“Wax” is another term for murder, but can allude to killing someone lyrically. He uses wordplay to say that he cuts people fast like he is shaving his balls.

Lloyd makes a pun and reference to the rap group “Geto Boys”.

Lloyd banks is from the ghettos of Queen, New York – so he is ghetto boy. He’s not a part of the ghetto boys – he’s just a ghetto boy, so that’s why he doesn’t know the Ghetto Boy’s member “Scareface”.

The Commission was a hip hop supergroup that was created by The Notorious B.I.G..

In The Notorious B.I.G. song “What’s Beef ?”, the group members' “Commission” aliases are listed as:

• Lance “Un” Rivera – Uncle Paulie
• Puff Daddy – P. Diddy
• Lil' Cease – Caesar Leo de Janeiro
• Charli Baltimore
• Jay-Z – Iceberg Slim
• The Notorious B.I.G. – Frankie Baby a/k/a Frank White

However, the plans for The Commission fell apart with the death of B.I.G. on March 9, 1997 and the group went their separate ways. An album was never completed.

Cheers to those that made it out of the hood

Putting your glass high means to celebrate. The stash spot is one of the most volatile places to be when you’re in the illegal drug business. At any moment not only could the police bust in and raid the place you’re at with a large amount of drugs and guns but even worse. This is where robberies take place. A lot of times there will be a gun battle between the people trying to take your drugs and money and the people who are there to protect it.

Nas puts his drink in the air for his dead homies. R.I.P. Willie “Ill Will” Graham.
Other Examples being Stretch and DU, both referenced earlier in the song.

Clarence “Drawz” Williamson was a hood legend from Queens. (R.I.P.)

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Nas has successfully completed his record deal with Columbia with the release his Greatest Hits album on which this song is found.

He then started a new journey with Def Jam Recordings

Nas had chip on his left front tooth as a child and in his early career. He would get it fixed up later on, when he got older and developed as a rapper/father/person.

Nas dated a few stars back in the days but he kept it lowkey. One of them was Mary J. Blige

In 1992, Def Jam ran into severe financial troubles and was faced with folding. However, in 1994, PolyGram purchased Sony’s 50% stake in Def Jam Recordings