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Trap music is known for its simple, rhythmic, minimalistic productions that uses synthesized drums, and is characterized by complex hi-hat patterns, snare drums, bass drums, some tuned with a long decay to emit a bass frequency (originally from the Roland TR-808 drum machine), and lyrical content that often focuses on drug use and urban violence.
The term thirst trap re-emerged on Twitter and Urban Dictionary in 2011, and throughout the years with the rise of Snapchat, Instagram, and online dating apps such as Tinder and Grindr. [7] In 2011, it was defined by Urban Dictionary as "any statement used to intentionally create attention or 'thirst'." [10]
The term hyphy (/ ˈ h aɪ f iː / HY-fee) is an Oakland, California, slang meaning "hyperactive". [1] More specifically, it is an adjective describing the hip-hop music [1] [2] and the culture associated with the Oakland area. [3] The term was first coined by rapper Keak da Sneak. [1] [3]
Slang used or popularized by Generation Z (Gen Z; generally those born between the late 1990s and late 2000s in the Western world) differs from slang of earlier generations; [1] [2] ease of communication via Internet social media has facilitated its rapid proliferation, creating "an unprecedented variety of linguistic variation". [2] [3] [4]
The term has been attributed mainly to African-American slang, in which it holds various meanings. [5] It most commonly refers to the verb phrase "to crank up". It is theorized that the use of the term came from a past-tense form of "crank", which was sometimes conjugated as "crunk" in the South, such that if a person, event, or party was hyped-up, i.e. energetic – "cranked" or "cranked up ...
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
Phonk took inspiration from trap roots in the Southern United States in the mid-1990s. [2] Artists or musical groups like DJ Screw, X-Raided, DJ Spanish Fly, [3] DJ Squeeky, [4] and the collective Three 6 Mafia all helped pioneer the foundations for the genre to emerge many years later, with the Houston chopped and screwed seen as the precursor to the genre. [2]
CB slang is the distinctive anti-language, argot, or cant which developed among users of Citizens Band radio (CB), especially truck drivers in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s, [1] when it was an important part of the culture of the trucking industry. The slang itself is not only cyclical, but also geographical.