The Commission was a rap group that Biggie was interested in forming prior to his death. They never released any songs or albums as a group
The name comission could have two meanings:
The first one is a comission that may convict you in case you have beef with Biggie. The second would be a reference to the well-known and infamous Mafia Commission. Remember the name of B.I.G.’s group – Junior M.A.F.I.A!

• Uncle Paulie = Lance ‘Un’ Riviera (producer)
• Cease-A-Leo DeGenero = Lil' Cease (rapper, close friend, and cousin of Biggie, not related to Ellen Degeneres)
• Charli Baltimore = female rapper who had a romantic relationship with Biggie at one time
• Iceberg Slim = JAY-Z

The most shady, Frankie Baby = The Notorious B.I.G. (one of his nicknames was Frank White)

A “melting pot” is a society in which many different types of people blend together as one. It’s a common metaphor for American immigration, which is often associated with Ellis Island (which is actually in New Jersey, but whatever!). New York City, where people from different backgrounds and cultures live together, is a prime melting pot.

“Rock” in this case is a nickname for crack cocaine. You “cook” powder cocaine to get crack cocaine (this cleverly refers back to the melting pot).

The Naked City is a gritty late 1940s film noir about crime in New York City. Jay’s line is a reference to a line from the movie, in which the narrator says “There are eight million stories in the Naked City; this has been one of them”.

This line also brings us back to Jay’s track “Never Change” from The Blueprint, as well as alluding to the first bar of Kurtis Blow’s “8 Million Stories” and A Tribe Called Quest’s track and line on their 1993 album Midnight Marauders.

As of 2010, the US Census Bureau estimated New York City to have a population of approximately 8.175 million people. “8 million stories” alludes to the idea that every NYC resident has a different story, background, life, etc. All of this contributes to the allure and character of NYC.

Jay used to “cop” (buy) drugs in Harlem to sell in Brooklyn, where he lived. Back in the day, there were only 2 McDonalds in all of Harlem/Washington Heights, one of which was (and still is) on 145th and Broadway.

That part of the city was the spiritual home of New York’s large Spanish-speaking Dominican population. All the hustlers would meet up in there (before going across the street to Brands – the cheapest/best liquor store in the Tri-state)

These days, Steve Nash is an ass-eater, but back in the day Norm Nixon was O.G.

Nixon is a party guy – he recently got arrested for DUI.. now there is a basketball player Cam can relate to!

Cam'ron knows his basketball history because he’s a baller (literally, he used to play)

Nas and Diddy (or Puff Daddy) are also from New York: Jay-Z continued to put on for his city by signing Nas to Def Jam (even though Nas called Jay “Fat Lips”) and letting Diddy produce some songs, notably many of the songs on the American Gangster album and “I Know What Girls Like” off In My Lifetime Vol. 1.

Fabolous and Biggie are/were both from Brooklyn. Jay-Z represents his borough in two ways:

1. As C.E.O. of Def Jam he helped Fabolous' album sell well
2. By repeating Biggie’s lines in his songs he pays homage to the Brooklyn legend

Jay-Z’s repetition of Notoriuos B.I.G. lines is the basis for much criticism; on Ether, Nas quips: “How much of Biggie’s rhymes is gonna come out your fat lips?”

Jay-Z claims the repetitions as an homage to Biggie (cf. “What More Can I Say?”: “I’m not a biter [person who rips off other people’s lyrics], I’m a writer for myself and others, I say a B.I.G. verse I’m only bigging up [giving "big ups”/credit to] my brother"