2Pac used this lyric on his December 1995 track “California Love” — Long Beach Boulevard and Rosencrans are two major streets in California noted for their impact on hip-hop.

The chorus is meant to be a conversation with Drake and “fame.” The whole song tracks his experience with “fame” since Thank Me Later dropped.

At times, people said that he “fell off” or regressed, and the chorus demonstrates Drake’s uncertainty about his fame moving forward. (Drake is probably the most polarizing figure in the rap game.)

He eventually says that, although “fame” doesn’t love him, he will not let it go until he dies (over his dead body).

He is referring to the decision he made prior to being signed where he chose to leave television and enter music. This is alluded to in “Look What You’ve Done”, as well. In that song he talks about speaking with his uncle over the decision to take music seriously and drop television.

He made such a huge life changing decision that he had no choice but to succeed to prove to everyone including himself that he made the right decision to pursue his dream in music.

Drake really did drop out of high school against his mother’s wishes. After dropping out, he slowly forgets everything that he has learned.

The wordplay is on “papers” since paper is another way of saying money. He needs to make paper to be paid, not turn them in (as you would do a school paper).

Drake eventually got his high school diploma in 2012.

Reference to Kanye West and Jay-z’s record “Niggas in Paris”. Crooked is saying the 2.0 boys are like them but they got two white boys on team – Em and Yela – hence, “wiggas”.

(2.0 refers to Team Shady 2.0, the label’s new roster AKA The 2.0 Boyz.)

R. Kelly has a song called “A Woman’s Threat”. Jay’s giving you the man’s version.