LA radio station KDAY was the first in the world to play Hip Hop 24/7, led by West Coast pioneer Greg Mack.

Mack’s DJ crew, the Mack Attack Mixmasters, included Tony G, Joe Cooley, and Julio G (also mentioned by Madlib in “Take It Back”).

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Jazzy Jay is Hip Hop royalty. He came up DJing with Afrika Bambaataa in the Bronx and helped shape the early Def Jam sound. His label Strong City put out a few records by Puba’s first group, Masters Of Ceremony (including the aforementioned “Cracked Out”).

Puba wrote this on the 25th of the month.

In Supreme Mathematics the numbers 2 and 5 represent Wisdom and Power respectively. 2 + 5 is 7 which represents God so Wisdom and Power born (give birth to) God. And the black man is God.

Hagi is a name derived from hajji, the title given to Muslims that have made the pilgrimage to Mecca. Puba breaks down its meaning as Helper to Another God In need and also gives the Supreme Alphabet spelling He Allah God Islam.

Puba refers to himself as “Hagi” or “God Hagi” in several songs, such as “Drop The Bomb” (where he uses exactly the same wordplay) and “Soul Controller”.

MC Shan began his recording career with a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it major label deal on MCA. He released one single – the well-intentioned but cheesy “Feed The World” – and was dropped from the label.

According to Shan:

…they didn’t know what hip-hop was about at MCA. They didn’t know how to market it, so that relationship kinda soured between me and MCA, so we just started going independent.

Considering how corny “Feed The World” was, and how banging his next two songs were (“Marley Marl Scratch” and “The Bridge”), leaving MCA was a good look for Shan. And he appeared on MCA again anyway – rapping on Marley Marl’s “He Cuts So Fresh”.

Malt liquor is cheap but it’s not $0.02 a case! This is really a shout-out to two of Method Man’s deceased friends, 2 Cent and Kase.

Ernest Sayon aka Kase lived in the same Park Hill neighbourhood as Meth but was killed by the police. He’s mentioned in songs like “What The Blood Clot” and “The Heart Gently Weeps”. He’s also one of the names dropped by Heems in “New York City Cops”.

Contrary to internet opinion, 2 Cent and Kase aren’t the same person (although they’re often mentioned together). Hear 2 Cent being shouted out on songs like “PLO Style” and Cappadonna’s “Growth And Development”.

Both names are written prominently on walls in the video for “Can It Be All So Simple”.

Combining the names together as “two cent for a case,” Method man is stating that he’s giving you his two cents for which case of beer you buy. Giving your “two cents” is an old saying for giving your opinion.