proper noun
Street Slang
Third Coast
· proper noun · texas
Texas/Gulf-Coast rap as the third hip-hop region, after East and West.
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The hip-hop name for the Gulf Coast — Houston as the capital, with New Orleans, Memphis and the rest of Texas under the same flag. A claim that the South wasn't a side scene to East-vs-West but its own coast with its own sound: screwed-and-chopped, candy paint, slab culture, trill.
“Don't sleep on the Third Coast — we been running this since UGK dropped Ridin' Dirty.”
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Third Coast In A Sentence
Don't sleep on the Third Coast — we been running this since UGK dropped Ridin' Dirty.
Origin & Usage
Coined in Houston in the 1980s as Rap-A-Lot Records, the Geto Boys, DJ Screw and UGK built a regional sound that wasn't East or West. The Gulf Coast became the literal and figurative 'third coast'.
People Also Ask
What does "Third Coast" mean?
It refers to Texas and Gulf-Coast rap as the third hip-hop region, after the East and West Coasts.
How do you use "Third Coast" in a sentence?
"Third Coast put Houston and the whole South on the map."
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