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Haters still picture me falling
On the sidelines, talk shit, guess we balling, balling?
Shit's real, not a performance
And the sun rises in the morning, morning
Haters still picture me falling
On the sidelines, talk shit, guess we balling, balling?
But the sun rises in the morning Uptown XO – XO Skeleton
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The hook here says that each day, the haters keep trying to bring him down, but he manages to stay strong through it all and keep on succeeding.
That's my grandmama, we got the same smile Uptown XO (Ft. Doe Cigapom & Oh That's Benji) – Reflection Eternal
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Like many kids, he learned a lot about what he knows in life from his grandmother. He resembles her both physically and mentally.
He mentions some wisdom of his grandma in Spread Love:
Ain't no Biggie about what I did Uptown XO (Ft. Doe Cigapom & Oh That's Benji) – Reflection Eternal
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A little bit of wordplay as Uptown XO mentions now deceased hip hop legend Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls here as he explains that the fact that he was involved in gang life (as he’ll mention a little later on) wasn’t a big deal.
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You were struckin' blows, bloody nose for your honey roll
In the lunchroom gettin' yo money stole
You a bully's best day ever, with them Nike's on your feet Mac Miller (Ft. Action Bronson & Loaded Lux) – Red Dot Music
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An assumption that Mac was bullied heavily in school. In addition, he didn’t put up a fight and just gave the bullies whatever they wanted, making it their “best day ever” since they didn’t have to do much to get his lunch money.
He also mentions Mac’s 2011 mixtape Best Day Ever and his song “Nike’s On Your Feet”, which was on Mac’s 2010 mixtape K.I.D.S.
I knock the thoughts off your balcony, King Mac Miller (Ft. Action Bronson & Loaded Lux) – Red Dot Music
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Mac’s real name is Malcolm. Also a reference to Mac’s song “Thoughts from a Balcony” off of his 2012 mixtape Macadelic.
Loaded Lux often uses “King” to refer to his opponents, as to show that he is not trying to belittle them – only break them down.
This also alludes to civil rights activists Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. (a play on his name “King”). MLK was shot on a balcony.
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Jay Buhner was an MLB outfielder from 1987-2001 who played for the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners. He was known for his shaved head, goatee, and pine tar on jersey. Action’s head is just as bald as Buhner, but he doesn’t shave it – he’s just losing hair a little faster than most of us.
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Isaiah bumps Outkast’s third studio album Aquemini heavily. Outkast had a similar line “Sade is in my tape deck” from West Savannah on the album Aquemini. Isaiah has a song called “West Savannah”, which is also interesting.
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A diss directed towards Young Jeezy, a fellow rapper and head of CTE World, a label that Freddie was previously a member of. However, after a less than amicable split, Gibbs has taken shots in Jeezy’s direction stating he’s Bogus and even reports getting death threats after cutting ties.
This particular diss is essentially saying that Jeezy is dead to him and there’ll be no burying the hatchet in this beef.
How do you know its Jeezy damn cant just assume that