
rock
transitive verb
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to wear, sport (clothing, jewelry, etc.);
to show off (something)
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1987-07-07
Eric B. & Rakim
"I Know You Got Soul"
[Paid In Full]
I'm not bold, just 'cause I rock gold
- 1990-07-17 Boogie Down Productions "Original Lyrics" feat. Special K [Edutainment]
- 1992-07-21 House of Pain "Shamrocks & Shenanigans" [House of Pain]
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rock
noun
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crack cocaine;
a serving of crack
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1983
Too $hort
"Girl"
[Don't Stop Rappin']
Do it to her good, and he smoked a rock
- 1983 Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel "White Lines (Don't Do It)" [White Lines (Don't Do It)]
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1984
Kurtis Blow
"8 Million Stories"
feat.
Run-D.M.C.
[Ego Trip]
Peruvian rock never cut with speed
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rock
transitive verb
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to make (something) more exciting or entertaining
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1979-08-25
The Sugarhill Gang
"Rapper's Delight"
[Rapper's Delight]
I'm gonna rock the mic 'til you can't resist
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1980
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
"Freedom"
[Freedom]
Nobody rocks the mic like the five of us
- 1983 Too $hort "I Don't Stop Rappin" [Don't Stop Rappin']
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rock
transitive verb
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to attack
- 1985-01-21 Run-D.M.C. "King of Rock" [King of Rock]
- 1985 Grandmaster Melle Mel "King of The Streets" [King of The Streets]
- 1988-01-31 Too $hort "Pimp The Ho" [Life Is... Too $hort]
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