hammers and vogues

1. expensive custom car. (plural or singular)

etymology: (Dirty South hip hop culture) "hammers" refers to Starr Hammer custom hubcaps and "vogues" refers to Vogue Tyre custom rubber tires.

"Welcome to Atlanta, jackin' hammers and vogues,
back to the mackin' and jackin' the clothes, adolescents packin' a fou'." -Ludacris in Welcome to Atlanta

Translation: Welcome to Atlanta, stealing expensive custom cars, showing off your wealth (mackin') and stealing clothes, adolescents have 40-44 caliber pistols.

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