“Parada” is just an odd way of pronouncing “Prada”: Jay’s bragging about his high-end clothing

“Lime” is short for limelight

Just look at these sluts:

Biggie, like Alfred Hitchcock, is a master storyteller and artist with a weight problem:

As far as we can tell, Birdman has spent all of 1 night in jail, for (what else) marijuana possession

Incidentally, the “Birdman of Alcatraz” is one of the most famous prisoners of all time (which makes it very difficult to Google this Birdman’s jail history)

It paid, baller. Thank you, Rest in Peace

His friends in prison want him to send them pictures of this wonderland of sunshine and happiness known as LA

Instead, 2Pac tries to enlighten them by sending letters explaining that everything’s not all good back home

South Central is the meme dangerous part of LA, known for urban decay and street crime, like Cabrini Green in Chicago, or most of Brooklyn and the Bronx

Essentially saying “keep messing with us, jokers. You’re going to see what it is real soon.” The term “toys” is graffiti slang for newbies or herbs.

Standard issue police car, also a favorite of gangsters: