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WERD OF MOUF! is RapCentral's very own Rap Dictionary. A huge collection of rap and Hip-Hop words and slang, with the clear meaning of each slang term. Look up the meaning of the words used in lyrics here, in the ultimate resource for looking up hip-hop slang.
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jack
1) (v) To rob someone face to face.
-- "Thinkin fuck it, mug her while you're there, jacked her up, Stole her car, made a profit" -- Eminem (Murder, Murder [1997]).
2) (n) Nothing, "I ain't got jack to give you".
jack roll
(v) To rob the helpless.
jacker
(n) Short for carjacker.
jailbait
(n) Anybody who is at least five years younger than you are. The word is from old taxi drivers who date young high school girls and when high school guys go out with junior high school students.
Jakes
(n) The police.
jam
1) (n) song, cut, track.
-- "This is the dope Jam!" -- Public Enemy (Night the living baseheads [1989]).
2) (n) The sweet stuff - like honey.
3) (n) Slam dunk in basketball.
4) (n) To lock up, like when a bullet gets caught up in the chamber of a gun the gun jams.
-- "You screamin' ya gun jam, Nigga your gun ain't jam, They let off ya bitch ass ran" -- 50 Cent (Gun Jam [2005]).
James Brown
(n) One of the most sampled men alive. James Brown is commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul", and was a two-time Grammy Award-winning and mutiple Grammy Award-nominated American entertainer recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th century popular music. He was renowned for his shouting vocals, feverish dancing and unique rhythmic style.
As a prolific singer, songwriter, and record producer, Brown was a pivotal force in the evolution of gospel and rhythm and blues into soul and funk. He left his mark on numerous other musical genres, including rock, jazz, disco, dance and electronic music, reggae and hip hop.
jammy
1) (n) Penis.
-- "All the fly ladies are on my jammy" -- Beastie Boys (The new style [1986]).
2) (n) Gun.
-- "Pulled out the jammy aimed it at the sky" -- Beastie Boys (Paul Revere [1986]).
janky
1) (adj) Bad, flawed (northern California)
2) (adj) Good, smooth (souther California).
-- "Dub C, nigga, still janky as fuck!" -- W.C. and the Maad Circle (Intro [1995]).
jawn
1) (n) Another word for joint, a marijuana cigarette.
-- "Back in Philly, they call me da jawn" -- Bahamadia (Total Wreck).
2) (n) Any type of thing, as in "Yo, check this jawn out".
jenny
(n) Vagina.
jet
(v) To leave in a hurry.
Jheri-curls
(n) Wetlook, curly hairstyle.
-- "Remember hhen ya had a Jheri Curl? Never quite learned" -- 2Pac (I Ant Mad Atcha [1996])
-- "Hoodlums and hustlers and bangers with Jheri-curls" -- Ice T. (Lifestyles of the rich and infamous [1991])
jiggy
(n) To have a lot of money or riches.
-- "DKNY, oh my I'm jiggy" -- Junior M.A.F.I.A. (Player's Anthem [1995]).
jimbrowsky
(n) See Jimmy.
Jimmy
(n) Penis.
-- "Never sleep alone because Jimmy is a magnet" -- Beastie Boys (3 Minute rule [1989]).
-- "Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of sex" -- 2Pac feat Dr Dre (California Love [1996])
Jimmy hat/cap/vest
(n) Condom.
-- "Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of sex" -- 2Pac feat Dr Dre (California Love [1996])
jock
1) (n) Crotch. Being on someone's jock means trying to get involved with someone for his money or his status etc. The best definition can be found on Ice Cube's "Kill at will" in the full version of the song 'Get off my dick and tell yo bitch to come here':
-- "Now I was taught, back on my block, That you don't ride on nobody's jock, for anything they do, FUCK him and his crew, Unless, you were gettin paid too!" -- Ice Cube (Get Off My Dick And Tell Yo Bitch To Come Here [1991]).
2) (v) To sweat someone.
jone
(v) To taunt or to make fun, see snap.
Jones
(n) A craving for something. It is said to come from Jones Alley in Manhattan where junkies used to live. E.g.: "Baseball Jones": needing baseball, "love Jones": a dire craving for someone, "Jonesing for some MJ": wanting some marijuana.
-- "I got a love Jones for your body and skin tone" -- Method Man & Mary J. Blidge (You Are All I Need [1994]).
JPT
(n) Japanese People Time; being early or on time.
juice
1) (n) Having hydraulics.
2) (v) To squeeze the juice out of something.
-- "You can't juice Ice Cube, girl" -- N.W.A. (I ain't the one [1988]).
3) (n) "To have juice means you kiss and lick a lot of booty" -- KRS-One (Blackman in effect [1990]).
4) (n) Respect, e.g. the Tupac Shakur (2Pac) movie "Juice".
5) (n) Alcohol, as in "being juiced up" or get juice for the party".
6) (n) Willpower.
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