on lock

prepositional phrase

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

under control

Collocates game²⁶, block¹⁹, rap⁷, shit⁶, spot⁵, yo⁴, corner³, H-town³, hold it down², bitch², glock², lucci², game², hot², shorty², hood², beat², hoe², weed², ayo², dough, dreads, drop, drop-top, for sure, G, gangsta, grown, herb, holla at, hustler, label, la, mayne, Nolia, player, rapper, rapping, recognize, red hair, rock, shoe, slang, son, squad, thug, trill, V.A., wack, wodie, yo, fed, bing, chain, on smash, projects, -ass, A-town, Alizé, bid, bitch, biter, blaow, bout, bump, chicken, chill, Clover, correct, dog, dick, DJ

Etymology from on lock-down

Related concepts get over, hold it down, keep it real, represent

Related words lock it down

Timeline

1991-07-23 Main Source "Live At The Barbeque" feat. Akinyele, Fatal, Nas [Breaking Atoms]
Don't be mislead, I keep rappers on lock like a dread
1991-09-24 A Tribe Called Quest "Skypager" [The Low End Theory]
A number of importance, I just put it on lock
1994-04-19 Shyheim "Move It Over Here" feat. Pop Da Brown Hornet [AKA The Rugged Child]
Armed with the loaded gun, shit's on lock til I'm done

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on lock

prepositional phrase

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

in prison

Collocates block³, dog³, homie³, G², rep², spot², baby-daddy, ballin, beat, bitch, chrome, drop, drop, dunn, fiend, fuck with, G, life, mayne, pack, pop, rep, wifey

Domains Law Enforcement

Etymology from on lock-down

Related concepts 1 to 3, bag, bid, bing, central booking, gaffle, gaffle up, joint, knock, life, pen

Timeline

1995-09-26 Das EFX "40 & A Blunt" [Hold It Down]
From A-section to niggas on lock in state correction
1997-07-29 Mobb Deep "Rare Species (Modus Operandi)" [Soul In The Hole Soundtrack]
Pass like my duns on lock, holdin the pot down slow
1997-10-14 Black Star "Soundbombing Freestyle" [Soundbombing]
Just like a convict on lock, the beat never stop

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