catch - Intellectual

But he’s also an innovator and outspoken like the great Kanye (Yeezy) himself, he doesn’t give a fuck if you like what he’s producing he’s gonna keep going.

Like Tupac Shakur he’s looking to make an impact on the game or maybe he already feels he has. Regardless X stands strong in the fact that he is on another level in comparison to other so called “new wave” rappers.

The beginning of this line refers to a Glock 20 X has stowed away in his handbag. “Chopo” is slang for “slippers” or someone who is impoverished.
More than likely X is saying he’s ready to catch someone “slipping” and commit armed robbery the instant he falls on hard times.

Louis Vuitton and Fendi are seperate luxury fashion and accessory companies. X isn’t known to date other celebrities, so it’s likely he bought this for the girl he’s talking about. Then, he’s saying she looks beautiful. He may be saying she is beautiful, and/or he treats his girl so well that she leaves her house dressed very nicely.

X refers to his close friend Kid Trunks who is also a member of his grup, Members Only.

She has dreams of being much more than just a prostitute; she wants to work in Hollywood one day. X plays on the word acting because the girl dreams of being an actress; acting, in this case, means the man, whom she is servicing, is trying to get more than what he paid for from her. She keeps pepper spray in her condo in case that happens.

This same prostitute’s mother obviously would not like to see her behind bars and would like to see her successful, in an Ivy League university such as Yale.

In simpler terms, these lines show contrast between failure and success.

“Could it be the way that I will catch up (Don’t you niggas know? It’s not hard to catch up) Could it be the way that I will catch up (Don’t you niggas know? It’s not hard to catch up) Could it be the way that I will catch up (Don’t you niggas know? It’s not hard to catch up) Could it be the way that I will catch up (Don’t you niggas know? It’s not hard to catch up) Could it be the way that I—”

👍 23

This could reference the position X felt he held in the music world. As an ‘outcast’, X could be using this sample as a way of saying “I don’t need the help you can give, I’ll do it on my own”. Meaning he will achieve greatness in the industry without assistance or paved pathways. Don’t show me the way, I will catch up.

X is saying the dude better keep his chain necklace tucked into his shirt otherwise he is gonna take his head off along with it.

In the video below, X is shown gloating after he had just snatched someone’s chain. He lives his lyrics.

These lines express how this girl (possibly his ex) seems different when she hits him up. He assumes that she’s depressed, heartbroken, or just sad in general because they never talk anymore and this different tone when she texts him.

Since they broke up, he feels he doesn’t need to tend to her or give her any attention, but she obviously feels different. This is what he means by he didn’t get the message. This could also have a double-meaning in the sense that he didn’t get her actual text message when she needed attention.

Now, after comforting her, she wants her ex to come back to her. This could be a combination of lust and love. The lust comes from the first line of the first verse “She came to fuck, it was picture perfect”. Maybe she just wants someone to be physically by her side. The love comes from the fact that he is able to comfort her even after they have separated. This comfort leads her to believe that X is just pretending.

This sets the initial story/plot for the song. Innocent at first, but as we listen, we learn much more.

A reference to his uncle committing suicide, he was always unstable and unpredictable, like a gamble.
X later talked about this subject in “Jocelyn Flores”:

Fuckin' sickenin'; at the same time
Memories surface through the grapevine
‘Bout my uncle playin’ with a slip knot

X is stating that he doesn’t have a single artist, which is probably down to his wide musical scope. In a phone call with Genius, X claimed that he listened to a lot of The Fray growing up, and wants to collaborate with Lorde. In another interview with No Jumper, X also stated that he still listens to trap music from artists such as Lil Wayne.

There have been allegations and legal issues involving 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) related to domestic violence. In 2013, he was charged with domestic violence and vandalism against his ex-girlfriend, Daphne Joy.
Which X could be referencing in this line