LL Cool J

straight up and down

phrase

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

true;

real;

unadulterated

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

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

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
1990-06-07 Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth "Strictly For The Ladies" [Funky Technician]
Straight up and down, you expect me to believe that?

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