Squad

About

Squad is an african american term used to refer to a group of close friends, normally that form part of a gang, it is commonly used in hip-hop culture, specially Trap Music and its associated with drug gangs.

Origin

In March 24, 2004, Urban Dictionary user Greenie submitted a definition for squad^[1] defining it as “an informal group of individuals with a common identity and a sense of solidarity”, the oldest instance of the term squad being used in hip hop dates back to the group “Trap Squad”(shown below).

in 2007, the Hip Hop Label “1017 Brick Squad Records”^[2] was founded by Atlanta rapper Gucci mane, Which is currently the most popular trap label associated with the term, as well as the subsidiary label “Brick Squad Monopoly”^[3] Founded by Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame

Spread

on Oct 4, 2014, youtube user Casa Di uploaded a segment of the Donna Goudeau interview in which she claims she is innocent of driving a getaway car, at the end she shouts “Pimp Squad Baby for life”, the video has become viral with 9,428,764 views.

The term has been heavily used on black twitter^[4], with the hashtag #Squad^[5].

Squad Goals

Squad Goals is a phrase used to represent a certain group or objective that another group is trying to imitate and reach, the images are normally taken from movies and tv shows and are used in an ironic way, its also paired with the phrase “squad looking fresh”, multiple sites have mae compilations with tweets related, including gurl^[6] and Buzzfeed^[7], as well as a twitter account being made^[8]

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