Jeffrey Dahmer was a serial killer and sex offender. He murdered 17 boys from 1978-1991. He was involved in rape, necrophilia and cannibalism, and died when he was beaten to death while incarcerated. Dahmer was infamous for the apartment he moved into, where he hid bodies of people that he killed.

The line itself,

Hotter than Jeffrey Dahmer in the afterlife

Is comparing J-ROC’s lines as being hot towards Jeffrey Dahmer being in hell. Hell is seen as a place where everything burns hence the other meaning of hot.

Reflection Eternal is a prominent hip-hop duo composed of rapper Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. They have released two albums, the first being Train of Thought and the second being Revolutions Per Minute.

Kweli and Hi-Tek started working in 1997 and to this day they still do hence Kweli’s braggadocios line

That other shit is dead, yes, let me know if you alive

Most groups in rap haven’t had the longevitiy that Reflection Eternal has had.

Bring it live

Is a reference to the song Fortified Live by Reflection Eternal which featured fellow Blackstar rapper Mos Def and Mr.Man.

It was one of their first songs as Reflection Eternal, hence the double entendra of “bring it live”

“Fire” can allude to multiple things here—for instance, it can be another term for a gun. It also can also be a metaphor for his verses, saying they’re good. Lastly, he can be talking about Fire OG, a potent strain of marijuana.

Satan—as also known as the devil—is an evil entity who, according to the bible, is seen as a fallen angel who rebelled against God. He’s often associated with fire, hence the “fire” wordplay.

Talib Kweli is from Brooklyn, New York. Talib Kweli shouts out his homestate in this chorus and the song title.

We sell, crack to our own out the back of our homes

The line is referencing the strategic military book guide written hundreds of years ago, that is still relevant today

The Art of War believed to be written by Sun Tzu

The line is implying he’s ready for war, basically he’s about to bring it

Bruce Willis stared in the movie Die Hard which is what the line is referencing. It spawned many sequels.

One of the men to have found the label Def Jam, an important figure in rap and a hip-hop legend

For the third time, Nasir states this hoping to get his message across to the Young Warriors.

We’re in a new era! Violence and resorting to outdated things that involve violence and killing children and teenagers aren’t the norm anymore.

The movies Nas references all have violence and the typical lifestyle or at least what is being portrayed of what he is talking about in this open letter

• Juice was a movie starring the late Tupac Shakur

  The film touches on the lives of four black youths growing up in Harlem. It follows the day to day activities in the young men’s lives starting out as innocent mischief but growing more serious as time passes by. It also focuses on the struggles that these young men must go through everyday as well such as police, harassment, and their families.

• Menace

  A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.

-Boyz n the Hood

Saga of a group of childhood friends growing up in a Los Angeles ghetto.

-Blood n Blood out

Blood In Blood Out (also known as Bound by Honor) is a 1993 crime-drama film directed by Taylor Hackford. It follows the intertwining lives of the three Chicano relatives, Miklo, Cruz, and Paco from 1972 to the mid 1980s. They start out as members of the street gang Vatos Locos in East Los Angeles, and as dramatic incidents occur, their lives and friendships are forever changed.

• Belly is a movie Nas stars in as well as fellow rapper DMX