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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".
African-American English has always had a significant effect on hip-hop slang and vice versa. Certain regions have introduced their unique regional slang to hip-hop culture, such as the Bay Area (Mac Dre, E-40), Houston (Chamillionaire, Paul Wall), Atlanta (Ludacris, Lil Jon, T.I.), and Kentucky (Cunninlynguists, Nappy Roots).
It also evolves rapidly, as words are moved into and out of slang use. It found broad usage among hip hop artists such as Kalamashaka and G.rongi in the African Great Lakes region in the '90s, both mainstream and "underground" (whose music helped spread the language and contribute to rapid changes or shifts in Sheng vocabulary), as well as ...
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 Gen Z slang. [2] [3] [4]
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 descriptive of ...
Bae (word) Bae ( / beɪ / BAY) is a slang term of endearment, [ 1] primarily used among youth. It came into widespread use around 2013 and 2014 through social media and hip-hop and R&B lyrics. [ 2]
Look up hyphy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term hyphy ( / ˈhaɪfiː / 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 Oakland rapper Keak da Sneak. [ 1][ 3]
The 20th century was a truly special time. One day we were "cruisin' for a bruisin'" with some "greasers" at the "passion pit," the next we're telling a Valley Girl to "talk to the hand"—or ...