Define Representing Meaning

To be showing off your colors, letting the world know who's your crew and hood.

Getting up in someone's face to let them know who you are, who you run with, and where you hang.

verb. Go and be a good example to the others of your group or in your position.

A phrase showing acknowledgement to one's background, home, social group, or original place of residence. Also similar to giving a Shout Outto one's homeboys.

A command that provokes someone to make a symbol or sign identifying their gang affiliation.

1. Lend physical presence or voice on behalf of a constituency defined by geography or purpose, when such manifestation of presence or voice by the whole of that constituency would be logistically impractical or impossible.

2. Stand in for a person, organization, or principle in a manner prescribed by law or formal custom where knowledge of protocols is specific and germaine to a particular forum of jurisdiction.

To annoy others with your presence. An activity often carried out by 'playaz'. See playa.

A word that has been so overused in rap songs, that it has lost all meaning.

To give homage to where your from, usually with a nickname like Motor City, an area code like 305 or just saying the name like The Bronx.

Showing respect to where you come from.

The type of person you become to impress the opposite sex.