Blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-alcohol

What Rappers Mean:

• Lay a charge on my personal choice of intoxication that has left us in this most awkward position.

What the Dictionary Says:

• date rape

Previously on What Rappers Really Mean:
Stuntin’
I Got Plennie Muhneeh
My Swag
Goon
Hip-Hop Is Dead

Stuntin’

What the Dictionary Says:

• Retard the growth or development of

• an action displaying spectacular skill and daring

What Rappers Mean:

• An inexorable display of amassed wealth and liquid assets for the sole opportunity of soothing a voluminous ego.

I Got Plennie Muhneeh

What the Dictionary Says [money]:

• a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes; coins and banknotes collectively.

What Rappers Really Mean:

• I have acquired large sums of inestimable financial resources.

Swag/Swagger

What the Dictionary Says:

• [noun ] a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive gait or manner.
• [adjective] denoting a coat or jacket cut with a loose flare from the shoulders.

What Rappers Really Mean:

• The purported interminable endearing presence I possess which holds my audience sway to every word I profess.

Hip-Hop Is Dead

What Wikipedia Says:

• Hip-Hop Is Dead is a studio album by American rapper and hip hop artist Nas, released December 19, 2006.

What Rappers Really Mean:

• My favorite music genre has been misappropriated for carousing, debauchery, lasciviousness and violent activity.

Previously on WRRM:
What Rappers Really Mean – Goon

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Welcome to the first installment of our new series, What Rappers Really Mean, where we attempt to demystify the true meaning behind your favorite rappers’ favorite words. To ensure the authenticity of this feature, we’ve handed the reins to a rapper named Soulbrotha. (Feel free to flood him with compliments or hate mail). Enjoy.
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