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Lana revealed at the NJ show that Yayo is about Rob, Mikey Martin's best friend, who (Mikey) is part of the Shiny Toy Guns. 
There's more information in the Lanalysis thread!  

I'm glad that nobody here even TRIED to say something bad about Heroin..Even the members with the worst taste can't argue the fact that Heroin is THE SONG on LFL.      

Mikey Martin from the band Shiny Toy Guns' best friend, Rob; she wrote it after he died. 

She revealed who Yayo was about!

I’ve never been good at formatting. So here’s this shitty infopost for y’all!
 
reputation speculation
 
To answer some of OP’s questions
- What significance do cars play? She mentions eight in total (white Corvette, white Pontiac, blue Chevy Nova/Chevrolet, Cadillac convertible, Mercedes, pickup truck, Lamborghini, Bugatti Veyron)

 
Lana most likely got her theme of cars from a boyfriend in 2010. This boyfriend, called Ron, had moved in with her along with Chuck in June 2010 (i’ll explain this later). Ron was a mechanic and used the apartment as a resource for his mechanic business.
 
- When was she/who was she with in New York City and New Jersey? Ditto LA? Most mysterious and pressing, her time in the South?

 
This is a rather tricky question. Regarding the South, according to housing records, Lana actually never lived in the South. Charlie had lived in Arizona from October 2011 to May 2012, but that’s really all. I wouldn’t be surprised if Lana spent some time there in Mesa or whatever . I can see many Mexican-American influences being there pre-Tropico. For the South-East side, her parents do own properties in southern Florida.
 
Let’s go to the origins of property in New York City. Looking at property dates, the earliest file is Chuck moving in with Lana in July 2009. It seems like Lana was just with Chuck during her time living in New York (that beginning July 2009) and Ron, as I said previously. Although, what is most strange about this is the initial move was the the last one within NYC. The duo moved literally 0.7 away from the first apartment. What is most strange? The apartment has previous owners also with the same last names (that being Depaul & Daly). My head tells me something like, they moved there because there was some weird ass sibling special sale going on and they wanted to move away from Ron. Who knows.
 
New Jersey is a different story. Naomi’s first move was to New Jersey in a suburban home in April 2008. In April 2010 she moved to Jersey City. Was her move Lana related?
Naomi was already working with Lana in late 2009.
 

 
Naomi then moved out of Jersey City back to the suburbans in June 2011.
 
During the time period of April 2010-June 2011 (Jersey City) all of Naomi’s Lana pre-fame post-brunette photos were taken.
 
December 2010

 
February 2011


 
Naomi, back in New Jersey, then moved to NYC in May 2012 to August 2012. Just a 5-minute walk from Chuck & Lana’s apartment.
 
Mind you during the time period of the city hiatus Lana was getting shot by Chuck, Nicole, Martin and others for promo shoots. She was only brought along for National Anthem.
 
Naomi goes back to the suburbs. Strangely, Naomi moves back in with them in October 2016. Shortly after Lana and Chuck move out in November 2016.
 
Oh, and I saved the best for last.
 
Nicole lived with Lana and Chuck from August 2011 to September 2012. She then returned to the New Jersey suburbs.
 
Questions:
Did Lana really live in New Jersey?
Did Lana live with Naomi at any point in time?
Did Lana live in trailer parks illegally in New Jersey?
The sibling thing?
Who was Ron?
Was Ron also a photographer?
How did Naomi and Lana/Chuck meet?
How did Nicole and Lana/Chuck meet?
What made Nicole want to live with them?
Is the Jersey City move Lana-related?
Or, did Lana happen to meet Naomi in Jersey City?
Did Chuck or Naomi go to Britain with Lana and Nicole?
Were the moves crucial to the relationship between Lana and Naomi?
Who else lived with Lana and Chuck?
What were the exact periods of coexisting living?
Why did they officially move out in November 2016?
Did they all have a lesbian foursome and Naomi/Nicole photograph an intimate moment of “Alpha Females?
 
tl;dr Lana got her inspiration from cars from her ex-mechanic boyfriend. She lived with Chuck in New York from June 2010-November 2016. Naomi may have lived in Jersey City to keep close contact with Lana and Chuck and she did ultimately decide to live a few blocks from them during May 2012-August 2012. In October 2016 she moved in with them, but they moved out in November 2016.   
 
Let’s move on from the questions to some people. I’ve kinda already covered her time in New York and New Jersey.
 
Where do I start?
 
Locations I guess.
 
These photos and alike were taken in Charlie’s home. The one with the hose too. It’s in Hollywood.
 

edit: blurred image
 

 
Would like to post the address. That goes for most of these I think. He no longer lives there if mods wanted to pm me.
 
