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Dr. Dre’s album 2001 is often referred to as The Chronic 2001, a reference to the predecessor album released half a decade earlier.

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French vodka

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Don’t push me cuz i’m close to the edgeeeeee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4o8TeqKhgY

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Steve Nash was a point guard for Mavs for one season.

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Reference to NBA team Dallas Mavericks. In next line Steve Nash is mentioned so if we consider their line-up of that time those three shooters are probably Dirk, Michael Finley and Nash

This is also a play on the three shooters (three dudes with guns) and three shooters (dudes who can shoot a 3 pointer).

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A reference to former Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan who was known for his ability to perform in clutch situations late in game (4th quarter).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU7hTAKuzno

He is widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time and was no doubt an idol for a young Vic growing up in the Chi.

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This song is from the album “ISTINA” (THE TRUTH) which came out 15. October 2011. It is a second album by this hip hop trio.
Song speaks about crime scene of Split in kind of funny way.

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Sulaiman is from Chicago just like Chance and Vic. Don’t mess with the Chi Town at all, they’ve been know to produce the best of the best.

Fun Fact: You want to learn the Chicago talk? Check it here!

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A couple of basketball references to New York Knicks' small forward Carmelo Anthony and point guard Jeremy Lin (formerly of the Knicks, currently with the Houston Rockets).

Carmelo and Lin having an in-game conversation:

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This lyric makes explicit reference to Jackson’s 1987 mega-hit “Smooth Criminal.”

Heavy D paints Jackson as the titular “smooth criminal” – a calm and “relaxed” operator, perhaps similar to Hollywood’s romanticised image of a criminal.

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