A number 1 Idiom

do a 180

turn around and go in the opposite direction, U-turn When the boy on the motorcycle saw the police car, he did a 180 and sped off.

file 13

the garbage can or wastebasket This letter goes in file 13 - in the can in the corner.

give 110%

work harder than required, do more than asked If we want to win this game, everyone has to give 110%.

sharp(1)

intelligent, quick to learn Geoff is a sharp kid. He's doing calculus at the age of twelve.

cheesy times 10

something chessy beyond the usual realm of cheesiness; especially something gaudy or from the 80's;"That dress is cheesy times 10!"

Mac 10

the Ingram Mac-10 30 to 36-shot submachine pistol firing standard 9mm caliber (.38 in) bullets. The American version of the Israeli Uzi. Most "Tens" are actually smuggled Czech M-61s:"The Mac 10 is in the grass and I run like a cheetah with thoughts of an assassin" -- Nas (??? [1994])

O-1-2

The O stands for Oakland, the 1-2 for a left-right combination punch:"Up in Oakland you might get the O-1-2" -- Father Dom (??? [??])

S1W

The Security of the First World; the military dancers on stage with Public Enemy at their concerts

SP-12

The E-MU SP-12 (or SP-1200), a high-end sampling drum machine for rap music production. These pieces of equipment came out around 1985 and 87 respectively. The SP-12 did not have an internal disk drive, but EMU saw the problems since it only worked with a Commodore diskdrive. So they made the next model with an internal drive. Incidentally Ced-Gee of Ultra-Magnetics was the first person in hip-hop to use this machine which has become one of the most sought after pieces of equipment to date. So much that EMU has reissued the SP-1200.

WHBI-FM (105.9)

the first radio station in New York that had a hip-hop show (Mr. Magic, the Awesome Two, Afrika Izlam). The station later changed its call letters to WNWK-FM

a cardinal one

Of the actual accomplished caliber, standard, or quality. That was a cardinal one achievement aftermost night.Learn more: number, one

A cardinal 1

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