Samples:

• The main sample for Car Thief is from "Rien Ne Va Plus" by Funk Factory
• Funkadelic - "I Bet You"
• The drum right after "Hurdy Gurdy Man" is from the Dononvan Leitch song "Hurdy Gurdy Man" from the album of the same title
• "I'm a farmer" bit is from the "Woodstock" soundtrack, the voice is of Max Yasgur

• Lotto - New York State Lottery
• The Godfather of Soul is in the Belly of the Beast - refers to James Brown in jail
• St. Anthony's Feast - Summer Festival in NYC
• Space cake cookies - hash cakes often eaten in the hash bars in Amsterdam
• Hurdy Gurdy Man - song by Donovan Leitch (father of Ione Skye, Ad-Rock's wife)
• "...I had to deal with a money hungry mieser had a 'caine filled Kool with my man Russ Rush" - reference to Def jam owner Russell "Rush" Simmons, also owner of Rush Artist Management
• Ricky Powell - longtime Beastie Boy friend
• "Nose candy on the Bowie coke mirror" - David Bowie
• "Mookies gonna kick your fuckin ass" - Mookie was head of security on the Licensed To Ill tour