808 (slang)
Pronunciation: /eight-oh-eight/
Plural: 808s
What does 808 mean?
1. A Roland TR-808 drum machine; bass drum.
2. Bass sound on a beat.
Example sentence: “Turn up the 808 on the beat.”
808 in songs:
“Just a snare and a 808” – Lil Wayne, Let the Beat Build.
“We want them harder beats, that 808 you slipping man”” – Childish Gambino, Shoulda Known.
“100k a day, trap booming like an 808” – A boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Say A’.
“Music the bass, swap my heart for an 808” – Erick Arc Elliott, Death.