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Wu-Tangs song C.R.E.A.M. sums this up.
I'm sorry but as a fan of Wu-Tang this is not at all what C.R.E.A.M. is about, just read/listen to the lyrics. It's about the paper-chase in the hood and how it's not worth the struggle, no more no less. Also Method Man only sings the hook, the rest of the song is written and performed by Raekwon and Inspectah Deck. Stop being a poser.
From U-God in their book "Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang"
From Raekon in the article Raekwon Breaks Down His 25 Most Essential Songs
All of Wu-Tang has been credited for writing C.R.E.A.M.
As for Method Man's hook, the hook is the key part of the song. The hook is theme of the song, which is money = power. Without the hook, it's a personal story about Raekwon and Inspectah Deck's youth, living in the rough part of the city, and their dreams. Method Man's hook frames those stories as people trying to escape poverty through acquiring money as money = power. Hence why Method Man raps "cash rules everything around me". This completely frames Raekwon and Inspectah Deck verses as story about chasing money through any money. As Inspectah Deck raps:
It's an acknowledgment that money is the only that that matters. When it comes to humanitarian rights, unless you have money. Those in power don't care. Israel has a powerful lobby that uses money to influence American politics. Israel isn't shaping American policy through gifts, connections, or logical arguments. The influence is coming straight from money. As Method Man eloquently puts it "cash rules everything around me". If American politicians actually cared about the plight they would be tell the Israel lobby to go fuck themselves and not take their money. It is the pursuit of the American politician getting money that is causing problems in Palestine.
Palestinians don't have money to influence anything in American politics. It's taking direct action for Palestinians to get support.
When Inspectah Deck raps in the hook:
If that amount of interpretation can be squeezed out of that banger, then you could write a 10-volume encyclopedia out of Leaving The Past by Immortal Technique.