Country Dictionary

Noun. A person's culmulative respect in the hood based upon several factors:

1.). Appearance and dress
2.). Personal experiences around Gs
3.). Ability to freak a Black or identify different types of alcohol
4.). Hard slang and hood talk
5.). Willingness not to snitch.

All these things together boost up your street cred.

Brah, that dude got on them new Jordans and I saw him smoking a blunt and drinking a 40 earlier . He got mad street cred!

Obtaining or possessing a notable level of skill in the underground urban ring. Particularly affiliated with drug trafficking, illegal street racing or drifting, or any other self-acquired and/or self-taught skill earning respect and credibility from those outside the law.

Chop's street cred is undeniable. His car is boosted with nitrous, gotta be at least 800 hp to the wheel, he's never lost a race.

You need to talk to Shawn, he's been pushing since high school; his street cred is unmatched.

You can't define Street Cred. You know it when you see it. Jay-Z has it. Basketball player Stephon Marbury personifies street cred. Brooklyn bred, handle born in the streets, just the right inflection in his speech, the can't-F-with-me strut. The little things. But he's also got an aspect of street cred that no worthy hipster can be without: mystery.

Either you have Street Cred or you don't

the bullshit credibility a celevrity gets when he does something fucked up

Kobe Bryant has street cred now because he's accused of rape.

not always being from the ghettos or the hood, but going through a crappy childhood. rappers are usually liked more if they have a rags-to-riches story to tell. a wealthy kid could have tough, abusive parenting while very young and still have street cred. it basically consists of going through some shit as a kid.

that kid has went through some shit and is now getting along with his family. he has street cred

a term for Mr. McDick, your derranged P.E. coach from Middle School.

Mr. McDick: "Holla Bitches"
Some student: "Street Cred"

selling your soul to try to please some imagined audience

he bought the shoes and shirt but wasn't accepted so he found out about the downside of street cred.
Diluted standards and lowest common denominators are the dirty open secret of the downside of street cred.