Life does not come with an official manual, but instead she has to experience it herself, and figure out the consequences for her actions. This is exemplified through the lesson of paying the price for one’s own mistakes.

This oxymoron shows the extent to which how hot he is as a rapper. He is cold and ruthless, and is never irresolute when it comes to him crushing other rappers. However, his music is hot enough to burn the floors of the industry.

Chukwu is ignorant of what makes the person he’s speaking about better than he is. He speaks of racial superiority, and questions the essence of its existence.

Calling people out is his thing, and he will continue doing it. Wearing platinum is usually perceived as a sign of being of a “lower class” in the rap industry, like 50 Cent says on “Straight to the Bank”:
“ No more platinum, I’m wearing gold”,
Where 50 Cent describes his transition from being one of the underdogs to being one of the hottest and richest artists in the industry.

Despite all of those temptations that lure people to keep fronting, the person he’s talking to can keep it down to Earth and real.

Even though this person is armed, dangerous, and may pose a threat to him on the street, he would still appreciate hearing words coming straight from his heart, and he will try to be understanding. This happens to be a really respectful metaphor, through which he exercises his values with people who are potential threat to him.

Williams is comforting the “ballers” mentioned earlier on in the verse, to get them to open up to the rest of the audience. They can’t be as stone hearted and rough as they appear to be. The alliteration used with the words “rugged” and “ruff” also adds to the rhythm, and further accentuates how much Williams is eager to see what more there is to them.