De La Soul

718

noun

Published on April 10, 2016, 5:20 a.m.

any of the New York City outer boroughs (Brookyln, Queens, Staten Island, the Bronx);

people hailing from or representing a New York City outer borough

Categories Locations, Numbers, Phone Numbers

Collocates 212⁵, 187³, BK², 213, 211, 310, 917, bitch, Brownsville, burner, BX, crew, Crooklyn, fuck with, ghetto, rep, rep, straight, hold it down, son, 513, 215, weight

Region East Coast

Etymology from the telephone area code for NYC outer boroughs

Related concepts 212, 310, 313, 415, 504, 510, 713, 917, BK, Bucktown, QB, Queensbridge, Shaolin, the Bridge

Rhymes straight³, great³, weight², plate, state, eight, drake, grace

1993-09-21 De La Soul "Area" [Buhloone Mindstate]
I met up with my niggas from the 718
1994-10-18 Digable Planets "9th Wonder" [Blowout Comb]
7 1 8 to omega, black motion is ocean style
1995-09-26 Das EFX "Alright" [Hold It Down]
Me get done? Never, son, I hold it down for 7-1-8

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