Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US black/teen) to show off, to act in an exhibitionistic manner; thus profiling for the fans, showing off for an audience.

1969		Current Sl. III:3 9: Profile for the fans, v. To strut; to show off.
1970		G. Scott-Heron Vulture (1996) 108: Spade walked by [...] profiling for all the cats who thought they were seeing a ghost.
1986		Eble Campus Sl. Oct. 4: profiling – looking good.
1994		N. McCall Makes Me Wanna Holler (1995) 26: The hip dudes profiled in their All Stars.
2000		Indep. Rev. 10 May 7: Schoolkids celebrating the end of A-levels by profilin’ round the watering holes of the West End.
2019		N. Walker Cherry 164: ‘What about these prima donnas who don’t want to wear all their body armor because they like to style and profile?’.