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Najee has worked hard to make it to where he is today, so show him respect and Don’t Hold Your Applause
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For Najee, who spent most of his youth in and out of the system, times weren’t always as good for him as they are now. In the past, his hardships presumably brought him to tears.
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You were wasting time hating on him, and all the while, he was concentrating on honing his skills and bettering himself.
I do this in my sleep Najee The 1 (Ft. DB2) – Elevated
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For the average human being, rapping in your sleep might seem difficult to do. But for Najee, it’s no big thang.
He’s THAT good. And he’s not the only one
And you still can't see me like your vision's blurred Najee The 1 (Ft. DB2) – Elevated
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Even when he’s not rapping at his best, you still can’t see him, meaning you can’t get on his level.
Using “see” in this figurative sense, he finishes out by saying that blurred vision or impaired sight (which could be taken to mean wack rapping skills) is to blame for this disparity.
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I'll tell you this much we're doing better on offense Najee The 1 (Ft. DB2) – Elevated
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He and his friend aren’t quite living the good life yet, but they’re much better off than they used to be. He uses a sports metaphor to convey this point, suggesting that life is a ball game (“ballin” is a double entendre here) in which their offense has improved.
Hoping marijuana would slow up my karma
Things I did could come back to the kid
But did it to live pray the Lord forgive
Because I was born amongst the unfortunate Najee The 1 (Ft. DB2) – Elevated
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In order to survive his humble beginnings during which he was poor and disadvantaged, Najee did some things that he now regrets. Afraid that his past would come back to haunt him, he began smoking marijuana to ease the pain.
Now, he just prays that God will forgive him for what he’s done, understanding that he only did what he felt like he had to in order to endure a hard life on the streets.
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I never learned that word in French class…
But really, the popular term “Pardon my French,” which is meant to excuse the use of profanity, actually stems from a historic feud between England and France during which the English started associating the French with anything that might be considered indecent… like swearing and shit.
Wings clipped like a sitting bird Najee The 1 (Ft. DB2) – Elevated
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It is not uncommon for birds kept as pets to have their flight feather’s trimmed to remove their ability to fly and escape.
Even though Najee initially felt like a bird with clipped wings, unable to escape harsh realities and circumstances, he is now amazed at how far he’s come in life.
