The Boogie Down

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noun

Boogie Down, The

  1. The Bronx. The birthplace of Hip-Hop. The Boogie Down boys are gonna get ya -- Tim Dog featuring KRS-One (I Get Wrecked) [1] The boogie down do it like nobody, who are we? / The foundation, youre facin a whole army... -- Big Punisher (Beware) [2]
  2. A major hip-hop label is called Boogie Down Productions.
  3. "Boogie" is a very old term, with a somewhat racist history, which has since been almost totally overcome by its meanings in music: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_288.html
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