Green’s Dictionary of Slang

213 n.

[the telephone area code]

(US black) Los Angeles.

Sir Mix-a-Lot ‘A Rapper’s Reputation’ 🎵 Next stop, the 2-1-3, LA.
[US]Dr Dre ‘Still D.R.E.’ 🎵 Still rock my khakis with a cuff and a crease / Still got love for the streets, repping 213.
[US]Ice-T ‘Gangsta Rap’ 🎵 Nate Dogg reppin that 213.
Game ‘History’ 🎵 Ran through the west when it was mostly 213.