Lupe is talking about giving up his love for the game due to the toll that his fight with Atlantic Records took on him.

This line also has a reference to the classic Public Enemy song, “Miuzi Weighs a Ton” — it contains similar lines towards the end of Chuck D’s verse.

“To be so pure” is to be uninfluenced by Atlantic. Lupe is talking about how he used to be in his older days, with albums such as Food & Liquor and The Cool.

Monocle is a magazine with an intended wealthy audience that covers both cultural and geopolitical issues. Think of it as cross between The Economist and Esquire.

Manga are comics created in Japan or by creators in the Japanese language, conforming to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century. Lupe touched on his love for Japanese culture earlier in this song.

The people that are holding kids back from achieving their potential don’t deserve any recognition in Lupe’s mind.

Moreover, holding zero fingers up creates a fist, giving one the ability to lash out at those aforementioned haters.

A reference to the brand False; the parent brand of Fallacy of Rome. Le Messie, Lupe’s good friend, runs the brand.

Dover Street Market is a type of retail concept from Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons. 6 floors of bare walls and steel beams featuring over a dozen designers including Raf Simons, Junya Watanabe, Alber Elbaz and Comme des Garcons, who can develop their space as they see fit.

A family history of violence and unstable living situations – such as this girl’s father abusing her mother and her parents not being able to afford basic medicines – have been identified as risk factors for suicidal ideation. The daughter skates as a means to cope with her feelings.

“Switch over the transition” is a term that means skating with your opposite foot forward (switch) over an obstacle (transition) like a ramp or kicker.

Here, “conquering” could represent overcoming the skateboarding obstacle (landing a trick) or a real life obstacle (her suicidal ideations).

Note how Lu uses the words switch and transition to both refer to the girl’s changing feelings while keeping with the skateboarding references.