
hustle
intransitive verb
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to try to earn money, especially by selling drugs
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1985
Too $hort
"Coke Dealers"
[Players]
He hustled by himself, thinkin that's okay
- 1986-10-25 Whodini "The Good Part" [Back In Black]
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1986
Kool Moe Dee
"Dumb Dick (Richard)"
[Kool Moe Dee]
He hustled on the streets, 'cause he had no choice
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hustle
transitive verb
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to sell (drugs, records, etc.)
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1993-11-10
E-40
"Questions"
feat.
Droop-E
[Federal]
Hustlin these records and tapes
- 1994-05-10 Ant Banks "Streets of Oakland" feat. Boots [The Big Badass]
- 1994-06-21 Bone Thugs-n-Harmony "Down For My Thang" [Creepin on ah Come Up]
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hustle
noun
Published on
a money-making enterprise;
effort to earn
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1985-01-21
Run-D.M.C.
"You're Blind"
[King of Rock]
You try to make a hustle to get ahead
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1987-12-08
Kool Moe Dee
"No Respect"
[How Ya Like Me Now]
Ain't nobody ever had a hustle like mine
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1991-01-15
Gang Starr
"What You Want This Time?"
[Step In The Arena]
The struggle, the hassle, the hustle, the fight
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hustle
transitive verb
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to acquire (money)
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1982
Kurtis Blow
"Tough"
[Tough]
Hustlin' a buck to stay alive
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1992-09-09
JT The Bigga Figga
"The Hard Way"
[Don't Stop Till We Major]
Stackin my shit, hustlin cash
- 2003-11-14 Jay-Z "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" [The Black Album]
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