50 Cent’s takeover of the rap game was swift and severe…but thankfully it didn’t last. Woosh!

He could also be comparing 50 Cent’s slow descent into irrelevance to The Game’s, one of whose nicknames is Hurricane Game. Jay and Game have long been trading shots

“Must see TV” was NBC’s self-applied description for its prime-time sitcom lineup in the 90s

Lil Wayne’s been making money in rap since Birdman signed him when he was just 11

His mom’s name is Jacita Carter, or Cita for short.

When Lil Wayne was 12, he was home alone playing with a gun and accidentally shot himself, 2 inches from his heart. Lil Wayne is still friendly with the cop who kept him alive on the way to the hospital:

I think it’ll be an improvement if it was precise that “died in traffic” means in the car with that cop, it seem people don’t understand

Money hasn’t changed Mase, but his “limp” (also known as “pimp crawl”, generally referring to an assured and gangsta way of carrying oneself) has changed

“Copped” (bought) the blue “drop” (convertible)

“I don’t care which of my many names you call me, but when you call me on my phone (T-Mobile Sidekick), I want to clearly see your name on caller ID”

Nigerians (and Africans generally) are thought to have particularly tough hair.

Lil Wayne is tough because of all that he had gone through in his (then) short life. His father abandoned his family when he was two years old and was raised in poverty by a single mother. He had his first child when he was only fifteen years old. Even though the odds were stacked against Weezy, he become successful.

I’m so “cocky” (arrogant) that I think I can fuck you without much trouble / I have such a big penis (I’m “cocky”/“cockful”) that I want to get some use out of this puppy!