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One particular example is the rule-based slang of Snoop Dogg and E-40, who add -izzle or -izz to the end or middle of words. Hip Hop lyrics have also been known for containing swear words. In particular, the word "bitch" is seen in countless songs, from NWA's "A Bitch Iz a bitch" to Missy Elliot's "She is a Bitch".
Chuck Philips, Los Angeles Times, 1992 Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of inner-city American black youths. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word gangster. The genre was pioneered in the mid-1980s by rappers such as Schoolly D and Ice-T, and was popularized in the later part of the 1980s by groups like N.W.A. In 1985 Schoolly D released "P ...
Hip hop phrases (13 P) Pages in category "Hip hop terminology" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... additional terms may apply.
List of Generation Z slang. The following is a list of slang that is used or popularized by Generation Z (Gen Z), generally those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s in the Western world. Generation Z slang differs from slang of prior generations. [ 1][ 2] Ease of communication with the Internet facilitated the rapid proliferation of ...
As the decades went on, breaking developed its own culture within hip-hop. Terms like “B-boy” and “B-girl” emerged along with defining elements of breaking like toprock, downrock, freezes ...
Hip (slang) Hip. (slang) Hip is a slang for fashionably current[ 1] and in the know. To be hip is to have "an attitude, a stance" in opposition to the "unfree world", [ 2] or to what is square or prude. Being hip is also about being informed about the latest ideas, styles, and developments. [ 3]
Ratchet (slang) Ratchet is a slang term in American hip hop culture that, in its original sense, [ 1] was a derogatory term used to refer to an uncouth woman, and may be a Louisianan dialect form of the word "wretched". In the 2000s–2010s, the word became loosely connotative of denoting overt confidence, defiance, fervour, or otherwise being ...