You may be big in your hood,and if that’s the case and you don’t have nothing else to show that you are a worthy up-and-comer,he won’t work with you

Younger he used to do verses for free,but now he’s got a family,so in order for him to get on the mic with you,you gotta pay him

For the kids (new rappers),kindergarten is a word originally in german,literally means “children’s garden”

Sheek is styling…

Your best friend is locked up so these are the rainy days you been saving money for…get him out on bail. This line also is a build up to the next line which Fab himself does a great job explaining.

This new girl is better than anyone he had been with before, so he decides maybe he should pursue her.

Metaphorically, the minute he dabbled in the new direction, it was like a breath of fresh air and it invigorated him. He has a new purpose to feed his artistic interests by pursuing new directions.

This line is supposed to be read backwards, what he’s saying is “I hope we ain’t lost no fans from [leaving the tour], but fuck it if we did”. Nothing you can do about that now.

Refering to superhero Batman and his assistant Robin.

By using ‘we’re’, Robin can also be interpreted as ‘robbing’, depicting Meek’s street life with his homies on the streets of Philly.

Ra = Rakim (who is also known as The God MC)

Rakim has been widely regarded as one of the most skilled MCs of all time,so without Biggie and Pac we still have him…and Rakim is also one of the most influential MC’s of all time so he influenced Kweli as well

The only thing that MC’s can teach Kweli is how to run,because when they see him,they do a wise choice by running,no one would like to battle with his lyrical ability…

Running like politicans – can have two meanings

• they run in the rap game with lies

• they run in the rap game only for a short amount of time