1980 N. George ‘Rapping Deejays’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 45: Blow is a slang term for cocaine; cheeba for marijuana.at cheeb, n.
1980 N. George ‘Rapping Deejays’ Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 46: In current slang ‘death’ means something good.at death, n.
1980 N. George ‘Rapping Deejays’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 43: A much more accurate idea of where rapping deejays began can be found [...] at a South Bronx disco called Club 371.at DJ, n.
1980 N. George ‘Rapping Deejays’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 44: Low-on-the-ladder office workers [...] who smoke their herb, search for some companionship, and in general get loose.at get loose (v.) under loose, adj.
1980 N. George ‘Rapping Deejays’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 46: ‘OJ’ is a reference to a big car. Erstwhile football star [...] OJ Simpson does Hertz commercials featuring Ford and Lincoln Mercury cars.at o.j., n.
1980 N. George ‘Rapping Deejays’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 45: The best definition of [the whack] is that if you don’t know what it means you probably are ‘the whack’ or maybe even ‘whacked.’.at wack, adj.
1981 N. George ‘The New Street Art’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 73: But for me the cold crusher occurs about four minutes into its 5:49.at cold-crushing (adj.) under cold, adv.
1981 N. George ‘The New Street Art’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 73: And then (throwdown!) we’re grooving on ‘Good Times.’.at throwdown, n.1
1981 N. George ‘The New Street Art’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 73: The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel [...] captures the spirit and creativity of the city’s summertime block parties.at wheel, n.
1985 in N. George ‘Rappin’ with Russell’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 56: You can listen to all the records I’ve been involved in and not hear that stuff about busting out young girls in them.at bust out, v.6
1985 N. George ‘Rappin’ with Russell’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 52: A room full of coked-up stickup kids.at coked (up), adj.
1985 in N. George ‘Rappin’ with Russell’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 58: That guy can only suck my dick when he sees me [...] I’m invaluable to the success of his company.at suck someone’s dick (v.) under dick, n.1
1985 in N. George ‘Rappin’ with Russell’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 57: You’ll never hear any of our artists rapping about getting over on a woman in a vulgar way.at get over, v.2
1985 N. George ‘Rappin’ with Russell’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 47: Russell [Simmons] is hyped for the meeting.at hyped, adj.
1985 N. George ‘Rappin’ with Russell’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 54: Ex-indie Sugarhill Records [...] once dominated the rap market.at indie, n.
1985 N. George ‘Rappin’ with Russell’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 49: He would certainly hurt their project and, as blaxploitation films used to advertise, ‘stick it to the man.’.at stick it to (v.) under stick it, v.
1985 N. George ‘Rappin’ with Russell’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 49: He chortled later [...] about serving them at the meeting.at serve, v.
1985 N. George ‘Rappin’ with Russell’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 48: Unfortunately the brothers had a shaky reputation and short bread.at short, adj.1
1985 N. George ‘Rappin’ with Russell’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 52: A room full of coked-up stickup kids.at stick-up man (n.) under stick-up, n.
1985 N. George ‘Rappin’ with Russell’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 46: They are mostly young, real street, and real anxious.at street, adj.
1987 in N. George ‘Rakin and Eric B.’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 79: Twenty-one MC’s ate up at the same time.at eat up, v.
1987 in N. George Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1992) 78: Give him another great record and he’ll house all these m.f.’s.at house, v.1
1987 in N. George ‘Rakin and Eric B.’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 79: I take seven MC’s, put them in a line.at M.C., n.1
1988 N. George ‘Nationwide’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 82: The idea that such an institution would be run by a white man in Texas makes many brothers here in the Apple bristle.at Apple, n.
1988 N. George ‘Bobby Brown’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 85: Using funk vocals and hip hop attitude, he ripped right through New Edition’s bubble gum.at bubble gum, n.1
1988 N. George ‘Bobby Brown’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 85: The buzz was that Brown had bad habits, bad manners, and no future.at buzz, n.
1988 N. George ‘Nationwide’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 85: ‘My Prerogative’ is more than a cock-strong and cunning celebration of ego.at cockstrong (adj.) under cock, n.3
1988 N. George ‘Bobby Brown’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 85: ‘Roni,’ short for tenderoni – females sweet, sexy, and probably underage.at roni, n.
1988 N. George ‘Bobby Brown’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 85: A squeaky hit, the ultra-teenybop ballad ‘Girlfriend.’.at teenybopper, adj.
1989 N. George ‘Kool Moe Dee & L.L. Cool J’ in Buppies, B-Boys, Baps and Bohos (1994) 86: Several Mambazo songs celebrate the group’s badness.at badness (n.) under bad, adj.