The game can't go by just followin' the leaders
You gotta be better than the ones who precede, yeah

from Pusha T – Alone in Vegas Lyrics on Rap Genius

Rappers should strive to be better than their elders, hence “upgrade them, upstage them” followed by the “Reagan era” line. This is a Jay-Z reference (Blue Magic), but with a different line following in an attempt to upstage Jay-Z, his elder.

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