Cold Chillin' was originally part of Prism Records (that’s why some Juice Crew 12 inch singles were on Prism Records) but in 1988 Cold Chillin had signed a 5 year contract to Warner Brothers

The Queensbridge is divided into two parts

40 Side North

and

41 Side South

Even Nas labeled his A-Side 40 Side North and his B-Side 41 Side South for his Illmatic album (Only on Cassette and LP)

Sampled from Lynn Collin’s Rock Me Again and Again…

“Stupid” or sometimes “Retarded” is a slang term for great, or of great quantity

Ex: “That car is stupid fast!”

Craig G A/K/A The Kingpin and Marley Marl.

Legendary DJ Premier sampled this for Nas classic Illmatic song Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park)

Spock was a central character for the TV series Star Trek, originally portrayed by actor Leonard Nimoy

Sampled from Mic Geronimo’s song Unstoppable (around the 2:30 mark)

A classic basketball video game franchise. When Stakes is High dropped in 1996, Shaquille O'Neal was on the cover of NBA Live:

In baseball, a K is the term used for a strikeout. During Satchel Paige’s MLB career from 1948 to 1965, Satchel achieved 288 strikeouts

Cristal and Dom Perion wine. Wine is even an element in Mafioso rap, which had a resurgence during the mid to late 90’s