1960

On May 1, Gary Powers, the pilot of U-2 reconnaissance aircraft (flown by the CIA at the time), is shot down by a Russian missile while flying over Soviet territory. This happened roughly two weeks before the scheduled opening of an East-West summit in Paris and prompted a marked deterioration in the United States' relations with the Soviet Union.

Coincidentally, Bono was born 9 days after this incident. However, it is a “stretch” to say that U2 (the band) came up with their band name based off of this event.

Originating from England, “famalam” is a term used to describe yourself and one or more people who aren’t necessarily biological family members, but both possess a strong mutual feeling of friendship and loyalty.

Here, “famalam” refers to Slaughterhouse – they have their guns tucked and anyone who tries them doesn’t stand a chance.

A typical (and disgusting) practice of concealing crack is to hide it in your butt. We’re pretty sure Joell just had it in his back pocket though (we hope…)

Referring to when his city of New Orleans went under water (after Hurricane Katrina).

Yes, those are houses.

Also refuting claims that Weezy’s a poser and wasn’t really ‘bout that life before becoming famous. He’s dismissing the haters who think he didn’t really have hardships in the 17th ward of N.O. and those who call into question his gang affiliation.

“This is My Party” is a song from Street Dreams (2003).

…Now you know where the foundation of Drake’s second verse from “Take Care” came from:

It’s my birthday
I’ll get high if I want to
Can’t deny that I want you
But I’ll lie if I have to

“Lick” refers to any instance when you come upon easy money. Because they’re such big stars, making money is always easy.

2Pac starts off his verse by asking the listeners if they can “picture his prophecy” – or in other words if the listeners can imagine what will happen to him in the future; the question might even be directed towards himself.

‘Pac also noted in an interview that the album was a prophecy in itself because many of the events that had occurred to him happened after the album was released:

Whether talking about his birthplace of Harlem, NY; or where he lived during most of his first teenage years, in Baltimore, MD; or Marin City, CA, the place he moved to when he was 17, Tupac has always regarded himself as the man of a city. It’s safe to say, ‘Pac knew a thing or two about stress, how profuse it was in urban areas, and how things really haven’t changed.