This gem of an entry comes from swtazzguy over at MySpace. It's very extensive and includes sayings I've not heard before. It's perfect for advertisers looking for ideas on how to reach the Hip Hop generation. It's also good lingo for politicians. Note that Oakland is called "City of Dope." 151- Stands for 151 Bacardi, which is the amount of proof in it, also pronouced One-Five-One 415 - 415 is the area code for San Francisco. It roughly describes the physical area of San Francisco City. 415 used to be the area code for the Bay Area, but is now broken into several area codes. 415 is also the name of a now defunked group out of Oakland, featuring Richi Rich. 6-9 Village - The 69th street projects in East Oakland (Longwood Gardens). 707 - North bay 850 - 850 Bryant, San Francisco is the address for the San Francisco County Jail. It stands omniously in SOMA, and can be seen from the freeway to the Bay Bridge. Many San Francisco rappers refer to this build...
Comments
And I also think its really depressing that Dellums (or anyone, honestly - this is really a criticism of the media, not him in particular) has such control over the news cycle that all he has to do is send out a press release and that's all of a sudden the story in every paper. Maybe he should send out a press release about the Conley Report next, which is a huge deal that nobody in the media seems to think is even worth mentioning.
Look, Katharine Q. Seelye of the New York Times identified one Black man as being two different people in the same article -- I should know because that person was me.