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Despite his different appearance, it was only a matter of time until his talent was noticed. Krizz is capable of doing many styles of music from doing an entire pop singing album to rapping fast with Eminem.

He could have given up but he chose to channel his feelings into music which brought him success.

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Growing up, Krizz was picked on for being overweight and having vitiligo, a skin condition resulting in loss of pigmentation.

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A spliff is a joint mixed with tobacco and weed.

He’s also downed a fifth of a gallon of alcohol.

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Jarren wants to go back on tour where his partying is much more accepted.

When he gets off of tour, he sees that his lifestyle has caused irreversible damage that he was too intoxicated to initially realize he caused.

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A reference to the famous movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

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Bernz is about to give his music career his all, so don’t be surprised if the next time you hear from him is when he’s blown up.

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College tuition is one of the first large sums of debt many American students are left with after leaving college.

Bernz was raised in a capitalistic country in which people are encouraged to spend money. If you’re not making money and spending it, the system has no use for you.

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Before growing up and stepping out into the real world, children have an extremely optimistic view of the future, like fairy tales where everything works out in the end.

The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, the set of ideals (Democracy, Rights, Liberty, Opportunity, and Equality) in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers.
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Notice the use of juxtaposition in the line “lying awake” before talking about the American Dream. Here, Bernz is saying that he doesn’t believe it.

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Ever since he was a kid, Bernz has had dreams of making it big as an artist.

Mental masturbating can mean that he constantly tried to make his mind feel good, possibly by smoking weed. This leads into the next line where he talks about mastering styles.

Marijuana, most notably the sativa variety is known to spark creativity.

As the verse ends, Bernz is left wondering if all of his dedication to his craft was for nothing.

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Some clever wordplay here referring to the NWA legend Eazy-E.

Rittz is saying if you want to be respected in the rap game, you have to work hard and keep grinding.

Note the use of Ruthless which is referring to Eazy-E’s record label Ruthless Records.

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