This song delves into a recurring theme in Cole’s early work, his conflicting emotions and the two polarizing sides to his personality. As a young up-and-comer in the game, he admits to the many temptations he feels for material possessions, girls, and all the things fame has brought him that he was deprived of for so long. His other side however concerns itself with social issues, tragedies, and has he eloquently put its in the song’s hook, would rather ‘throw up the peace sign’ then ‘scrap’ or get into a fight.