Al-Shid has won more rap battles than Washington Heights, NYC has Dominicans. Washington Heights is known for having a substantial amount of Dominican residents.

Big Baby Gandhi grew up on Cherry Avenue in Flushing, Queens, NYC.

Stack Bundles was a rapper from Far Rockaway, Queens, NYC who was murdered in 2007. He was good friends with Joe. Joe is paying tribute to him in these lines. Referring to the shades that Stack had on in his wake.

Joe would like to bring Stack on tour with him even if it means exhuming Stack from the grave.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il4iixbThyk

He took either the 4, 5 or 6 trains in NYC to 86th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Since he already used his Metrocard to pay the fare to get on the train, he put it back in his wallet. He then proceeded to walk to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Bolo Yeung is a legendary martial artist/actor. Bronson compares his badassery to his own.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNagP95khvA

Whenever Action gets into a fight, he never gets his chain ripped off.

In 2010, singer John Mayer, said in an interview with Playboy, that he had a “nigger pass.”

There’s a saying that when your ears are hot that means that somebody is talking about you. Fashion is also making a reference to the Main Source song “Faking The Funk.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1RUmoHNbiY

Jimmy’s Bronx Cafe was a popular restaurant in the Bronx that was a frequent hangout spot for the Terror Squad.

It’s a reference to the opening scene from the 1989 Civil War film, “Glory,” in which a battle is taking place and solders are being blown up by cannon fire.

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