Samples

• "Jacob's Ladder" by Cedar Walton Jr.
• "I Know I Could Love You Better" by The Free Movement
• "Tough" by Kurtis Blow from the album Tough (1982)
• "Atma: Tomorrow" by Michael Urbaniak's Fusion on the album Atma (1974)

References

• Grasshoff - the Grasshoffs, a couple who owned the Hollywood Hills property the Beastie Boys rented and lived in while recording Paul's Boutique; nicknamed "The G-Spot"
• Fila - manfacturer of sports apparel
• David Koresh (1959-1993) - infamous leader of the Branch Davidians who was eventually killed during a two-month standoff with the FBI
• Huggy Bear - a mid-1990's riot-grrrl group

Sample & Reference Breakdown

• "And every day I write the book down line by line" - refers to "Every Day I Write the Book," a 1983 song by Elvis Costello and the Attractions
• "I took a sledgehammer and I broke my nine" - a video clip of Adam Yauch smashing his 9mm pistol with a sledgehammer is featured in the video "Something's Got to Give" on The Skills to Pay the Bills video