Following on from the true and living opening line, Guru throws in a reference to the Twelve Jewels taught by the Nation of Gods and Earths.

1. Knowledge, 2. Wisdom, 3. Understanding, 4. Freedom, 5. Justice, 6. Equality, 7. Food, 8. Clothing, 9. Shelter, 10. Love, 11. Peace, 12. Happiness

Guru is representing his Five Percent beliefs and asserting his superiority over rivals without knowledge of self. Basically if you don’t possess these jewels, you’re not on Guru’s mental, spiritual or lyrical level.

Crosshairs are the right angled lines visible in the sights of a gun. This might tie into the Public Enemy line as their logo is a b-boy in crosshairs.

This line calls back to EPMD’s “Jane” (also referenced by Doom on “Hoe Cakes”):

She’s fly, haircut like Anita Baker
Looked her up and down and said hmm I’ll take her

From Jimmy Spicer’s 15-minute opus, “Adventures of Super Rhyme”, released in 1980. Also jacked by Warren G for “What’s Next”

This song was released in 1995 but Biggie’s verse was apparently recorded much earlier, pre Ready To Die. As Pudgee explained in a 2007 interview:

I knew Biggie for quite some time because we were both up and coming lyricists on the grind. A friend of mine, 9Hawk – who used to road manage Big Daddy Kane – put me on to him… I called him and I told him I wanted him on the song… The only song he had out at the time was party and bullshit.

That puts the recording of this track somewhere between the Summer of 1993, when “Party and Bullshit” came out, and the Summer of 94, when “Juicy” was released. According to Mister Cee, Biggie was in between deals with Uptown and Bad Boy at this time and living off cheques from guest appearances.