# What is it with the spelling in rap/hip-hop music?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-the-spelling-in-rap-hip-hop-music/176968>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 23, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-the-spelling-in-rap-hip-hop-music/176968 "2003-05-23T03:39:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![eyedea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@eyedea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eyedea)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-the-spelling-in-rap-hip-hop-music/176968/41 "2003-05-26T00:34:24Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Irishman \*  
> \*\ ***eyedea** , use of the word _gay_ to mean uncool or stupid or lame or pathetic is considered insulting.
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> I take it you meant white as in culture vs. white as in color? \*\*

I know that, I was insulting him, and yes, the way I meant it is personality. The way someone acts. My friend is black, but he’s one of the whitest guys I know.

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**Author:** ![eyedea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@eyedea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eyedea)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-the-spelling-in-rap-hip-hop-music/176968/42 "2003-05-26T00:35:34Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Irishman \*  
> \*\ ***eyedea** , use of the word _gay_ to mean uncool or stupid or lame or pathetic is considered insulting.
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> I take it you meant white as in culture vs. white as in color? \*\*

I know that, I was insulting him, and yes, that’s the way I meant it. The way someone acts. My friend is black, but he’s one of the whitest guys I know.

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**Author:** ![eyedea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@eyedea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eyedea)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-the-spelling-in-rap-hip-hop-music/176968/43 "2003-05-26T00:39:52Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Wolfian \*  
> \*\*What right does that give you? Are you a rapper? Are you from the projects? . \*\*

yes and yes 😃

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-the-spelling-in-rap-hip-hop-music/176968/44 "2003-05-26T02:56:24Z")

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> I didn’t mean gay as in homo-sexual

Ah, okay. I agree that Weird Al seems like the happy sort. Oh wait, that’s not what you meant, you meant he ACTS gay, which is bad because being gay is bad, as we all know. :wally

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> and i didn’t mean white as in his skin color.

You meant his tooth color, then? :wally

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**Author:** ![j.c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@j.c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j.c)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-the-spelling-in-rap-hip-hop-music/176968/45 "2003-05-26T04:14:00Z")

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We do know that Weird Al’s dog is a gay homosexual. Oh, no, wait, that’s Big Gay Al’s dog.

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