boogie-down

noun

Published on April 10, 2016, 5:32 a.m.

the Bronx, New York City

Categories Locations

Collocates uptown⁸, BK⁴, in the house³, yo², QB², hip-hop², nuff², props², bang², rap², rep², juice, Mac, pump, represent, rhyme, rock, roll deep, Shaolin, shout-out, soldier, throw down, I'mma, New Jeruz, diss, ayo, battle, beat, block, Bucktown, clock, cop, crazy, dis, ill

Region East Coast, N Y C

Holonyms 718

Synonyms BX

Related concepts BK, Q-Boro, Shaolin

Related words boogie, boogie-bang

Rhymes uptown⁸, downtown², town², around, brown, Chinatown, crown, frown, hometown, threw down

Timeline

1988-05-31 Boogie Down Productions "My Philosophy" [By All Means Necessary]
I'm brown, from the boogie down
1989-04-22 Gang Starr "Positivity" [No More Mr. Nice Guy]
Brooklyn, the boogie down, all the boroughs got positivity
1989-10-31 Roxanne Shanté "Have A Nice Day" [Bad Sister]
Now I'm not out to dis the whole boogie down

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