English Question

[olds]

One of America's best poets has a line in a poem I don't quite get. Christopher George Latore Wallace wrote, "And watch a movie in the Jacuzzi smoke, L's while you do me".

What are L's? is that slang for pounds?

TIA

 

[BoomerD]

The Notorious B.I.G. – Big Poppa

“Big Poppa” was The Notorious B.I.G.’s first top 10 pop hit, released as the second single from his 1994 debut Ready to Die. The song marked a major stylistic change from the

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Could go either way...

What does smoking an "L" mean?

Answer (1 of 12): Smoking an "L" is a term developed by people that smoke tha chronic and drink purple drank, so that they are able to keep their "doings" on the D.L. Also, same people coined term D.L. probably because it sounds cool, to confuse parents or possible 5 O, (Not to be confused with t...

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Fluther: Why do people call Blunts, L's?

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If you're listening to that garbage....you need some time in your own basement.

 

[olds]

The Notorious B.I.G. – Big Poppa

“Big Poppa” was The Notorious B.I.G.’s first top 10 pop hit, released as the second single from his 1994 debut Ready to Die. The song marked a major stylistic change from the

genius.com

Could go either way...

What does smoking an "L" mean?

Answer (1 of 12): Smoking an "L" is a term developed by people that smoke tha chronic and drink purple drank, so that they are able to keep their "doings" on the D.L. Also, same people coined term D.L. probably because it sounds cool, to confuse parents or possible 5 O, (Not to be confused with t...

www.quora.com

Fluther: Why do people call Blunts, L's?

i.fluther.com

If you're listening to that garbage....you need some time in your own basement.

I listen to and read all kinds of garbage.

 

[brianmanahan]

If you're listening to that garbage....you need some time in your own basement.

maybe this is more your style, it's just about ping pong. no swares, i promise.

 

[pmv]

Licorice?

 

[purbeast0]

smoke a L. A euphemism for smoking crack. Most crack pipes are shaped somewhat like an "L," where the vertical line is the barrel of the pipe and the horizontal line is the bowl where the crack is placed. Heard in the lyrics of Ride Wit Me by Nelly: If you wanna go and take a ride wit me.

You're welcome.

 

[ch33zw1z]

blunts.

 

[Platypus]

blunts.

This is the right answer, it's a slang for EL or El Producto (shortened to L), a popular brand of cigars used to roll blunts. It's a marijuana reference, not crack.

 

[ch33zw1z]

This is the right answer, it's a slang for EL or El Producto (shortened to L), a popular brand of cigars used to roll blunts. It's a marijuana reference, not crack.

yea, biggie wasn't smokin crack in a tub lol, this thread is weird and kinda illustrates a disconnect between cultures in our society.

 

[Platypus]

yea, biggie wasn't smokin crack in a tub lol, this thread is weird and kinda illustrates a disconnect between cultures in our society.

totally.