Pimp C, DJ Screw, and Big Hawk were all prolific lean drinkers. Pimp and Screw both eventually died from their addiction while Hawk was murdered in 2006. Their names are often used as synonyms for lean by southern artists.

Due to its addictive qualities and negative health effects lean (Codeine mixed with Sprite) Future’s girl doesn’t want him drinking it because she’s afraid it will kill him.

This alludes Rihanna’s sexual partner embracing submission in bed. This also plays off of a sexual act, which is her swallowing his seminal fluid, much like him eating her out, as is portrayed immediately before this.

This line has a metaphorical and literal meaning. The metaphorical meaning insinuates the interpretation of sucking her “cockiness” which refers to her clitoris or is an allusion to a strap-on, and “persuasion” which is making a reference to licking her pussy.

The literal meaning “suck my cockiness” and “lick my persuasion” is Rihanna conveying that she wants people to put up and listen to her for whatever she wants to do.

Meaning ODB and his cousins RZA and GZA, when they were in FOI: Force Of The Imperial Master. GZA also used to go by Allah Justice, and he was credited with the production on Raekwon’s “We Will Rob You”.

Kanye dedicates this song to all the drug dealers he’s acquainted with who keep hustling in the cold, calling back to a previous line in the song

You are about to experience somethin' so cold, man

He applauds their initiative: they’re not going to waste their summer making plans for the next summer. Talking about working in the cold is also similar to the USPS unofficial motto.

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of
their appointed rounds.

Also, snow falls in the winter, which looks pretty similar to the product they’re pushing.

In the hood, youngsters love to joke about how others are very poor, usually with stuff like Yo momma’s so poor type of jokes. Still, these kids are in the exact same conditions as their counterparts, so they joke about the other to hide their own shame.

Luther Campbell – Luke Skywalker, from 2 Live Crew – Which was his rap group that was based out of Miami. His group was known for having tons of scantily clad women in their videos, so much in fact, that they went to The Supreme Court over it.