Yes, there was a time when being rich enough to own both a Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo was a really big thing.
In honor of The Notorious B.I.G.'s birthday, here's a guide to all of the references in Biggie Smalls' "Juicy":
Yeah, this album is dedicated to all the teachers that told me
I'd never amount to nothin', to all the people that lived above the
buildings that I was hustlin' in front of that called the police on
me when I was just tryin' to make some money to feed my daughters,
and all the n---az in the struggle, you know what I'm sayin'?
Uh-ha, it's all good baby bay-bee, uh
It was all a dream / I used to read Word Up magazine
Source: ussmag.com
Word Up was a very popular magazine in the 80s. It covered hip-hop, rap, and R&B predominately. After a spotty publication history during the 90s and 2000s, the lfinal issue came out in April of 2012.
