noun Street Slang

The Wood

· noun · la

Inglewood, California.

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Inglewood, CA — the South LA city home to SoFi Stadium, the Forum, and a long Bloods/Crips history rapped about for decades. Mack 10's 1997 LP 'Based on a True Story' (and the film 'The Wood') cemented the nickname.

“Born in the Wood, raised on Crenshaw.”
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The Wood In A Sentence

Born in the Wood, raised on Crenshaw.

Origin & Usage

Long-standing local shorthand; pushed nationally by the 1999 film 'The Wood' and Inglewood rap (Mack 10, WC, Westside Connection).

Variants Inglewood
Tags #la#inglewood#hip-hop#south-la

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