Based on lyrical evidence, this term refers to those that visit a club and, instead of
dancing and being sociable, remain out the outskirts of the dance floor, away from the 'action.'
A more traditional term for this behavior is 'wallflower.'
However, as evidenced in 'Everytime Tha Beat Drop' example below, 'holding up the wall'
may also refer to a
case where an individual requests that another engage in an activity only to be turned down due to (occasionally perceived) social or financial status (i.e. the archetypal '
girl that's too good for you').
"I'm soon to motivate the room ... If you holdin' up the wall, then you missin' the
point." -Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says
"Cause I ain't one of these too bourgeois broads /
Always in the
club holding up the wall" -
Monica featuring Dem Franchize Boyz, Everytime Tha Beat Drop