Lecrae’s led a very full life, as you can see

Reference to Comedy Central show Key & Peele, where two biracial comedians make jokes about racial stereotypes

Lupe is a skilled playwright, a talent dating back to before he was a rapper. While other MCs were toking up, he was practicin his dramatic storytelling

Purple refers to purple haze (or some other purple strain of weed) but might also mean purple prose, a style of writing that emphasizes style over substance.

Reference to the TV show Arrested Development

Possible reference to waist size, bra size, ass size…basically, Nate just wants to fuck this chick, haha

Regulators are an elite club, and exclusive too — you gotta be an able thief and bodyguard, you need to be proficient with guns, and you have to have a certain amount of street cred. Only then can you roll with Warren and Nate…

Warren and Nate were clearly inspired by that classic work of cinematic brilliance, Young Guns, which was tragically left off the list of the 1988 best picture nominations. The only question is whether Warren is Emilio Estevez or Kiefer Sutherland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEmXGByfqtM

Earl’s rhymes are more dope than STDs, yo

(that’s pretty dark)

Employing imagery of coaster signs — they turn you away from participating if you’re not tall enough. Napoleon was popularly believed to be short among his enemies due to a faulty conversion between the British inch and French pouce, resulting in his height being believed to be 1.60m rather than 1.70m.

A thrown weapon commonly employed in the Halo franchise

Throw it and get the hell outta there!