Truth2Power: 2Pac - "In my cell, thinkin’, “Hell, I know one day I’ll be back”"

"In my cell, thinkin’, “Hell, I know one day I’ll be back”"

• 2Pac, I Ain’t Mad At Cha (Released: February 13, 1996)

Genius Annotation:

Referring to the previous lyric of “they got me goin' mad,” Pac is talking about the inmates he is constantly having to deal with during his incarceration and as a result, is having to “knock busters on their backs in my cell.” There are two reasons for the following line; firstly, he is saying he is showing he can throw those hands (which is a good skill to have while incarcerated because less people will want to mess with you) so inmates will know what he is about when he returns and secondly, his previous run-ins with the law show that he’s destined to return to jail or prison on some bullshit charges.

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