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Money, in and of itself, isn’t bad; it is however a tool which people misuse. That same sentiment can be seen towards guns; they’re tools which people misuse.

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Reiterating the importance of money in the eyes of those living in the hood. Some drug dealer struggling to live isn’t gonna stop hustlin' and doing what he has to do to make money because someone told him money is bad for you. In their eyes, you need to keep hustlin' until you have that money.

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It’s possible that this could be referring to the line in “R.I.P” about how he “recorded the whole album in Italy”.

It’s also possible that he just has the type of money to take himself and anyone he wants to Italy whenever he wants.

Gambino stay winning.

Then, he also went to Venice with his ex-girlfriend and DJ Sosupersam in earlier this year before they broke up.

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This could be referring to a couple of instances in Donald’s life.

  1. Donald has talked about being in a long relationship with a certain girl before all of the fame and money, and when he made the decision to take his acting/rapping seriously, she understood and was fine with it.

  2. His parents, although they are Jehovah’s Witnesses, have been fairly supportive of Donald’s recent endeavors, more specifically his father.

  3. He recently decided to only appear in 5 episodes of the NBC show Community which he stars in so he could spend more time on music. All of his friends and actors on the show have been fully supportive of his decision to do so.

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Throughout his music CG has express that his family was blessed, but they didn’t have money to blow. His brother is still selling drugs to put food on the table and there’s no convincing him to stop anytime soon.

It could be about his brother being a rapper too.

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Luke was never a gangster nor will he claim to be one. It’s important that he noted that he has a lot of soul because that’s what it takes to make real hip-hop nowadays. With rappers like Kanye West for example, you don’t need to be spittin' about the horrible gang violence you were exposed to or the crack-laden streets that raised you to be successful.

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The older generation many times will look at the younger generation with anxiety or even contempt because they assume the kids are up to “no good” or will cause trouble.

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It was his street-smartness that earned him a place in the girls' hearts, not necessarily his book-smartness.

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It seems like most of the time during the relationship was spent trying to make the relationship better instead of actually enjoying being in a good one. She doesn’t seem to see any happy ending in this, so all he would have to do is just say the word, and they can both be on their way.

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She shouldn’t have to ask her lover to love her as much as she loves him. It should just be there and evident.

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