The homicide rate in New Orleans peaked at 86 per 100,000 residents in 1994 and despite improvements, has remained one of the highest rates in the nation.

The Jugular Vein is an extremely important vessel in your neck that brings deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

However, there are a lot of misconceptions based on horror movies and other pop culture about what vessel is cut during trauma to the neck. Damage to the Carotid artery is much more likely.

This hook is in the same style of Mike Jones' famous hook on the original song;

Back then they didn’t want, now I’m hot they all on me

A mac-10 is an intimidating gun.

The “people’s eyebrow” is a facial expression where one eyebrow is lifted above the other. It was made famous by “the people’s champ,” The Rock, a professional wrestler.

He would be willing to kill anyone who tried to take the food out of his children’s mouths

No real man would ever give up and if you consider that an option, you have female qualities.

A flagrant foul is an NBA penalty received when a foul is considered excessive or violent. This metaphor means he is making money until he gets some sort of criminal charge.

Heres an example of a late game, pointless, flagrant foul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zrGCPEUtvk

African Americans have a history in the US of being considered second class citizens. Even with the civil rights movement and changes in society, many believe there are still indirect Jim Crow laws in place.

Here is some interesting information; people in urban areas are at a severe disadvantage when it comes to healthy food options. Many of these homes are single-parent working, meaning there is little time to prepare food. But more importantly, the cost of healthy & fresh foods have rose more than 120% in the past 20 years while soda, candy, and junk food has risen only 50%.

Of course the government did its own studies so who knows. Just something to keep in mind.

A Cinderella Story is one which starts off tragic but ends well. Trip is clearing the air here saying this Cinderella story had no happy ending (no glass shoe)