Determiner like "The". Used to point forward to a following qualifying or defining clause or phrase.
Or to water it down this is the phrase you say before you tell a story.
Man 1: Aight boom, so I had two girls at the crib topping me off when the cops broke my door down cause my ex snitched. I put one of the hoes in a full nelson when the cops started shooting.
Man 2: Stop capping