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You should treat me like Nell Carter, give me a break Roxanne Shanté – Have a Nice Day
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Gimme a Break! was a then-popular NBC sitcom that ran from 1981-1987. It starred Nell Carter as a housekeeper for a widowed policeman and his three children. The third season of the show added a fourth child, a then-unknown Joey Lawrence. Carter and Lawrence in the show’s heyday, below:
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Instead of getting on the Internet
And checking on who hit me, get up Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Ray Dalton) – Can't Hold Us
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Do the ho dash like I'm trying to get to 210 J.R. Writer – 100 N The Clip
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That ain't True Religion -- y'all got on Evisu J.R. Writer – 100 N The Clip
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Writer mocks his antagonists' propensity to wear outdated clothes – more out-of-style Evisu jeans (popular circa 2002) as opposed to pricey and hip True Religion denim
Bumping 2 Live Crew, "Me So Horny" J.R. Writer – 100 N The Clip
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Writer references the biggest hit by pioneering Miami rap group 2 Live Crew
You ain't heard? My money straight -- cheddar with perms, nigga J.R. Writer – 100 N The Clip
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Writer’s money is “straight”, much like permed (or “relaxed”) hair on African-Americans
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Unclear which “Hurricane Annie” Shante is referring to. Probably the prostitute with the unusual name mentioned by Dolemite in his famous rhyme. But maybe the fictional storm mentioned by Prince in his 1987 song “Sign o' the Times.”
I would probably go with the Dolemite ref, because Big Daddy Kane wrote this song and he was a Dolemite fan..