Who Started The "Swag" Movement In Hip Hop?

[bogey_j]

I know swag was always apart of hip hop but who was it that actually popularized the term and style and made it a mainstream thing?

I'd say the diplomats were the precursors to the swag movement, but it seems like something that would've started in cali, like the bay or something

 

[Allah]

swag just means style so nobody invented it exactly, but the current definition of swag is just dressing like a gay guy - tight pants snap back shades - so i would say some cac somewhere started that

 

[Zach Lowe]

Soulja Boy?

 

[Ghost Like Swayze]

swag only gained relevance with the emergence of BasedGod

#TYBG

 

[NotaPAWG]

Def Dipset

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

its funny now hearing older songs that say swag or swagger....

same as hearing songs pre-Lil Jon talking about gettin crunk...

just know that once a term reaches the mainstream its already been run into the ground

 

[BlackDroog]

I don't remember "swag" being a buzz word until soulja boy.

 

[Mandarin Duck]

Basedgod. Soulja Boy stole it (like he always does) from B and came out with that "Pretty boy swag" bullshyt.

/thread

 

[Flay Mayweather]

 

[CACtain Planet]

Camron Giles

 

[Harry B]

Idk what the fukk the swag movement is?
It's seems like kids (mostly cacs) have tried to define it as the "new" hiphop attire, with the sneakers, straight/nearly skinny jeans, snapback etc.

Just thinking back who was the first person to use swag as style? Cam's diss to to Hov is the earliest I can think of..

 

[mortuus est]

I guess i got my swagga back - Jay z - All i Need

 

[Poitier]

"Swag" not "Swagger" was like a go to word for Southern rappers like TI, Jeezy, Wayne, and Soulja

 

[Big Mark]

ON the Jay z joint, the ruler's back off the blueprint, Jay z says " I got my swagger back". That was released on 9-11 and that was the first time in the modern era that I heard the term in hip hop. Hated it ever since.

 

[KEEPITTRILLA]

Jay-Z said swag and explained it on PSA in 03