When did "dub" become a negative?

[CrimsonTider]

its getting beat by 20 points / washed in card and sports games to me...

Gambling with money that's usually a double pay out ( double bubble ) out if you score x amount of points in a game before whoever you playing scores, "just dubbed this nikka "

No it’s not

 

[ALonelyDad]

Idk but I am always seeing memes of this guy

It means W on UK twitter for sure

 

[SATAN]

Same with "scary"

When something caused fear, it was called scary. Now it's used to describe a person who is scared.

 

[SAINT]

Like 5/6 years ago. You’re a lil late grandma

 

[CHICAGO]

I always remember dub meaning wack from back ( late 90s -2000s ) “ man he dropped a dub, turn that shyt off “ but then we would also say dub for a 20 sack. All depends on how you used it but it’s been around for some time.

Cap always meant lie, first heard it when I moved to Tampa in the late 90s. I know it’s popping now to other states but it’s always been regional to westcoast Florida section.

HE DROPPED A "DUD" NOT DUB

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[Jonah]

A comment on the video breaks it down:

richhighnfly

I'm glad he let is be known that "dub" started in New York.. "Dub" is short for Double O which is a blood code that means no good, lame, hit, over, or etc it all depend on the context in which its being used.. But shoutout to Maco for keeping it 100.. "Dub" is definitely NEW YORK SLANG

You damn near lost ya mind.Stop tryin to erase history to push your New York bullshyt onto other nikkas

Dub is Nor Cal slang for 20s & "W". has been since the late 80s & early 90s.

Why you think we call a 20 ounce a "Dub Sack" or have a spot in oakland off 20th called "Murder Dubs".

Listen to old school West Coast rap from late 80s to early 90s and you finna hear the word dub thrown out hella times nikkas was even usin Dub in they names back then



New York didnt adopt it til the late 90s

 

[Aintnobodystupid]

You damn near lost ya mind.Stop tryin to erase history to push your New York bullshyt onto other nikkas

Dub is Nor Cal slang for 20s & "W". has been since the late 80s & early 90s.

Why you think we call a 20 ounce a "Dub Sack" or have a spot in oakland off 20th called "Murder Dubs".

Listen to old school West Coast rap from late 80s to early 90s and you finna hear the word dub thrown out hella times



New York didnt adopt it til the late 90s

Everyone knows the $20 West Coast reference. He asked about the origins of it being used to
say something is a loss now. That originated from New York Blood sets.

 

[Don'tCallMeLuckyB]

HE DROPPED A "DUD" NOT DUB

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[Don'tCallMeLuckyB]

I remember “ dub “ was also used in context of recording something too.

 

[Jonah]

Everyone knows the $20 West Coast reference. He asked about the origins of it being used to
say something is a loss now. That originated from New York Blood sets.

My B, carry on then

I remember “ dub “ was also used in context of recording something too.

Yea, das a Jamaican ting



The info section of this video goes into a bit of detail on where it originated

Dub music is characterized by a "version" or "double"[16] of an existing song, often instrumental, using B-sides of 45 RPM records and typically emphasizing the drums and bass for a sound popular in local sound systems. A "version" is a record with the vocals removed, the alternative cut of a song made for the DJ to toast over. These "versions" were used as the basis of a new songs by rerecording them with new elements. The instrumental tracks are typically drenched in sound effects such as echo, reverberation, with instruments and vocals dropping in and out of the mix. Another hallmark of the dub sound is the prominent use of bass guitar. The music sometimes features other noises, such as birds singing, thunder and lightning, water flowing, and producers shouting instructions at the musicians. It can be further augmented by live DJs. The many-layered sounds with varying echoes and volumes are often said to create soundscapes, or sound sculptures, drawing attention to the shape and depth of the space between sounds as well as to the sounds themselves. There is usually a distinctly organic feel to the music, even though the effects are electronically created.

 

[Payroll]

Edit: oops I used dud meaning.

But also dub used to mean recording as well but I haven’t heard that shyt in years lol

Cap always meant lie, first heard it when I moved to Tampa in the late 90s. I know it’s popping now to other states but it’s always been regional to westcoast Florida section.

Overdubs with tape lol

 

[Luck]

No it’s not

how the fukk are you gonna tell me what it is to me CLOWN

nobody out here uses that shyt any other way...

 

[Swirv]

Man we probably need a lingo thread, because sometimes i be like when some lingo gets used



I’ve heard those renditions of the word too, like I’m gon cap that nikka, or bust a cap in him, And as I’ve mentioned cappin was lying when i was younger maybe in college or high school

Where i’m at cappin also meant clowning someone.

 

[CrimsonTider]

how the fukk are you gonna tell me what it is to me CLOWN

nobody out here uses that shyt any other way...

What you described is just short for W

The OP is talking about something else. Did you even read the OP?

 

[Luck]

What you described is just short for W

The OP is talking about something else. Did you even read the OP?

I literally just said it was short for a double bubble, you getting dubbed isn’t positive. Can you read...?