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“Romey Rome” is a nickname of the character Jerome from the ’90s TV show Martin.

Biggie was friends with Martin Lawrence, and guest-starred on an episode of the show a year before recording this line.

Jerome (one of many characters played by Lawrence himself) is a washed-up pimp, so “roam” in this context probably means moving from one woman to another.

Kanye has also referenced Jerome in his lyrics, first on his 2011 Jay Z duet “Illest Motherfucker Alive”:

Got a nigga in Miami wearing winter clothes
I got my fur on feelin' like Jerome

And again on his 2013 hit “Bound 2”:

Step back, can’t get spunk on the mink
I mean damn, what would Jeromey Romey Romey Rome think?

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An incredibly clever double entendre referring with the following meanings:
1. To turn someone red (as with blood) and cause them to drop, i.e., to kill them
2. A maroon 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz drop-top

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Meeting the quota Quinn is describing may require staying out on the block all day & night, staying awake for over twenty-four hours. He warns that if that’s the case, to be careful if you break the rules and stay awake by getting high on your own supply (the fourth crack commandment of The Notorious B.I.G. and lesson number two from Frank Lopez in the movie Scarface,) you might find yourself cooking crack with twenty-six grams of cocaine rather than the proper twenty-eight, with the two missing grams going up your nose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJM8yJTn_I0

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During Obama’s 2008 campaign, Luda made a song endorsing Obama and dissing the other candidates.

The song was denounced by the Obama campaign (emphasis ours):

This song is not only outrageously offensive to Senator Clinton, Reverend Jackson, Senator McCain, and President Bush, it is offensive to all of us who are trying to raise our children with the values we hold dear. While Ludacris is a talented individual he should be ashamed of these lyrics.

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Meaning in essence: “I got all the drugs you need, marijuana by the pound and cocaine by the kilo.”

Bobby is a reference to Bobby Brown, the R&B singer whose music career was overshadowed by his drug problems. Whitney Houston, another famous user and his wife, has stated publicly that Brown’s drug of choice was weed laced with blow. Whitney Houston personally did a great deal of cocaine.

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Six only knew her for a few days, but his pimpish ways convinced her to have sex with him and be one of his bitches.

Pimping repays’ as:
- Money invested in bitch to make her look appealing to customers
- Bitch gets you the money back from her services

= Safe investment

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East Oakland is A ghetto part of Oakland. West and North Oakland were also dangerous back then.

Needless to say, this song came out in 1993. Oakland (along with many other major cities in America) were even more dangerous back then and was just getting over the crack epidemic.

Also, “a little hectic out there” can be referring to the West Coast drama involving NWA, Dr. Dre, Easy-E at the time. Tajai makes it clear that they are mot concerned with such ‘beefs’ and prefers to chill with his crew.

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This basically is a conversation between Pac and a groupie, who has been flirting with him the whole time but not wanting to have sex with him, hence wasting his time.

He uses the word “silly rabbit”, referring to the Trix commercial. It’s known for its famous line “Silly Rabbit Trix are for kids”. He is basically calling her dumb.

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“Ayyo bust it” is a common phrase in rap that means to get things started or to continue with equal or greater quality.

He’s flirting with other males' girlfriends, who have a problem letting 2pac go. But it’s nothing new. Just another everyday thing that happens to a fresh cat like 2pac.

The delivery of this line is accented with a laugh, which connects back to the previous line where 2Pac is being flirty and explaining that he wants his mistress to reciprocate.

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A bevy of West Coast rappers rehash the joys of tuning your car…with an extended crack-moving metaphor thrown in.

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