trap star

trap star
 n.— «Jeezy, 29, claims he speaks from such firsthand experience that he considers himself a “trap star”—slang in his native Georgia for hustler—more than a rap star.» —“Music Young Jeezy” by Brett Johnson SFGate.com (San Francisco, California) Dec. 12, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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