n', to all the people that lived above the buildings that I was hustlin' in front of that called the police on me when I was just tryin' to make some money to feed my daughters, and all the n***az in the struggle, you know what I'm sayin"?He knows he has succeeded in life and he is proud to prove the teachers who was supposed to push him but who put him down instead wrong. Like everyone out there, he has a lot of pride and loves his family more then anything and he was willing to do anything for them. Also in this song, he talks about reading "Word Up Magazine" and having posters of other artist such as Salt'n'Pepa and Heavy D up on his walls. And for him to be at the same status as those artists makes him proud of whom he has fought to become when he raps, "I made the change from a common thief to up close and personal with Robin Leach". He is also proud to have his entire family and friends living a better life. He says he's happy to see his mother driving a nice car and having a nice coat remembering the days when they used to live in a "one room shack" and to see his friends living life without fear. Many people who are living in those "one room shacks" can relate to Biggie and his dreams. Everyone looks up to him because they see that Biggie was able to fight the street life and become rich and successful from the very same place they're at right now. Unlike most rap artist of the 90's Notorious B.I.G. is more then a thug rapping about killing cops and doing drugs. Sure he does have songs on this album that talks about drugs but isn't that what people expect when picking up his CD in a store? The REAL reason people actually buy the CD is because of the positive message he sends to everyone who thinks they have no hope in escaping the street life. He deliverers a clear message to everyone living in the slums everywhere to look up and fight and win what is rightfully theirs. This is why everyone still remembers Biggie. H...
