slime Tag

Slime Language Maintains Its Lasting Relevance in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] In the pantheon of rap slang, few terms have enjoyed the ascent of slime, a word that first surfaced in the late 1990s before permeating hip-hop and viral culture throughout the 2010s.Not to be confused with an elastic, sticky substance or the viscous, green glob that became a staple of Nickelodeon game shows years ago, slime is generally a synonym for a rapper's day ones or anyone else that’s part of their proverbial team. As an adjective, when used in its “slimy” form, it can be a stand in for something extra street, a la Future and Young Thug’s 2017 mixtape Super Slimey.To see or hear the word in action, all you...