GZA further describes his emotions about learning of Ol Dirty Bastard’s death and his regret in not being with him when he died.

As an indie rapper, Adam Warrock doesn’t have all the money that a mainstream artist would, thus he relies on crowdsourcing and his own skills to pay the bills.

When major comic book companies like Marvel or DC have major events in their universes, like Crisis on Infinite Earths or World War Hulk, the comic book stores are often used as vehicles of promotion for those events.

The DJ was Alan Colmes, later of Fox News' Hannity and Colmes. Clips from his WNBC show where Chuck was a guest.

A character from Star Trek most famously portrayed by Leonard Nimoy. Known for his over-sized pointy ears and devotion to logic.

Maria is the contraband, both as an illegal immigrant and as human traffic.

Proactiv –> an acne medication of dubious value, endorsed by celebrities like Diddy and Jessica Simpsons

Cream –> C.R.E.A.M., Wu slang for money

So by “putting drug in the cream”, GZA could be referring to 50 as a sell out, and that he’s now addicted to acting like a steppin fetcher.

Referring to Allah’s Mathematics aka Supreme Mathematics, a Five-Percent Nation ideology.

The real meaning of this line is to never judge a man based on the money he has but by the way he lives his life.

Although one could point out that 50 not only has more money than Ross (odd because Ross talks about having a lot of money) but that 50 has also made a number of successful investments, whereas Ross hasn’t.