A fork of Rural Dictionary
Real Talk. What it do is country slang used in the south for decades by many older african americans. Made popular in Houston by its underground rap scene in the mid 90's(for you bay area folks who think yall made that word up, that's southern slang that dates back before e-40's birth.) It is used as a greeting and even a question. (People in the bay area say they use it to ask about something. Ex. As you're looking at someones ride you're like what it do? It drive's you dummy, there's in slang in that question, just inproper english. I must say that they sound dumb using it too.
"What's the deal?"
"I don't know you tell me what it do?"
"What It DO" is a term coined in The Bay Area (Oakland) CA by Oak native Keak Da Sneak Aka "Z-Kush" (also known for creatin' the term Hyphy). The Term was used to asked a Dude at a side show, what his muscle car could do? i.e Doughnuts Fishtale...ect!!! The term was later loosely used throughout the Bay Area as a term to ask a homie how he's doing. (What's up?, What's Crackin'?, What's good? What it is?...ect) Keak Coined this term before Paul wall's wack A** was even in the Rap Game! Houston Bit "What it do" from The Bay and tried to run with it and call it their own! Much like how the rest of Bay Area Slang is pirated! Slang Capitol USA is Da Bay! Frisco, Oaktown, V-Town, Sac-Town, San Jo, Da Rich... Ya'll can Borrow But GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE!!!
Original Meaning:
Ace: Yo Cutty, What It Do?
Smiley: Doughnuts Homie!
Later term:
Ace: Yo "What It Do" Homes?
Sleepy: Nothin' Homie, Just kickin' it!
a form of greeting that originated from houston texas meaning whats up and whats going on at the same time.
do not confuse with "what a do"
what it do?
nothing just chillin
Made popular in Houston! not the bay.
Big HAWK had a song on an old DJ Screw tape called "WHat it do" way befoer keak tha sneak new what rap was.
means whassup
also "Whut it Dew"
"What it do baby"
"nuttin"
"fa sho"
I am in a what-to-do: whether to attend my gilrfriend's wedding or not.
What it do was NOT made in Ca it was used down south in Houston Texas an surrounding area's in TEXAS by rappers like paul wall chamillonair mike jones an lil flip
1. An obvious typo.
2. A nonsensical combination of words that is somehow understood as both a statement and a question.
1. Person A (on email or phone): "What it do"
Person B: "?"
Person A: "Sorry, I meant 'what did it do?'"
2. Retard: "WHAT IT DO"