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He is saying he is still the same person and stands for the same principles despite moving out of the ghetto.

And instead of “Clifford Harris Jr.,” his given name, “Tip Harris” is what he is now known as.

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Game comes from a family of Crips, but since he lost too many family members for their colors he became a blood. But when he is with his family he will act like he’s a Crip again.

However, the second meaning here is he will “crypt” (kill) anyone when he’s in the mood.

Also the significance of the names he chose: “Weezy” Lil Wayne and “Jones” Jim Jones, who are two rappers famous for their connections to Blood gangs in their respective cities. By bangin' on other Blood rappers, Game asserts his dominance over them (and YOU), regardless of the set he claims.

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The O.T Crew is a grime project Devlin is involved with, alongside:

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Dev and his mates are gonna line their stomachs before they start drinking so they can handle more alcohol.

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Hanging out the window of his mates motor smoking a spliff (Cannabis mixed with Tobacco).

However, leaning is also a play on words—which means to be under the influence of a drug like cannabis, or opiates.

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Wordplay: He’s talking about struggling in the ghetto with bugs such as cockroaches while referencing the other MC’s on the track; Ghetts, Roachee and Dot Rotten.

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Telling Kyze to start the track and let Giggs get gassed before he spits.

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A black male that has grown up in the hood areas of Peckham his whole life and come out at the end as the first successful English gangsta rapper.

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S.O.D. MONEY GANG, Soulja Boy’s group which includes other artists such as:

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Pac is yet again talking about after his death. He still wants to live but he will die and that’s the way it is and only people that accept that stay on top.

Pac recognizes the ugliness of this system of violence and doesn’t want to live that way, but it’s the only way to stay on top so he will.

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