The song contains a sample from Apple Inc’s GarageBand loops named Orchestra Strings 08. The same one used in Fort Minor’s Believe Me and Bo Burnham’s Rant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX0x9hOjF0I

Three top prison gangs are mentioned here:

• Black Guerilla Family: founded in 1966, this is an African-American revolutionary group with the ultimate goal of overthrowing not just prisons, but the U.S. government which oppressed them.

• Aryan Brotherhood: partly a white supremacist organization, they are more structured than other prison gangs and often engage in Mafia-like organized crime.

• Mexican Mafia: a large, powerful and well-organized group, they control several subsidiary gangs including the notorious MS-13.

While the snitches are in Protective Custody— segregated from the general prison population, you can see the prison is run by the three gangs, all of whom are based on their racial backgrounds. but in the end, the ones who are actually running the prison are the Correctional Officers.

Following the 3rd Narrative (Lupe as the prisoner):

Lupe is outlining the different groups that make up the Rap game today:

• Black Guerilla Family: An African-American revolutionary group, represents the black rappers who run the yard which is the largest space in the prison. Meaning the black rappers form the largest percentage of the rap industry though they are “out in the cold (the yard)”

• Aryan Brotherhood: partly a white supremacist organization, represents the white rappers who are “in the Kitchen.” The kitchen is a smaller space than the yard though the food is in the kitchen. So the white rappers, while being fewer than black rappers, are well placed because they are in a position to eat. Pointing towards the relative successes that white rappers have as compared to their black counterparts even though the blacks are the majority in the game

• Snitches on PC: Refers to rap fans/trolls on their Personal computers (PCs). They follow the rap game from the comfort of their computers on the internet and this safety of not having to actually be accountable for their actions/comments on the net is them being in “Protective Custody”

• MM on a Mission: Lupe may be referring to Eminem the rapper being on a mission to change the game in some way.

• COs got the Prison: The Correctional Officers are all the record labels that actually run the rap game and control all the groups mentioned above.

Amazing.

Lupe built a great relationship with words to the point that words feel comfortable when he uses them. Lu can even cop feels — touching their private parts without their consent in other words he can use them however he wants as long as he doesn’t treat them bad and dumb it down.

Cop a feel is also a homophone for David Copperfield the magician. Lupe knows the secrets behind the magic of words.

Also note the Victorious/ Victoria’s (Secrets) wordplay.

If “cop a feel” is a homophone for “Copperfield,” Lupe might also be evoking Charles Dickens' David Copperfield. “Victorious,” in this sense, might be intended to sound like “Victorians” (David Copperfield was published in 1850).

The Victorian" theme might also explain the reference to “wigs” two bars later.

Unable to drink the pain away, the driver’s only option is to ride them away. Lu uses hyperbole by comparing his relationship to an INDYCAR engine.

A mental breakdown, intoxication, and a top-speed car will pretty much lead the driver to his last moments. He’s got cash though, so even though the relationship lasted a long time, it has been in luxury.

Morrissey is an English singer and vocalist of one of the greatest bands to ever exist, The Smiths. He’s known for his beautiful lyrics and poetic voice.

Note that Morrisey’s band is called The Smiths and a blacksmith uses fire to forge tools and weapons. In Lupe’s case, the weapon in question is poetry.

Additionally, Morrissey is well known for his outspoken views, bad temper (being “ornery”), and provocative work (see: Meat Is Murder)

A reference to the 1984-1992 TV show Who’s The Boss? starring Alyssa Milano as Samantha Micelli.