Can be used in a positive or neutral sense to refer to an artist that has attained appeal beyond fans of the genre in which the artist started out. Can also be used in a negative sense that implies "selling out" to refer to the same artists or to artists who are attempting such a crossover. The negative connotation is most often used by purist fans or fellow performers within that genre. This term gained some prominence in early 1990s rap as some rappers 1) attempted to tailor their acts to white suburbia, 2) employed what was regarded by some as an excessive amount of R&B on records, or 3) engaged in collaborations with heavy metal artists, in the style of Ice-T. The negative version of the term is now used less often in rap circles, as many mainstream rappers have blended the avaricious hustling image of street culture with the rampant consumerism of white suburbia so as to attain both crossover status and street cred.
Black Jeff Foxworthy - "If you used to front one of the most innovative hip hop groups of the early nineties and you find yourself in a Hype Williams video, you might be a crossover."
by bluedevil July 20, 2006
Get the crossovermug. Someone who seeks to make sense of American politics, but delegates the task to a right-wing radio pundit, resulting in a chasm between what is believed to be true and objective reality.
- "Joe says that if the icecaps melt, the water level will actually decrease, because ice takes up more space than liquid water."
- "Doesn't he know most of the world's ice is on land, and not floating in the ocean?"
- "What can you do? He's a dittohead."
- "Doesn't he know most of the world's ice is on land, and not floating in the ocean?"
- "What can you do? He's a dittohead."
by bluedevil July 20, 2006
Get the dittoheadmug. The sexual desire many men and some women experience during the day following a night of heavy drinking. This may be caused by a temporary hormonal imbalance and/or by temporary fatigue within certain areas of the brain. Effects can last up to 24 hours, but may be offset by physical fatigue, which inhibits the desire for strenuous physical activity.
by bluedevil July 21, 2006
Get the hangover horninessmug. Slang term for "accolades", "proper respect", or "just dues". Popularized in the 1980s by rappers who shortened the term "propers" which was in turn being used as an abbreviated version of "proper respect" at least by the 1960s. The increase in this term's usage during the late 1980s and early 1990s coincided with an increasing fascination with the mafia within rap circles. Both communities have traditionally placed great emphasis on the importance of earning and giving respect.
My four-year-old son is the king of Chutes and Ladders, but punk neighbor kids won't give him his props.
by bluedevil July 20, 2006
Get the propsmug. Fans of radio and TV show host Jim Rome, who coined the term to emphasize the tendency of callers to simply reiterate all of his own points. Unlike the somewhat similar phenomenon of "dittoheads", clones celebrate their status in an ironic manner, often making reference to the humorously pathetic lives they suspect such clones must live.
When running smack, the clones must remember to actually have a take and, most importantly, not to suck.
by bluedevil July 20, 2006
Get the the clonesmug. Term used by liberals as a synonym for "Bush administration" to emphasize its extensive ties and loyalty to big business.
Having received a no-bid contract from Bushco to support the war effort in Iraq, Halliburton proceeded to misplace billions of taxpayer dollars.
by bluedevil July 20, 2006
Get the bushcomug. One whose active denial in the meaning or worth of life is typically based on an incongruity between life and that person's pre-conceived notions of justice, fairness, or meaning. In other words, one who is tortuously trying to follow an ethos which denies that there can be a meaningful ethos.
False Nihilist - "If people weren't so stupid they would learn to be miserable all the time like me."
True Nihilist - "To match the metric of our corporate vision, we must leverage our best people to think outside of the box and achieve strategic ubiquity and synergy.
True Nihilist - "To match the metric of our corporate vision, we must leverage our best people to think outside of the box and achieve strategic ubiquity and synergy.
by bluedevil July 20, 2006
Get the nihilistmug.