Definitions by ac

school

A specific era in hiphop history. There have been many discussions about the difference between the "Old School" and the New School". One accepted view was put to words in alt.rap by Charles L. Isbell:
All of time can be divided pretty easily this way:
- Everything before "Run DMC" (Run DMC 1984)
- Everything before "It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back" (Public Enemy 1988)

It gets harder after that, but maybe you'd have to label parallel movements with stuff like:

+ Everything before "Straight Outta Compton" (NWA 1988) and "Amerikkka's Most Wanted" (Ice Cube 1990) for the West Coast Gangsta Movement
+ Everything before "3 Feet High And Rising" (De La Soul 1989) and "Low End Theory" (A Tribe Called Quest 1991) for the Jazz/Bohemian Movement

Others seem to think we're about to enter the Everything before "93 'Til Infinity" (Souls of Mischief 1993) era for the Ascendency of Hieroglyphics, but I'll reserve judgement on that.

There are also several dark moments: MC Hammer ushered in the HipPop Era and Vanilla "No I really used to be rich; May I take your order?" Ice ushered in something unspeakable (Snow, if nothing else).

Hmmmmm, here's a way to pass the time: what are the key moments/movements and what albums/artists best represent them? How have they influenced the direction of rap? Making no value judgements, I'd have to say that the four most influential hiphop moments/movements are the ones I listed above and for obvious reasons.

Old School has some dope shit, Red Alert, Slick Rick, Whodini dope ass old school rappers

school by AC January 31, 2004

BG

1)Baby gangster, as opposed to OG. An OG has shot somebody, a BG has not shot anyone yet

2)Black Gangster

1)"I quit school cuz of recess, you fuckin BG-- Snoop Doggy Dogg

2) look at that BG

BG by ac January 31, 2004

whodi 

Used to address someone as a friend, as in "What's up whodie", in the same way as words like "homey", "money", "playa" or "dogg".

wassup whodi?

whodi by ac January 31, 2004

berry 

A police car. The red lights on old cop cars looked like a berry on top of an ice cream. "Berry flashing those high beams" refers to a cop behind your car signalling for you to pull over.

"Didn't even see a berry flashing those high beams" -- Ice Cube

berry by ac January 31, 2004

word is bond 

Saying this means that what you are saying is absolutely correct, and you do not have to put up money to prove it, you just say it. The term originates from the financial markets where hirstorically traders woul tell each other "my word is bond", i.e. my word is good enough, you don't need it in writing

"Cause I'm frontin' in my ride, and my word is bond" -- LL Cool J

word is bond by ac January 31, 2004

wack 

1) Negative: crazy or weird. Mostly this is meant

2) To kill someone.

1) Chingy is a wack ass rapper

2)"So don't step to me 'cause you boys'll get wacked" -- Ice-T (Power).

wack by ac January 31, 2004

wet 

1)Kill someone. As in wet from blood when someone is sprayed

2)Excite a female

1)Don't get fuck with me or ill wet you up

2)I had that bitch wet last night

wet by ac January 31, 2004