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What is street cred?You can't define Street Cred. You know it when you see it. Jay-Z has it. Basketball player Stephon Marbury personifies street cred. Brooklyn bred, handle born in the streets, just the right inflection in his speech, the can't-F-with-me strut. The little things. But he's also got an aspect of street cred that no worthy hipster can be without: mystery. Either you have Street Cred or you don't street cred - videoStreet cred - what is it?credit used to by black people to buy food Rosco: Hey, do you have any "street cred?" What does "street cred" mean?n. The currency used in the University of Washington Greek System. One quanta of street cred is a "tablet". Probe: "Why is Joel out in the alley with no shoes on kicking Psi-U's dumpster?" Street cred - what does it mean?Someone who grew up in a non-sheltered white boy neighborhood who had to fight claw and scratch his way to respectability and therefore has the credentials to be a self-sufficient person in this tough world. And by the way, anybody can have street cred. Anybody who had a rough childhood and tough upbringing and still managed to make something respectable out of their lives - they have street cred because they know what it takes to be succesful in this tough world. The guy grew up in poverty and by his own hard work he is now a wealthy dude. Street cred - meaningNOT JESSICA "I have so much street cred" - Jessica Street cred - definitionshort for street credibility non-ghetto/street rappers who have earned street cred: Street cred - slangA term originated from upper middle class and corporate America to try to establish an achievement system on any act that sounds or seems "urban" or "ghetto" that they ultimately don't understand or have had no real life experience in. "Street cred?" When was the last time someone from the ghetto actually used that term? There is a more common term used in the ghetto-- it's called respect. Street cred"Word of mouth" credibility. As opposed to one's FICO score, which is "paper" credibility. Is that guy legit? Street credA series of points you gain within the 12-30 black year old community in order to gain respect: "I waz crip cuz, in prison bout 8 years pushing coke but check out them look gunshot wounds I got yo" Street credCommanding a level of respect in an urban environment due to experience in or knowledge of issues affecting those environments He's been thru it all. His street cred is undeniable. |
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