The system

noun, slang

Hip-hop slang · Rap Dictionary

Definition

1. Unbeatable authority; the government or police.

Examples

1

I don't want to see my bro in the system.

2

They wanna see a nigga shot or see me in the system" - Kodak Black, Tunnel Vision.

3

This is the life of another girl damaged by the system, These foster homes, I run away and never do miss 'em" - Kendrick Lamar, Sing About Me, I?m Dying of Thirst.

4

Five-oh lurkin', no time to get lost in the system" - Havoc, Survival of the Fittest.

5

Fuck the system, I'm that nigga, bend the law, cut the rules" - Joyner Lucas, Lucky You.

Synonyms

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