Sly Green Skit
Trials, Triumphs, and the Cost of Wealth: Westside Gunn's Sly Green Skit Story
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The girl that was testifying, it
The girl testifying was a former girlfriend.
Was one my girlfriends, said
She testified about the significant amount of money in a suitcase.
That I had so much money in a suitcase
She claimed to have never seen such a large sum of money before.
That she had never seen
Another girl mentioned money spread throughout the house.
This much money before
Similar to the first girl, she hadn't seen such wealth before.
Another girl said that I had so
Refers to discussions about having a substantial amount of money.
Much money spreaded throughout the
Describes a significant amount of money spread around the house.
House that she had never seen
Similar to line 5, emphasizing the rarity of the wealth observed.
That much money before
Reiteration of the previous line, emphasizing the novelty of the wealth.
And they talk about all
People discussing large sums, possibly millions of dollars.
These millions of dollars
Reference to discussions about a vast amount of money.
They're talking about me being
People talking about the person being a wealthy figure.
The biggest guy in
Claims of being the biggest figure in the city's history.
The history of the city and all that
The mentioned reputation is based on hearsay, not necessarily facts.
But it was really based on hearsay
Emphasizes that the reputation is not grounded in reality.
It was really based on the
The reputation is built on the security image presented to the public.
Security that they were
Refers to the security measures portrayed to the public.
Presenting to the public and I felt helpless
The person feels helpless due to the presented image.
I felt that I couldn't win so
Expresses a sense of inability to win against the presented image.
I said that I might as
Decides to stand up for oneself despite the challenges.
Well stand up for myself all
The decision to stand up is maintained until the end.
The way 'til the end
Resolution to face the situation until the conclusion.
So I stood up, went to trial
The person stands up and goes to trial.
And in the beginning they was talking
Initial discussions include the possibility of the death penalty.
About giving me the death penalty
Reference to the serious consequence of the death penalty.
So they dropped the death penalty
The death penalty is dropped, possibly due to legal proceedings.
On the Rule 29 i go all the way to trial
The person goes to trial under Rule 29, facing serious charges.
On the Rule 29 they dropped the death penalty
Reiteration of the drop in the death penalty during Rule 29.
So I don't end up with the death penalty
Despite initial threats, the person avoids the death penalty.
I end up with four lives and 110 on the Feds
Receives a sentence of four life terms and 110 on federal charges.
Life plus 25 on the state
Additional life sentence plus 25 years on state charges.
Now, I'm just serving life plus 20
Currently serving life plus 20, highlighting the severity of the sentence.
I've been fightin' hard as hard as I can
The person has been fighting hard in the legal battle.
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