This is an interpolation of a section of the Jungle Brothers' “Because I Got It Like That” that was also used in “Buddy” by De La Soul

Rocky shouts out the tune “Po Pimpin” by the Chicago group Do or Die. The song featured a young Twista

Possible reference to 50 Cent’s In Da Club

Go shorty, it’s your birthday

Note that Eminem reminisced about rhyming “birthday” and “first place” when he was a kid on “Yellow Brick Road”

Growing up as a Harlem adolescent, he thought he’d catch a charge that would land him in prison for the rest of his life. With all the opportunities he had, he could have easily gone to jail too.

Rocky hints that there’s only one religion in America – worship of the Almighty Dollar

Many people – Rocky perhaps included – mistakenly believe that America was founded as a “Christian nation,” which was not at all the case

“Harlem World” is a phrase with long-running hip-hop cred. Well before Ma$e, “Harlem World” was the name of a popular night club. Read the whole story here

Rocky has claimed that “ASAP” has many meanings, including Always Strive And Prosper, Assassinating Snitches and Police, and Acronym Symbolizing Any Purpose. The last is reportedly Rocky’s favorite

This stereotype about the preacher’s daughter was explored by J Cole on “Purple Rain”

This is true – THS did indeed open for the Stones in 2007

The dream of a “unified scene” runs throughout Finn’s catalog, popping up again on “Stay Positive”. The idea, says THS Wiki:

harkens back to the Straight Edge movement of the mid 1980s and the desire to unify the scene as expressed in the songs Youth Crew by Youth of Today and Walk Together, Rock Together by 7 Seconds

The term has also been adopted by the group’s fans