Oh, it's a acronym too
Simply The One Niggas Envy is who? David Stones – Triumph 2012
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David here is creating wordplay here off the word stones
- For one Stones is the rapper name David goes by
- Secondly, He’s known to drop a few jewels (or stones) which is also a term for hot tracks.
- Expanding on the fact his name is stones, he says he can shine anywhere you put him – like you would expect of a jewel/stone.
- Lastly Stones can be stylized as Simply The One Niggas Envy.
But please believe I got some shooters on the team David Stones – Triumph 2012
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David Stones is the boss man. Boss’s don’t do the dirty work.
He’s implying just cause he isn’t directly involved don’t take him lightly cause other people in his crew are willing to shoot.
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A Banana Clip is a term used to represent a large Capacity magazines resemblance to a banana.
Instead of stereotypical shit they say that niggas do
Nowadays I'm more concerned with purifying my spiritual
Instead of stereotypical shit they say that niggas do David Stones – The Highest
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Stones repeats this line twice providing emphasis. He know’s It’s a difficult task to remain faithful, and live the way he believes, but that is his focus.
His reference to “stereotypical shit they say that niggas do” Is likely talking about the pushing drugs, getting money, etc.
But it's too late cause they knee-deep in evil deeds David Stones – The Highest
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People have a tendency to just live life not giving a fuck, and then begin to care when they feel the inevitable result of hell imminent. By then its too late homie.
Some do it to stay afloat
Some because they don't believe David Stones – The Highest
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Here David Stones is analyzing different motivations behind why people chose to sin.
- Some do it to because they’re greedy and want to gain more
- Others do it out of necessity, they need to make a living
- Others simply don’t believe in the system
'Til the song's stuck in your head and gives you less than a month left to live Diabolic (Ft. Vinnie Paz) – Not Again
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Vinnie is personifying his lyrics and equating it to that of a terminal disease, stating that it will ultimately invade you until it’s fatal.
When I'm at a Catholic sermon smashed with a flask of bourbon Diabolic (Ft. Vinnie Paz) – Not Again
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Diabolic was raised catholic but the way he treats religion is almost satirical. He implies he goes to church drunk, not giving a fuck, which is opposite of the example Pope John Paul set when he was certified Saint by the Catholic diocese.
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A simile set up to show just how out of sync Diabolic feels with the rest of the world. He feels like he’s reading a different language, and religion.
So yeah, I'm underground and my fans are backpackers
But at least my fans don't buy mixtapes full of wack rappers Diabolic – Reasons
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Boot Camp Clik is an underground Hip Hop group based in Brooklyn New York.
Backpackers is often used as a derogatory term for White Suburbanites who rarely -if ever listen to mainstream material.
Diabolic is saying that he can’t be the only one who feels that underground music is better than hip hop.
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