Number 3, never trust no-bo-dy Your moms’ll set that ass up, properly gassed up Hoodied and masked up, shit, for that fast buck She be laying in the bushes to light that ass up And even Biggie admits to squeeze mad clips for bricks and chips (bricks and chips refers to weed and money). Don’t be predictable, sounds logical in a market where everyone is either trying to take your inventory, kill you, or put you in jail. His second rule is also about staying alive. Number 2, never let ’em know your next move Don’t you know Bad Boys move in silence and violence? Take it from your highness I done squeezed mad clips at these cats for their bricks and chips Really his number one rule is for his safety, not only from crackheads, but also rival drug dealers and people making a fast buck (see rule 3). If you let people know how much money you have, it’s going to start some problems and yo’ ass might get stuck by a crack head looking to score. Don’t let every know how much money you have, particularly if your business is in the crack market. I think this is just a good rule in general. Rule Number Uno, never let no one know How much dough you hold cause you know The cheddar breed jealousy ‘specially If that man fucked up, get yo’ ass stuck up So lets see what made him so successful in the crack game. In this case Biggie’s end goal was to get money, as he says in the song:įollow these rules you’ll have mad bread to break upīread, means cheddar, which means dolla dolla bills y’all.
I argue it’s because of the rules or norms the individuals follow in order to succeed. Some people are good are doing things they shouldn’t, and others aren’t. Which makes it more lucrative for someone who has little hope to find a “legitimate” job. When you ban things, people do them anyways, the costs of doing the activity just increases due to increased risk. Which is why it’s so lucrative to be in the business. By federal law, even if two consenting adults agree on a mutually beneficial price, and in return an appropriate quantity, it is still illegal. Think about it in context of the market he is dealing in, crack. In this song he explains how his “rules” got him mad cheddar (cash money) and if you don’t follow these rules, jail or death awaited you. It’s not a lawless society where chaos reigns. shows us even in the black market people still follow rules.
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