This is a reference to Biggie Small’s (B.I.G.) ironically titled debut album Ready to Die, again emphasizing that rap is so important to Najee that he’d be willing to lay down his life for it.
This is a reference to Biggie Small’s (B.I.G.) ironically titled debut album Ready to Die, again emphasizing that rap is so important to Najee that he’d be willing to lay down his life for it.
He likes showing off his wealth, bling, and success to all the people who hate on him.
Najee has worked hard to make it to where he is today, so show him respect and Don’t Hold Your Applause
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.
You were wasting time hating on him, and all the while, he was concentrating on honing his skills and bettering himself.
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
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.
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.
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.