11/10/2023 0 Comments Ready for dis meaning![]() The South is often referred to as the “dirty South” or the “third coast” of rap. In a lyric: “Ten racks in a rubber band (gouda), Got three or fo’ mo’ in my other hand (gouda).”Įveryday use: Stefanie blew all her gouda on fixing her car, and then it broke again … immediately. Gouda means money and originated in Vallejo. In a lyric: “Now let me direct traffic for a minute … ghostride the whip.”Įveryday use: There was a sideshow last weekend, and there are still marks on the road from where people were turning donuts and ghostriding the whip. Ghostride the whipmeans to let a car drive itself, and it originated in Vallejo. In a lyric: “I’ll call her a beotch … beotch!”Įveryday use: Don’t call someone a beotch-especially a stranger. In a lyric: “Fa shizzle my nizzle, the big Snoopy D-O-double-jizzle back up in the hizzle.”Įveryday use: Hey, want to see a 7:45 movie? Fo shizzle.īeotchis an insulting or incredulous address, often aimed at a woman, and it originated in Oakland. In a lyric: “Gangsta, gangsta! That’s what they’re yellin.’ It’s not about a salary, it’s all about reality.”Įveryday use: Bobby can pose as pretty gangsta sometimes, but he’s about as soft as they come.įo shizzle/fa shizzlemeans for sure and originated in LA. Gangsta means gangster or tough, and it originated in LA. Rap may have started in New York, but California taught it how to chill out and slow down. And, there is no definitive answer to whether LA’s rap terminology is more innovative than the Bay Area’s-Snoop Dogg and E-40 have been there, and the debate ain’t pretty. In a lyric: “They say I’m 730, say I spaz out.”Įveryday use: Julia went 730 when she scuffed her new white sneakers. and grab a hoagie.ħ30 means crazy and originated in NYC (specifically from the city code used when a perp suffers from a mental disorder). In a lyric: “I’m golden brown, and you know she’s the joint.”Įveryday use: Let’s go down to that jawn on 4 th St. Jawn or joint are all-purpose nouns originating in Philadelphia. In a lyric: “What ya throwin on? Biggie Smalls, who you represent?”Įveryday use: The comedian got the audience hyped by shouting “Brooklyn! Represent, represent!” as soon as she got on stage. Represent means from or exemplifying, and it originated in NYC, specifically Brooklyn. In a lyric: “Let’s get the dough and stay real jiggy.”Įveryday use: Xavier thought his puffy vest was pretty jiggy, but I think it’s very 2002. Jiggy means fly or cool and originated in NYC, specifically Harlem. Get the money, dollar dollar bill, y’all.”Įveryday use: Should I spend Tuesday night hanging out with my grandma, or picking up extra dog walking shifts? Hmm, C.R.E.A.M.-I’ll choose the paid labor.” In a lyric: “Cash rules everything around me, C.R.E.A.M. ![]() or Cash Rules Everything Around Me originated in NYC, specifically Staten Island. We could write an article on Wu-Tang’s Staten Island-based lyrical innovations alone choosing just five words from the East Coast, the birthplace of hip hop, is as challenging as a rose growing through concrete. ![]() East Coast rapĮast Coast rap is most famous for its NYC origins-rap as we know it was born in the South Bronx and developed from Queens to Virginia Beach. With the help of M.I.M.’s lyrical breakdown about how each part of the US raps, we created an atlas of five notable words from each region. (No offense, Nati residents.) Rap slang can be as hyper-regional as sports alliances. Don’t mortify yourself by saying “fo’ shizzle” to someone from Chicago or by expecting Hi-Tek slang to be recognized outside of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. ![]()
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