To outsiders, the acronym may conjure the thought of long lines at the Department of Motor Vehicles, but within the local area it is generally accepted to stand for D.
For one, D. A second theory is that local hip-hop promoter Dre All Day in the Paint started using it to promote local clubs and venues in the mids and local radio stations quickly caught on.
Another possibility is that a D. The origin may remain a mystery, but what matters most is that the nickname, like countless cultural phenomena, is owed to hip hop culture. It was originally promoted in the early s to unify rap fans in the city with fans who had been pushed into nearby suburbs by gentrification.
It also served as a regional umbrella under which up-and-coming talents could promote themselves, and expanded the scope of the D. Who exactly gets to claim the DMV is another part of the mystery. Today most agree that it includes all of D. This is the DC metro area. We love northface gear and mambo sauce in chinese carry-outs. We rep our hood to da fullest cuz aint no other place like us anywhere in the US. Our whole swag and slang and music and clothes is different from everybody else.
I can go on and on bout us but i'm not. U walk in and u wait for 7 hours just for them to direct u to another window to wait 8 hours. Wife: Honey, how was the dmv? Me: Great I only had to wait 5 hours instead of 15 this time!!! Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. Falls Church police want to talk to him after a sex assault 2 men detained after vulgar banner shown during Va. Get breaking news and daily headlines delivered to your email inbox by signing up here.
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