On The Star Room Mac says I don’t know what I’m running from, but I’m running still

Mac is experiencing similar feelings here dealing with paranoia and an inner struggle with himself.

This also explains why Mac moved out of his big house in Los Angeles to an apartment in Brooklyn. And also why Mac used to spend almost his entire day in his studio in his LA home. He says many times that he doesn’t like it when people recognize him in public because then he can’t be himself, he has to be Mac Miller and not who he wants to be.

Another thing that he is trying to escape is failure. We’ve all heard about the 9 albums that Mac recorded in the past year or two, but where are they? Mac does not want to release any material that he doesn’t believe is the best he can possibly make. He is scarred from the lack of success from his debut album. Especially now that he is signed to a label there is a lot of pressure for him to put out great music.

To chew someone means to give them oral sex. The girls want to give oral sex to Juicy J as if they are chewing gum. Moreover, Juicy J does not want to cuff or be in a relationship with them.

Note the wordplay on chew, cuff and Snoopy all being connected to dogs. When they are taken for a walk, they’re tied on a leash. However, Juicy is not that type of dog, maybe because he thinks that girls are not actually in love with him.

In the words of Snoop Dogg,

Bitches ain’t shit but hoes and tricks

Even though Montell Jordan showed everyone how it’s done on “This Is How We Do It”, Rocky’s uncoachable and does it his way.

While Wayne’s a sniper and turns up to the party on fleek, his girl’s gangster just like Dej Loaf is. He uses her song title “Try Me” to show that his girl isn’t someone to mess with.

He also uses this line to mention how attractive his girl is by calling her bad.

Diamond D was known most or being a part of the Harlem DITC (Diggin in the crates) crew that included acts such as Big L and Cam'ron at one point.

Diamond D as a solo artist made jazz rap similar to that of Q-tip when he was with A Tribe Called Quest.

Brand Nubian is a hip hop ground consisting of Grand Puba, Sadat X, and Lord Jamar. Lord Jamar has been known as the outspoken hip hop legend as of late because he always seems to have an opinion on everything but q-tip liked him as a rapper.

Brand Nubian formed in 1989 which was the same year Q-tip and Phife Dawg united to form A Tribe Called Quest.

Q-tip’s raps are always on point and when compared to every other rappers', they are far more precious because nobody is quite on his level.

Precious metals are those of high price or great value such as gold, silver, platinum and palladium, thus Tip’s raps are golden.

When Q-tip found out that his girlfriend was cheating on him it turned his world upside down. A common reaction to finding out that someone who you love has betrayed you is to have a dry throat and an upset stomach. It’s a hard thing to be put through, especially if the relationship lasted for a long time.