A term originated from upper middle class and corporate America to try to establish an achievement system on any act that sounds or seems "urban" or "ghetto" that they ultimately don't understand or have had no real life experience in.
"Street cred?" When was the last time someone from the ghetto actually used that term? There is a more common term used in the ghetto-- it's called respect.
By tehhuh
short for street credibility (n)- repsect from urban communities. usually something essential for making it big in the rap world. it is wrongly percieved as being a straight up gansta or committing crimes. street cred is something one can earn, even a rich kid or suburb-dweller. if you have went through a tough childhood or life but have worked hard to make something of yourself (like me), then you can earn street cred, even if you are not from the streets. if ghetto kids like a rap artist who started out rich, but rapped about important things in life and is simply a good rapper, then that rapper has street cred. if you buy a rap album just because the rapper is gansta, then you are fucked up. a funny thing is, most street rappers are not that great, some of the greatest lyricists of all time were not always from 'tha ghetto'
non-ghetto/street rappers who have earned street cred: the streets to some extent kanye west run-dmc rakim one of the greatest lyricists, who cares if he is street? vanilla ice not really, he lied about it ja rule he was not straight up gangsta, but has still earned much street cred, which was unfortunately lost
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NOT JESSICA
"I have so much street cred" - Jessica "Jessica do you even know what that means?" "Yeah it means swag."
By hoodrat14142
Someone who grew up in a non-sheltered white boy neighborhood who had to fight claw and scratch his way to respectability and therefore has the credentials to be a self-sufficient person in this tough world. And by the way, anybody can have street cred. Anybody who had a rough childhood and tough upbringing and still managed to make something respectable out of their lives - they have street cred because they know what it takes to be succesful in this tough world.
The guy grew up in poverty and by his own hard work he is now a wealthy dude.
By Anonymous
Street cred is how popular you are and is short for street credit.
Jimmy: Oi, your street cred is out of this earth, broski, how can I be at cool John: Leave pleb, you will never have so much street cred
By TeensierJungle