Evidence is from California and he alludes to the gambling life of cards and dice in Cali by making three references that contain “dice” in their names.

• “Tumbling Dice” is a song by group The Rolling Stones from their 1972 album Exile on Main St.
• Dice Raw is a hip-hop artist from Philadelphia, best known for being associated with hip-hop group The Roots.
• Andrew Dice Clay is an actor and comedian from Brooklyn, New York.

California nights being a gamble also refers to how a night in California is dangerous and might get you killed. But that doesn’t bother Evidence, because “home is wher eyou hang your hat” — an idiom which means that you home is where you feel comfortable the most. Evidence loves California.

He’s also alluding to the fact that he can’t even be home as much as he’d like to be, because of the constant touring and working on his music. There’s no rest for the Dilated.

Dilated Peoples are takign it back to the roots of hip-hop. DJ Babu is a member of the World Famous Beat Junkies crew of DJ’s. He specializes in turntablism, like the other members of the crew, and there’s a lot of scratching in this track.

In the last two lines there is an innuendo for having sex — no one can get enough of Babu’s speeding up and slowing down. However, the speeding up and slowing down here refers to DJ Babu’s scratching.

That moment when they can finally shed a tear of joy and feel like they’ve achieved something in their lives — all because of their hard work. Evidence finally feels like cash is not that important, because he knows that he’s achieved a big thing — it’s enough for him to feel happy and see his loved ones proud of him.

There is also a reference to the popular track “I Need a Dollar” by Aloe Blacc, who’s featured on this track. “I Need a Dollar” was featured on his 2010 album Good Things.

N.W.A, short for Niggaz Wit Attitudes, was one of the most influential hip-hop groups from the 80’s/90’s. They were from Compton, Los Angeles, California. Being that Evidence was also born in Los Angeles, California, N.W.A was the group that raised him and influenced his rapping style.

In 1967, the legendary former boxer Muhammad Ali was forced to join the U.S. military and fight in the Vietnam War, but he refused it, which sent him to jail.

The second line serves as a double entendre, using some wordplay with the homophones “cash is clay” and “Cassius Clay”:

• Just like Ali, Rakaa is forced to war, but he also reacts to it just like Ali. He doesn’t want to fight for anyone else, he wants to shape his own future like Cassius Clay, which is Ali’s birth name.
• Rakaa wants to shape his own future, using money which is probably the most important thing if you want to have a bright future. Therefore, he compares cash to clay, which is easily shaped.

It’s time for Dilated People to melt the other rappers in the hip hop game — they’re back again with dope rhymes.

This is a reference to Salvador Dali 1931 painting The Persistence of Memory which shows melting watches (time).

Brother Ali is a rapper and labelmate to Dilated Peoples — they’re both signed to the independent music label Rhymesayers. Rhymesayers rappers often tour with each other, and this might specifically be a reference to the 2013 Dilated Peoples and Brother Ali European Tour.

Bronson is the golden child, golden like the hair on WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan. This is also a reference to one of the many Hulk Hogan alternative ring names, Sterling Golden.