GotD: Trap or die

[Phrozt 10+ year member]

Hello kids, and welcome to your daily installment of:

Ghetto of the Day

Today's ghetto is:

"Trap or die" (by request):

what is the word trap mean in rap songs

yea trap or die means.................??? slang yay or u aint gettin cheese

The real mystery of this phrase revolves around the word "trap." It's clear that the "or die" part is basically equivalent to the "go big or go home" mentality... so either you trap, or you **** at life.

Trap, as found in many recent songs by the upcoming "TI" is a reference to landing a really good record deal. We can infer this from the line: "First rule: if it's real, It ain't just a record deal, It's a trap." Also, from his latest album "Trap Music." He called it this to signify that he hit the bigtime.

So, putting everything together, "Trap or die" for rappers is basically the same as saying "Get rich or die tryin;" Either you get yourself a fly *** record deal, or you're nothing.

I hope you all have enjoyed your installment of GotD and will use your newfound knowledge to meet and experience new people in the ghetto culture!

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[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Meet me in the trap, it's going down...

nG

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

Meet me in the trap, it's going down...
nG

meet you at the blowing up?

 

[LeofromtheH 10+ year member]

the trap means the ghetto

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

the trap means the ghetto

Indeed. That's why I posted...

Meet me in the trap, it's going down...
nG

Doesn't quite make sense...

nG

 

[937DYTBOI 5,000+ posts]

i thought trap was to hustle or make money

 

[937DYTBOI 5,000+ posts]

trap meaning the hustle spot

 

[Phrozt 10+ year member]

k.. so you can believe someone who "thinks it might mean this" or you can believe someone who took it from a rapper making millions selling albums sepcifically mentioning the word....

 

[_DjScrew_ 5,000+ posts]

yea.. the trap is your block wherver you hustle, and if you don't hustle, you don't survive.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

yea.. the trap is your block wherver you hustle, and if you don't hustle, you don't survive.

Yeah, like when they say... "This is trap music, this is hustlin music..."

nG

 

[_DjScrew_ 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, like when they say... "This is trap music, this is hustlin music..."
nG

exactly. phroz, listen to some jeezy then try again lol.

 

[Phrozt 10+ year member]

"First rule: if it's real, It ain't just a record deal, It's a trap."

-TI

He's black

He's a rapper

He has a trap

He's made millions

I'll go ahead and take his word of you white suburan kids if that's ok.

 

[_DjScrew_ 5,000+ posts]

lol again, young jeezy - trap or die.

 

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

"First rule: if it's real, It ain't just a record deal, It's a trap."
-TI

He's black

He's a rapper

He has a trap

He's made millions

I'll go ahead and take his word of you white suburan kids if that's ok.

You are interpreting it wrong.