on the cut

prepositional phrase

Published on April 10, 2016, 6:24 a.m.

on the street, especially to deal in drugs or sex

Categories Locations

Collocates dope², rock², 24-7, 40 ounce, bitch, bud, chill, Cris, hard, homeboy, hustler, hustle, in the cut, kick it, move, push, serve, slab, sling, snow, thug life, trap, weed, white

Domains Drug Sales

Related concepts block, corner, grind, slang, sling, trap

Timeline

1989-03-12 Geto Boys "Life In The Fast Lane" [Grip It! On That Other Level]
I caught this brother on the cut, we gotta lock this boy up
1991-10-03 Scarface "Money & The Power" [Mr. Scarface Is Back]
I step out on the cut, shit was lookin funny
1993-05-25 Boss "Progress of Elimination" [Born Gangstaz]
I'm out here on the cut, smokin' bud with macaroni

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on the cut

prepositional phrase

Published on April 10, 2016, 6:24 a.m.

DJing, using turntables to make music

Collocates DJ⁴, beat, bring, MC, rhyme, scratch, what's up

Domains Music

Related concepts DJ, scratch, wheels of steel

Timeline

1987-07-07 Eric B. & Rakim "Eric B Is President" [Paid In Full]
Eric B is on the cut and my name is Rakim
1987 UTFO "So Be It" [Lethal]
We're the double ices, on the rhyme and on the cut
1988-06-07 EPMD "Get Off The Bandwagon" [Strictly Business]
It was K La Boss on the cut

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