The term "OG" comes from African American culture originating in 1970s Los Angeles gang culture (Original Gangster Crips)
As a term for respected, founding members,
then popularized by West Coast hip-hop
in the late '80s/early '90s
(like Ice-T's "Original Gangster")
into a broader
idiom
for
Someone authentic
Experienced
or
Old-school
in any field
meaning
"original"
or a respected veteran.
Meaning someone authentic
respected, or a veteran in a field
but it's broadly used to mean
"original"
"classic,"
or
"first-rate"
for people, things, or ideas,
evolving from Club, Street, Gang, Team culture
into mainstream language
often implying being the
"first"
or
"best"
version
It signifies something iconic
or
superior
like
"the OG recipe"
or "Beyoncé is the OG"
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