Hip Hop World
Glossary
The player-facing vocabulary — what every term in the world means.
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Hip Hop World — Glossary
Public glossary — the curated player-facing copy. Canonical source: docs/design/ (Hip Hop World docs package).
Currencies & resources
| Term | Meaning |
|---|
| Money | The purchased/circulating currency. One-way USD→Money; never cashes out; buys capacity, never outcomes. |
| Respect | Earned reputation; never bought or traded; weights co-signs; gates Put It On the Map. |
| Buzz | A Song's spread energy in a place; decays. |
| Time | Daily action budget; same for everyone; never purchasable. "Everybody gets the same 24 hours." |
| Knowledge | 5th-element progression resource; levels the four element skills; never bought or traded. |
Collectibles & music
| Term | Meaning |
|---|
| Song | The shared real track — the collectible + playable unit. |
| Artist | The earned relationship/trophy for a real artist — minted to you by supporting them early. Earned + bound, never bought or traded. |
| Set (Mixtape) | A DJ-curated bundle of Songs — the crafted amplifier. |
| Collection # | Your permanent early-supporter number on a Song copy ("Collection #8"). |
| Library | Your full archive of collected Songs. |
| Rotation | Your active Songs — the slots that feed spread and The Sound. |
| Co-sign | Endorse a Song/Artist; carries your Respect weight. |
The loop: Artist releases a Song → Fan collects it → DJ curates a Set → a DJ / Fan / Station plays it on a Block → the Song becomes popular → the Artist grows and the world expands.
Roles, places & world
| Term | Meaning |
|---|
| Fan / Artist / Business | The three roles (activities, not classes). |
| Crew | Your play squad — mixed-element roster + allied players. |
| Block / City / World | The nested 10×10 map: home / scene / global culture. |
| The Capital | A city's single contested seat/crown block — holding it confers city-wide influence. |
| The Sound | What a Block/City favors ("the east-side sound"). |
| Put It On the Map | Spend Respect to open + name the next city. |
| Block Party | The flagship all-three-role ritual; biggest Buzz burst. |
| Hip Hop ID | Your one account across every property — login + reputation passport. |
| Tag | Your handle + graffiti aesthetic; your name that precedes you. |
