Analyzing The Poem 'American Dream'

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God Damn, ballen like super man cam ain't no scam
Maken that money shout out Uncle Sam
American dream bitch I'm hitten grand slams
Don't fuck wit me cause you know I'm the man

Yeah I'm the man baddest in all of the land
These niggas don't understand
This shits all part of the plan
Switch up on you just like Kevin Durant

Man I already got all the fucking keys
Got so much energy, ATP, badder than you'll ever be,
Turn yo world into debris
Teach you just why I'm a G

Man I'm just chillen on cloud nine
We eaten and dining with fine wine getting gold like a gold mine getting high like an airline
Got fake hoes on my timeline these fake bros ain't got no spine
But it don't take no Einstein to realize that I define what it means

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