Black Community

Aggressive Bay Area hip-hop and the wild, uninhibited behavior tied to it—where the music's energy demands you abandon all restraint.

A Yoruba-rooted exclamation Nigerians use to mark surprise, emphasis, or casual camaraderie — emotionally versatile but never vulgar.

To observe something sharply and call it out—spotting a detail, recognizing a truth, or noticing what others missed.

A casual greeting among young Kenyans that marks peer relationships — appropriate for friends and age-mates, disrespectful with elders.

Wahala means trouble or problems, but carries Nigerian versatility — acknowledging genuine difficulties while allowing playful, even affectionate uses depending on tone and context.

An intensifier meaning something happened instantly or unexpectedly fast, emphasizing the sudden speed of an action.

Oakland's self-identifier asserting urban legitimacy separate from San Francisco — a nickname that transforms geographic proximity into cultural independence.

Nairobi youth slang for father that signals urban identity and generational belonging—affectionate in some mouths, confrontational in others, possibly already fading among the youngest speakers.

A Kenyan affirmation that everything's satisfactory — the person, the situation, the moment — flexible enough to work as greeting, response, or compliment.

Your inner circle in Kenyan youth culture — the crew you navigate the city with, carrying identity and belonging in a single word.

An attention-grabber that says "look at this"—casual, immediate, carrying the energy of something worth noticing right now.