put it down

phrase

Published on Jan. 24, 2021, 9:18 a.m.

to perform well;

especially, to rap well

Collocates H-town¹³, I'mma⁵, stripes², represent², player-hater², A-town², around the way², ya heard², 619², dump on², dope-boy, dope, ese, everything is everything, fin', finna, fresh, G, gangsta, grind, hoe, holla, homie, hood, hype, keep it real, LBC, loco, mine, Nolia, off the chain, off the hook, on the low low, on the regular, po-po, raza, rock, scrilla, sherm, shit, shiznit, spit, stack up, the Bay, True, tryna, twisted, word, yo, bail, bar, bend corners, break it down, C-town, cheddar, Clover, crew, Dirty South

Synonyms body, bring, bust, go off, kick, kill, rep, represent, rip, rock, throw down, turn it out, wreck shop

Related concepts hold it down, keep it real, lock it down, maintain, on point

Timeline

1988-06-07 EPMD "It's My Thing" [Strictly Business]
Time to put it down, E
1993-11-23 Snoop Dogg "For All My Niggaz And Bitches" feat. Tha Dogg Pound, The Lady Of Rage [Doggystyle]
Wherever I bails, I put it down all around
1994-04-26 OutKast "Crumblin' Erb" [Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik]
I'm putting it down like it be hot before we all get shot

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