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Biting — The copying of style or technique in any element of hip hop

Bling bling — Jewelry that shines on sight, derived from the sound it makes

Boo — A term of endearment, like baby

Chill — To calm down/relax

Crib — The subject’s home

Crunk — To have a good time or to get crazy drunk

Crunk juice — A heavy drink, made popular by Lil John. A mixture of Red Bull and Hennessey

Def — A hip-hop superlative meaning especially good, now somewhat dated

Diss — To 'disrespect,' a put-down or insult

Dope — A superlative expressing approval

Flow — Style in which an MC both constructs rhymes and delivers them

Freestyle — Improvised rapping, often without music

Gangsta — A form of rap relating tales of criminal activitiy

Hardcore — A rough-edged variant of rap, often focusing on sex/crime narratives or harsh aspects of life in urban environments

Juice — Power, often electrical. Also sometimes used to signify 'respect' (see props)

MC — The master of ceremonies, later rapper (also referred to as an emcee)

New school — A somewhat confused term, initially invoked to describe Run-D.M.C.'s breakthrough in the mid-80s, but occasionally applied to anything contemporaneous

Old school — A term denoting the subject's early involvement in hip hop (generally considered to be from the mid-70s to the mid 80s)

Props — The 'proper respect' due to someone

Real — Real, not posing or faking

Sampling — The duplication of 'found sound,' be it from records or other media

Sucka free — Good rap, not bad music

Tag — Street name of a graffiti artist

Wack — Very bad, terrible

 

 

Source: The Hip Hop Years by Alex Ogg with David Upshal and the Rap Dictionary