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A metaphor for playing with death.
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Implying a past relationship was rushed into an eventual ending, Wayne pleads to get her back now that they’re mature enough.
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A Jesus piece is a crucifix, cross, or some depiction of Jesus worn on a chain. This is continuing with the biblical reference from the previous line.
Big Sean’s personal piece, costs $20,000. Kanye West, head of G.O.O.D. Music and the man that gave Sean a chance, has a tradition of giving new signees a Jesus Piece.
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This simile compares the idiom “Earn your stripes” to the literal stripes of a tiger or other wild animal.
MGK worked his way up and earned everything he has. Kells is self-made from grinding for the shit he wants and the movement he created.
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Los is a highly trained and versatile professional in the rap game.
He must’ve been going to school for a long time.
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This is a metaphor describing how Los' car is a convertible while comparing it to a receding hairline which also looks like it’s being pushed back. Receding hairlines are treatable with the popular chemical Rogaine.
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All the time you spend running after success could alter or make you forget why you wanted it in the first place.
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“Sammy” refers to Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano. He is famous for being the snitch that brought down John Gotti, the boss of the Gambino family at the time. So saying “Sammy” here is just calling the rat a snitch in different terms.
You may have heard Wayne mention Sammy the Bull in the song “100 Winters.”
‘Sammie’ refers to ‘Uncle Sam’ as in America. America dun fucked up in that it’s created this kind of society.