ether

noun

Published on April 10, 2016, 5:48 a.m.

insight, knowledge, especially as expressed in a hostile rap

Collocates spit¹⁰, kick², beef, blow up, flow, heater, pop, rap, tryna

Domains Music

Etymology so-called after Nas's Jay-Z diss-track "Ether", from the 2001 album Stillmatic

Related concepts dis, drop knowledge, drop science

Timeline

2001-12-18 Nas "Ether" [Stillmatic]
I'm tryna kick the shit you need to learn though, that ether, that shit that make your soul burn slow
2002-10-01 Xzibit "My Name" feat. Eminem, Nate Dogg [Man Vs Machine]
I know that I spit ether
2003-11-18 Timbaland & Magoo "Shenanigans" feat. Bubba Sparxxx [Under Construction, Part II]
Get to spittin ether

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