Comparing Dipset’s time as low-level crack dealers to a kid having a “paper run.” Also, “paper” is money

Clarifying that he’s talking about the crack game that made him rich, and not the rap game, hence his references to ounces (O’s) and half-pound bricks (halves) of crack

He sells a half-pound and doubles the worth (to a whole pound)

Nino, G-Money and Duh-Duh Man are characters in New Jack City. The apartment complex-cum-crack house in the movie is called “The Carter.” New Jack City came out in 1991, and Juelz is saying the drug game has gotten a lot harder since then

New Jack City is a popular movie among rappers, from Lil Wayne (who named his albums ‘The Carter’ partly as an homage to the film) to Biggie Smalls (“We got infiltrated like Nino at the Carter” in “Everyday Struggles”), because it was one of the first to deal with ghetto life and the drug game in a way that glamorized the drug dealers as being ruthlessly brilliant

This line is ambiguous:

He might be saying that his lawyer is expensive, but worth it, since his lifestyle might get him arrested–(R2D2 rode on top of a spaceship, flashing red and blue lights and making beeping noises like a police siren). “Mobsters creep through” the system, i.e. evade prosecution via their connections

On the other hand, he might be saying that charging such a high retainer might get his lawyer killed (those Jews). After Cam'ron mentions “R2D2” on the main vocal, he adlibs “that red dot” (R2D2’s most salient feature) by way of explanation in the background. In rap, red dot usually refers to the point that a laser gun-sight makes on its target. Presumably Cam would hire a mobster to do his lawyer

The Illuminati’s seal (which is featured, according to a certain kind of person, on the back of the $1 bill) features an all-seeing eye

This is a sample from a Prodigy (of Mobb Deep) verse on LL Cool J’s “I Shot Ya Remix”. Prodigy has been outspoken against the Illuminati.

Like his preference for a Range Rover Mark II 4.6 over a 4.0, Jay-Z understands it is the sutble differences in vehicle choice that maketh a man more baller than the next. The 1990’s Mercedes-Benz 600 SL series delivered 389HP, while the 300 was only 190HP.

The luxury Benz 600 series is also known as the forerunner of the modern Maybach marque, another vehicle which Hov is well-acquainted with.

The Mercedes 600 series would stay a favorite vehicle choice for Hov for many years – he references the car on Jigga That Nigga in 2001 and later on ‘03 Bonnie & Clyde in 2003.