Hold down the fort
noun, slangHip-hop slang · Rap Dictionary
Definition
1. To take care of and watch over your home or area while someone is gone. 2. To represent where you?re from.
Examples
1
“I'll be back next week, please hold down the fort.”
2
“Hold down the fort now wit a fo' pound Blow down ya whole town first go round" - Rock, I Ain?t Havin? That.”
3
“So I re-educate, unlearn what Was taught, hold down the fort" - Jeru the Damaja, The Frustrated Nigga.”
4
“I extort to support my peeps And hold down the fort, never get caught, 'cause I creeps, nigga" - DMX, Get It on the Floor.”
5
“I hold down the fort, and transport slugs to ya body On the squeeze I'm never tardy" - E-Devious, The War?s On.”
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