I'm da gangsta in da hood.

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Hello.

What does it mean?

I'm da gangsta in da hood, yo. Bustin' shiznitz an' layin' da cuts straight sittin' on yo ass wiv me Colt 40 and homies, cuttin' back a fat split in me crib, yo. (Urban Dictionary: gangster)

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Hello.

What does it mean?

I'm da gangsta in da hood, yo. Bustin' shiznitz an' layin' da cuts straight sittin' on yo ass wiv me Colt 40 and homies, cuttin' back a fat split in me crib, yo. (Urban Dictionary: gangster)

Thanks.

Nobody outside of that subset of the culture really cares.
 

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Hello.

What does it mean?

I'm da gangsta in da hood, yo. Bustin' shiznitz an' layin' da cuts straight sittin' on yo ass wiv me Colt 40 and homies, cuttin' back a fat split in me crib, yo. (Urban Dictionary: gangster)

Thanks.

I'm embarrassed to say that with the help of my flatmate, we have translated most of it:

"I'm the gangster in this neighbourhood. I am ????????????, sitting on your butt with my Colt 40 (gun) and my friends, smoking a large joint in my house. Oh yeah!"

We have no idea what "bustin' shiznitz an' layin' da cuts straight" means. "Shiznitz" is supposed to be the "coolest thing you can possibly think of" but it doesn't make any sense after "bustin'"
 

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:-D It seems completely meaningless.

Thanks anyway.
 

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I'm embarrassed to say that with the help of my flatmate, we have translated most of i
You both seemed normal when I met you.
 

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:-D It seems completely meaningless.

Layin' da cuts- this could mean playing music, like a DJ to an audience.

It's just meant to imitate the talk, so I wouldn't bust my shiznitz to get the exact meaning.
 

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"Colt 40" might be the 40 ounce size of Colt 45 malt liquor.
 

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"Colt 40" might be the 40 ounce size of Colt 45 malt liquor.

I'll take your AmE word for that. I've never heard of the brand and we don't measure our drinks in ounces here. Mind you, I've never heard of a Colt 40 gun either - I just assumed if a Colt 45 was a gun, then probably a 40 was too.
 

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I'm da gangsta in da hood, yo. Bustin' shiznitz an' layin' da cuts straight sittin' on yo ass wiv me Colt 40 and homies, cuttin' back a fat split in me crib, yo. (Urban Dictionary: gangster)

I think it probably means,
"I am the most important gangster in the neighborhood, doing business and being successful and possessing leisure time and reclining though armed with my friends, smoking a large joint at my house, so there."
 

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I think it probably means,
"I am the most important gangster in the neighborhood, doing business and being successful and possessing leisure time and reclining though armed with my friends, smoking a large joint at my house, so there."

I reckon that might be close enough. As was opined earlier, outside of that culture, no-one really needs to know what it means.
 
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