LL Cool J

straight up and down

phrase

Published on April 10, 2016, 6:45 a.m.

true;

real;

unadulterated

Collocates play², shit², yo², 7:30, banger, battle, Bucktown, clique, half-step, hard, hot, jam, mine, nuff, pound, spit, word is bond, word up, wreck, I'mma

Domains Everyday

Etymology pre hip-hop, from the 1850s

Etymology Derives from straight up

Synonyms for real, for sure, on the real, word is bond

Rhymes Bucktown, pound

1987-07-22 LL Cool J "Breakthrough" [Bigger & Deffer]
Straight up and down, no special effects
1989-04-01 EPMD "Strictly Snappin' Necks" [Unfinished Business]
Fencin, no half-steppin, straight up and down
1989-04-01 EPMD "Strictly Snappin' Necks" [Unfinished Business]
No half-steppin, straight up and down

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