what it do

whats up or whats tha deal
“what it do? its paul wilken fly like a pelcan inside my skin i got versace skeleton” paul wall

mike:what it do
john:whats up
mike:chillen
what’s crackin, what’s the deal, what’s up – made popular in oakland,ca
1: what it do folks?
2: nothin
when u say whats up originated in the yay area,the bay
“what it do” keak the sneak, thats my word
“what it do” is a term coined in the bay area (oakland) ca by oak native keak da sneak aka “z-kush” (also known for creatin’ the term hyphy). the term was used to asked a dude at a side show, what his muscle car could do? i.e doughnuts fishtale…ect!!! the term was later loosely used throughout the bay area as a term to ask a homie how he’s doing. (what’s up?, what’s crackin’?, what’s good? what it is?…ect) keak coined this term before paul wall’s wack a– was even in the rap game! houston bit “what it do” from the bay and tried to run with it and call it their own! much like how the rest of bay area slang is pirated! slang capitol usa is da bay! frisco, oaktown, v-town, sac-town, san jo, da rich… ya’ll can borrow but give credit where credit is due!!!
original meaning:
ace: dope scr-pper cutty, what it do?
smiley: doughnuts homie!
ace: do da danm thang then pimpin’, fo’ them penelopies come!

later term:
ace: yo “what it do” homes?
sleepy: nothin’ homie, just kickin’ it!
a form of greeting to other peers, transformed from the gretting what it do
what it does cuz whats up
made popular by famous rapper rick ross
(one word) a greeting; to ask how one is doing, has been doing or plans to be doing.
d-mn!! shorty, i ain’t seen you in a minute. what-tdo, baby?
to say what’s up to, or ask what ones day was like
holp up cuz! what-tdo n-gg-!

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