Jay if criticizing Mafioso Rap, a sub-genre, founded by Kool G Rap often dealing with the sagas of imagined crime bosses, often with influence with gangster movies like Scarface.
The style is reintroduced by albums such as Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Lynx, and further exemplified by Nas’s It Was Written, AZ’s Doe Or Die, and Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt.
It could also be Jay arguing that stagnation leads to eventual downfall; the second you become satisfied with wealth, your downfall is ensured.