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What does “B-Boy” & “B-Girl” mean?

Published August 19, 2020 by

What does a “B-Boy” or “B-Girl” mean?

The slang terms “B-Boy” and “B-Girl” are nouns, which were coined by DJ Kool Herc and are used in rap music and hip-hop culture to reference breakdancers.

A B-Boy is a boy breaker. A B-Girl is a girl breaker.

The terms “B-Boy” and “B-Girl” has been used by A$AP Rocky, Beastie Boys, Eminem, Nas, MF Doom, Yasiin Bey, Macklemore, and many more rappers.

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