DMX often goes by the nickname of just “D” (More commonly, just “X”). In the original “Damien” song, Damien introduced himself as “D”

(My name D like you, but my friends call me Damien)

Also, in the original “Damien” a verse starts with Damien and DMX having very similar interaction, with both calling each other “D”

(Hey yo D) What up D?

It’s very likely that the “D” not only stands for “Damien”, but also “devil”

“Pic-a-nic” is the way cartoon character Yogi Bear would pronounce “picnic” in his famous catchline “Ay Boo Boo, I think I found a pic-a-nic basket!”. However, since RBX is picnicking in a morgue odds are they’ll be more caskets than baskets. This also implies that he eats the contents of caskets, human bodies.

Whitey Ford is singer/rapper Everlast’s alias that he uses on varias songs and albums, such as Whitey Ford Sings the Blues and Eat At Whitey’s. While Everlast doesn’t have a “bad heart condition” he did suffer a major heart attack in 1998.

This section of the song is a variation of the Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick (Known as MC Ricky D at the time) classic 1985 song “La Di Da Di”. Em uses the same rhyme scheme, flow, and many of the same words as the original

For all of y'all keeping y'all in health
Just to see you smile and enjoy yourself
Cause it’s cool when you cause a cozy conditioning
That we create, cause that’s our mission
So listen to what we say
Because this type of shit, it happens every day

Snoop Dogg also did a variation of “La Di Da Di” (The whole song) in his song “Lodi Dodi” from his classic 1993 debut album Doggystyle. Snoop’s variation of this part of the song is

For all my doggs keepin y'all in health
Just to see you smile and enjoy yourself
Cause it’s cool when you cause the cozy conditioning
Which we create, cause that’s our mission
So listen close to what we say
Because this types of shit happens every day

DMX often refers to himself as/compares himself to a dog, specifically a pitbull. DMX was partly right about what a dog baring it’s teeth represents. It can mean that the dog is warning you to back off before it does end up attacking or that is being submissive or intimidated.

DMX’s debut album It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot was released May 19th, 1998. The album is widely considered classic by numerous hip hop fans and critics. The album debuted at #1 on The Billboard 200 and sold 251,000 copies in its first week. It was certified 4x Platinum by RIAA on December 18, 2000.

DMX’s sophomore (second) album Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood was released December 22, 1998. It entered the charts at number one (and stayed there for 3 consecutive weeks) with an impressive 670,000 units shipped in the first week. The album eventually went 3x Platinum in the US.

He is the second rapper to have two albums released in the same calendar year to debut at number one on Billboard’s Top 200, the first being Tupac Shakur in 1996 with his albums All Eyez On Me and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.

A reference to Snoop’s own hit single “Gin and Juice” from the same album, Doggystyle. The line is identical to the last line of the final verse in “Gin and Juice”.

A reference to the 1992 film “Juice”, which was legendary rapper Tupac’s first movie role as the starring character (Bishop). The film touches on the lives of four black youths growing up in Harlem. It follows the day to day activities in the young men’s lives starting out as innocent mischief but growing more serious as time passes by. It also focuses on the struggles that these young men must go through everyday as well such as police, harassment, and their families. Tupac’s performance gained him critical acclaim in acting, specifically for the legendary lines

You’re right, I am crazy. But you know what else? I don’t give a fuck

Sha is comparing the impact and devastation of the deaths of legendary rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. to the deaths of legendary black rights activists Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.. All 4 of them were murdered.

After a period of travel in Africa and the Middle East, Malcolm X returned to the United States, where he founded Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. In February 1965, less than a year after leaving the Nation of Islam, he was assassinated by three members of the group.

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.

On September 7, 1996, Tupac Amaru Shakur was shot four times in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was taken to the University Medical Center, where he died six days later.

On March 9, 1997, Biggie Smalls was killed by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles.

A reference to Nate’s verse on the Snoop Doggy Dogg song “Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None)” from Snoop’s classic 1993 debut album Doggystyle. The original lines being referenced throughout the rest of Nate’s verse are

When I met you last night, baby
Before you opened up your gap
I had respect for you, lady
But now I take it all back
Cause you gave me all your pussy
And you even licked my balls

Nate’s flow, rhyming style, and rhymes in his verse all seem to be reminiscent of the “Ain’t No Fun” verse

“Youtube” is the biggest and most popular video-sharing website on the internet, created in February 2005. It includes a wide variety of user-generated video content, including movie clips, TV clips, and music videos, as well as amateur content such as video blogging and short original videos. It the the third most visited site in the world, according to the Alexa internet rankings.

Among the millions of videos are many music files, without an accompanying video, just to have the audio file for viewers to listen to. This can be an alternative to buying the music from itunes (or the actual CD), preventing the artist and the label from making any money from the song. There are even sites dedicated to converting Youtube audio files into MP3 audio files that can be saved onto your computer/itunes. Record labels are doing worse because of sites like Youtube, which gain more hits due to these songs, therefore the labels are losing while Youtube is winning.