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Sprewells are rims made by a company founded by Latrell Sprewell, formerly of the NBA. He is most famous for choking out P.J. Carlisimo, his coach at the time.

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There’s two subtle meanings to these lines:

  1. His enemies want him to be shot dead and buried, they don’t want him living the good life like he is doing right now.
  2. The cops want him to wear a wire (bug) and rat out some of his friends and acquaintances.

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Referencing The Notorious B.I.G.’s classic ‘’What’s Beef‘’, when you got beef you don’t roll no less than 30 deep.

Better be careful if you’re in 50’s hood.

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Sandman shoots this nigga before he sinks him in the lake.

A lot of people dread getting clothes stained with red wine, but the victim’s shirt is stained in a different type of burgundy – blood.

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For once, cribs and bloods (being represented by Snoop Dogg, the crip, and Game, the blood) are gonna unite to restore the West Coast to it’s former glory

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This line has two interpretations:

  • Unknown rappers (teenie boppers) try to diss him solely to gain notoriety are living fantasy lives. They act like it’s all fun and games until they see that Em serious, he’s not a one hit wonder, he’s here to stay

  • Little kids that see rappers highlighted on front covers of magazines want to dress just like their idols. So they purchase the same clothing, not realizing that it has a much deeper meaning in the streets.

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With his notoriously brash delivery, 50 is letting the threats fly. You come at him with the slightest hint of malice and he’s gonna let the shots fly, either metaphorically, on wax, or actual bullets. If you take 50 for a “pussy” you’re gonna get shot up real quick.

Note that this album was released when 50 Cent was still beefing with Ja Rule and the Murder Inc. crew. Even just from casually glancing over 50 Cent’s arrest record, you know that he really isn’t afraid to fight and bring out the weapons.

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Fiddy pimped out the much loved luxury 7 series BMW sedan with chrome spinning rims on his wheels. You’re a damn fool if you’re not jealous of his ride!

Not the first time 50 mentioned his 745. Check ‘’21 Questions‘’:

I just want to chill and twist the la
Catch stunts in my 745
You drive me crazy, shorty
I, need to see you and feel you next to me

The 7 series is a pretty popular car among rappers. Los recently mentioned his 750 in Becoming King Intro:

Bumpin' E-40, three shorties in my 750
I’m 7-30, that’s twenty left, but no twenties on it

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50 had a epiphany in 1999 that he wouldn’t be broke for the rest of his life.

He’s rapped before about how surviving 9 gunshot wounds made him believe that he was placed on the earth for a real reason:

In the Bible it says, what goes around, comes around
“Hommo” shot me, three weeks later he got shot down
Now it’s clear that I’m here, for a real reason
Cause he got hit like I got hit, but he ain’t fucking breathing

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In the first two lines Fiddy paints a picture in your head, giving you an image of 50 in the hood with a heavy chain on his neck and a gun in his hand, about to catch someone slipping in their hood.

The last two lines have 50 let everyone know that he doesn’t have it all upstairs, so if you come at him for a kill you better do it quick otherwise it’ll be your own downfall.

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