Relates back to the hook as Oddisee gives a short example of the greed he’s talking about, where people are never satisfied with what they do have.

In the hook, Oddisee criticizes American society for getting what they want, regardless of the consequences of getting those things. A prime example of this are diamonds that are mined through slave labor in mainly African countries then used to finance war.

This topic was touched on in songs such as “Diamonds From Sierra Leone” by Kanye West and “Blood Diamonds” by The Game, as well as in the 2006 film “Blood Diamond” starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

Relates back to the line right before as he wants people to be able to hear what he has to say even after he dies, furthering the point that he wants his music to be influential and have a lasting impact on the world around him.

However, he realizes this may not happen as even the biggest of things in the universe end. To do so, he references that the sun is in fact dying.

Much like Oddisee, Uptown XO wants his music to have a lasting impact and “change the world”. He also references Eric Clapton’s 1996 song “Change the World”.

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Oddisee would rather make money with his friends as an independent artist than by signing to a major label. It doesn’t hurt that the amount of money he makes is also equal to what a major label artist would make. As an independent artist, he is free to use his creative touch rather than being confined like poor Lupe Fiasco.

For this album, “Bugatti”—which featured Future and Rick Ross—peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot 100, which is Ace’s highest peaking single to date.

Uptown shouts out the old R&B group Gladys Knight and the Pips in a pretty creative way here. The way he shouts out the group is also very similar to the way Andre 3000 did so on the UGK song “International Player’s Anthem”.

Here, Uptown is calling out the people he has an issue with, saying that they’re great talking the talk, but have no way of walking the walk. They can’t prove themselves.

He goes on to say that these same people act as if they’re immortal and the stuff they do and say won’t come back on them in the form of their murder. The people he’s calling out here are also known for making elaborate claims of things people know/think they did not actually do.

Essentially, he’s saying that they sound a lot tougher than they really are.

Uptown says he knew a crip who’s dead now and he earned his reputation as a tough kid growing up because he wasn’t afraid to lay his life on the line to help protect his friends.

This line is pretty creative as Uptown’s mention of knowing a crip because he wasn’t afraid to share “blood” is also a way of mentioning both of the notorious street gangs in Los Angeles; the crips and bloods.

The only guys Uptown hates are guys that are “snitches” or guys who stab him or others in the back.

Grammatically, the use of “too for” implies that he is indeed using “too” not “to.” This shows that his hatred is a mutual feeling.