LL Cool J

straight up and down

phrase

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

true;

real;

unadulterated

Collocates play² ⋅ shit ⋅ 7:30 ⋅ banger ⋅ battle ⋅ clique ⋅ half-step ⋅ hard ⋅ hot ⋅ I'mma ⋅ jam ⋅ mine ⋅ pound ⋅ spit ⋅ word is bond ⋅ wreck ⋅ half-stepping

Domains Everyday

Etymology pre hip-hop, from the 1850s

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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