Peer Pressure? Slug is now a victim of the unforgiving mushroom trip, his friend and a victim of himself

Various sources say Vitamin C either increases the psychedelic aspects of a mushroom trip or makes a trip more subtle decreasing the chances of a bad trip. Grapefruit, being a citrus fruit, is rich in Vitamin C

Knifing through traffic is a method of aggressive driving. With this aggression comes his focus. The frustration of kinfing through traffic is likely to push other worries to the back of his mind

A vantage point is the point at which something can be seen, and likely to be viewed clearly. Mos Def’s stanzas and anthems offer a broad insight into the past from which the topic of some of the rhymes and their influences come, the present in which they’re crafted and spoken and the effect they’ll have on the future and legacy they’ll leave behind

Marcus Garvey’s movement surrounded Pan-Africanism which is an ideology that promotes the solidarity and recognition of people throughout the world of African descent. He was a major proponent of the Back-to-Africa movement which encouraged identification with African ancestry and an eventual movement of African-Americans to their ancestral homeland. His views weren’t without conflict. These conflicts contributed to investigations by the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover. His teachings later influenced Rastafarianism, The Nation of Islam and the Black Power Movement

It was his complexion and the color of his hair that prompted Malcolm’s nickname ‘Red’ or ‘Detroit Red’. While not actually residing in Detroit it was in close proximity to his actual residence of Lansing, Michigan.

The status symbol Malcolm speaks of was/is a significant part of African-American culture where those of a lighter complexion are treated in higher esteem. This is said to be rooted in slavery and colonialism where European features were considered more desirable than African features. Also through slavery many slaveowners fathered children with their slaves who would potentially be treated with more respect than other slaves and so this was inherited by the culture and still continues

Further evidence of the narrators increasing paranoia. His assumption that the officers knew was based on the noise only he could hear