rats tryin'a contend these rap races Skinnyman – Day to Day Basis

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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Derelict Skinnyman – Day to Day Basis

old, dirty, broken.

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To those who wanna take us from 5'0's to fakers Skinnyman – Day to Day Basis

Police and fake thugs are after him.

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Dwellin on the city on top of these sky scrapers
Me? I keep a watch over the whole of my acres Skinnyman – Day to Day Basis

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Nowadays I live my life on a day to day basis
Cuz everybody in the whole fam's got cases Skinnyman – Day to Day Basis

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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To what my whole council estate is Skinnyman – Day to Day Basis

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