What's on your mug?

Commanding a level of respect in an urban environment due to experience in or knowledge of issues affecting those environments

He's been thru it all. His street cred is undeniable.

By White Jesus

A series of points you gain within the 12-30 black year old community in order to gain respect: 5 point- Born black 5 point- Born in a single parent home 10 points- Born poor 50 points- Sold 'Hard' drugs.. crack, cocaine, Heroin 65 points- Been shot and survived 75 points- Been shot multiple times and survived 70 points- Gang member of crips or bloods 65 points- Been to prison 40 points- Been to Jail 20 points- Have at least 10 tattoos 20 points- Kicked out of high school or dropped out 20 points- 16 years old and have a baby mama -75 Points- Born rich -50 Points- Speak proper English -60 Points- Have white friends -5 Points- Born white -95 Points- Born in a safe neighborhood -100 Points- No criminal record -40 Points- Live with both parents -35 Points- Smile when someone takes your photo -60 Points- Straight A student -2000 Points- Born in Utah, Maine, New Hampshire, Montana or Arizona.

"I waz crip cuz, in prison bout 8 years pushing coke but check out them look gunshot wounds I got yo" "Damm you got street cred yo! you rap?" ---- "I'm from Maine and got a 4.0 from Harvard. My parents are both on the fortune 500 list and are still together"- "Man, you are wack you don't got now street cred you sucker"

By Jim Jam34

"Word of mouth" credibility. As opposed to one's FICO score, which is "paper" credibility.

Is that guy legit? Yeah, he has plenty of street cred.

By Texas Man

1. your "coolness" factor 2. imaginary "points" you get when you do something cool

1. Oh snap, I just punched that guy in the face--*plus 1 street cred* 2. Oh snap, you just got punched in the face--*minus 1 street cred*

By Deeebo

A term mainly used by whites to make them sound more black. Typically used to sound more thuggish, like they are from the streets when really they are most likely from a middle-class suburb family and have maybe smoked pot. Most likely the worst they have done is they got caught with a fake ID. Caution: people who claim to have 'street cred' probably have not spent any time on the street other than doing shopping downtown. Also, people who try to pretend like they know how to live on the streets to sound cool obviously have not lived on the streets and probably have some issues.

"Ya, I got street cred. I once knew a black guy who went to jail." "Living on the streets is dope, yo. I know, because I have street cred."

By RuKast