The OF crew are experts on dark and depressing raps, so they aren’t foreign to it at all. If someone wants to get into OF , they’ll have to show Tyler their visa, or proof that they can get deep and depressed.

A reference to the Notorious B.I.G. track, “Things Done Changed.”

Because the streets is a short stop:
Either you’re slinging crack rock or you got a wicked jump shot

However Apocalypse adds rapping as a third option because it was how him and Ace got out. The reference fits because the song seems to be an attack on Biggie’s statements.

He’s reaching for bigger goals then where he’s at, and if you get in his way he’ll make you regret it.

It’s also a play on words that refers to the classic board game, Chutes and Ladders.

Macaulay Culkin and Michael Jackson were close friends for many years. Culkin spent a lot of time at Jackson’s Neverland Ranch when he was growing up due to the popularity of Home Alone.

And we all know of Michaels legal troubles for accusations of child molestation.

He’s saying that his drugs are so “raw” (pure and potent) that there’s a high chance you’ll die from them.

Liva also heavily name drops the Cypress Hill joint, “How I Could Just Kill a Man Raw”.

He heads down to the local liquor store to get supplies that’ll help him relax and take his mind off the things that are causing him trouble.
Fifth = Fifth of Alcohol

Spliff = Joint

James Brown’s most known lyric of all time is his two-worded phrase from The Boss, “Get Down,” which has become the most sampled line in hip-hop history {citation needed}. This goes to show exactly how high Kanye holds himself; the godfather of soul couldn’t do anything to him.