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Slang term in hip hop

Ratchet is a slang term in hip hop that, in its original sense,^{[ commendation needed ]} was a derogatory term used to refer to an uncouth woman, and may be a Louisianan regiolect version of the word "wretched" or a variation of the give-and-take "ratshit." The term has since been extended to have broader meanings and connotations and is no longer strictly bound by race or gender.

History [edit]

Usage of the term is recorded early equally 1992 by Pimp C of UGK, on the song "I'm So Bad" from the Too Hard To Swallow album. August 11, 1998^[1] in rapper Eastward-forty's "Lieutenant Roast a Mix-up" rail from his album The Chemical element of Surprise. The word also appears in publication in 1999, with the song "Do the Ratchet" on the album Ratchet Fight in the Ghetto by Anthony Mandigo from Shreveport, Louisiana.^[2] Mandigo reportedly learned the term from his grandmother.^[2] In 2004, Lil' Boosie in conjunction with Mandigo, recorded a new version of "Practice the Ratchet". The CD liner notes define ratchet as: "due north., pron., v, adv., 1. To exist ghetto, real, gutter, nasty. 2. It'due south whatever, bout it."^[3]

Usage [edit]

In its original sense,^{[ citation needed ]} the term referred to an uncouth adult female, and may exist a Louisianan regiolect version of the give-and-take "wretched"^[4] or a variation of the word "ratshit."^[v] The term has since been extended to have broader meanings and connotations and is no longer strictly bound by race or gender.^[6] ^[7] ^[2]

The term gained popularity in 2012 through music artists and celebrities.^[six] ^[vii] ^[2] It has been used in ways like to the word "ghetto".^[8] "Ratchet" tin can be used as an describing word, noun, or verb.^[six]

Reclamation [edit]

The word has evolved to have many different meanings, and it tin can have either a positive or negative connotation.^[ii] ^[eight] Some African-American women accept reappropriated the give-and-take and embraced the meaning, including to describe ratchet feminism, whereas others point to how the term reinforces the negative portrayal of African-American women in the media.^[ii] ^[9] ^[10] The term has also been reappropriated to draw a mode of intersectional analysis associated with African-American LGBT civilization.^[xi]

In music [edit]

Numerous musicians take used the term "ratchet" in their songs. In November 2012, LL Cool J released a unmarried chosen "Ratchet".^[ii] In December 2012, Beyoncé posted a picture of herself wearing earrings that contained the word "ratchet".^[2] Juicy J, Lil Debbie, Cam'ron, Future, and Lil' Boosie are some other artists who take as well used the term in their music.^[9] Miley Cyrus had been criticized past some as appropriating ratchet culture.^[9] ^[8] ^[12] The term and concept of ratchet was displayed in the 2013 YouTube video by Emmanuel and Phillip Hudson, "Ratchet Girl Anthem- SHE RACHEEET!".^[13] ^[14] Lil Peep with producer Diplo made the record "RATCHETS" featuring Lil Tracy.^[xv] The mean solar day that Lil Peep died, Lil Tracy uploaded a song to SoundCloud chosen "Ratchet Bitches Cocaina" and removed information technology shortly afterwards.^[15] Megan Thee Stallion used the term in the chorus of her 2020 viral hit, "Savage".^[16] Lizzo used the term in the chorus of her 2021 unmarried, "Rumors", which features Cardi B.^[17]

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References [edit]

^ "Lieutenant Roast a Mix-up lyrics". Genius . Retrieved Dec 18, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^{due east} ^f ¹⁰⁰⁰ ^h Ortved, John (April 11, 2013). "Ratchet: The Rap Insult That Became a Compliment". New York . Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ Do the Ratchet (2004) Liner notes.
^ Brown, Nadia E.; Young, Lisa (2015). "Ratchet Politics: Moving Across Black Women'southward Bodies to Indict Institutions and Structures" (PDF). National Political Science Review. 17 (2): 45–56.
^ Thorne, Tony (April 24, 2014). Dictionary of Contemporary Slang. A & C Black. p. 723. ISBN1-40-818179-vii . Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Damon Young (May 9, 2012). "2012: Yr of the Ratchet?". EBONY . Retrieved December 28, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Tamara Palmer (October 16, 2012). "Where the Word 'Ratchet' Came From". The Root. Archived from the original on January 23, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dodai Stewart (June 20, 2013). "On Miley Cyrus, Ratchet Culture and Accessorizing With Blackness People". Jezebel . Retrieved Dec 28, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Zelena Williams (January 30, 2014). "A History of Ratchet and Prayers For Its Not And so Bright Future". UPTOWN Magazine. Archived from the original on August 31, 2014. Retrieved Dec 28, 2015.
^ Michael Mitchell; David Covin (2015). Broadening the Contours in the Study of Black Politics: Citizenship and Popular Civilisation. Transaction Publishers. p. 51. ISBN978-one-4128-6196-0.
^ Honey, Bettina L. (December 2017). "A Ratchet Lens: Black Queer Youth, Agency, Hip Hop, and the Black Ratchet Imagination". Educational Researcher. 46 (9): 539–547. doi:10.3102/0013189x17736520. ISSN 0013-189X – via JSTOR.
^ Cavan Sieczkowski (Baronial 13, 2013). "Miley Cyrus Blasts Twitter Users Who Remind Her She's White". The Huffington Post . Retrieved December 28, 2015.
^ FunnyComedyLaughs (Feb 25, 2013), Emmanuel and Phillip Hudson - Ratchet Girl Anthem - SHE RACHEEET! , retrieved April 25, 2018
^ "'Maury' Show Creates Hilarious Music Video With Hudson Brothers Almost Liars". Access Online . Retrieved May 17, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Tracing The Origin Of Every Song On Lil Peep's New Posthumous Album 'Everybody's Everything'". Genius (in Latin). Retrieved March 18, 2021.
^ "Here Are the Lyrics to Megan Thee Stallion's 'Fell,' Feat. Beyoncé". Billboard . Retrieved Baronial 16, 2021.
^ "The meaning behind the lyrics to Lizzo & Cardi B's song 'Rumors'". Newsweek. Baronial 13, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.