Um.. Lana may have cheated on Barrie with Fran. I’ll explain.
 
Fran had a New York apartment from October 2012 - August 2013. He then moved to Beverly Hills from August 2015 - January 2016.
 
Ok, call me a weirdo but I know EXACTLY where this photo was taken.
 

 
Had to blur the photo so it couldn’t be searched, but I promise you they are the same…
 

 
Now tell me how the hell was she over this man’s house in October 2012 - August 2013 when she was dating Barrie?
 
Blah, the dates are probably just wrong. Or maybe there’s something deeper…
 
After the November 2016 move they apparently went to a house in East L.A that Lana spoke about in her Glamour interview. It’s really freaking big, I guess they share it as a family or something I’m not sure. Only Chuck is the documented owner. Wth. again image blurred so y’all don’t image search it
 

 
 

 
Ok. I think that’s all I can cherry-pick. Feel free to ask me questions. I will be posting some more info tomorrow or in some days.. just needed to get this old stuff out. it will be about some boyfriends probably. and maybe some Indian stuff

Well, here goes nothing   I've had this theory for years..
 
So I have gathered similiar lyrics but did consider the "drive by sunday night" reference and the timing is also a bit earlier (making it line up with the release of Sirens). The difference though is that this crime took place in South LA. (We all know she travelled through the USA as mentioned in several songs and videos, I believe this was during her gap year. Tropico proves the LA theory as well)
 
The double homocide took place on April 6th 2004 (Sunday to Monday night"drive by sunday night" - For K)
at 2AM ("I was shot at 2AM" - Jump -> as in that's when Lana died, too, because she lost him forever because of the crime)
over a drug dispute (I'm not gonna quote obvious themes in her music ) 
Lana was 18 at the time (gap year) 
 
Two men shot a man and three women (witnesses) in the Nickerson Gardens housing project, two of the women survived and one of them was brave enough to testify (She died September the same year, and her funeral took place in St. Paul's Baptist Chruch ("Swinging in and out of Old Paul's" - Video Games)
 
Sidenote: This could be a stretch but there's a Willowbrook street and a Willowbrook Park right next to the housing project ("See the willow bowing" - Out With A Bang)
 
In July 2004 one of the men (K) involved in the shooting was convicted to murder charge (the articles don't say the amount of years but I guess 30 could be it) The jury split about the question of death penalty and the 'phase of the case should be retried'. (Not important but the other man involved had a different trial as he didn't confess)
 
A piece of information that is missing is when they decided to put him on death row because in 2009 a judge denied to reduce his death sentence that's all I could find.
 
K was 28/27 in 2004, so he does kinda fall into the older man type. I mean 10 years apart for an 18 year old is a lot imo.
 
Now, his name is the most mind-blowing piece of information: Kai Harris (as in fucking K, Kai, KAY..)
 
ITS JUST A THEORY THOUGH  
 
 
 
 
PS: He's a lightskin black man ("golden skin" - several songs) with long dark hair (again) and a slender, muscular figure.

Okay so now we know this is about Rob, whom she met when she was 19 (2005ish), living in Jersey, had a big impact on her and passed away. 
 
Rob was a friend of Mikey Martin's who she was rumored to date as well. Did she date both of them? 
"i am sleeping with your best friends" teas (Get Drunk recorded in 2007).
 
Also Mikey's from SoCal, so if Rob is too..."it only takes 2 hours to Nevada"
 
We have so much more information now 
 
Anybody have any other info?

You could be right. Poked around a bit, and it appears heroin is the drug that killed him.
 
More interesting notes, I found references to Mountain Dew and the movie "Drugstore Cowboy" on his page.
 
He was also bouncing around a bit between Santa Monica & New York... "back to Santa Monica, New York to LA"

Before I start this, I wish my condolences to Rob and his family and friends and mean no disrespect.
 
 
So when I started looking last night, I assumed he passed away around 2007-2009,
but Lana tweeted this on January 1, 2012
 

 
 
 
His Facebook profile is still up and active, (not going to link, as it's pretty easy to find) no connections between him and Lana/Lizzy on there.
Plenty of Mikey Martin on his profile though.
I could not find his former myspace profile, if he had one.
 
From there it was pretty easy to find a past connection between Rob and Mikey,
posted on December 11, 2006 on RecoveryRoad.org, recovered using wayback. 
 

 
 
Rob was a New York native, battled with drug addiction for a long time, became friends with Mikey at Road Recovery and joined his band as a production manager.
 
Quoted from the site in 2007 "ROAD RECOVERY is comprised of entertainment industry professionals whose lives have been touched by addiction and other adversities and now wish to make a positive impact on the lives of others."
 
