This is about temptation felt towards aggression and violence when you're upset or feeling like it's you against the world, and for a lot of people in the hood, your gun and your knife and your money and drugs are all you have, the only thing that keeps you safe and surviving. This is one of the most articulate hip-hop songs with personification since Nas' "I Gave You Power" and 2pac's "Me and My Girlfriend," and the way that it alternates bewteen Styles and J and Sheek adds to the depth of the drama and stress that the "gangster" lifestyle comes with. Very memorable.
This is about temptation felt towards aggression and violence when you're upset or feeling like it's you against the world, and for a lot of people in the hood, your gun and your knife and your money and drugs are all you have, the only thing that keeps you safe and surviving. This is one of the most articulate hip-hop songs with personification since Nas' "I Gave You Power" and 2pac's "Me and My Girlfriend," and the way that it alternates bewteen Styles and J and Sheek adds to the depth of the drama and stress that the "gangster" lifestyle comes with. Very memorable.