Jay Z loves to brag that he doesn’t actually write his raps down: he goes into the studio, listens to the beat, and composes the rap in his head. Gee Roberson, who worked with Hova on The Black Album, was impressed by this skill:

I’ve always been amazed with Jay writing in his head. Like, what in the world’s going on there? Him hearing a track and mumbling, and those mumbles becoming verses that he could recite and remember as if he wrote them down on a piece of paper or a Blackberry or something. It was like watching magic. I’m just completely in awe of that. It’s an incredible gift.

Additionally, ‘draw’ is a term used to refer to marijuana, which plays into Jay being ‘doper’ than anyone out.

Hova compares the buzz he generates to the one Kool G. Rap generated in his prime, everybody wanted to hear his latest track and go to his concerts.

Jay Z raps for either the people who are high from ‘dro (hydroponically grown marijuana) and his homies in jail (10x4 cells) running the inside show.

Here’s a couple of jewels to help you get through your bid in prison
A ribbon in the sky, keep your head high

The line plays on the pronunciation of the word peace: Buddhist monks put peace as one of the most important things to achieve in life, but “piece” is also a slang term for a firearm. This means that in order to keep the peace on the block, JAY-Z needs to bring a gun with him to settle any argument before it gets out of hand.

It’s not the first time JAY-Z refers to the Buddhist religion

I stepped it up another level, meditated like a Buddhist

Jay Z refers to the Notorious B.I.G’s use of the phrase on “Respect” and to Frank Sinatra’s “New York New York”.

NYC is Hova’s reign, all the dealers and hustlers that live there can be considered his troops since he’s the king of the city.