A shoutout to this guy

Hmmm…that phrase sounds familiar

A reference to the shooting at Quad Studios in November 1994, for which 2Pac came to believe The Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, and Andre Harrell (founder of Uptown Records) were responsible.

According to the doctors at Bellevue Hospital, where he was admitted immediately following the incident, Shakur had received five bullet wounds: twice in the head, twice in the groin (yeah they tried to shoot off his dick), and once through the arm and thigh. He checked out of the hospital (against doctor’s orders) only three hours after surgery.

Mark Fuhrman is a former LAPD officer who was a major police witness at the O.J. Simpson trial. It was revealed during the trial that he had a long history of racist remarks

This line is delivered in a pretty good imitation of Mystikal’s, um, unique cadence. The imitation is a tribute, not a dis — Mystikal is thanked in the liner notes of this album as a “creative inspiration”

“My flo'” definitely means his floor, but could also be a description of the dirtiness of his flow

Seth Brundle was the protagonist in David Cronenberg’s 1986 remake of the movie The Fly

Sesame Street’s Oscar, of course, lived in a garbage can:

Dangerous area, like Black Thought’s native South Philadelphia

A reference to Ghost’s near-unparalleled storytelling abilities

Despite, or perhaps because of, his backyard gardening, Ghost can afford to ride in fancy cars and private jets