A play on the phrase ‘time to shine’ – he doesn’t need his watch to know it’s his time.

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Even though the money he was handling wasn’t his, working hard got him used to putting in work in everything including his rhymes

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Knowing a lot of fake people, he’s waiting for the day he makes his money so he can make them suffer (send them to hell) for being untrue to him

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He’s feeling his aura and energy growing, letting you know he’s shining brighter than everyone else

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Feeling like a predator that’s impatiently waiting to be free, wanting to show the world he means business

And he fucking means business

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Dead Presidents: a term for money, since dollar bills feature the faces of presidents past (apart from Benjamin Franklin, he was never elected).

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Firstly, when a girl’s momma thinks you ain’t shit, that DOES sting like a motherfucker. in the line after that, he plays on the expression “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” Which refers to how a child is similar in character to their parent. In this case, what he’s trying to ask is if her momma ain’t feeling him, does it mean that she ain’t feeling him either?

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Even though he puts on a front, he realizes that the drama he goes through with his girl is what makes their relationship so exciting, comparing the taste of their love to “filet mignon” (that really is some delicious shit).
Also, he compares her pussy to a meal that he’s taking home to finish off, eating it up… or beating it up, which is weird if you’re still thinking about it as food.

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A clever use of the phrases “swallowed my pride” and “ate my words”: first he had to put his pride away to apologize, and then took back the words he said; a wholesome meal of guilt that will leave you with the “you-ate-ass face”.

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This was a cover of the Instrumental, ‘Represent’ off Nas' classic LP Illmatic, written to match the rhyme scheme from the original

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