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I have the soap opera “Young and the Restless” playing on a TV in my car.
TV screens in a car were a big deal in 1997, the year the song was made.

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“Pop the Trunk” in Houston, Texas means having a automatic trunk raiser and lower that can be adjusted from the drivers seat. The inside of the trunk is decorated with lights and lettering etc.In other areas of the United States it can mean opening the trunk to get a gun hidden there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGcS2txvKrE

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Grindtime Rap Gang is Killer Mike’s rap crew’s name. See him say it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j8WEnj93SE

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He’s setting up the line where he shoots like a starter pistol. It’s a joke, as in you think you’re about to run but I’m going to shoot you so you won’t be running anywhere.

“To spark” means to fire a gun, while “wet” refers to the fact that once you get shot you’ll start to bleed, hence getting wet from all the blood.

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I’ve gotten medals as a rapper because I don’t stop when I lay down laws and destroy law breakers. As a result, I get big checks that a heavyweight champion boxer would get.
A reference to “Regulators” by Warren G and Nate Dogg.

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In the 90s, it was common for people in New York to conceal razor blades under their tongues or on side of their mouths and they got in trouble with somebody they would spit it out and give their opponent a cut across their face which is also something that Nas reminisced about in “Memory Lane”:

Here’s my basis, my razor embraces, many faces
Your telephone blown, black stitches or fat shoelaces

Nas could also be comparing his “sharp” lyrics to an actual razor blade; comparing your words to weapons is a common hip-hop trope done to exaggerate the impact of your raps.

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P’s and Q’s references the hook to another Roots song Don’t See Us
“Mind your P’s and Q’s” is a wierd English expression meaning do things correctly.

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The reason I keep rhyming is to inspire you to make chips (money) like a cornerstore.
Poker chips are equivalent to money.
Not only do cornerstores get chips(money) they also get chips(snacks) delivered. Double entendre.
Pictures of black hero figures in businesses in black communities was once common.

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In Northeast United States urban communities, it’s common to conceal a straight razor blade under your tongue for use as a weapon. references Nas “Represent”
And a “sharp tongue” indicates he gives as good as he gets, verbally.

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References “On my Own” by Patti LaBelle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsH63qJlIMM

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