bust a cap

phrase

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

to shoot a gun

Categories Weapons

Collocates rap⁴, bust⁴, B.G.³, stripes³, gat³, MC², nina², dome², bust a nut², diss², snaps², dap², clip², ghost, heat, hood, hooptie, ill, in the mix, loc, loc'd out, pack, plex, po-po, roll, roll up, strapped, strap, thug, wig, yo, 9, glock, heater, narc, all about, cat, clucker, Compton, cook, crack, dog, down, feel, flex, flow, gangsta

Domains Violence

Etymology Derives from bust

Related concepts blast, cap, clap, gat, peel, pop off, spit, spray, squeeze, toast, wet

Timeline

1986-11-15 Beastie Boys "Hold It Now - Hit It!" [Licensed To Ill]
Belly flipping, always illing, busting caps
1988-09-16 Eazy-E "Eazy Chapter 8 Verse 10" [Eazy-Duz-It]
Start busting a cap, and all tha others jet
1988-10-25 MC Shan "Go For Yours ('Cause I'm Gonna Get Mine)" [Born To Be Wild]
Next week they beat you down and bust a cap in your heart

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