backpacker

noun

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

a fan of alternative or underground hip-hop;

an alternative hip-hop artist

Categories Insults

Collocates rapper⁴ ⋅ baller ⋅ bump ⋅ crack ⋅ cracker ⋅ feel ⋅ gangsta ⋅ mack ⋅ rapping ⋅ thug ⋅ trapper ⋅ wack

Domains Music

Etymology perhaps from the practice of carrying one's music collection in a backpack

1999-10 7L & Esoteric "Bound To Slay" [Speaking Real Words]
You calling me a backpacker, that's preposterous
2000-04-11 Del the Funky Homosapien "Offspring" feat. El-Producto [Both Sides of The Brain]
For the backpackers, for the computer hackers
2001-05-14 Classified "Yuh Ded Now" feat. Dan-E-O, D-Sisive [Union Dues]
Now I got these college kids who feel me more than backpackers

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