Acrobatics is the performance of extraordinary feats of balance, agility, and motor coordination. Acrobatics is commonly associated with circus performers, but it is also seen used in sports such as gymnastics and diving.

Herb is slang for somebody who follows trends. A lot of rappers tend to rap about partying, drugs, or the gangster lifestyle. They also tend to use more pop-oriented beats to appeal to the masses.

A good example of someone like this is Big Sean, who’s album Finally Famous had a lot more poppy sounding beats which led to a lot of criticism from his longtime fans.

We like to call these people “Keyboard Warriors”. You know, the people on internet forums who threaten to beat the shit out of you, but in reality, they just look like this guy.

DKNY (Donna Karan New York) is a label founded by Donna Karan in 1989. DKNY is generally a women’s clothing line, but there are mens clothing sold made and sold by the label.

Don Juan is a Spanish fictional character who has had his story told by many different authors. He was a wealthy man who devoted a lot of his time seducing women. His life was also centered around gambling and violence. Some famous stories that are about Don Juan are Molière’s play Dom Juan, AKA The Feast with the Statue (1665), and Lord Byron’s play Don Juan Tenorio (1821).

A lot of rich and famous people had a hard life during their youth. They took their hard life and used it as inspiration to make their lives better.

This is also a reference to Jay-Z’s hit single Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem).

Jay-Z would be a perfect example of a super ballin' dude that had a hard knock life. He used to have to deal crack in order to live. Now the dude is sitting on nearly half a billion dollars and is married to Beyonce

Continuing the rags-to-riches motif, going from a middle-class, everyday car like a Buick to a high-class car like a Beamer shows the progression of wealth and success.

Buick’s are luxury cars made by General Motors.

A beamer is slang for a BMW or a nice car.

A subpoena is a letter from a government agency, usually by a court, requesting that the receiver of the letter has to appear in court in order to testify.

Evasion of such a command is a clear and definite no-go under the law.

Jay E grew up in the Magnolia Projects in New Orleans. The projects are part of Uptown New Orleans known as Central City. The Magnolia projects are notoriously known for being one of the most violent projects in the Unites States.

While “Tats on they face,” could have a couple of different interpretations. It could have more of a figurative meaning by Jay saying that living in a place like Uptown New Orleans gives you permanent battle scars (whether actual scars or signs of distress on residents' faces) just from experiencing the horrors that happen there. Or if its more literal Jay could be talking about tattoos that gangs get to show where they come from.

Champagne flutes are tall, narrow drinking glasses, usually used at fancy events. .