Gang members originally meant murder when they talked about fading someone. If you fade a gang member you are decreasing the number of members in his gang and effectively "fading" his color.
Today the term fade is more flexible by simply meaning "disgrace".
a hair cut. ball fade. southside Gs all roll with a ball fade or braids. keepin the line tight refers to keepin the fade clean. theres alot of different kind of fades, ball fade bein the most popular. you want to be a baller, hit up your barbershop ask for ball fade, 2 on top. keep the line tight dog.
commonly ued in the dmv area. meaning 'able to'. or 'wanting to'. mostly refering to money.
girl: ay, you goin to the club tonight.
boy: i don't know. how much it cost to get in?
girl: twenty dollars at the door.
boy: aw, nah sahn. i can't fade that.
boy: ay, you tryna go to this concert tonight
other boy: yea, bet. it's only like twenty dollars. i can fade that. i just got paid.