Tool Up


the act of acquiring firearms to go to war with a rival gang, crew, set etc.
used often in the series “the wire”

drug dealer: look man, all i’m saying if i’m gonna take you’re package, split me and be fair. i got to pay all my people the same, and here you’re upping the price on me.

marlo stanfield: pay you’re people less.

drug dealer: they my people, though.

marlo stanfield: then short yourself… split is 60/40. if you want better? you need to tool up and wait for chris, snoop, and the rest of my people, come pay a call on you’re people.

snoop: we will be brief with all you motherf-ckers, i think you know.

drug dealer: a’ight. (drug dealers walks away to go tool up).
in any physical work environment where workers wear tool belts and occasionally remove them, this phrase is a call to arms (or to re-arm).
ok boys, break’s over. tool up!
grab your pistol; get your gun.
yo son get the heater, dem boyz comin

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