Keep it real

adjective, slang, phrase

Hip-hop slang · Rap Dictionary

Definition

To stay genuine?and true.

Examples

1

You know i always keep it real with you baby.

2

Peep how we do it, keep it real as penitentiary steel, This ain't no freestyle battle" - 2Pac, Hit ?Em Up.

3

To keep it real I don't know whether I believe it's true" - J. Cole, Deja Vu.

4

I just need some niggas with me that's gon' keep it real now" - Future, Live from the Gutter.

5

Joe know for a fact I keep it real, he still ain't take the charge" - Lil Baby, On Me.

Synonyms

Keep it 100Keep it G
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