I invented swag, poppin bottles, putting supermodels in the cab
Proof, I guess I got my swagger back,
from Kanye West (Ft. Jay-Z) – Otis Lyrics 2 on Rap Genius
Meaning
Younger rappers like Lil B and Odd Future use the term “swag” frequently; Jay claims he invented it — just as he previously claimed to have started the “Cristal Craze” (a drink which he was bigging up by 1997 — a couple of years after Rae and Ghost, but hey who’s counting?)
CITATION: A sample of Hov, in 2001, saying:
(from the song “All I Need”)
In his new song “Conceited”, Soulja Boy rebukes this statement…
NOTE FROM POETRY BRAIN: Shakespeare is the ACTUAL inventor of “swag”
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