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Appendix: A Hip-Hop Glossary
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b-boy: (n) From "break boy"; one who break-dances.battle: (v) To compete, usually in rhyming or turntablism, but also in dancing and graffiti.bite: (v) To copy, mimic; pejorative. “You bit my rhyme, sucka.”break: Breakbeat. A several second-slice of percussion in the middle of songs that, when looped together by progressive South Bronx DJs in the 1970s, formed the foundation of hip-hop beats.butter: (adj.) Something well -liked, smooth.cipher: 1) (n) A circle of rhymers, showing and proving. A 5 percenter term.come correct: (v) To represent the real, to do something the way it should be done.cut: 1) (n) A record, the lat est hit. 2) (n) A haircut. 3) (v) Cutting wax; scratching a record.dead presidents: (n) Money. Most American dollar bills bear the image of former Presidents. def: 1) (adj.) Superlative, the bomb.dig: 1) (v) To understand; "can you dig it?" 2) (v) To like. 3) (v) To search for obscure records. “Diggin’ in the crates.”dope: 1) (adj.) Superlative, addictive.drop knowledge: (v) To demonstrate wisdom or skill.dis: (v) To insult or thwart. Short for “disrespect.”flava: 1) (n) Flavor. Connotes style, excellence, substance.flow: 1) (v) To rhyme. 2) (n) Style of rhyming. 3) (adj.) Continuity and mellifluousness.fly: (adj.) Attractive, stylish, beautiful.head: An enthusiast and participant in hip-hop culture.homeboy/homegirl: (n) Close friend.hype: 1) (n) Statements made about something before that thing comes out, especially wild speculation. 2) (adj.) Cool, dope.ill: 1) (v) To act obnoxiously, weird or wild. “That fight was ill.” 2) (adj) Positive. “That rhyme was ill!”in [full] effect: (adv.) Present and taking place. Live.live: (adj.) Great.mad: (adj.) Extremely, very; a large quantity.phat: 1) (adj.) Superlative, rich like butter, solid, extremely well put together.piece: 1) (n) A work of graffiti art. Short for “masterpiece.” play: 1) (v) To go along with. 2) (v) To fool, look foolish. “You played yourself, dummy!”school: 1) (n) A specific era in hip-hop history. “Busy Bee and Lee Jeans are old-school.” 2) (v) To educate. “Let me school you to the facts.”spit: (v) To rhyme; “spit lyrics,” e.g.tight 1) (adj.) Cool, dope, fresh, not sloppy.wack: 1) (adj.) Negative, undesirable.wheels of steel: (n) Turntables.writer: (n) Graffiti artist.
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Appendix: A Hip-Hop Glossary
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b-boy: (n) From "break boy"; one who break-dances.
battle: (v) To compete, usually in rhyming or turntablism, but also in dancing and
graffiti.
bite: (v) To copy, mimic; pejorative. “You bit my rhyme, sucka.”
break: Breakbeat. A several second-slice of percussion in the middle of songs that, when
looped together by progressive South Bronx DJs in the 1970s, formed the foundation of
hip-hop beats.
butter: (adj.) Something well -liked, smooth.
cipher: 1) (n) A circle of rhymers, showing and proving. A 5 percenter term.
come correct: (v) To represent the real, to do something the way it should be done.
cut: 1) (n) A record, the lat est hit. 2) (n) A haircut. 3) (v) Cutting wax; scratching a
record.
dead presidents: (n) Money. Most American dollar bills bear the image of former
Presidents.
def: 1) (adj.) Superlative, the bomb.
dig: 1) (v) To understand; "can you dig it?" 2) (v) To like. 3) (v) To search for obscure
records. “Diggin’ in the crates.”
dope: 1) (adj.) Superlative, addictive.
drop knowledge: (v) To demonstrate wisdom or skill.
dis: (v) To insult or thwart. Short for “disrespect.”
flava: 1) (n) Flavor. Connotes style, excellence, substance.
flow: 1) (v) To rhyme. 2) (n) Style of rhyming. 3) (adj.) Continuity and mellifluousness.
fly: (adj.) Attractive, stylish, beautiful.
head: An enthusiast and participant in hip-hop culture.
homeboy/homegirl: (n) Close friend.
hype: 1) (n) Statements made about something before that thing comes out, especially
wild speculation. 2) (adj.) Cool, dope.
ill: 1) (v) To act obnoxiously, weird or wild. “That fight was ill.” 2) (adj) Positive. “That
rhyme was ill!”
in [full] effect: (adv.) Present and taking place. Live.
live: (adj.) Great.
mad: (adj.) Extremely, very; a large quantity.
phat: 1) (adj.) Superlative, rich like butter, solid, extremely well put together.
piece: 1) (n) A work of graffiti art. Short for “masterpiece.”
play: 1) (v) To go along with. 2) (v) To fool, look foolish. “You played yourself,
dummy!”
school: 1) (n) A specific era in hip-hop history. “Busy Bee and Lee Jeans are old-school.”
2) (v) To educate. “Let me school you to the facts.”
spit: (v) To rhyme; “spit lyrics,” e.g.
tight 1) (adj.) Cool, dope, fresh, not sloppy.
wack: 1) (adj.) Negative, undesirable.
wheels of steel: (n) Turntables.
writer: (n) Graffiti artist.
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