Slang of American Rappers

Julia Gorozhankina
Julia Gorozhankina
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1 min readMar 31, 2020

Hello everybody! Is rap your favorite music? Do you like American rap more than Russian? Are you tired of listening and not understanding the text? Then this article is for you. To your attention, I present a post about the slang of rappers in America. Let’s go!

  • Boys in blue / five o / coppers / cops — полицейские
  • Cellie — сотовый телефон
  • Dawg — близкий друг, “свой”, кореш
  • Dead presidents — купюры (от того, что на долларах изображены бывшие президенты США)
  • Dough / cheese / cabbage— деньги
  • Homies — близкие друзья (друганы)
  • Lowrider — заниженная машина
  • Shawdy (shorty) — девушка
  • Trill — уважаемый, крутой (from words true + real)
  • Vibe — атмосфера, ощущения от чего-то
  • Wack — чушь, отстой

Well, now you can definitely understand what rappers read about in America.

“The music you listen to is your life, your self-expression, your inner world.”

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Julia Gorozhankina
Julia Gorozhankina

Hello! I’m a student of LUNN. Here I’ll post useful and relevant information, interesting articles and materials. Read and enjoy! I hope you will like it!