Def
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The word def is hip hop (including graffiti) slang for 'great,' 'ill,' 'dope,' 'fly'--generally, a positive adjective. Taken from the root word 'definitive,' if something is 'def' then it is classified as being very good. If something is very definitive in its representation of its genre or classification, it is 'def.' Def Jam records took their name from this term.
The term originated in New York in the early 1980s. It made it into the Oxford English Dictionary in 1993, and members of the rap community subsequently had a mock funeral for the word, with a eulogy performed by Al Sharpton.
[edit] Other uses
- DEF as an acronym
- Mos Def - a rap artist.
- So So Def Recordings - a rap record label.
- Def Jam Recordings - a rap record label.
- Def Leppard - British hard rock band.
- Deftones - An American Alternative rock band from Sacramento, California
- DefEntertainment.com - a free rap, hip-hop, R&B and reggae web portal for emerging artists, labels, producers, representatives, management and industry support services.
- Def Mix Productions - Frankie Knuckles' primary business venture, which has given us a definitive style of dancefloor remix: the Def Classic Mix.
[edit] References
↑ Solomon. Zaichkowsky, Polegato.Consumer Behaviour. Pearson, Toronto. 2005
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