Uptown

From Rap Dictionary

noun

Uptown

• The word uptown originated in the New York City train stations. As you leave downtown Manhattan the trains direct you to Uptown. Uptown includes Harlem, East Harlem, Washington Heights, Inwood and (sometimes) the South Bronx also Côte-des-Neiges a high crime area in Montreal Canada.

• 'Uptowns' is a slang term for Nike Air Force One basketball shoes