Ball In Peace
Headie One's Journey: From Bando Hustle to Balling in Peace
Lyrics
One
Introduction, establishing the narrative.
T house settings, more time on the M, you know where I'm heading (direct)
Refers to being in a familiar environment, spending more time on the move (M).
Got this table just filled with twenties and tenners, I got a T house fetish (no tracky)
Describing a preference for cash (twenties and tenners) and expressing a liking for a specific type of house (T house).
Spent most of my teens in a bando, only this year I start knowing 'bout debits (One)
Recalling spending teenage years in a "bando" (abandoned building), recent awareness of financial matters.
When the fiends in the town need to score off me I didn't care 'bout score and credit (turn)
Indifference to credit concerns when serving drug users.
I couldn't tell you a time cash fell at my feet, Headie had to go and get it
Emphasizing the proactive pursuit of cash, recounting experiences of financial independence.
How many times I've been a tennant, obviously I paid nine rocks to rent it (one)
Reflecting on being a tenant, highlighting payment for residence.
Came out of jail and I didn't get to celebrate my twenty first and twentieth
Missing celebratory milestones after release from jail.
I weren't even home one week when I got that Nina and press her (quickly)
Quick acquisition of a weapon (Nina) shortly after release.
I just out me O of each and it gets me a shotty and a stolen Jeep (gang)
Efficiently obtaining weapons and a stolen vehicle.
I had a good run this week (turn)
Reflecting on a successful period of illicit activity.
This fiend don't want me to trap out her yard no more, I guess she got cold feet (why?)
Loss of a business opportunity due to a change of heart by a customer.
You know that bando firing hot, gangdem still trapping out Sophie's (turn, turn, turn, turn, turn)
Reference to a location (Sophie's) where drug transactions are active.
I been just tryna ball in peace
Expressing a desire for a peaceful life.
I'm either OT dealing with the drug squad or in the hood, it's armed police
Encountering law enforcement both in and out of town, facing challenges.
I took a chase and I threw that boot, I'd have done it on site like Cardi B
Willingness to confront danger and take risks swiftly.
Feds pissed off they can't find no smoke, all up in my yard doing carpentry
Frustration over law enforcement's inability to find evidence, invasion of personal space.
All up in court tryna tarnish me
Facing legal battles, possibly related to criminal charges.
I hope my lawyer go hard for me
Hope for strong legal representation.
Real OT boy, why you think feds can't lock me in Isis? (Never)
Asserting resilience against law enforcement's attempts to apprehend.
And if I was locked in a local, that was for works or violence (always)
Clarifying potential reasons for past arrests.
Told shawty go get her mother those both (One)
Instruction to someone to provide drugs to their mother.
Still gotta peel off a bread for a smoke (turn, turn, turn, turn, turn, turn, turn)
Acknowledging the cost of acquiring drugs.
All I ever want is a gun I can stroke, bitch, can you play that part for me?
Expressing a desire for a weapon and seeking a particular role from someone.
If we get bagged with this .44 long, will you take the charge for me? (One)
Asking someone if they would take legal responsibility for possessing a firearm.
I told shawty, I don't jugg, I just rap and I do construction partially
Clarifying a focus on music and construction, not illegal activities.
But I'm on the M-way doing up map, what you think I do with this cash? (Turn)
Posing a rhetorical question about the use of cash while traveling on the motorway.
Fastest blacked out Beamer with the gang, still jump out, do it and dash (ay)
Describing a fast and bold lifestyle, quick escapes from situations.
Can't tell me 'bout hustle, jailhouse, I done it with spice and hash (everything)
Boasting about experiences in prison and dealing with illegal substances.
You can't tell me 'bout upsey deliveries, bandos, any excuse for the trap (everything)
Asserting expertise in various aspects of illegal activities.
I was kilometres from home tryna charge three fiddy for an ounce of amm'
Recalling past locations for drug transactions and pricing.
Now we still in Hakkasan
Transitioning from a challenging environment to a more upscale setting.
I been just tryna ball in peace
Reiteration of the desire for a peaceful life.
I'm either OT dealing with the drug squad or in the hood, it's armed police
Continued encounters with law enforcement and challenges in different settings.
I took a chase and I threw that boot, I'd have done it on site like Cardi B
Willingness to confront danger and take risks swiftly (repeated).
Feds pissed off they can't find no smoke, all up in my yard doing carpentry
Frustration over law enforcement's inability to find evidence, invasion of personal space (repeated).
All up in court tryna tarnish me
Facing legal battles, possibly related to criminal charges (repeated).
I hope my lawyer go hard for me
Hope for strong legal representation (repeated).
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