dolo

noun

Published on April 10, 2016, 5:45 a.m.

the self

Collocates crew³, roll², biatch, blaze, creep, delf, game, get busy, hit, low-low, Philly, pop, rock, soldier, son, stash, tip, wild, yo, squad

Etymology derives from Dunn language, in which an initial 's' is replaced by a 'd' or 'th'; popularized by Queensbridge MCs in the early 1990s

Related concepts Dunn Language

Related words delf, dunn

1993-10-19 Black Moon "Shit Iz Real" [Enta Da Stage]
Inhale the first hit for all my niggas locked in jail, then go for dolo
1993-11-09 A Tribe Called Quest "Award Tour" feat. Dove [Midnight Marauders]
See my shit is universal, if you got knowledge of dolo or delf or self
1994-02-01 Fugees "Blunted On Reality (Blunted Interlude)" [Blunted On Reality]
Yo, this is for dolo, son

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adverb

Published on April 10, 2016, 5:45 a.m.

alone, solo

Collocates ride⁴, roll⁴, beef, bitch, blast, brah, chill, delf, Desert Eagle, dirt, flow, 44, ill, loco, po-po, spray, step up, stunt, yo

Related concepts Dunn Language

Related words delf, dunn

1994-12-06 Black Sheep "B.B.S." feat. Emage [Non-Fiction]
Dolo, wreaking havoc on your phono
1995-03-07 Nine "Any Emcee" [Nine Livez]
Goin for delf, you know, dolo, with a ill flow, yo!
1996-07-15 Sadat X "Escape From New York" feat. Dedi [Wild Cowboys]
Tell ya I'm chillin out here, the great X has gone dolo

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adjective

Published on April 10, 2016, 5:45 a.m.

alone

Collocates beef, brah, flow, hold it down, MC, ride, -iz-

Related concepts Dunn Language

Related words delf, dunn

Rhymes solo⁵, flow, Polo

1996-07-01 Nas "Take It In Blood" [It Was Written]
I dolo, challenge any team or solo
1999-05-04 Tha Realest "Easy To Be A Soldier When There Ain't No War" feat. Lil' C-Style, Swoop G [Chronic 2000: Still Smokin' (Suge Knight Represents)]
Me and Swoop G on some west-side dolo shit
1999-08-10 Kool Keith "The Girls Don't Like The Job" [Black Elvis/Lost In Space]
The group solo, that's right, dolo

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