Cadillac DeVille luxury coupés were the shit back in the day

And they came with wooden steering wheels and chrome hood ornaments (optional)

Y'know, the guy that produced like everything that came through Cash Money for like 8 years

Baby signed his then legendary multi-million dollar record contract with Universal Records, which allowed him to basically control everything that came through Cash Money, since they were that awesome…

So he could probably get himself a private jet if he was feeling it

Lupe is likely talking about the Homeland Security Act that opened the door for NSA phone taps of Americans.

This is possibly also referring to the PATRIOT Act which states that if one is suspected of terrorism, your phone can be tapped, your e-mail can be hacked, and your financial/health records can be taken from your accountant/doctor. And if they tell you this has happened they will also be arrested.

And the fact his own private phone calls were recorded and used in the trial against his long-time business partner Charles “Chilly” Patton.

There were recorded conversations of Patton and Fiasco discussing splitting up “whole yellow” and “whole red ones.”

In the prosecution, a witness testified that the colors referred to $10 packets of heroin. Fiasco testified that it was referred to mixing and prepping music tracks, and denied involvement in the drug trade.

But I think he’s still pretty pissed his man got 44 years.

Will Ferrel’s character in the 2003 movie Old School.

With that feature fee, who wouldn’t be rich?! So he’s free from his “hood rat” days of having shitty clothes and raiding other niggas homes.

A legendary duo from Memphis. Damn, the Big Tymers really liked their duos didn’t they?

In order of mention:

OutKast, perhaps the quintessential Atlanta hip-hop duo, made up of Andre 3000 & Big Boi. Most famous for hits Hey Ya!, I Like The Way You Move, and Miss Jackson.

Organized Noise, an Atlanta based production team that’s made beats for OutKast, TLC (Ever heard Waterfalls? ), Ludacris, and En Vogue

Rap-A-Lot Records were (and still are) a big gangsta rap label, responsible for giving us the Geto Boyz, and currently is home to just about anyone & everyone notable in Southern hip-hop (Scarface, Z-Ro, Bun B, and until very recently Juvenile).

The Southern rap music scene has always been “thick” with multi-talented artists and groups. Also worth noting is that this intro is just like that of Outkast’s breakthrough track, Player’s Ball.