Jermaine Preyan, known by his stage name Mack Maine, is an American rapper … Read Full Bio ↴Jermaine Preyan, known by his stage name Mack Maine, is an American rapper and singer. Mack Maine is signed to Young Money Entertainment, an imprint of Lil Wayne's Universal Records-distributed Cash Money Records, and is currently the president of the label. He is the co-founder of Kush Entertainment and has also founded his own label, Soothe Your Soul Records. Jermaine Preyan was born 1985 in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2001, he placed 16th out of a thousand contestants in a freestyle battle hosted by MTV; this, combined with a backstage performance at the 2004 BET Awards with Cassidy, gained the notice of Young Money founder Lil Wayne, who signed him to the label. In 2008, Mack Maine appeared on the official remix of Lil Wayne's third single from Tha Carter III, "Got Money," and performed the song with Wayne on Saturday Night Live on September 14. At the 2008 Ozone Awards, he won the "Patiently Waiting: Louisiana" award.

In 2009, he performed with Lil Wayne on his "I Am Music" tour, performing every night in his own set, as well as mtvU's Spring Break 2009 concert. He also released a mixtape presented by Don Cannon entitled This Is Just a Mixtape, featuring appearances from Lil Wayne, Mistah Fab, Gorilla Zoe, Pleasure P, Rick Ross, Mystikal, and Soulja Slim. His solo album, Main 4 President, is expected to be released around the same time as Lil Wayne's album Rebirth. Mack Maine will appear on the upcoming Young Money collaboration album, including the first single, "Every Girl". Along with Birdman, Slim, Cortez Bryant, and other past and present Cash Money artists, he starred in Lil Wayne's Behind the Music episode, which premiered September 11, 2009. He is now President of Young Money Ent.

Ak-47
Mack Maine Lyrics

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I use to tote a 38 I tote that AK-47
In my crack days in my rap days

I used to tote a 38 up in my crack days
I used to tote a 38 up in my crack days
I tote that AK-47 in my rap days
I tote that AK-47 in my rap days
I used to tote a 38

I tote that AK-47 in my rap days
I used to tote a 38 up in my crack days
I tote that AK-47

I'm too fly, can't stay up in my bat cave
Hello, say goodbye when the gat wave
Hold on to your surf board when the gat wave
Homie, you can be deleted like backspace
I'm comin' through like a fax page
I'm just a gorilla in a unlatched cage
I peel off like black tape weed & Syrup
Good combination like a cracked safe
Uhmm, real nigga in the buildin'
Where the Cris at?
I got them twins with me, you know
Click-clack
I got them M's with me, you know, big stacks
I stay on the right side
When that bridge crack
Cash Money, everything understood
Everybody hop on a Lil Wayne that could
Haha, Hollygrove, that's my hood, Eagle
Street is where I stood, boy!

I used to tote a 38 up in my crack days
I used to tote a 38 up in my crack days
I tote that AK-47 in my rap days
I tote that AK-47 in my rap days
I used to tote a 38
I tote that AK-47 in my rap days
I used to tote a 38 up in my crack days
I tote that AK-47

See when I saw my first murder
I was only seven
Four years after that, I did my first 211
A 211 that turned to a 187
The block was dialing 911 for the 411
We left the 7 11, looking ike 9-11
They skipped the doctor and the ambulance
And they called the reverend
See that was then, homie, and this is now
Bredren
I'm this close from copping the Porsche 911
The 911, that's the reason for my A-R
The M-14 is for my nigga J-R
See I don't feel too many rappers
'cause they are
Softer than girls in Catholic school
Y'all boys rap like y'all
Went to acting school
I thank my beef, the guns show 'em gratitude
Young Money, whether we're traveling or not
We pack a tool
Why NWA, them niggas with attitudes
I used to tote a 38 up in my crack days
I used to tote a 38 up in my crack days
I tote that AK-47 in my rap days
I tote that AK-47 in my rap days
I used to tote a 38
I tote that AK-47 in my rap days

I used to tote a 38 up in my crack days
I tote that AK-47

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Mack Maine's song Ak-47 reflect on the rapper's past life, where he has had to carry weapons as a means of survival. The song begins with the lines "I used to tote a 38 up in my crack days, I tote that AK-47 in my rap days." The 38 referred to here is a .38 caliber handgun, which Mack Maine carried in his early days when he was involved in crack dealing. He then transitioned into carrying an AK-47 assault rifle as he entered the rap industry.

The line "I'm too fly, can't stay up in my bat cave" could be interpreted as Mack Maine feeling comfortable enough with his successful rap career and not needing to commit crimes anymore. The following lines, "Hello, say goodbye when the gat wave Hold on to your surfboard when the gat wave Homie, you can be deleted like backspace," suggest that he is still protecting himself and warning others not to mess with him. The song's chorus repeats the lines of Mack Maine carrying a .38 and AK-47, emphasizing that he has been through a lot and has always had to rely on guns to stay safe.

Overall, the lyrics to Mack Maine's song Ak-47 convey the rapper's past and his feelings of needing to use firearms for personal protection.

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