I heavily believe Lizzy was involved in this organization, although I found nothing online as evidence.
But per her interview for Electronic Beats in 2013
 
 
 
 
and interview with Vogue in 2012 
 
 
 
Recovery Road is probably how she met Mikey and Rob.
In another interview, she reveals 
 
 
 
I think Rob is the person she's talking about here. Looking at his FB profile, it seemed he was still struggling with his addiction and re-entered rehab 2011. This leads me to believe Rob is subject to a lot of her songs, I think Dark Paradise and Heroin are 100% about him, as he is now the only confirmed friend/boyfriend she knew who died of drug overdose. It could also explain her somewhat strange behavior during the 2011-2012 era, she had just lost a friend, maybe an ex-boyfriend and was also gaining popularity and criticism.
 
Obviously all speculation, I'm wary to say she dated Rob as she called him a friend, but we are pretty sure she dated Mikey.
 
Sorry this was kind of all over the place, but what does everybody think?

Mikey Martin from the band Shiny Toy Guns' best friend, Rob; she wrote it after he died. 

​WOW
this might have been best show I have ever seen (by anyone)
 
​Her voice has never been better
 
and Elizabeth said COACHELLA was one of the 3 songs she was MOST PROUD OF from Lust for Life
(I was secretly hoping next she  would have said for Graham...
Elizabeth I am proud of you for Coachella, the #1 song of 2017, and one of the 20 greatest songs of all time
 
YAYO  now we all know (and here I figured I was the only one who heard)
 
glad the people with me last night were there to see this. Think one is going to be a lifetime fan now
 
but perhaps my favorite song of the night was HONEYMOON

http://instagram.com/p/BeK0ZC2A3Xr/
The way she sings Ride now breaks my heart but also makes me smile.
“I’ve been trying too hard.. on only one hit song.”
 
I feel like she’s admitting that she’s only putting out songs like “High by the Beach” & “White Mustang” because she thinks it’ll appeal to the general public, but it never does. Probably for some reason she doesn’t understand, the remix of “Summertime Sadness” was her only smash hit (of course there were VG, BJ, + Y&B but when most people think Lana Del Rey they typically only recall the summertime sadness remix) Even in the Complex interview last year the interviewer said to her “Is it weird that it’s probably your biggest hit?” and she replied with “Really?? You’re gonna say that?? Well, you’re probably right...”
 
But then again, right after she sings the lyric, she beams a huge smile. Because I think she knows that all of that aside, it doesn’t matter that she isn’t an artist that produces “hits” because she doesn’t need them. She’s won all of us without it. She has all of us waiting out for hours in the freezing winter weather all over the world to fill an arena just to see her for 90 minutes. But it’s always so worth it to us, and we do it over and over. & she knows that. She feels the love we give her. And she gives us that love back. At one of the other dates, in the middle of Ride she just kind of stopped and said “Do you all know how much you mean to me?” and just smiled and looked at the crowd for a bit before continuing the song.
 
She knows we love her because of who she is, and she loves us back just as much.

I noticed that the BAR video was reused for WM, but remember Chuck was posting pics of the BTS of the Yosemite video?
Why hasn't that been recycled?
 
I can see the EP being more acoustically driven, with LFL outtakes (and if the EP is meant to be sonically cohesive, I think it's accurate to say UV and HM outtakes will make the cut, and not so much BTD/P, and tbh, I feel like it's not true that it will be an EP of outtakes from each record, but I'd love any release), and
 
Yosemite must be a trailer single, similar to what Ride was for Paradise, with its video not being reused for anything because it's going to come out.
It makes a lot of sense to have this EP be what Paradise was to Born to Die. This entire LFL era is the anti-Born to Die, in a sense, and talking about a full circle? Having this EP with Yosemite would be just that. 

Mikey Martin from the band Shiny Toy Guns' best friend, Rob; she wrote it after he died. 

Mikey Martin from the band Shiny Toy Guns' best friend, Rob; she wrote it after he died. 

Mikey Martin from the band Shiny Toy Guns' best friend, Rob; she wrote it after he died. 

Mikey Martin from the band Shiny Toy Guns' best friend, Rob; she wrote it after he died. 

I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I missed Cruel World being on the setlist so much

Mikey Martin from the band Shiny Toy Guns' best friend, Rob; she wrote it after he died. 

Mikey Martin from the band Shiny Toy Guns' best friend, Rob; she wrote it after he died. 

Mikey Martin from the band Shiny Toy Guns' best friend, Rob; she wrote it after he died. 

I updated my response up there, it wasn't about Mikey lol, it was about Rob

I updated my response up there, it wasn't about Mikey lol, it was about Rob

I google image searched him and ew,,, maybe he was cuter ten or more years ago?

Mikey Martin from the band Shiny Toy Guns' best friend, Rob; she wrote it after he died.